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Arts & Culture Grant Kit

Write proposals for arts and culture organizations that funders can check: a need statement built on public data that is still online, outcomes and indicators from recognized frameworks, and the compliance points to mention.

8 files · Word and Excel · $39

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What's inside

Word files

  • Sector_Arts_User_Guide.docx

    Your step-by-step guide to this kit, with official sources and the final checklist.

  • Sector_Arts_Boilerplate_Library_TEMPLATE.docx

    Your organization's facts and standard wording, in three lengths, with sources.

  • Sector_Arts_Proposal_TEMPLATE.docx

    Letter of inquiry and full proposal for arts and culture projects, with sections on the artistic approach, access and engagement, and rights and credits, a budget summary and an attachments checklist.

  • Sector_Arts_Final_Report_TEMPLATE.docx

    Final report structure that compares what you promised with what you delivered, including the financial summary.

  • Sector_Arts_AI_Prompts_TEMPLATE.docx

    Copy-ready prompts that make any AI tool work from your own facts, with ground rules.

Excel files

  • Sector_Arts_Budget_TRACKER.xlsx

    Budget workbook with formulas: budget lines, totals, checks, a draft justification for every line, and budget vs actual.

  • Sector_Arts_Logic_Model_TRACKER.xlsx

    Logic model, indicators, evaluation plan and reporting log, with example indicators.

  • Sector_Arts_Grant_Calendar_TRACKER.xlsx

    Funder research, application pipeline, deadlines with alerts, reports due and a dashboard.

Who it's for

  • Arts organizations, community arts programs and cultural groups
  • Performing arts, visual arts and arts education projects
  • Artists working through a fiscal sponsor

How the documents work together

  1. The Boilerplate Library holds your facts, with sections for your field.
  2. The logic model workbook starts from example indicators for your field, each with its framework; the budget workbook gives your costs and justification.
  3. The proposal template assembles them with prompts specific to your field; the calendar and report templates cover deadlines and reporting.

Is this the right kit?

Need a kit for a specific funder type rather than a field? See the Private Foundation or Community Foundation Grant Kit. Running programs in several fields? See the Sector Kits Bundle.

General information

Templates and general information only, not legal, tax or fundraising advice. No template can guarantee funding: each funder decides on its own priorities and budget. Always follow each funder's own guidelines.

What's not included

  • Writing, reviewing or submitting your application for you
  • Legal, tax or accounting advice for your situation
  • A list of funders or a database subscription
  • Any promise of funding
  • Statistics about your community: the guide shows where to find them, you cite them with their year

Format & delivery

Instant download after payment: one ZIP with editable Word (.docx) and Excel (.xlsx) files, personalized with your order details. Made for Microsoft Word and Excel; the files also open in Google Docs, Google Sheets, LibreOffice and Apple Pages or Numbers, where some formatting, drop-downs or checkboxes may behave differently. Your download link works 5 times over 30 days.

Questions about this kit

Do the example indicators include target figures?

No. Each example shows the form of a good indicator and names the framework it comes from. Baselines and targets come from your own data.

Are the data sources still online?

Each data source listed in the guide was checked online, and the guide flags tools that were removed or changed. Always note the year of the data you cite.

Does it use NEA outcomes?

The guide explains the five NEA outcomes as described by state arts agencies and the Urban Institute performing arts indicators, as examples for your logic model.

Helpful guides

Bundles that include this kit

Bundle of 6 kits

Sector Kits Bundle

The six sector kits: youth and education, arts and culture, food security, community health, environment, housing and homelessness. For multi-program organizations and consultants supporting several fields.

Kits bought separately: $234. You save $135 (58%).

$99View bundle
Bundle of 16 kits

US Complete Bundle

Every US kit: the six Essentials, the four US funder kits (private foundations, community foundations, companies, government) and the six sector kits.

Kits bought separately: $544. You save $395 (73%).

$149View bundle
Bundle of 20 kits

All-Access Bundle

All 20 kits: Essentials, US funders, UK, Canada and the six sectors. For organizations working across borders and for teams that want every tool.

Kits bought separately: $700. You save $521 (74%).

$179View bundle

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