For arts nonprofits
For arts and cultural organizations
Arts nonprofits, cultural organizations, and community arts programs applying for foundation, state arts council, or municipal grants — often with an executive director or program manager handling applications directly.
Common grant packet problems
- • Arts grants frequently require work samples or portfolios in specific formats, separate from the main narrative
- • State and municipal arts council requirements can differ significantly year to year
- • Panel review criteria and scoring rubrics are sometimes buried deep in guidelines
- • Small arts organizations often apply to many funders with different formatting rules
What GrantPacketCheck helps organize
- Work sample and portfolio requirements, separate from narrative attachments
- Formatting and page limit rules, which vary widely by arts funder
- Scoring criteria so you understand what reviewers are weighing
- Standard attachments like board lists and financials
Example checklist items for this kind of grant
- Work samples or portfolio in the specified format
- IRS determination letter
- Board of Directors list
- Project budget and narrative
- Confirmed formatting rules (file type, resolution, page limits)
- Review criteria and scoring weight summary
These are common examples, not a guarantee of what any specific funder requires — we can't know every grant requirement for every organization type. Always confirm against your funder's actual guidelines.
GrantPacketCheck helps organize grant requirements and flag possible missing items. It does not provide legal, financial, or grant-writing advice. Always review funder instructions before submission.