Cultural Alliance

Impact Partner Application

The Cultural Alliance of York County’s Impact Partnership is a one year operational support grant for arts and cultural organizations in York County (must have 501(c)(3) status). The Impact Partner application grants provides flexibility to the recipients in how the funds are used within their organization.

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How To Get Started

The Cultural Alliance of York County supports cultural organizations that help us reach our mission to fuel the creative energy and vibrancy of York County. Impact Partner Operating Support Grants are competitive year-to-year grants that support the operations of a range of arts and culture organizations serving our community, with a maximum operational grant of $10,000. Impact Partner Operating Support Grants are made possible by contributions to the Cultural Alliance of York County annual campaign by businesses, community members, and foundations.

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Create foundant profile & submit Letter of Interest

Login to Foundant & submit LOI using Impact Partner Operating Grant Application as a reference.

submit Full Application

If selected to move forward based on the LOI, organizations with a budget of $100,000 or more will fill out a full application.

Organizations with a budget size of UNDER $100,000 move on to a site visit.

Onsite visit

Meet with CAYC Allocation’s Chair and panelists to provide an in-depth review of your organization. If chosen for funding, the Allocation Panel Score will be used to determine funding capped at $10,000 per organization.

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Timeline Overview

January 13th 2025: Letter of Interest opens
February 17th 2025: Letter of Interest due
March-April 2025: Panelist review & site visits occur
March 31st 2025: For those organizations invited, Full Applications are due
May 2025: Impact Partners Announced
April 2025: Impact Grant Funds Dispersed

Eligible organizations for this partnership will be:

Physically headquartered in York County, PA
In good standing with 501(c)3 status from the IRS and incorporated in the state of PA
In continual operation for at least 3 years
Operating with arts, culture or history as the organization’s primary mission or purpose
In operation throughout the year and present programming to the community

New in 2025: Organizations with a budget under $100,000 will NOT be required to fill out a written, Full Application. Application questions will be addressed in person during the schedule site visit.

Scoring Overview

Alignment with 2 of the 4 focus areas: diverse cultures connect us, arts deepen our roots, arts help learning at all ages & stages and strong art builds strong community
Leadership, governance, and administration
Financial stability

Award Acknowledgment Guidelines

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-Tagging the Cultural Alliance of York County in social media posts about the opportunity for which funds were granted
-Usage of the Cultural Alliance logo on printed promotional materials
-Usage of the Cultural Alliance logo on digital platforms including websites
-Announcement of the grant receipt before or after performances relevant to the opportunity
-Any creative way the artist may be able to include a brief message about the Cultural Alliance

Additional Questions?

Email Rita at Rita@culturalyork.org