General Operating Support (GOS)

 GOS mid year report.  Deadline: March 1, 2012

• 2012 GOS Grant Mid Report.doc
  

General Operating Support grants provide general operating support to nonprofit arts organizations on a matching basis, based on non-public income to the organization. Organizations must match each grant dollar with at least an equal amount of non-public monies. Organizations with annual budgets under $50,000 can match up to 25% of the grant award amount with documented in-kind support of goods, but not services. City of Tucson allocations make these grants possible. Awards are granted for one year.

Eligibility – Who Can Apply

All applications must be initiated by a Pima County based organization, or for two-city organizations, at least 30% of the board must represent Pima County; have 30% of its projects produced on annual basis in Tucson/Pima County; and maintain an office presence with an address in Tucson-Pima County. No exceptions will be made.

Organizations with nonprofit corporation status.

Organizations whose primary focus is to provide art programs and/or services that are open and accessible to the citizens of Tucson and Pima County.

Organizations with a current Arts Council Master File to include:

• IRS Nonprofit status letter (copy)
• organization’s Articles of Incorporation and by-laws
• current list of board members and staff
• last completed fiscal year financial statement.

Organizations are required to have paid professional staff based on the size of the annual budget:

• budget over $100,000: at least one full-time paid professional staff
• budget between $50,000 and $100,000: at least one part-time paid professional staff
• organizations with budgets under $50,000 can use volunteer support

Organizations must have a three-year programming history in Pima County (including the current year), documentation of a successfully completed project, and must have an operating budget for the previous and current fiscal year.