COVID-19 Arts and Creative Community Assistance Fund
Funding Amount
$55,000 (per awardee in 2021 round)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Administrators: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan in partnership with CultureSource
Funders: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, DeRoy Testamentary Foundation, Ford Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Leinweber Foundation, Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation, Peck Foundation, William Davidson Foundation
Geographic Scope: Southeast Michigan (seven counties: Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Monroe, Washtenaw, St. Clair, Livingston)
Program Purpose: Help nonprofit arts and culture organizations relieve financial pressures generated by COVID-19 pandemic and plan for/pivot to new mission-related opportunities. Support innovative ways for organizations to creatively connect with audiences while adhering to social distancing regulations.
Launch Date: 2020
2021 Awards (5 organizations, $275,000 total):
- Michigan Opera Theatre: $55,000 (outdoor theatre experiences, COVID-compliant summer season)
- Detroit Historical Society: $55,000 (community engagement, technology, design for experiencing Detroit history in public spaces)
- Accent Pontiac: $55,000 (Porch Lessons program - outdoor music lessons at students' homes)
- Heritage Works: $55,000 (digital community building, creative placemaking, West African traditions)
- Young Nation: $55,000 (casita construction for arts-based popular education in southwest Detroit)
What CultureSource actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 75
- Total given
- $3.37M
- Median grant
- $26K
- Range
- $5,500–$1.34M
- By dollars: Michigan 100%. Top recipient cities: Detroit, MI; Dearborn, MI; Ann Arbor, MI.
- 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 36% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Concert of Colors · Dearborn, MI
General Operating SupportArts Culture
$1.34M
Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Detroit, MI
General Operating SupportArts Culture
$103K
Detroit Salon · Ecorse, MI
General Operating SupportArts Culture
$86K
Detroit Public Media · Wixom, MI
General Operating Support Arts Cultu
$84K
Detroit Institute of Arts · Detroit, MI
General Operating SupportArts Culture
$75K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Arts
- Nonprofits
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