Herzfeld Foundation: Small Arts Organization Project Grant

The Herzfeld Foundation's Small Arts Organization Project Grant aims to enhance the sustainability of small and medium-sized arts organizations in Wisconsin, especially in the Greater Milwaukee area. This grant supports projects that provide meaningful arts experiences to underserved communities, with a focus on capacity-building and innovative audience engagement. Grants range from $5,000 to $25,000, prioritizing collaborative proposals that promote public access to the arts and strengthen organizational stability.

Grants are intended to help strengthen the capacity and build the sustainability of small- and medium-sized arts and cultural organizations; and support programs or projects that create opportunities for individuals to have meaningful arts-related experiences, particularly in underserved communities. While we will consider grants to support general operations, priority will be given to applications that propose use of grant monies in ways that enhance capacity-building and long-term organizational fiscal stability for the applicant(s) and that demonstrate innovation in audience-building, revenue enhancement, or financial/organizational management. For applications to support specific programs or projects, priority will be given to proposals that demonstrate or promote collaboration among two or more arts or community-based organizations and expand public access to and awareness of the arts.

Eligibility

The Herzfeld Foundation awards grants to non-profit organizations that are tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.Grant recipients must have 501c(3) nonprofit status or must have a fiscal agent that has such status. Arts and cultural organizations with operating budgets of $750,000 or less are eligible for general operating grants or project-specific grants; any non-arts organization is eligible to apply for support for a new community-based arts program or project.Funding is restricted to Wisconsin-based organizations with an emphasis on those that benefit the people of the Greater Milwaukee area.

Ineligibility

Entities that receive an arts education grant from the Herzfeld Foundation this year are not eligible to receive a grant under this category.This program does not fund capital campaigns or fundraising/gala events.