City of Tempe Wavemaker Grants

Wavemaker Arts Grants are available to arts non-profit organizations providing inclusive arts and culture programming in Tempe (501c3 status required). Donor Name: City of Tempe State: Arizona City: Tempe Type of Grant: Grant Deadline:  07/01/2024 Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000 Grant Duration: 1 Year Details: The Community Arts Grants Program supports a commitment to advancing Tempe as a vibrant and progressive community for cultural and artistic activity, and aims to fulfill the following recommendations from the Arts and Culture Plan: Increase and promote Community-Initiated Arts projects Support community festivals celebrating cultural diversity Continue, expand and enhance informal arts programming provided in community settings Funding Information Up to $10,000 Project Period Project must take place in Tempe between September 1, 2024 – July 30, 2025. Expectations Requests may include services of artists, professional services, stipends, supplies, production costs, space rentals, food, marketing and/or printing. Project structures may include: Performances Residencies/Workshops Festivals Eligibility Criteria Non-Profit organizations providing arts programming in Tempe (501c3 status required)  Applicants are only eligible to receive one Community Arts Grant per year (September 1-June 30)  Restrictions activities that occur outside of the City of Tempe;  entirely virtual programming (activities can simultaneously occur in-person/virtual);  permanent enhancements of infrastructure (i.e. murals or public art);  construction or renovation of facilities, reduction of debt, feasibilities studies;  projects in schools (see Arts in Schools Grant);  parent teacher organizations (i.e. booster clubs, PTA or PTO) or TCA home/resident companies;  projects associated with universities or colleges;  projects funded by a TCC Grant or a Neighborhood Grant;  for-profit organizations or organizations that are incorporated for religious purposes or projects that focus on religious themes;  an organization or learning institution’s administrative or artistic staff salaries; grant administration, overhead or processing fees taken by an umbrella/parent organization as a percentage of the total award;  fundraising, re-granting, scholarship programs or awards;  an applicant who failed to submit a Final Report from a previously funded grant. For more information, visit City of Tempe.