ArtsFunds 2021

Application Deadline: Friday May 21, 2021 at 11:45 p.m. All applications must be submitted by the deadline date and time. There will be no exceptions.

ArtsFunds Application 2021

Be sure to save all your information in your own document files as you are working on your grant.

Organization(Required)

Website Address

Contact Person(Required)

First Last

Title

Phone(Required)

Fax

Email(Required)

Mailing Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City ZIP Code

EIN#

Date of IRS Determination Letter (501C3)(Required)

Current Illinois Arts Council Agency Funding Recipient?(Required)

Yes

If yes amount of funding for FY21:

General Operating

Project

Is your organization an Oak Park Area Arts Council Member?(Required)

Yes

Based on the address for the applicant, enter ONE district number for each of the following governmental branches:(Required)

IL House #

IL Senate #

U.S. Congressional District #

Please state your organization's mission(Required)

Summarize your organization’s activities in 1 or 2 sentences(Required)

Projected number of artists involved(Required)

Projected number of all attendees/attendance/readers?(Required)

Does your organization have funds to meet cash match?(Required)

Narrative(Required)

1. Tell us about your work. What are your artistic goals? How do you positively impact the Oak Park Community especially the underserved? What have you been able to do, continue, adopt or plan to do during the pandemic and as we move to recovery.

2. What has been the impact of the pandemic on your organization and programs?

3. Describe your need for this grant and the impact receipt of these funds will have. Any collaboration between organizations and groups to reach the underserved?

4. If event or events are being planned and will be virtual (Facebook Live, Youtube, Zoom etc.) explain how you anticipate sharing program access?

5. Number of events or programs for proposed programs.

6. Date, time(s) location of programs. Please provide mailing address of venues.

7. Is the program/project open to the public?

FINANCIAL and OTHER INFORMATION

1. Audit and/or tax reports for the most recent fiscal year (only one copy of audit and/or tax reports is needed): a) Organizations with operating income of $300,000 or more: Audited financial statement, or IRS Form 990. b) Organizations with operating income between $15,000 and $299,999: IRS Form 990 for last completed fiscal year. c) Organizations with operating income less than $15,000: Illinois Form AG 990 for last completed fiscal year, supplying only total revenues, expenses and assets. (If you have not filed your 2020 taxes please submit your 2019 taxes.)

Max. file size: 100 MB.

2. For operating support grants, please submit your 2019 and 2020 financials. Please be sure to include a list of foundation or other grants received during this period.

Max. file size: 100 MB.

3. For project requests only, a project budget of revenues and expenses. Please submit your 2019 and 2020 financials.

Max. file size: 100 MB.

4. 501(c) 3 letter from the IRS.

Max. file size: 100 MB.

5. Most recent Annual Report to the Illinois Secretary of State www.ilsos.gov/corporatellc/ this is the report from the Secretary of State Jessie White.

Max. file size: 100 MB.

6. List of Board of Directors including position on board, outside profession/employer and town of residence.

Max. file size: 100 MB.

Supporting Documentation

Max. file size: 100 MB.

Supporting materials: Links to your organization's performances, press releases, newspaper articles etc. We are not able to accept cds or dvds this year as the OPAAC office is closed. (If you are saving and coming back to complete the application later please add the attachments before you submit, the attachments do not save, only what you have typed.)

Certification(Required)

We certify that the information contained in this application is complete, true and correct to the best of our knowledge. Further, we certify that if this grant is awarded, all funds received will be used solely for the described activities in the manner specified in this application.

Authorizing Official's Name Title Date

ArtsFunds 2021

ArtsFunds Application 2021

Be sure to save all your information in your own document files as you are working on your grant.

Be sure to save all your information to your files as you are working on your grant before you submit.