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No Divide KC, 2023-2024 Mission Support Grant Recipient.
ArtsKC Grants are investments in people, programs, and projects that make the arts more accessible, sustain a vibrant arts community, and recognize excellence, innovation, and entrepreneurship in the arts. Disciplines include visual, dance, music, theater, poetry, and interdisciplinary art.
Grant decisions are made by a committee, composed of people of different cultures, race, sexual orientation, physical abilities and socioeconomic status. Committee members say the experience enriches their knowledge and inspires them to invest in the arts.
Mission Support grants
Unicorn Theatre, 2023-2024 Mission Support Grant Recipient.
Mission Support Grants support non-profit organizations with the arts as their primary purpose. Funding is unrestricted. In 2023-2024, we awarded 44 Mission Support Grants totaling $231,000. The average grant amount was $5,250. 62.9% of applicants in this category received a grant of any amount.
ArtsKC strives to be an equitable and progressive funder. Because of these values, ArtsKC is shifting its Mission Support grant category to a multi-year model. This model will allow arts organizations to apply for the opportunity to receive two years of unrestricted funding with minimal reporting and paperwork. The first year the program is implemented, half of the grantees will be randomly selected to start the two-year cycle. The other half will be eligible to start the two-year cycle the next fiscal year. After that, the two cycles will continuously overlap, which will allow ArtsKC to offer two-year grants to all grantees every year in the Mission Support Category.
This grant is currently closed. Applications are tentatively scheduled to open again in July, 2025 with a deadline in October, 2025.
To be eligible for funding in the Mission Support category, an organization must:
- Be a registered not-for-profit arts organization
- Be principally located in the five-county Kansas City metropolitan area (Clay, Jackson, Johnson, Platte, Wyandotte)
- Have a governing body with bylaws
- Have at least two years of financial records and established history of programming
Project Support Grants
Project Support Grants are for non-profit organizations with arts projects, activities, or programs, especially if they are not year-round programs. ArtsKC funding is meant to support public-facing and publicly accessible programming. In 2023-2024, we awarded 18 Project Grants totaling $93,500. The average grant amount was $5,194. 51.4% of applicants in this category received a grant of any amount.
FY25 DEADLINES:
Application Opens: November 13, 2024
Deadline: January 22, 2025
Decisions Announcement: late March, 2025
To be eligible for funding in the Project Support category, an organization must:
- Be a registered nonprofit organization applying for a specific arts program, project, or activity
- Be principally located in the five-county Kansas City metropolitan area (Clay, Jackson, Johnson, Platte, Wyandotte)
- Have a governing body with bylaws
- Be founded before 2021 (thus, have at least two years of financial records and established history of programming)
Art In The Loop, 2023-2024 Project Support Grant Recipient.
inspiration Grants
Isaac Villaroya, 2023-2024 Inspiration Grant Recipient.
Inspiration Grants are project grants for individual artists or small groups of artists. The purpose of these grants is to support ambitious projects of risk, growth, and change for the artist and/or projects that make a positive impact on the community. Visual, dance, music, theater, literature/poetry, fashion, film, and interdisciplinary art applications are welcome. ArtsKC made 12 grants totaling $42,00 in Fall 2024. 14% of applicants received a grant.
FY25 ROUND II DEADLINES:
Application Opens: December 11, 2024
Deadline: February 25, 2025
Decisions Announcement: late April, 2025
Impact Reports Deadline: September 30, 2025
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FY25 ROUND I DEADLINES:
Impact Reports Deadline: March 19, 2025
Eligible applicants must:Â
- Be a practicing artist with an established record of professional achievement in the arts.
- Be an adult over the age of 18.
- Live in the five-county Kansas City metropolitan area (Jackson, Clay, and Platte counties in Missouri; and Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas).
- Applications from adjacent counties will be considered if the project takes place within our service area, but the five-county area is the main priority.
Not Eligible
- If you received an Inspiration grant recently, you are eligible to apply again after waiting out one round and completing the final report from your previous grant.
- Some Inspiration Grants have been made for workshops, certifications or other forms of continuing education, but are not for regular college tuition.
- Organizations may not apply for Inspiration Grant funding, which are for individual artists.
- An individual can only apply for and/or financially benefit from one Inspiration Grant per grant round. You are not eligible if you have already applied for this round and/or are part of a group that has already applied.
Teri Rogers Film Grants
ArtsKC and the Kansas City Film Office present: the Teri Rogers Film Grants. These grants were created in honor of the late Teri Rogers, a woman who dedicated her life to uplifting women creatives in Kansas City. ArtsKC offers two programs to honor Teri Rogers’ legacy: the Teri Rogers Filmmakers Grants and the Teri Rogers Screenwriting Award.
These grants are currently closed. They are tentatively scheduled to open again in April 2025 with a deadline in July 2025.
BTS of "From Me To You" by Vy Nguyen, 2023-2024 Teri Rogers Filmmakers Grant Recipient, Image by Josie Newman.
Creative Initiatives Impact Funding
Heart of the City Neighborhood Association, Inc., 2023-2024 Creative Initiatives Impact Funding Recipient.
Creative Initiatives Impact Funding is for organizations or initiatives who support Jackson County (MO) neighborhood and community development with arts and culture projects, activities, or programs. Creative Initiatives funding is meant to promote accessibility to the arts, arts education, as well as partnerships and collaborations in the arts. In 2023-2024 ArtsKC made 8 awards for a total of $37,500. The average award amount was $4,167. 53.3% of applicants received an award of any amount. ​
This grant is currently closed. Please subscribe to our Newsletter or follow us on Social Media for updates.
To be eligible for funding in the Creative Initiatives category, the applicant must:
- Be located in Jackson County, MOÂ
- Apply for a specific arts and culture and/or arts education program, project, or activity
- Identify as one of the following categories:
- Registered nonprofit organization (have 501c3 status)
- In good standing with MO Secretary of State as a Missouri nonprofit
- Individual or small group affiliated with a 501c3 organization or Missouri nonprofit
- Community-serving collective, collaborative, or initiative with a charitable purpose associated with a 501c3 organization or Missouri nonprofit
- Types of organizations encouraged to apply include: neighborhood associations, community centers, faith-based organizations, libraries, rotaries, chambers, education centers, and charitable initiatives associated with these organizations (non publicly-funded organizations only).
- Have not been awarded an ArtsKC Mission Support or Project Support grant since 2021
*Funding will not be awarded to individuals
*An intent of this funding is to reach new audiences, therefore priority will be given to first-time applicants.
Organizations may receive one grant from ArtsKC per fiscal year (July 1 to June 30).
APPLY NOW
ArtsKC utilizes a grant management software provided by Foundant Technologies for all grant applications. Grant applications open for periods of time throughout the year. Please visit specific grant sections to learn more about the timeline and deadlines for each grant category. The online grants system is compatible with screen reading systems, but does not have an in-application screen-reader.
If you need assistance with the online application process, please see this video.
Wyandot Behavioral Health Network, 2023-2024 Project Support Grant Recipient. Photo by RW Photography.
grant resources
Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company, 2023-2024 Mission Support Grant Recipient.
2021-2022 Grantees
tips on applying for grants
grant committees
Our grant committees are led by Board members and include artists, art lovers, and other established professionals across disciplines. We are honored by the thoughtfulness and time that each committee member generously provides. If interested in participating in a grant committee, reach out to grantmaking@artskc.org.
