ArtsErie awarded grant from The Kresge Foundation
$65,000 in funds will be used to strengthen arts and cultural organizations in Erie County
ERIE, PA — ArtsErie has been awarded an Arts and Culture Capacity Building Grant of $65,000 from the prestigious Kresge Foundation of Troy, Mich. The Kresge Foundation, a national foundation that has historically supported fundraising campaigns to build capital projects, chose to respond to the effects of the economic crisis on arts and culture through a new initiative designed to build the capacity of nonprofit arts and cultural organizations in selected communities.
“ArtsErie was pleased to be given the opportunity to apply for this funding and thanks The Kresge Foundation for this grant,” said Charlotte P. Mashyna, ArtsErie executive director. “This funding will enable us to address some of the issues facing our arts and cultural organizations.”
ArtsErie will use the data collected through the CultureSpark cultural planning process to identify those areas of need, which if addressed could best benefit local arts and cultural organizations. Collaborative grants will be encouraged in order to have the maximum impact.
“ArtsErie expects to involve a significant number of Erie County arts and cultural organizations in this two-year initiative, ending in December 2011,” Mashyna notes.
Specifically, ArtsErie plans to use these funds as grants to arts and cultural organizations who apply to work with consultants to achieve goals relative to new strategic plans, fund development plans, marketing plans or infrastructure development. ArtsErie will work with The Nonprofit Partnership to implement this initiative.
The results of this arts capacity-building initiative are expected to include increased revenues, increased audiences and improved organizational functioning for participating organizations.
About ArtsErie
ArtsErie strives to nurture the arts and enrich the lives of the people of northwestern Pennsylvania through leadership, financial support, education and advocacy. Additional information about ArtsErie is available online at www.ArtsErie.org.
About CultureSpark
CultureSpark is a year-long cultural planning process, implemented by ArtsErie and The Nonprofit Partnership, which is designed to identify the issues, strengths and challenges for cultural development throughout Erie County. Bill Bulick of Creative Planning, Portland, Ore. is facilitating the process, assisted by Surale Phillips of Decision Support Partners, Bozeman, Mont. Additional information about CultureSpark is available online at www.CultureSparkErie.org.
About The Kresge Foundation
The Kresge Foundation, based in Troy, Michigan, is a national, private foundation that seeks to influence the quality of life for future generations by creating access and opportunity in underserved communities, improving the health of low-income people, supporting artistic expression, assisting in the revitalization of Detroit and advancing methods for dealing with global climate change. Additional information about The Kresge Foundation is available online at www.Kresge.org.
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