CIEG I - General operating support for non-profit arts and culture organizations with a total annual operating budget of at least $2,500,000
CIEG II - General operating support for non-profit arts and culture organizations with a total annual operating budget of $250,000 to $2,499,999
CIEG III - General operating support for non-profit arts and culture organizations with a total annual operating budget of $25,000 to $249,999
To be eligible for the CIEG program, organizations must meet all the following criteria:
Have a primary mission of producing or creating arts and culture programming for Phoenix residents.
Must have a minimum prior year operating budget of $25,000 (i.e., total of earned income from Phoenix sources only and contributed income from all sources).
Exist as a 501(c)3 organization for at least three years that:
has a business address and administrative offices in the city of Phoenix (no PO BOX) and conduct a majority of its programs and services in the city of Phoenix;
OR
has a business address outside of the city of Phoenix but utilizes a Phoenix Stages venue for a minimum of 20 performances per city fiscal year.
Be in good standing concerning all contract agreements with the City of Phoenix, including filing previous grant final reports.
Must have a completed DataArts Profile with three years of financial data and must
submit a financial review by a CPA from the last completed fiscal year if prior year operating budget is between $750,00 to $1,499,999
OR
submit a financial audit by a CPA if prior year operating budget is $1,500,000+
The CIEG program does not fund:
- Any division of local, state or federal government.
- Organizations outside of the City of Phoenix not utilizing a Phoenix Stages venue.
- Applications submitted by for-profit organizations.
- Schools, including public, private and charter.
- Colleges and universities, other City of Phoenix departments, auxiliary/affiliate organizations, and organizations without a 501(c)3
- Organizations that produce a single annual event.
- Religious institutions or religious group-sponsored organizations not open to participation by non-congregants.
- Religious institutions or religious group-sponsored organizations whose primary purpose is the religious socialization of individuals or whose arts programming exists as parts of religious sermons or services.
- Debt reduction.
- Re-granting, unless permission is received.
- Grant administration, overhead or processing fees taken by an umbrella/parent organization as a percentage of the total award, except for fiscal sponsors.
- Lobbying expenses.
- Expenses related to the construction of facilities.
- Food and beverage for receptions and hospitality functions.
- Fundraising projects.
- Scholarships and awards.
Funding
Applicants do NOT make specific funding requests:
- Organizations based in the city of Phoenix supported through this grant category receive award allocations determined by the ranking it receives in the panel review.
- Organizations based in the city of Phoenix and who utilize a Phoenix Stages venue receive award allocations determined by the ranking it receives in the panel review, and receive a separate allocation calculated based on seating capacities and number of performances scheduled for the upcoming performance season.
- Organizations not based in the city of Phoenix but who utilize a Phoenix Stages venue will be deemed eligible for support in the panel review and the allocation will solely be calculated based on seating capacities and number of performances scheduled for the upcoming performance season.
