General Operating Support
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “GOS Grants provide unrestricted general operating support to arts organizations with a year-round program of arts and cultural activities and services.”
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Overview
2025-2026 (FY26) General Operating Support Grant Guidelines
Welcome to the LexArts General Operating Support (GOS) Grant Program. GOS Grants provide unrestricted general operating support to arts organizations with a year-round program of arts and cultural activities and services.
GOS I awards support Lexington’s largest and most established arts organizations and are $25,000 and above.
GOSII awards support Lexington’s growing and mid-sized organizations and are $5,000 to $25,000
The GOS application can be found at: LexArts.gosmart.org. Please note that an invitation code is required to apply. All GOS grant applicants will use the same form and will be assigned to GOS I or GOS II review as appropriate.
Note: Meeting eligibility requirements does not guarantee that your organization will be recommended to apply for General Operating Support.
Program Goal
Through its General Operating Support Program LexArts seeks to provide funding to, and work in partnership with, organizations that enhance the lives of Central Kentuckians through year-round artistic, cultural and educational programs and activities.
Eligibility
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What Lexarts Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 21
- Total given
- $511K
- Median grant
- $10K
- Range
- $5,380–$81K
- By dollars: Kentucky 100%. Top recipient cities: Lexington, KY.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 19% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra · Lexington, KY
Program support
$81K
Lexington Children's Theatre · Lexington, KY
Program support
$80K
Living Arts & Science Center · Lexington, KY
Program support
$71K
Carnegie Center for Literacy · Lexington, KY
Program support
$55K
Central KY Youth Orchestra · Lexington, KY
Program support
$40K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Arts
- Unrestricted nonprofits
- Operating support
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