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UMEZ Cultural Industry Investment Fund (CIIF) - Capacity Building Grants

Status: Active grant program for cultural institutions

Geographic Scope: Upper Manhattan (Central Harlem, West Harlem, East Harlem, Washington Heights, and Inwood)

Focus Areas:

  • Cultural institutions

  • Arts organizations

  • Museums

  • Performance venues

  • Cultural heritage organizations

    • Eligibility:

  • Qualified nonprofit corporations

  • Cultural institutions in Upper Manhattan

  • Established organizations with demonstrated capacity

    • What They Fund:

  • Capacity building initiatives

  • Staff expansion

  • Revenue generation programs

  • Marketing and fundraising capacity

  • Building renovation and expansion

  • Programming expansion

    • Recent Awards:

  • Apollo Theater: $1.75 million (December 9, 2016) - Soundstage renovation and programmatic expansion

  • The Studio Museum in Harlem: $1 million Capstone grant (January 27, 2017) - Staff and consultant positions for growth phase

  • Hispanic Federation (Julia de Burgos Performance and Arts Center): $100,000 (February 13, 2017) - Rental management, fundraising plan, financial planning

  • Morris-Jumel Mansion: $156,000 (February 15, 2017) - Additional staff for expanded attendance and revenue growth

  • Museum of the City of New York: $268,341 (February 2020) - Capacity building and revenue generation initiatives

    • Investment Strategy:

  • Encourages long-term stability for cultural organizations

  • Leverages strengths of Upper Manhattan's nonprofit organizations

  • Generates job creation, tourism, and economic activity

  • Strengthens capacity to nurture new cultural legacies

    • Contact Information:

  • Email: info@umez.org

  • Phone: (212) 410-0030

  • Address: 55 West 125th Street, New York, NY 10027

    • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

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