CA$H Theatre Grant - CA$H Sustains

CA$H Theatre Grant - CA$H Sustains

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

Summary

The CA$H Theatre Grant - CA$H Sustains, offered by Theatre Bay Area, provides crucial financial support to individual artists and small theatre companies in the San Francisco Bay Area. This grant aims to cover general operating costs and is open once a year during the fall granting cycle. Founded in 1999, the program emphasizes equity and inclusion, supporting innovative projects and performances that enhance the cultural landscape and accessibility of the arts in the community.

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$H Sustains The CA$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 Sustains is grant that supports the general operating costs of a Bay Area theatre company. Sustains applications will only be open once per year, during the fall granting cycle. Funds general operating support for small org. Small companies based in the Bay Area are eligible to apply.

Eligibility

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