What organizations can apply for CAEF?
This grant is for Connecticut arts organizations. These organizations:
- Are a nonprofit organization with 501(c)3 tax exempt status from the Internal Revenue Services
- Are a Connecticut-based organization with its primary place of business and operations in Connecticut
- Are registered to do business with the Connecticut Secretary of the State and are in good standing (up-to-date on filing requirements)
- Have an active Connecticut Charity Registration with the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection
- Have a core mission, vision, focus, and legal purpose stated in their articles of incorporation and bylaws that they are committed to creating, performing, presenting, or promoting artistic activities
- And at least 51% of their annual fiscal expenditures are allocated specifically to support arts-based initiatives.
Additional Criteria:
- Have raised more than $15,000 in donor contributions from private-sector non-governmental sources* for the organization's two most recently completed fiscal years
- Have filed, prior to the application due date, an IRS Form 990 or IRS Form 990-EZ that substantiates total donor contributions
*A non-governmental source is a private-sector organization, foundation, corporation, partnership, single proprietorship or association, or person making a contribution to an arts organization.
First-time Applicants:
First-time applicants must confirm eligibility as an arts organization before applying. Send a copy of your organization's bylaws, articles of incorporation, and IRS determination letter to the program's manager Rhonda Olisky at rhonda.olisky@ct.gov.
Please wait for a confirmation of eligibility before proceeding with an application.
If your arts organization has previously received a grant from the CT Office of the Arts and this is your first time applying to the Endowment, you do not need to reconfirm eligibility. Your organization has already been deemed an eligible arts organization.