Major Organizations: Operating

The Major Organizations: Operating program aims to supports the ongoing operations for Ontario-based, not-for-profit, professional major arts organizations.
  • Ontario Arts Council
Overview of the Major Organizations: Operating program:

The Major Organizations: Operating program aims to supports the ongoing operations for Ontario-based, not-for-profit, professional major arts organizations. This is a funding opportunity provided by the Ontario Arts Council and the goal is to provide assistance to major organizations in their operations relevant to art creation or publication.

Benefits of the Major Organizations: Operating program:
  • The Major Organizations: Operating program aims to supports the ongoing operations for Ontario-based, not-for-profit, professional major arts organizations.
Eligibility criteria of the Major Organizations: Operating program:
  • To qualify for this program, the following guidelines must be followed:
  • Applicants must be Ontario-based, not-for-profit corporations, or national not-for-profit corporations with a head office in Ontario.
  • Organizations must have:
    • At least $15 million in total revenues for the last fiscal year, and in projected revenues for the current and requested years (for applicants not currently receiving funding from this program)
    • At least two years of sustained, regular, ongoing programming, as of the application date.
    • A range of revenue sources
    • An active board of directors/governing body
  • Major organizations must:
    • Demonstrate national or international significance and profile, with international networks/relationships
    • Be major employers of artists and other arts professionals
    • Operate with multiple layers of staff and structures
    • Offer varied and multifaceted programs of depth and breadth
    • Serve large audience bases with multiple programming streams
    • Have received a grant from one of OACs other operating programs at its most recent deadline, and be eligible to apply to its next deadline
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