Mission Support Grants
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “Overview: ArtsBuild supports local arts organizations whose mission is to create and provide year-round arts programs and experiences that are vital to the cultural life of the community.”
Overview
Purpose: Provide general operating funds to eligible organizations. Mission support grants are designed to support access to the arts and to supplement other earned revenue and contributed income generated by the organization.
Geographic Scope: Chattanooga and Hamilton County, Tennessee
Eligibility: Local arts organizations with year-round arts programs and experiences
Selection Criteria: A grants review panel made up of volunteers evaluates each organization's application, heavily weighted on the organization's efforts to create access to the arts across the community through outreach, inclusion, and diversity in programming and participation.
Note: Recipients enrich Chattanooga and Hamilton County making it a better place to live, work and visit.
How to Apply
Application Process
- Visit the 2025-2026 Community Arts Partners Grant Portal to access application materials
- Submit application through the grant portal
- Applications reviewed by volunteer grants review panel
- Panel evaluates organization's efforts to create access to the arts through outreach, inclusion, and diversity
Contact: For questions, visit the Grant Portal or contact ArtsBuild
What Artsbuild actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 24
- Total given
- $601K
- Median grant
- $12K
- Range
- $5,900–$94K
- By dollars: Tennessee 100%. Top recipient cities: Chattanooga, TN.
- 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 4% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Hunter Museum of Art · Chattanooga, TN
General operating support
$94K
Chattanooga Symphony & Opera · Chattanooga, TN
General operating support
$94K
Creative Discovery Museum · Chattanooga, TN
General operating support
$83K
Chattanooga Theatre Centre · Chattanooga, TN
General operating support
$80K
Chattanooga Ballet · Chattanooga, TN
General operating support
$40K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Arts
- Operating support
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