Sustaining Program for Professional Arts Organizations in Canada

Sustaining Program for Professional Arts Organizations in Canada

Deadline: 01-Feb-2025

The Sustaining Program for Professional Arts Organizations (SPPAO) is available to professional not-for-profit arts organizations that develop and grow the arts of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Grants support administration, operating, and production/presentation costs. This program is open to all artistic disciplines served by ArtsNL dance, film, multidiscipline, music, theatre, visual arts, and writing.

Funding Information

• $1,700,000 is awarded annually.
• The minimum grant is $20,000

Eligibility Criteria

• To be eligible to submit an application to the SPPAO, a professional not-for-profit arts organization must meet the following eligibility criteria:
  • Mandate and Organizational Structure:
    • Have the development, production, and promotion of the professional arts as its primary mandate.
    • Be based in Newfoundland and Labrador and be registered as a not-for-profit organization in Newfoundland and Labrador.
    • Have a formal organizational structure, including an active board of directors.
    • Have at least half its board members residing in Newfoundland and Labrador for a minimum of 12 months at the time of submitting an application.
    • Employ a professional artistic director, CEO, executive director, general manager, or equivalent who has a leadership role in the organization’s programming, operations, and financial management.
  • Operations and Programming:
    • Have completed two consecutive years of significant professional arts operations in keeping with the mandate of the organization.
    • Use a process to decide artistic programming that includes an artistic assessment, such as an artistic director and/or a programming committee made up of at least 50% professional artists.
    • Have a strong record of providing employment locally as part of the organization’s operations.
    • Have at least half the professional artists hired be at least 18 years of age or have post-secondary standing.

For more information, visit ArtsNL.