Pilot Collaborative Support (For Two Organizations) Grant

The Pilot Collaborative Support grant facilitates partnerships between two organizations, promoting collaboration in the arts across a 9-county region. Each organization can apply for up to $12,500, with a total funding of $25,000 available. This initiative aims to enhance cultural engagement and access to the arts, ensuring that projects benefit diverse communities. Eligible applicants include 501(c)3 nonprofits and government entities, fostering innovative projects that enrich the regional arts landscape.

The Pilot Collaborative Support program is a new grant to encourage and support collaboration between geographic and artistic spaces in our region.
Projects must include two 501(c)3s, government entities, or universities.Applicants must be from two separate counties in the region.Applicants must each apply separately for up to $12,500. The applications will be considered together and either both awarded or neither. Grant money will be issued to each applicant separately.The award must be spent on the same project(s) within the 9-county region.
Grant Amount:

• $12,500 is granted to two organizations for a total of $25,000 and can be spent for one year after the award is dispersed.

Eligibility

Arts groups and organizationsFederally tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations whose missions are related to the arts.Cultural groups and organizationsFederally tax-exempt 501(c)(3) culturally-specific non profit organizations that provide arts and non-arts programming with annual arts programming expenses.Fiscally sponsored groups with arts projects.A fiscally sponsored group must be composed of at least three people.The group must have an advisory committee of at least three people that is responsible for oversight of project and grant funds.Groups must have a fiscal sponsor. Fiscal sponsors must be registered with the IRS as a 501(c)3 nonprofit with a Minnesota address and have an active registration with the Minnesota Secretary of State as a nonprofit organization.Non-arts and non-cultural nonprofit organizationsNon-arts and non-cultural 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations with annual arts programming.Non-arts and non-cultural nonprofit organizations must be able to isolate their arts programming revenues and expenses from non-arts and non-cultural financial activity.A public entity such as a unit of state, local, or tribal government with arts expenses.Community education units of a school district in the 9-county region with arts budgets of any size.Eligible nonprofit, non-arts and non-cultural organizations must describe how this request will create access to the arts and ensure connection to audiences within the 9-county region.9-county area of Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, LeSueur, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan.