General Operating Support (GOS) Grants
Regional Cultural and Performing Arts Development Commission
Funding Amount
Up to $3,000 per organization (2019: 40 organizations received combined $3,000,000)
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: “Overview: Provides unrestricted, renewable funding to support the day-to-day operations of nonprofit arts organizations that produce and present year-round programming.”
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Geography
- Focus Areas: Arts and culture organizations producing year-round programming that engages the diversity of residents in St.
Size & budget
- An annual operating budget of at least $150,000
Other requirements
- Must be a previous recipient of RAC's Program Support grants
- Must be an arts and culture mission-based nonprofit organization
- Must employ at least one permanent full-time employee
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Overview
Provides unrestricted, renewable funding to support the day-to-day operations of nonprofit arts organizations that produce and present year-round programming.
Geographic Scope: St. Louis City and County, Missouri
Eligibility Requirements:
- Must be a previous recipient of RAC's Program Support grants
- Must be an arts and culture mission-based nonprofit organization
- Must employ at least one permanent full-time employee
- Must have an annual operating budget of at least $150,000
Focus Areas: Arts and culture organizations producing year-round programming that engages the diversity of residents in St. Louis
Evaluation Criteria:
- Artistic merit and quality of programs
- Community benefit
- Organizational capacity
Review Process: Applications reviewed and discussed in an open, public forum by citizen review panelists
Contact Information:
- Phone: (314) 863-5811
- Email: info@racstl.org
- Website: racstl.org
Background: RAC is the largest annual public funder of the arts in the St. Louis region. Since 1985, RAC has awarded more than 7,000 grants totaling over $100 million.
What Regional Cultural and Performing Arts Development Commission actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 166
- Total given
- $8.23M
- Median grant
- $20K
- Range
- $5,600–$600K
- By dollars: Missouri 99%, District of Columbia <1%, New York <1%. Top recipient cities: St. Louis, MO; Chesterfield, MO; Florissant, MO.
- 62% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 29% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Continuity · St Louis, MO
Program support
$600K
St Louis Dance Theater · St Louis, MO
General operating support
$600K
Contemporary Art Museum · St Louis, MO
Program support
$500K
St Louis Black Repertory Company · St Louis, MO
General operating support
$500K
St Louis Shakespeare · St Louis, MO
Program support
$500K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Arts
- Operating support
- Foundation
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