CA$H Theatre Grant - CA$H Performs

CA$H Theatre Grant - CA$H Performs

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Theatre Bay Area
Amount: US $5,000
Last Updated: March 21, 2026

Summary

The CA$H Theatre Grant, provided by Theatre Bay Area, supports fully-produced performances of artistic projects that are publicly accessible. This grant aims to empower individual artists and small theatre companies in the San Francisco Bay Area, promoting a diverse cultural landscape. Since its inception in 1999, CA$H has facilitated a range of projects, from traditional productions to innovative hybrid experiences, emphasizing the importance of equity and inclusion in the arts.

Overview

Theatre Bay Area Theatre Bay Area (TBA) is a nonprofit arts service organization dedicated to strengthening and advancing the theatre community in the San Francisco Bay Area. Its mission is to unite, promote, and support theatre artists and organizations, grounded in the belief that the performing arts are essential to a healthy and democratic society. TBA envisions a vibrant, inclusive cultural ecosystem where artists have the resources and opportunities to thrive and where communities have broad access to the arts. Its funding priorities focus on supporting individual theatremakers and small theatre companies through grants that enable new work development, performances, career advancement, and organizational capacity building, with a strong emphasis on equity, diversity, and inclusion and prioritizing artists historically underrepresented in traditional funding systems. CA$H Performs The CA$H Grant Program — short for Creative Assistance for the Small (Organization) and Hungry (Artist) — provides vital financial support to individual theatre artists and small theatre companies in the San Francisco Bay Area. Founded in 1999, these grants support individual artists, collaborative teams, and small companies in creating projects ranging from capacity-building initiatives to fully-produced productions. CA$H Performs is a grant that supports fully-produced performances of artistic projects that are open to the public, or projects that support the creation of multiple works by multiple artists. Funds fully-produced performances of theatre projects open to the public. Both individuals and small companies based in the Bay Area are eligible to apply. CA$H Performs supports fully-produced performances of theatre projects open tothe public. This can be a traditional staged theatre production, a festival of severalplays, an immersive theatre/dance/film hybrid experience, or any othertheatre work that is fully produced and open to the public.Yes, we support improv, musicals, and operas

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website.