Creative Baltimore Fund - General Operating Support (GOS)
Funding Amount
$5,000 - $10,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Overview
Creative Baltimore Fund - General Operating Support (GOS)
Overview: Provides core support for established arts or cultural organizations that benefit the public and are artistically or culturally vibrant.
Geographic Scope: Baltimore City
Eligibility:
Award Details:
- Cycle 1: $10,000 grants distributed by March 6, 2026
- Cycle 2: $5,000 grants distributed by June 5, 2026
Funding Source: City of Baltimore general fund, administered by Baltimore City Arts Council
Program History:
Contact: Lou Joseph, Grants, Competitions, & Exhibitions Manager
What Baltimore Office of Promotion actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 18
- Total given
- $232K
- Median grant
- $8,300
- Range
- $5,600–$58K
- By dollars: Maryland 96%, New York 4%. Top recipient cities: Baltimore, MD; Owings Mills, MD; Hartsdale, NY.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 50% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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