Applications Being Accepted for Pasadena Arts & Culture Relief Grants

The application period continues through Oct. 19 for the Pasadena Cultural Affairs Division’s new Arts & Culture Relief Program, which provides grants to eligible community organizations affected by the ongoing pandemic and coinciding public health orders, officials said.

The one-time program, which is funded with $550,000, was authorized last month by the City Council.

“Arts and Culture are a vital part of the Pasadena community and economy,” city officials said in a written statement, adding the program is intended to provide operating funds to offset COVID-19 losses.

“The program allows for a maximum request of $20,000 and has an available budget of $550,000,” the statement said. “The city acknowledges the generous $50,000 contribution by the Pasadena Community Foundation to supplement the City Council budget of $500,000.”

To be eligible, organizations must be based in Pasadena; be a federally designated nonprofit arts or cultural organization with primary missions to provide arts programming, with more than 50 percent of the organizations’ budgets devoted to arts or cultural programming; demonstrate a need for “immediate operating support” due to COVID-19 impacts; have been active in Pasadena during 2019; have an “active” status and Certificates of Good Standing from the California Secretary of State; and operate in compliance with all city codes and ordinances, according to the program guidelines.

Government agencies and departments, schools, religious or welfare organizations, organizations with programming not open to the general public, endeavors “clearly intended for commercial gain,” and organizations with a primary goal of fundraising are not eligible.

An optional technical assistance workshop is scheduled online at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday to guide those interested in applying through the process.

The meeting can be accessed by clicking here, or by calling (213) 493-7443 and using Conference ID: 467 626 472#.

Guidelines, including eligibility requirements, and applications are available online at cityofpasadena.net/planning/arts-and-cultural-affairs

Guidelines, including eligibility requirements, and applications are available online at cityofpasadena.net/planning/arts-and-cultural-affairs.