Give For Greatness
The Give for Greatness grant supports nonprofit arts and cultural organizations in Erie, Niagara, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, and Allegany counties by providing general operating support in the amount of $1,000. Between twenty-five and thirty-five $1,000 grants are given out each year, depending on the amount of money raised that year.
2019 Give for Greatness supporters include:
– Fund for the Arts
– Lawyers for the Arts
– Lawyers for the Arts: Classical Edition
– The Rupp Family Foundation
Since 2014, ASI has distributed over $150,000 to nearly 100 different arts and cultural organizations in WNY!
ELIGIBILITY
The Give for Greatness grants provide general operating support in the amount of $1,000 to small and mid-sized arts-focused nonprofit organizations across Western New York.
To be eligible, an organization must meet all of the following criteria:
- Have 501c3 or NYS CHAR 500 status (current or pending) or be fiscally sponsored by another organization that meets this criteria;
- Have arts or cultural activity or programming as primary purpose or mission;
- Be located in Erie, Niagara, Allegany, Cattaraugus, or Chautauqua counties;
- Have a current operating budget of under $300,000;
- Receive less than $15,000 in county funding (or no county funding) for programs or operations for the current fiscal year;
- Be willing to recognize Give for Greatness and Arts Services Initiative of WNY as a funder if funds are received.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
The 2019 application deadline has closed.
All applications are to be completed through our online system.
The button below allows you to preview the application, register in the grants portal, and complete the application. The 2019 application process has ended. You can preview the grant options or set up an account for the 2020 grant cycle by clicking the link below.
Submission Deadlines
| Application Open | September 20, 2019 |
| Deadline for Applications | November 7, 2019, 11:59 PM |
| Funding Announcements | Early December 2019 |
| Check Presentation Event | December 12, 2019 |
2019 RECIPIENTS
Out of 78 applicants, the following 32 organizations were chosen by a panel of local arts and cultural leaders:
- 1891 Fredonia Opera House
- Allegany Arts Association
- Amherst Bel Canto Choir, Inc.
- Amherst Chamber Ensembles
- Art for Rural America
- Beaver Alley Studios Inc.
- Brazen-Faced Varlets
- Buffalo Choral Arts Society
- Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art
- Buffalo International Film Festival Inc.
- Buffalo Is Creative
- Buffalo Jazz Collective
- Buffalo Opera Unlimited
- Buffalo Society of Artists
- Carnegie Art Center
- Cynthesis Studios
- Devi Bollywood Performing Arts
- El Museo Francisco Oller y Diego Rivera
- Fountain Arts Center, Inc.
- Lock City Glee Club, Inc.
- Lockport Public Arts Council
- North Shore Arts Alliance, Inc.
- Nusantara Arts Inc.
- Olean Theatre Workshop
- Pappy Martin Legacy – Masten Jazz Festival
- Second Generation Theatre Co.
- Starlight Studio and Art Gallery
- Starring Buffalo
- Unique Theatre Company
- Verve Dance Studio
- West Falls Center for the Arts
- WNY Book Arts Center
Click here to read the press release announcing the 2019 recipients.
