Recovery Fund - Distribution Plan Advice Sought

TracyLauritzenWright

Good afternoon -

We are advancing plans for an Arts Resiliency and Recovery Fund and are beginning work on a fund distribution plan. Does anyone have a similar campaign framework you might be willing to share?

Thank you!

Tracy Lauritzen Wright, ArtsMemphis

BrianMoody

Hi @TracyLauritzenWright

At the Montana Arts Council, we distributed our CARES Act relief funding via 3 grant programs (one exclusively for arts organizations, a reimbursement grant for orgs/individuals, and a grant only for individuals). There were pros and cons of this approach--but administratively, the small award amounts and the large number of awardees creating a TON of work. If were to design it again, I think we'd rethink the small individual awards approach.

For Individuals: https://art.mt.gov/_docs/MontanaCARESIndividuals.pdf

Reimbursement for orgs/individuals: https://art.mt.gov/_docs/MontanaCARESRecovery.pdf

For orgs (eligibility pre-determined): https://art.mt.gov/_docs/MontanaCARESPartners.pdf

TracyLauritzenWright

Thank you Brian!

TracyLauritzenWright

Good morning -

We are revisiting Recovery Fund distribution plans again as we prepare for more distributions in 2022, and I am curious to know if anyone has updated your plans or processes?

We intend to support:

Arts organizations that are part of our operating support grant program in both unrestricted support and capacity building, with a focus on organizations with budgets under $1.5M, and BIPOC-led and -serving organizations.

Artists of all disciplines with support for professional development and/or capacity building.

Thanks in advance for sharing your insights!

Tracy