Alabama Arts - What We Fund

What We Fund

The Council provides services and funding for art and cultural activities in Alabama.

Consistent with its charge from the Alabama Legislature, the Council has adopted a number of programs to address the needs of the arts in Alabama. These programs aid large and small cultural institutions, local arts councils, emerging and experimental arts groups, traditional folk arts, arts in education, creative and performing artists, as well as a wide variety of community and statewide projects.

Programs are provided for both organizations and artists. Programs and eligibility requirements for organizations are explained in detail in our Guide to Programs.

Eligibility

Organizations are eligible to apply for funding support of arts activities taking place in Alabama if the organization is legally domiciled in Alabama, and meets either of the following qualifications: (1) The organization is non-profit with a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service declaring the organization exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the revenue code (2) The organization is a public institution (such as an elementary or secondary school), a school board, a local county governmental agency or a college or university. Private educational institutions must be non-profit and meet the tax-exempt requirements described above.

The Alabama State Council on the Arts does not fund:

Projects not available to the general public
Activities and performances planned solely for fund raising purposes
Food, beverages or other refreshments related to hospitality functions
Interest on loans, accumulated deficits, fines, penalties, and/or litigation costs
Expenses incurred prior to starting dates stated in application guidelines
Investments of any kind
Projects which have sectarian or religious purposes; however, such institutions may apply on behalf of their community for arts activities which are non-sectarian
Indirect costs

This information is a summary. There are exceptions and other eligibility requirements that must be met. See our Guide to Programs for details.