4Culture

Updated Guidelines and Application for 2012 will be posted 6 weeks before the deadline

Who Can Apply

King County non-profit organizations and local arts agencies

Eligible applicants must have a record of artistic or cultural accomplishment and must have been in operation for at least three years.

Not-for-profit arts organizations with a proven history of presenting or producing arts programs for King County residents: organizations whose primary mission contains regular arts programs or services, which may include performances, exhibitions, media presentations, festivals, readings, or literary publications.
Not-for-profit arts service organizations providing arts education, training, and/or professional services like administrative support, technical assistance or services to arts professionals, disciplines or special populations
Local arts agencies providing arts services for King County residents. Local arts agencies are organizations or public agencies based in suburban or rural King County dedicated to providing arts services through planning, financial support, programs and technical assistance for community based arts organizations, artists and the public during a major portion of the year.*Local arts agencies should contact staff before applying, to discuss the Local Arts Agency Sustained Support Program
An organization that does not have 501(c)(3) non-profit status may apply under the sponsorship of another 501(c)(3) "umbrella" organization. Payment for services is issued to the umbrella organization. An umbrella organization may sponsor more than one group applying

What Gets Funded

Program Operations

Applicants apply based on the organization's overall mission and accomplishments, not a single project or program. Once funding is awarded, organizations will negotiate a contract with 4Culture for the public presentation of one or more artistic services in calendar year of 2010.

Sustained Support funding may be used for:

Annual operating expenses relating to arts programs and services which are accessible to King County residents and visitors, and which provide public benefit (see definition of public benefit under Obligations of Award Recipients).
Staff, utilities, supplies, fees or services

Confused by language we use? Check out our glossary of terms

When

2012 Program Deadline: September 26

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How

Competitive selection process and review criteria

Applications are reviewed by the 4Culture Arts Advisory Committee and a peer review panel, and awards are made based on a combination of application competitiveness, program quality, budget size, history of Sustained Support funding and the results of On-site Reviews (see box below). Within the overall program goals of artistic, organizational, ethnic, and geographic diversity, the following criteria are considered in the review of applications:

Review Criteria

Artistic Quality

Clarity of mission and goals
Achievement of mission and goals
Contribution and impact to the community
Primary role of artists in the organizational mission and activities

Organizational Quality

Continuity of artistic, management and board personnel
Financial accountability
Community support and participation; board, audience, contributed income
Consistent level of program activity
Accessibility for audiences

On-Site Review Program

In addition to the application completed by your organization, 4Culture staff administer an On-Site Review program, in order to acquire detailed, qualitative assessments regarding the quality and community impact of programming offered by organizations applying for Sustained Support.

A group of reviewers composed of outside professionals from the field and community representatives attend events and programs offered by the applicant organizations, and provide written reports based on the program's review criteria.

Participation in the On-Site Review program provides valuable additional information to panelists in the Sustained Support peer review panel. New applicants should contact 4Culture staff right away, in order to set up an on-site visit if possible.

The Panel Process

Recommendations for grant awards will be made by a peer review panel composed of outside professionals from the field, community representatives and members of the 4Culture Arts Advisory Committee. The panel's recommendations will be forwarded to the 4Culture Board for final approval.

Requirements and appeals

Learn about the legal requirements of award recipients, and about the process for appeal of a 4Culture award here.

Public Benefit Requirement

Arts Sustained Support Program funding provides general operating support for organizations providing arts programs and services which are accessible to King County residents and visitors. In order to qualify for these funds, the organization must demonstrate that it provides public benefit and will be asked to specify how they will meet this requirement. The following are examples of services that meet the public benefit:

Free or discounted admissions to public programs
Free or discounted rental or use of facilities by public agencies or nonprofit cultural organizations conducting public benefit activities
Educational services for public schools, students, teachers or the public
Services to governmental agencies including city councils, parks or planning departments
Free distribution of resources including publications, audio and video recordings, electronic files and documents provided to libraries, museums, web sites, tourist agencies and the general public
Creation of publicly accessible research information or files including documents, oral and video recordings and electronic files
Augmentation of existing public service grant projects including those funded by 4Culture or other public agencies
Development of professional practices and adoption of standards that improve public access to resources, provide technical assistance or training opportunities in best practices or that enhance management and protection of resources held in the public trust.
Audience development, diversification of services and enhancement of public accessibility through ADA improvements, services to underserved populations, community outreach efforts or new exhibits, publications or programs
Management of art collections or protection of cultural resources relating to King County artists, art work or arts organizations.

Questions about uses of funds or public benefit? Contact Charlie Rathbun at 206 296.8675.

FAQ

How much funding should I ask for? You do not request a specific amount. Organizations are awarded a comparable level of funding based on their operational budget, their history of Sustained Support funding, available 4Culture resources, and artistic merit or community impact.
Once awarded, how do I receive the funds? As a government entity 4Culture must contract with you for a specific service or 'public benefit'. After you receive notification of the award, you will be asked to complete a brief Contract Information Request Form identifying the service you would like to contract for, usually a public event or activity you are producing in 2010. This could be one event or your entire season.
What is the time frame for receiving the funds? 4Culture operates on the calendar year. Sustained Support funding needs to be expended within the calendar year of the grant; the 2010 award must be expended in 2010. We encourage organizations to contract for the soonest production possible in order to receive the funds sooner rather than later in the year.
May I receive the funds in advance of the project? Funding is provided as a reimbursement after the project has been presented. It is possible to receive up to half of the award upon request before the project opens in cases of urgent or unusual need.
When can I expect to be notified of my award? Our review process usually takes several months. We hope to complete the review and notification process by the end of January 2011 once the 4Culture board has approved the award recommendations.

Ready to Apply

How to submit your application

STEP 1 - Read all of the above sections
STEP 2 - Prepare your information

You will be asked to submit your information using an online form. Here's an annotated preview of what you will be asked so you can prepare your information:

2011 Annotated Application Preview
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Here are the Supplementary Information Forms you will be asked to submit:

For Arts Organizations:

Operating Budget

Budget Notes

Activities Form

For Local Arts Agencies:

Operating Budget

Budget Notes

Activities Form

STEP 3 - Sign in to fill out your application

Note: Once you have started the process of applying online, you can hit "save" after completing the required fields in each section, log out, and your application will remain saved as a draft. You can then return to your application any time before the deadline to continue working or to make changes by logging in with the username and password you created. Once you hit "submit," you will still be able to see your application, but you will not be able to make any more changes.

For technical questions about the online application system, contact staff member Charlie Rathbun by email or at 206 296.8675.

This funding opportunity is currently closed. We will reopen the application for this opportunity at least 6 weeks before the next deadline.

START YOUR APPLICATION

Upcoming Workshops

All applicants are encouraged to attend a workshop prior to submitting your application. These free workshops provide you an opportunity to ask questions, understand specific guidelines, and be taken through a step-by-step review of the application process.

There are no scheduled workshops at this time. Check back 6 weeks before the deadline.

2011

Organization	City	Award
5th Ave Theatre Association	Seattle	$20,000
826 Seattle	Seattle	$3,000
911 Media Arts Center	Seattle	$5,500
A Contemporary Theatre	Seattle	$25,000
Abhinay Fine Arts	Redmond	$1,200
Allied Arts of Renton	Renton	$1,200
American Asian Performing Arts Festival	Seattle	$1,500
Annex Theatre	Seattle	$3,500
Anunnaki Project	Seattle	$1,350
Arc Dance	Seattle	$2,000
Aria Dance Company	Federal Way	$1,200
ArtEast	Issaquah	$2,500
ArtEd Washington	Seattle	$5,550
Artist Trust	Seattle	$11,000
Arts and Visually Impaired Audiences	Seattle	$5,000
Arts Corps	Seattle	$5,000
Arts in Motion	Seattle	$1,500
Arts West Playhouse	Seattle	$8,550
Auburn Arts Commission	Auburn	$17,000
Auburn PAC	Auburn	$2,700
Auburn Symphony Orch.	Auburn	$7,000
Ballet Bellevue	Bellevue	$1,200
Bellevue Arts Museum	Bellevue	$16,000
Bellevue Arts Program	Bellevue	$13,000
Bellevue Chamber Chorus	Bellevue	$1,200
Bellevue Civic Theatre	Bellevue	$3,500
Bellevue Opera	Bellevue	$1,800
Bellevue Philharmonic Orchestra	Bellevue	$8,100
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra	Bellevue	$5,130
Bellevue Youth Theatre	Bellevue	$3,150
Bells of the Sound	Seattle	$1,350
Blue Earth Alliance	Seattle	$2,000
BlueStreet Voices	Seattle	$1,350
Book-It Repertory Theatre	Seattle	$11,000
Brazil Center for Brasilfest	Kirkland	$1,200
Broadway Bound Children's Theatre	Seattle	$5,000
Burien Arts Commission	Burien	$11,000
Burien Little Theatre	Burien	$1,200
Burke Museum Association	Seattle	$11,000
Cascade Performing Arts Council	Duvall	$1,200
Cascadian Chorale	Bothell	$1,350
Center on Contemporary Art	Seattle	$2,000
Centerstage Theatre Arts Conservatory, Inc.	Federal Way	$3,000
Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas	Seattle	$7,500
Chamber Music Madness	Seattle	$3,150
Children's Museum	Seattle	$7,000
Chinese Arts & Music Association	Seattle	$2,200
Choir of the Sound	Seattle	$2,250
Choral Arts	Seattle	$1,800
Clarion West	Seattle	$2,000
Dance Art Group	Seattle	$3,400
DANCE IT!	Shoreline	$1,200
Degenerate Art Ensemble	Seattle	$4,680
Des Moines Arts Commission	Des Moines	$7,500
Drama Dock	Vashon Island	$1,200
Duvall Cultural Commission	Duvall	$10,000
Early Music Guild of Seattle	Seattle	$8,500
Earshot Jazz Society of Seattle	Seattle	$8,500
Eastside Association of Fine Arts	Bellevue	$1,350
Eastside Symphony Orchestra	Redmond	$1,200
Enumclaw Arts Commission	Enumclaw	$12,500
Esoterics	Seattle	$4,050
Ethnic Heritage Council	Seattle	$4,000
Evergreen City Ballet	Renton	$6,000
Evergreen Family Theatre	Redmond	$1,200
Evoke Productions	Seattle	$1,800
Experience Music Project and SF Museum	Seattle	$13,000
Fall City Arts	Fall City	$7,500
Federal Way Arts Commission	Federal Way	$16,000
Federal Way Chorale	Federal Way	$2,700
Federal Way Harmony Kings	Federal Way	$1,350
Federal Way Symphony	Federal Way	$4,500
Filipiniana Arts and Cultural Center	Everett	$2,700
Floating Bridge Press	Seattle	$3,000
Freehold Theatre Lab Studio	Seattle	$6,000
Fremont Abbey Art Center	Seattle	$1,500
Friends of KEXP	Seattle	$5,000
Frye Art Museum	Seattle	$5,000
Gage Academy of Art	Seattle	$10,000
Gallery Concerts	Seattle	$1,800
Gamelan Pacifica	Seattle	$1,500
Ghost Light Theatricals	Seattle	$1,200
Giant Magnet	Seattle	$10,000
Grand Illusion Cinema	Seattle	$1,350
Green River Foundation	Auburn	$5,000
GreenStage	Seattle	$3,150
Hedgebrook	Seattle	$2,500
Henry Art Gallery Association Inc	Seattle	$14,000
Highline Community Symphonic Band	Burien	$1,200
Hi-Liners Inc	Burien	$5,400
Hollow Earth Radio	Seattle	$2,000
Icicle Creek Theatre Festival	Seattle	$1,200
Indieflix	Seattle	$1,200
Intiman Theatre	Seattle	$25,000
Islewilde Community Arts Workshop	Vashon Island	$1,200
Issaquah Arts Commission	Issaquah	$8,000
Jack Straw Productions	Seattle	$10,000
KBCS (Bellevue Community College Foundation)	Bellevue	$5,500
Kent Arts Commission	Kent	$17,000
KidsQuest Children's Museum	Bellevue	$7,000
Kirkland Arts Center	Kirkland	$9,000
Kirkland Choral Society	Kirkland	$1,800
Kirkland Cultural Council	Kirkland	$8,000
Kirkland Performance Center	Kirkland	$14,000
Ladies Musical Club	Seattle	$2,250
Lake Union Civic Orchestra	Seattle	$3,600
Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center	Seattle	$5,400
Lingo Dancetheater	Seattle	$4,050
Live Girls! Theater	Seattle	$2,250
Living Voices	Seattle	$8,370
Magnolia Chorale	Seattle	$1,395
Manifold Motion	Seattle	$1,350
Maple Valley Creative Arts Council	Maple Valley	$7,000
Maple Valley Youth Symphony	Maple Valley	$1,200
Master Chorus Eastside	Issaquah	$1,800
Maureen Whiting Dance	Seattle	$2,790
Max Aronoff Viola Institute	Kenmore	$2,790
Medieval Women's Choir	Seattle	$2,500
Mercer Island Arts Council	Mercer Island	$8,000
Mirinesse Women's Choir	Seattle	$1,250
Moisture Festival	Seattle	$1,500
Music Center of the NorthWest	Seattle	$2,250
Music Northwest	Seattle	$1,200
Music of Remembrance	Seattle	$5,000
Music Works Northwest	Bellevue	$8,000
Nature Consortium, The	Seattle	$3,700
Nebunele Theatre	Seattle	$1,125
New City Theater	Seattle	$2,000
Normandy Park Arts Commission	Normandy Park	$5,500
Northshore Performing Arts Center Foundation	Bothell	$2,700
Northwest Architectural League	Seattle	$3,600
Northwest Art Center	Duvall	$1,800
Northwest Associated Arts	Burien	$3,870
Northwest Chamber Chorus	Seattle	$3,600
Northwest Choirs	Seattle	$7,920
Northwest Film Forum	Seattle	$8,550
Northwest Folklife	Seattle	$14,000
Northwest Girlchoir	Seattle	$3,600
Northwest Mahler Festival	Seattle	$1,200
Northwest Opera In Schools, Etc.	Seattle	$1,350
Northwest Puppet Center	Seattle	$5,040
Northwest Symphony Orchestra	Burien	$4,000
Northwest Watercolor Society	Bellevue	$1,350
On the Boards	Seattle	$13,000
One Reel	Seattle	$20,000
Open Circle Theater	Seattle	$1,200
Orchestra Seattle / Seattle Chamber Singers	Seattle	$1,500
Pacific Ballroom Dance	Auburn	$1,800
Pacific Harp Institute	Redmond	$1,200
Pacific Northwest Ballet	Seattle	$60,000
Pat Graney Company	Seattle	$6,800
Performing Arts Festival of the Eastside	Bellevue	$1,080
Phffft! Dance Theatre Company	Seattle	$3,150
Philharmonia Northwest	Seattle	$1,800
Phinney Neighborhood Association	Seattle	$1,500
Photographic Center Northwest	Seattle	$5,000
Pottery Northwest	Seattle	$5,000
Prabha Rustagi Memorial Trust	Seattle	$1,710
Pratt Fine Arts Center	Seattle	$11,000
Printer's Devil Theater	Seattle	$2,430
Rain City Projects	Seattle	$2,500
Rain City Symphony	Seattle	$1,800
Rainier Chorale	Kent	$1,200
Rainier Symphony	Tukwila	$3,000
Rainier Youth Choirs	Kent	$1,200
Raven Chronicles	Seattle	$4,400
Reach Eastside Performing Arts	Issaquah	$1,500
ReAct Theatre (Repertory Actors Workshop)	Seattle	$1,350
Redmond Arts Commission	Redmond	$17,000
Renton Municipal Arts Commission	Renton	$8,500
Richard Hugo House	Seattle	$11,000
Salt Horse	Seattle	$2,000
Sammamish Art Commission	Sammamish	$5,000
Sammamish Symphony Orchestra Association	Sammamish	$2,790
Satori Group, The	Seattle	$1,200
School of Acrobatics & New Circus Arts (SANCA)	Seattle	$4,000
SeaTac Parks and Recreation Department	SeaTac	$7,500
Seattle Art Museum	Seattle	$60,000
Seattle Arts and Lectures	Seattle	$12,000
Seattle Center for Book Arts	Seattle	$1,350
Seattle Chamber Music Society	Seattle	$9,000
Seattle Cherry Blossom/Jap. Cult. Fest. Comm.	Seattle	$4,500
Seattle Children's Theater	Seattle	$25,000
Seattle Choral Company	Seattle	$2,250
Seattle Circle Inc	Seattle	$1,800
Seattle Classic Guitar Society	Seattle	$2,700
Seattle Dance Project	Shoreline	$1,500
Seattle Festival Orchestra	Seattle	$2,000
Seattle Gilbert and Sullivan Society	Seattle	$3,600
Seattle Glee Clubs	Seattle	$1,200
Seattle Jazz Orchestra	Seattle	$5,850
Seattle Men's Chorus (Flying House Productions)	Seattle	$14,000
Seattle Music Partners	Seattle	$3,500
Seattle Musical Theatre	Seattle	$4,320
Seattle Opera	Seattle	$60,000
Seattle Peace Chorus	Seattle	$1,200
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra	Seattle	$1,200
Seattle Pro Musica	Seattle	$4,500
Seattle Public Theater	Seattle	$4,500
Seattle Repertory Theatre	Seattle	$42,000
Seattle Scenic Studios	Seattle	$3,150
Seattle Seachordsmen	Seattle	$2,250
Seattle Shakespeare Company	Seattle	$10,000
Seattle Symphony Orchestra	Seattle	$60,000
Seattle Theatre Group	Seattle	$20,000
Seattle Women's Jazz Orchestra	Seattle	$3,150
Seattle World Percussion Society	Seattle	$1,250
Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras	Seattle	$10,000
SecondStory Repertory	Redmond	$3,500
Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council	Shoreline-Lake Forest Park	$20,000
Shunpike Arts Collective	Seattle	$4,000
SIFF (formerly Cinema Seattle)	Seattle	$15,000
Simple Measures	Seattle	$2,250
SIS Productions	Seattle	$2,500
Sketchfest	Seattle	$1,200
SOIL	Seattle	$4,000
SouthEast Effective Development (SEED)	Seattle	$5,670
Spectrum Dance Theatre	Seattle	$9,500
Steeplechase Productions	Seattle	$1,200
Stone Soup Theatre	Seattle	$1,350
Strawberry Theatre Workshop	Seattle	$1,200
Studio East Training for the Performing Arts	Kirkland	$11,500
Suyama Space	Seattle	$5,000
Talented Youth	Seattle	$2,000
Taproot Theatre Company	Seattle	$11,000
Theater Puget Sound	Seattle	$5,000
Theater Schmeater	Seattle	$3,000
Theatre Off Jackson	Seattle	$3,000
Thistle Theatre	Seattle	$3,000
Three Dollar Bill Cinema	Seattle	$3,500
Town Hall Association	Seattle	$10,000
Tukwila Arts Commission	Tukwila	$8,500
Twelfth Night Productions	Seattle	$1,350
UMO Ensemble	Vashon Island	$1,500
Unexpected Productions	Seattle	$1,350
University of Washington World Series	Seattle	$13,500
Urban ArtWorks	Seattle	$2,250
Valley Center Stage	North Bend	$1,350
Valse Cafe Orchestra and Company	Seattle	$1,125
Vashon Allied Arts	Vashon	$20,000
Vedic Cultural Center	Sammamish	$1,500
Velocity Dance Center	Seattle	$9,500
Vera Project, The	Seattle	$6,200
Village Theatre	Issaquah	$25,000
Voice of Vashon	Vashon Island	$1,500
VSA Arts of Washington	Seattle	$2,500
Washington Ensemble Theatre	Seattle	$1,800
Washington Lawyers for the Arts	Seattle	$3,000
Wing-It Productions	Seattle	$4,950
Young Shakespeare Workshop	Seattle	$1,200
Youngstown Cultural Arts Center	Seattle	$5,500
Youth Theatre Northwest	Mercer Island	$6,300

2010

Organization	City	Award
City of Auburn Arts Commission	Auburn	$17,000
City of Bellevue Arts Program	Bellevue	$13,000
City of Burien Arts Commission	Burien	$11,000
City of Des Moines Arts Commission	Des Moines	$7,500
City of Enumclaw Arts Commission	Enumclaw	$12,500
City of Federal Way	Federal Way	$16,000
City of Issaquah Arts Commission	Issaquah	$8,000
City of Kent Arts Commission	Kent	$17,000
City of Kirkland Cultural Council	Kirkland	$8,000
City of Mercer Island Arts Council	Mercer Island	$8,000
City of Normandy Park Arts Commission	Normandy Park	$5,500
City of Redmond Arts Commission	Redmond	$17,000
City of Renton Municipal Arts Commission	Renton	$8,500
City of SeaTac Parks and Recreation Department	SeaTac	$7,500
City of Tukwila Arts Commission	Tukwila	$8,500
Fall City Arts	Fall City	$7,500
Sammamish Art Commission	Sammamish	$5,000
Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council	Shoreline	$20,000
Vashon Allied Arts	Vashon	$20,000
5th Avenue Theatre Association	Seattle	$21,000
826 Seattle	Seattle	$3,000
911 Media Arts Center	Seattle	$9,500
A Contemporary Theatre, Inc (ACT)	Seattle	$27,000
Academy of Music Northwest	Edmonds	$1,500
Annex Theatre	Seattle	$3,500
Anunnaki Project	Seattle	$1,500
Arab Center of Washington	Seattle	$2,000
Arc Dance Productions	Seattle	$2,000
Aria Dance Company	Federal Way	$1,500
ArtEast	Issaquah	$2,000
Artist Trust	Seattle	$11,000
Arts Alive!	Enumclaw	$1,500
Arts and Visually Impaired Audiences	Seattle	$5,600
Arts Corps	Seattle	$4,600
Arts West Playhouse	Seattle	$9,500
ArtsEd Washington	Seattle	$5,550
Attic Theatre	Bothell	$2,350
Auburn Performing Arts Center	Auburn	$3,000
Auburn Symphony Orchestra	Auburn	$7,500
Bailadores de Bronce	Seattle	$1,000
Balagan Theatre	Seattle	$1,500
Ballet Bellevue	Bellevue	$1,500
Bellevue Arts Museum	Bellevue	$17,000
Bellevue Civic Theatre	Bellevue	$5,000
Bellevue Opera	Duvall	$2,000
Bellevue Philharmonic Orchestra	Bellevue	$9,000
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra	Bellevue	$5,700
Bellevue Youth Theatre	Bellevue	$3,500
Bells of the Sound	Seattle	$1,500
Blue Earth Alliance	Seattle	$2,000
BlueStreet Voices	Seattle	$1,500
Book-It Repertory Theatre	Seattle	$12,000
Broadway Bound Children's Theatre	Seattle	$3,500
Burien Arts Association	Burien	$2,500
Burke Museum Association	Seattle	$12,000
Camlann Medieval Association	Carnation	$2,750
Cascadian Chorale	Bothell	$1,500
Center on Contemporary Art	Seattle	$2,000
Centerstage Theatre	Federal Way	$3,000
Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas	Seattle	$7,500
Chamber Music Madness	Seattle	$3,500
Children's Museum	Seattle	$7,500
Chinese Arts & Music Association	Seattle	$2,000
Choir of the Sound	Seattle	$2,500
Choral Arts	Seattle	$2,000
Clarion West	Seattle	$1,750
Coyote Central	Seattle	$5,200
Dance Art Group	Seattle	$3,400
Degenerate Art Ensemble	Seattle	$5,200
Duvall Cultural Commission	Duvall	$10,000
Early Music Guild of Seattle	Seattle	$5,500
Earshot Jazz Society of Seattle	Seattle	$8,000
Eastside Association of Fine Arts	Bellevue	$1,500
Esoterics	Seattle	$4,500
Ethnic Heritage Council	Seattle	$4,350
Evergreen City Ballet	Renton	$6,500
Evoke Productions	Seattle	$2,000
Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum	Seattle	$14,000
Federal Way Chorale	Federal Way	$3,000
Federal Way Harmony Kings	Enumclaw	$1,500
Federal Way Symphony	Federal Way	$5,000
Filipiniana Arts and Cultural Center	Shoreline	$3,000
Filipino Cultural & Heritage Society of Washington	Seattle	$1,250
Floating Bridge Press	Seattle	$2,500
Freehold Theatre Lab Studio	Seattle	$6,500
Friends of KEXP	Seattle	$3,500
Gage Academy of Art	Seattle	$11,000
Gallery Concerts	Seattle	$2,000
Giant Magnet	Seattle	$12,500
Grand Illusion Cinema	Seattle	$1,500
GreenStage	Seattle	$3,500
Hedgebrook	Seattle	$2,500
Henry Art Gallery Association Inc	Seattle	$15,000
Highline Community Symphonic Band	Burien	$2,000
Hi-Liners Inc	Burien	$6,000
Hollow Earth Radio	Seattle	$2,000
International Ballet Theatre	Kirkland	$4,250
Intiman Theatre	Seattle	$27,000
Jack Straw Productions	Seattle	$10,500
KBCS (Bellevue Community College Foundation)	Bellevue	$6,000
KidsQuest Children's Museum	Bellevue	$7,500
Kirkland Arts Center	Kirkland	$9,000
Kirkland Choral Society	Woodinville	$2,000
Kirkland Performance Center	Kirkland	$15,000
Ladies Musical Club	Seattle	$2,500
Lake Union Civic Orchestra	Seattle	$4,000
Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center	Seattle	$6,000
Lingo Dancetheater	Seattle	$4,500
Live Girls! Theater	Seattle	$2,500
Living Voices	Seattle	$9,300
Macha Monkey Productions	Seattle	$2,000
Magnolia Chorale	Seattle	$1,550
Manifold Motion	Seattle	$1,500
Master Chorus Eastside	Issaquah	$3,200
Maureen Whiting Dance	Seattle	$3,100
Max Aronoff Viola Institute	Tacoma	$3,100
Medieval Women's Choir	Seattle	$2,500
Mirinesse Women's Choir	Seattle	$1,250
Music Center of the NorthWest	Seattle	$2,500
Music Northwest	Seattle	$1,000
Music of Remembrance	Seattle	$5,000
Music Works Northwest	Bellevue	$8,500
Musicians Emeritus Symphony Orchestra	Seattle	$2,700
Nature Consortium, The	Seattle	$3,700
Nebunele Theatre	Seattle	$1,250
New City Theater	Seattle	$2,000
Northshore Performing Arts Center Foundation	Bothell	$3,000
Northwest Architectural League (ARCADE)	Seattle	$4,000
Northwest Art Center	Duvall	$2,000
Northwest Associated Arts	Seattle	$4,300
Northwest Chamber Chorus	Seattle	$4,000
Northwest Choirs	Seattle	$8,800
Northwest Film Forum	Seattle	$9,500
Northwest Folklife	Seattle	$15,000
Northwest Girlchoir	Seattle	$4,000
Northwest Opera In Schools, Etc.	Seattle	$1,500
Northwest Puppet Center	Seattle	$5,600
Northwest Symphony Orchestra	Seattle	$4,000
Northwest Watercolor Society	Bellevue	$1,500
On the Boards	Seattle	$14,000
One Reel	Seattle	$18,000
Orchestra Seattle / Seattle Chamber Singers	Seattle	$1,500
Our American Theatre Company	Seattle	$1,250
Pacific Ballroom Dance	Auburn	$2,000
Pacific Northwest Ballet	Seattle	$66,000
Pacific Sound Chorus	Renton	$1,500
Pat Graney Company	Seattle	$7,550
Path with Art	Seattle	$2,500
Performing Arts Festival of the Eastside	Bellevue	$1,200
Phffft! Dance Theatre Company	Seattle	$3,500
Philharmonia Northwest	Seattle	$2,000
Phinney Neighborhood Association	Seattle	$1,500
Photographic Center Northwest	Seattle	$5,000
Plateau Community Orchestra	Enumclaw	$1,750
Pork Filled Players	Shoreline	$1,000
Pottery Northwest	Seattle	$3,000
Prabha Rustagi Memorial Trust	Seattle	$1,900
Pratt Fine Arts Center	Seattle	$12,000
Printer's Devil Theater	Seattle	$2,700
Rain City Projects	Seattle	$2,500
Rain City Symphony	Seattle	$2,000
Rainier Symphony	Tukwila	$3,000
Raven Chronicles	Seattle	$4,000
ReAct Theatre (Repertory Actors Workshop)	Seattle	$1,500
Red Eagle Soaring	Seattle	$2,500
Redwood Theatre	Redmond	$1,600
Reel Grrls	Seattle	$3,000
Richard Hugo House	Seattle	$12,000
Salt Horse	Seattle	$1,500
Sammamish Symphony Orchestra Association	Issaquah	$3,100
School of Acrobatics & New Circus Arts (SANCA)	Seattle	$2,500
Seattle Art Museum	Seattle	$66,000
Seattle Arts and Lectures	Seattle	$13,000
Seattle Baroque Orchestra	Seattle	$5,000
Seattle Center for Book Arts	Seattle	$1,500
Seattle Chamber Music Society	Seattle	$9,500
Seattle Chamber Players	Seattle	$5,000
Seattle Cherry Blossom and Japanese Cultural Festival	Seattle	$4,800
Seattle Children's Theater	Seattle	$27,000
Seattle Choral Company	Seattle	$2,500
Seattle Circle Inc	Seattle	$2,000
Seattle Classic Guitar Society	Seattle	$3,000
Seattle Gilbert and Sullivan Society	Seattle	$4,000
Seattle Girls' Choir	Seattle	$3,000
Seattle Jazz Orchestra	Seattle	$6,500
Seattle Men's Chorus	Seattle	$15,000
Seattle Music Partners	Seattle	$3,500
Seattle Musical Theatre	Seattle	$4,800
Seattle Opera	Seattle	$66,000
Seattle Pro Musica	Seattle	$5,000
Seattle Public Theater	Seattle	$5,000
Seattle Repertory Theatre	Seattle	$45,100
Seattle Scenic Studios	Seattle	$3,500
Seattle Seachordsmen	Seattle	$2,500
Seattle Shakespeare Company	Seattle	$11,000
Seattle Symphony Orchestra	Seattle	$66,000
Seattle Theatre Group	Seattle	$20,000
Seattle Women's Jazz Orchestra	Seattle	$3,500
Seattle World Percussion Society	Seattle	$1,250
Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras	Seattle	$11,000
SecondStory Repertory	Redmond	$4,000
Seward Park Clay Studio	Seattle	$3,000
Shunpike Arts Collective	Seattle	$4,000
SIFF (formerly Cinema Seattle)	Seattle	$16,000
Simple Measures	Seattle	$2,500
SIS Productions	Seattle	$2,500
SOIL	Seattle	$3,500
SouthEast Effective Development (SEED)	Seattle	$6,300
Spectrum Dance Theater	Seattle	$9,500
Stone Soup Theatre	Seattle	$1,500
Studio East Training for the Performing Arts	Kirkland	$12,500
Suyama Space	Seattle	$5,000
Talented Youth	SEATTLE	$2,000
Taproot Theatre Company	Seattle	$12,000
The Georgetown Super 8 Film Festival	Seattle	$1,250
Theater Puget Sound	Seattle	$5,500
Theater Schmeater	Seattle	$3,000
Theatre Off Jackson	Seattle	$2,600
Thistle Theatre	Seattle	$3,100
Three Dollar Bill Cinema	Seattle	$3,500
Town Hall Association	Seattle	$10,100
Twelfth Night Productions	Seattle	$1,500
UMO Ensemble	Vashon	$1,500
Unexpected Productions	Seattle	$1,500
United Indians of All Tribes Foundation	Seattle	$3,000
University of Washington World Series	Seattle	$15,000
Urban ArtWorks	Seattle	$2,500
Valley Center Stage	North Bend	$1,500
Valse Cafe Orchestra and Company	Seattle	$1,250
Velocity Dance Center	Seattle	$9,800
Vera Project, The	Seattle	$6,200
Village Theatre	Issaquah	$26,000
VSA Arts of Washington	Seattle	$2,500
Washington Ensemble Theatre	Seattle	$2,000
Washington Lawyers for the Arts	Seattle	$3,000
Whit Press	Seattle	$1,500
Wing-It Productions	Seattle	$5,500
Youngstown Cultural Arts Center	Seattle	$5,500
Youth in Focus	Seattle	$4,500
Youth Theatre Northwest	Mercer Island	$7,000
zoe/juniper	Seattle	$2,500

2008-2009

Organization	City	Award
City of Auburn Arts Commission	Auburn	$17,000
City of Bellevue Arts Program	Bellevue	$13,000
City of Burien Arts Commission	Burien	$10,000
City of Des Moines Arts Commission	Des Moines	$7,500
City of Enumclaw	Enumclaw	$12,500
City of Federal Way	Federal Way	$16,000
City of Issaquah Arts Commission	Issaquah	$7,200
City of Kent Arts Commission	Kent	$17,000
City of Kirkland Cultural Council	Kirkland	$7,500
City of Mercer Island Arts Council	Mercer Island	$8,000
City of Renton Munic. Arts Commission	Renton	$8,000
City of SeaTac	SeaTac	$7,500
City of Tukwila Arts Commission	Tukwila	$8,500
Duvall Cultural Commission	Duvall	$10,000
Fall City Arts	Fall City	$7,500
Redmond Arts Commission	Redmond	$17,000
Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council	Shoreline	$20,000
Vashon Allied Arts	Vashon	$20,000
5th Ave Theatre Association	Seattle	$21,000
826 Seattle	Seattle	$3,000
911 Media Arts	Seattle	$9,500
A Contemporary Theatre	Seattle	$27,000
Academy of Music NW	Edmonds	$1,500
Annex Theatre	Seattle	$3,500
Anunnaki Project, The	Seattle	$1,000
ARIA Dance Company	Federal Way	$2,100
Artist Trust	Seattle	$11,000
Arts & Vis. Impaired Audiences	Seattle	$5,600
Arts Alive!	Enumclaw	$2,500
ArtsEd Washington	Seattle	$5,000
ArtsWest	Seattle	$9,500
Attic Theatre	Bothell	$2,250
Auburn Performing Arts Center	Auburn	$3,000
Auburn Symphony Orchestra	Auburn	$7,500
Ballet Bellevue	Bellevue	$3,000
Bellevue Arts Museum	Bellevue	$16,000
Bellevue Civic Theatre	Bellevue	$5,000
Bellevue Opera	Bellevue	$1,500
Bellevue Philharmonic Orchestra	Bellevue	$10,500
Bellevue Youth Symph. Orch.	Bellevue	$5,700
Bellevue Youth Theatre	Bellevue	$3,500
Bells of the Sound	Seattle	$1,500
Blue Earth Alliance	Seattle	$2,000
BlueStreet Voices	Seattle	$1,500
Book-It Repertory Theatre	Seattle	$11,500
Burien Arts Gallery	Burien	$3,500
Burien Coalition for the Arts	Seahurst	$1,500
Burke Museum	Seattle	$12,000
Camlann Medieval Association	Carnation	$2,500
Centerstage Theatre	Federal Way	$3,000
Central Area Community Festival	Seattle	$1,500
Central District Forum	Seattle	$7,500
Chamber Music Madness	Seattle	$3,500
Chinese Arts & Music Assoc.	Seattle	$1,800
Choir of the Sound	Seattle	$2,600
Choral Arts	Seattle	$1,000
Cinema Seattle	Seattle	$16,000
Circus Contraption	Seattle	$6,000
Clarion West	Seattle	$1,500
Coyote Central	Seattle	$5,200
Crawl Space	Seattle	$3,200
d9 Dance Collective	Seattle	$2,800
Dance Art Group	Seattle	$3,400
Degenerate Art Ensemble	Seattle	$5,200
Duvall Foundation for the Arts	Duvall	$4,500
Early Music Guild	Seattle	$5,500
Earshot Jazz	Seattle	$7,500
Eastside Association of Fine Arts	Bellevue	$1,000
Esoterics, The	Seattle	$4,500
Ethnic Heritage Council	Seattle	$4,300
Evergreen City Ballet, The	Renton	$6,200
Experience Music Project	Seattle	$13,600
Federal Way Chorale, The	Federal Way	$3,000
Federal Way Harmony Kings	Federal Way	$1,500
Federal Way Symphony	Federal Way	$5,000
Filipiniana Arts & Culture	Shoreline	$4,900
Floating Bridge Press	Seattle	$2,500
Flying House Productions	Seattle	$14,860
Freehold Theatre Lab Studio	Seattle	$6,500
Fremont Arts Council	Seattle	$3,000
Gage Academy	Seattle	$11,000
Gallery Concerts	Seattle	$2,000
Gamelan Pacifica	Seattle	$4,100
GreenStage	Seattle	$3,500
Henry Gallery Association	Seattle	$14,880
Highline Community Symph. Band	Burien	$2,300
Hi-Liners, The	Burien	$6,000
International Ballet Theatre	Kirkland	$4,250
Intiman Theatre	Seattle	$27,000
Jack Straw Foundation	Seattle	$10,500
KBCS	Bellevue	$8,000
KidQuest Children's Museum	Bellevue	$7,500
Kirkland Arts Center	Kirkland	$9,000
Kirkland Center of the Perf. Arts	Kirkland	$15,000
Kirkland Choral Society	Woodinville	$2,000
Lake Union Civic Orchestra	Seattle	$4,000
Langston Hughes PAC	Seattle	$6,000
Lingo dancetheater	Seattle	$4,100
Live Girls! Theater	Seattle	$2,500
Living Voices	Seattle	$9,300
Macha Monkey Productions	Seattle	$1,500
Magnolia Chorale	Seattle	$1,300
Master Chorus Eastside	Issaquah	$3,200
Mastery of Scottish Arts	Bellevue	$1,500
Maureen Whiting Dance	Seattle	$3,100
Max Aronoff Viola Institute, The	Tacoma	$3,100
Medieval Women's Choir	Seattle	$2,000
Middle East Arts International	Seattle	$1,500
Mirror Stage	Seattle	$1,000
Music Northwest	Seattle	$1,000
Music of Remembrance	Seattle	$4,500
Music Works Northwest	Seattle	$7,500
Musicians Emeritus	Edmonds	$2,700
Nature Consortium, The	Seattle	$3,700
New City Theater	Seattle	$1,500
Northshore PAC	Bothell	$3,000
Northwest Arch. League (Arcade)	Seattle	$4,000
Northwest Associated Arts	Seattle	$4,300
Northwest Chamber Chorus	Seattle	$3,700
Northwest Choirs	Seattle	$8,800
Northwest Film Forum	Seattle	$10,500
Northwest Folklife	Seattle	$14,860
Northwest Girlchoir	Seattle	$8,700
Northwest Puppet Center	Seattle	$5,600
Northwest Symphony Orchestra	Seattle	$4,000
On the Boards	Seattle	$14,000
One Reel	Seattle	$18,000
Orchestra Seattle	Seattle	$1,500
Pacific Northwest Ballet	Seattle	$66,000
Pacific Sound Chorus	Bellevue	$1,500
Pat Graney Company	Seattle	$7,500
Phffft! Dance Theatre Co., The	Seattle	$2,600
Philharmonia Northwest	Seattle	$1,500
Phinney Neighborhood Assoc.	Seattle	$2,000
Plateau Community Orchestra	Enumclaw	$1,000
Pottery Northwest	Seattle	$2,500
Prabha Rustagi Memorial Trust	Seattle	$1,900
Pratt Fine Arts	Seattle	$12,000
Printer's Devil Theatre	Seattle	$2,700
Rain City Projects	Seattle	$2,500
Rain City Symphony	Seattle	$1,500
Rainier Symphony	Seattle	$2,000
Raven Chronicles	Seattle	$4,000
Redwood Theatre	Redmond	$1,500
Renton Civic Theatre	Renton	$2,000
Repertory Actors Theatre	Seattle	$1,800
Richard Hugo House	Seattle	$12,000
Sammamish Symphony Orchestra	Issaquah	$3,100
Seattle Art Museum	Seattle	$66,000
Seattle Arts & Lectures	Seattle	$12,800
Seattle Baroque Orchestra	Seattle	$5,000
Seattle Chamber Music Society	Seattle	$9,500
Seattle Chamber Players	Seattle	$5,000
Seattle Cherry Blossom Fest	Seattle	$4,800
Seattle Children's Theatre	Seattle	$27,000
Seattle Choral Company	Seattle	$2,500
Seattle Circle	Seattle	$2,000
Seattle Classic Guitar Society	Seattle	$3,000
Seattle Gdynia Sister City Assoc.	Seattle	$1,500
Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society	Seattle	$5,000
Seattle Girls' Choir	Seattle	$2,500
Seattle International Children's Fest	Seattle	$12,500
Seattle Music Partners	Seattle	$3,000
Seattle Musical Theatre (CLO)	Seattle	$4,800
Seattle Opera	Seattle	$66,000
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra	Seattle	$4,800
Seattle Pro Musica	Seattle	$5,000
Seattle Public Theater	Seattle	$5,000
Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra	Seattle	$6,500
Seattle Repertory Theatre	Seattle	$45,100
Seattle Scenic Studios	Seattle	$2,500
Seattle Seachordsmen	Seattle	$2,500
Seattle Shakespeare Company	Seattle	$6,500
Seattle Symphony Orchestra	Seattle	$66,000
Seattle Theatre Group	Seattle	$19,000
Seattle Women's Jazz Orchestra	Seattle	$3,500
Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra	Seattle	$11,000
Second Story Repertory	Seattle	$6,200
Seward Park Clay Studio	Seattle	$3,000
Shunpike Arts Collective	Seattle	$3,000
Simple Measures	Seattle	$2,500
SIS Productions	Seattle	$2,000
Skinner Releasing Institute	Seattle	$1,500
SOIL	Seattle	$3,500
SouthEast Effective Development	Seattle	$6,300
Spectrum Dance Theater	Seattle	$9,500
Strawberry Theater Workshop	Seattle	$1,500
Studio East	Kirkland	$12,500
Suyama Space (Space.City)	Seattle	$5,000
Taproot Theatre Company	Seattle	$10,000
Theater Schmeater	Seattle	$3,100
Theatre Puget Sound	Seattle	$6,500
Thistle Theatre	Seattle	$3,100
Three Dollar Bill Cinema	Seattle	$3,500
Town Hall Association	Seattle	$10,100
United Indians of All Tribes	Seattle	$3,000
University of WA World Series	Seattle	$13,500
Urban ArtWorks	Seattle	$2,500
Velocity Dance Center	Seattle	$9,800
Vera Project, The	Seattle	$6,200
Village Theatre	Issaquah	$26,000
Washington Lawyers for the Arts	Seattle	$3,000
Wing-It Productions	Seattle	$5,500
Wooden O Theatre	Mercer Island	$4,000
Youngstown Cultural Arts Center	Seattle	$4,000
Youth In Focus	Seattle	$4,000
Youth Speaks Seattle	Seattle	$2,700
Youth Theatre Northwest	Mercer Island	$9,000

So you've been approved to receive 4Culture's Sustained Support funding. What now? Here's what to expect

Notification

4Culture will send a letter to notify you of your award when it has been approved by our Board of Directors.

Contract Information Form

The first step you need to take is submitting your Contract Information Form, either 2010 or 2011.

You applied to Sustained Support as an organization and were chosen based on your organization's qualifications, but in order for 4Culture to give you your award, you must choose a project(s) to which this award will be applied-this will be your Scope of Service. Your Scope of Service determines when you are able to claim your funds, so choose it carefully; we encourage you to consult with Bret Fetzer to discuss this. You must also include your Public Benefit; this refers not to the general good done by your organization, but to the free and discounted services you offer (discounted tickets, free or pay-what-you-can performances, scholarships, workshops, etc.) that make it easier for disadvantaged communities to access your work. NOTE: Your Public Benefit need not be limited to the project(s) listed in your Scope of Service. It can relate to your activities year-round.

Once you have filled out your Contract Information Form, submit it to Bret Fetzer.

Contract

After receiving your Contract Information Form, 4Culture will mail you a contract as soon as possible - we're often doing dozens of contracts at once, so please be patient. The Contract Packet will contain:

Check List - Outlining what is included and required
Two (2) copies of your Contract or Letter of Agreement
One (1) Invoice
One (1) Organization Evaluation Form

Depending on the status of any forms we already have from you on file, the Contract Packet may also contain:

One (1) W-9 Form
One (1) ADA Form

When you receive and review the contract packet, please:

Sign and return both copies of your Contract or Letter of Agreement
Fill out and return any additional required forms. If you need a notary public for your ADA form we can provide that service.

Once the above documents are received by 4Culture, we will:

Return one signed copy of your Contract or Letter of Agreement for your records
Review all other forms and make sure they are filled out correctly

Requirements as you prepare to present or publish your 4Culture-supported project

Please acknowledge 4Culture funding. This helps to ensure there will continue to be funds available in the future! You must include this logo on project acknowledgements, brochures, press releases, programs, posters, flyers, advertisements, signage, etc.
Send Information about your public presentation or final product to Bret Fetzer. We may be able to post information about your project on our blog and assist with outreach.

Getting Paid

Upon completion of your Scope of Service, please submit the following:

A completed 4Culture Invoice and Organization Evaluation. These forms are also included in your Contract Packet. NOTE: Your Invoice and Organization Evaluation must have a signature.
A Final Project Budget (in whatever form is best for you)
1-2 Photographs documenting your project, including photo credits
Sample Marketing Materials featuring the 4Culture King County Lodging Tax logo

Stay in touch with us throughout this process

Let us know what your plans are and if you have any questions or concerns along the way. We are proud to support your project and we hope we can assist you in making it a success! Please contact Bret Fetzer for help.

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