General Operating Support Funding Opportunity 2021
Funding Opportunity Status: Awarded
What is it?
General Operating Support Grants (GOS) provide unrestricted general operating support for nonprofits and other nonprofit sponsored entities whose primary missions are to serve the arts, cultural equity, preservation, or awareness, or present science programming to the public.
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All questions about this grant opportunity should be directed to: grants@flagartscouncil.org or 928-779-2300 option 8.
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Awarded Grants
On July 27, 2021 Creative Flagstaff announced the following FY22 General Operating Support grants to be distributed from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021.
Level 4 Awards
A total of $151,000 was awarded to applicants with annual budgets of $250,000 or more.
- Arizona Historical Society – $22,000
- Flagstaff Friends of Traditional Music – $18,000
- Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra – $25,000
- Lowell Observatory – $25,000
- Museum of Northern Arizona – $22,000
- The Arboretum at Flagstaff – $18,000
- Theatrikos Theatre Company – $21,000
Level 3 Awards
A total of $73,500 was awarded to applicants with annual budgets between $100,000 and $250,000.
- Canyon Movement Company – $12,000
- Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival – $11,500
- Northern Arizona Celtic Heritage Society – $5,000
- Northern Arizona Pride Association – $8,000
- Threaded Together – $20,000
- Willow Bend Environmental Education Center – $17,000
Level 2 Awards
A total of $53,000 was awarded to applicants with annual budgets between $25,000 and $100,000.
- Alpine Community Theater – $4,000
- Ballet Folklórico de Colores – $4,500
- Flagstaff Festival of Science – $11,000
- Flagstaff Master Chorale – $8,500
- Flagstaff Musical Theatre – $3,000
- Human Nature Dance Theatre – $4,000
- Orchestra Northern Arizona – $6,500
- Tolsun Publishing – $3,000*
- Tynkertopia – $8,500
Level 1 Awards
A total of $27,500 was awarded to applicants with annual budgets between $5,000 and $25,000.
- Elden Pueblo Project – $3,500
- Flagstaff Community Band – $4,000
- Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition – $5,000
- Flagstaff Foundry – $1,000
- Hozhoni Foundation (Gallery and Art Programs) – $5,000
- Interference Series – $1,000
- Museum of Contemporary Art Flagstaff (MOCAF) – $4,000*
- Northern Arizona Book Festival – $3,000
- USA Dance – $1,000
Awarded Methodology
Due to the pandemic year, the Grantmaking Committee took great care to ensure that fluctuations in award eligibility based on prior operating expenses were limited. Each application was scored and ranked based on the grant criteria and then scaled for the available funds using the FY21 GOS methodology. Then, each computed award was compared to prior year awards. Where possible, the committee adjusted award amounts (mostly increasing) to more closely align with prior year awards.
Award eligibility was based on the average of the past three year operating expenses.
