PCF: Art & Culture Grants

PCF: Art & Culture Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Philadelphia Cultural Fund Inc
Amount: US $12,500
Last Updated: January 18, 2026

Summary

The Philadelphia Cultural Fund (PCF) continues to support the city's arts and culture sector through its FY25 grants, focusing on returning organizations with budgets of $1.5M or less. In this streamlined process, new applicants are not accepted, emphasizing the importance of established organizations in enhancing Philadelphia's cultural vitality. PCF aims to advocate for the arts as drivers of community growth and to promote participation across diverse constituencies, recognizing both emerging and established contributors in the field.

Overview

NOTE: For FY25, PCF will continue to follow eligibility guidelines that were established during the pandemic to better support the Philadelphia arts & culture sector, including: Accepting applications from returning organizations with an average budget of $1.5M or lessContinuing a streamlined application process to minimize time and effort for applicants to qualify for fundingThe Philadelphia Cultural Fund will not accept new applicants or conduct a peer panel process for the 2025 Art & Culture Grant. ► To learn more about the structure of the 2025 Art & Culture Grant Program read the official Letter from the Board of Directors. About The Philadelphia Cultural Fund (PCF) was established in 1991 when Philadelphia’s Mayor and City Council authorized creation of an independent nonprofit 501 (c) (3) corporation whose mission is to provide funds to enhance the cultural life and vitality of the City of Philadelphia and its residents. PCF is managed by a professional philanthropy staff, with governance provided by a board comprised of arts leaders, community members and representatives named by the Mayor and City Council President. By providing general operating support to Philadelphia-based arts and culture organizations, we advocate for the value of the arts and their importance to the growth and future of our community. The social, educational, and economic development of Philadelphia is tied to the vitality of arts and culture in our city. PCF recognizes and promotes the contributions and services of Philadelphia-based organizations, both emerging and established, across all ten districts. The overall goals of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund are: To provide general operating support to Philadelphia-based arts and cultural organizationsTo advocate for the value of the arts in daily life and their importance to the growth and future of the communityTo promote arts and culture as engines of social, educational and economic development in PhiladelphiaTo recognize the contributions of Philadelphia-based organizations, both emerging and established, that have a demonstrated track record of service, and the financial management and programming capacity to continue providing serviceTo recognize and nurture artistic qualityTo encourage and increase opportunities for involvement and participation in arts and cultural activities by culturally diverse constituencies

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Arts and culture is the primary focus of mission and/or select programming;Have its official place of business in the City of Philadelphia as demonstrated by the address on latest 990 filing for 501(c)(3)s, the SMU|DataArts PCF Funder Report, website, letterhead, and printed public materials. PCF will only accept the official address of the organization. Have an average budget of $1.5M or less as shown on the organization’s updated SMU|DataArts Philadelphia Cultural Fund (PCF) Funder Report. The organization must provide information for its most recently completed and audited fiscal year (i.e. FY23 or FY24).Be incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit in good standing OR has contracted with a fiscal sponsor/parent organization that has been pre-approved by the Philadelphia Cultural Fund.  Have conducted public programming (in person or virtually) for at least one year.

Ineligibility

Individual artists.Sole proprietorships or other groups that are neither a 501 (c)(3) corporation or operating under contract with a fiscal sponsor/parent organization that has not been pre-approved by the Philadelphia Cultural Fund. Religious institutions.Agencies and departments of city, state and federal governments.Elementary or secondary schools, public, charter or private.Colleges and universities, with some exceptions (please speak to Cultural Fund staff before applying). Example exception: an art gallery or performance venue housed within a university that has robust public arts programming, designated staff, an advisory board, discrete budgeting, etc. When eligible, only the budget for the public arts and culture programming (not the budget of the umbrella/parent institution) will be considered for grant amount purposes.Organizations that are a line item allocation in the City’s 2025 General Operating Budget OR have received unrestricted monies, pledges or commitment of monies from any City department in excess of $10,000 between July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024. This does not include funds granted for a specific project.