Creative Sector Flex Fund Grant
Funding Amount
US $5,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “All applicants must submit a new application every year.”
Can we apply?
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Size & budget
- With annual revenues between $10,000
- Annual revenue between $10,000
Overview
The Creative Sector Flex Fund provides essential support for dynamic arts organizations in Pennsylvania, specifically those with annual revenues between $10,000 and $200,000. With grants of up to $5,000, this program allows flexibility in funding usage, addressing diverse needs including administrative and programmatic expenses. Administered by the Centre Foundation, it serves Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, and Huntingdon Counties, requiring annual applications to ensure continued support for the arts community.
Providing Flexible Support for the Arts
The CSFF is designed to address the changing needs of dynamic PA arts organizations with average annual revenue between $10,000 – $200,000.
This grant program incorporates the current needs of the field by offering grantees the flexibility to use $5,000 grants in ways that ensure the most significant impact for their organizations and communities. Eligible uses of funds are flexible, including the support of applicants’ administrative, programmatic, and project-related expenses.
As a regional partner of the PCA, Centre Foundation administers this grant for Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, and Huntingdon Counties. All applicants must submit a new application every year.
What Centre Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 173
- Total given
- $5.13M
- Median grant
- $15K
- Range
- $5,059–$576K
- By dollars: Pennsylvania 97%, New York 1%, Maryland <1%. Top recipient cities: State College, PA; Bellefonte, PA; Boalsburg, PA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 14% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Penn State University- Outside Scholarships · University Park, PA
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$139K
South Hills School of Business and Technology · State College, PA
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$60K
Shippensburg University Foundation · Shippensburg, PA
Scholarships
$40K
Pennsylvania College of Technology · Williamsport, PA
Scholarships
$31K
Indiana University of Pennsylvania · Indiana, PA
Scholarships
$30K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Arts
- Small grants
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