Organization Descriptions
Arts Organization of Color with a VERIFIED budget under $50,000
This organization furthers the artistic and cultural offerings of the community or state with a mission that clearly speaks to the arts or a specific arts discipline. This organization:
- has cash operating revenues under $50,000 for the past year as demonstrated by their most recently filed IRS Form 990s (TCA cannot accept postcard 990 filings with the IRS; they contain no fiscal data)
- must have as their primary intent to provide services to communities, audiences, and artists of color
- is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and
- is a nonprofit organization incorporated in Texas.
Arts Organization of Color with an UNVERIFIED budget under $50,000
This organization furthers the artistic and cultural offerings of the community or state with a mission that clearly speaks to the arts or a specific arts discipline. This organization:
- has cash operating revenues of under $50,000
- must have as their primary intent to provide services to communities, audiences, and artists of color
- is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and
- is a nonprofit organization incorporated in Texas.
Arts Organization with a VERIFIED budget under $50,000
This organization furthers the artistic and cultural offerings of the community or state with a mission that clearly speaks to the arts or a specific arts discipline. This organization:
- has cash operating revenues of under $50,000 for the past year as demonstrated by their most recently filed IRS Form 990s (TCA cannot accept postcard 990 filings with the IRS; they contain no fiscal data)
- is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and
- is a nonprofit organization incorporated in Texas.
Arts Organization with an UNVERIFIED budget under $50,000
This organization furthers the artistic and cultural offerings of the community or state with a mission that clearly speaks to the arts or a specific arts discipline. This organization:
- has cash operating revenues of under $50,000
- is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and
- is a nonprofit organization incorporated in Texas.
College Arts Institution
A college arts institution is part of a public or private Texas university or college, but it is primarily open to the public and does not include an academic department or classes. Possible examples include museums, radio stations, film series, and performance halls. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact TCA program staff to determine eligibility. A College Arts Institution:
- has an independent budget
- operates as a full-time arts organization offering public programs on a year-round basis
- has professional staff and
- has a mission statement, separate from the university, that speaks to the arts.
College or University Department
A college or university department can be part of a public or private Texas university or college. The Commission views each department within a four-year university or college as a separate applicant. Community colleges are permitted one account per campus. The Commission does not fund projects involving college or university academic credit that will ultimately be used toward a degree, nor will the Commission fund projects at colleges and universities that primarily relate to curriculum and have minimal or no community involvement. Successful applications should show how the project would be marketed to the general community beyond the college.
Company or Unincorporated Group
A company or unincorporated group is an arts and cultural organization that does not have a 501(c)(3) nonprofit determination from the IRS.
Established Arts Organization with a budget between $50,000 and $1 million
An arts organization furthers the artistic and cultural offerings of the community or state with a mission that clearly speaks to the arts or a specific arts discipline. This organization:
- had cash operating revenues of $50,000 or more for the past two years as demonstrated by their two most recently filed IRS Form 990s (TCA cannot accept postcard 990 filings with the IRS; they contain no fiscal data)
- maintains an annual operating revenues of less than $1,000,000
- is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and
- is a nonprofit organization incorporated in Texas.
Established Arts Organization with a budget between $1 million and $5 million
An arts organization furthers the artistic and cultural offerings of the community or state with a mission that clearly speaks to the arts or a specific arts discipline. This organization:
- must have maintained annual cash operating revenues between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 for the past two years as demonstrated by their two most recently filed IRS Form 990s
- is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and
- is a nonprofit organization incorporated in Texas.
Established Arts Organization with a budget over $5 million
An arts organization furthers the artistic and cultural offerings of the community or state with a mission that clearly speaks to the arts or a specific arts discipline. This organization:
- must have maintained annual cash operating revenues of $5,000,000 or more for the past two years as demonstrated by their two most recently filed IRS Form 990s
- is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and
- is a nonprofit organization incorporated in Texas.
Established Arts Organization of Color with a budget over $50,000
An arts organization furthers the artistic and cultural offerings of the community or state with a mission that clearly speaks to the arts or a specific arts discipline. This organization:
- had cash operating revenues of $50,000 or more for the past two years as demonstrated by their two most recently filed IRS Form 990s (TCA cannot accept postcard 990 filings with the IRS; they contain no fiscal data)
- has as their primary intent to provide services to communities, audiences, and artists of color
- is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and
- is a nonprofit organization incorporated in Texas.
Government Agency or Department
Under certain programs, other appropriate organizations may apply for funding. These organizations can include entities of government that offer quality cultural arts programs and may be libraries, parks and recreation departments, public housing developments, or any department with arts programs within municipal, county, state, or federal government.
Government Local Arts Agency
A government local arts agency is an organization whose primary purpose is to provide support, services, financial assistance, and developmental planning to arts producing/presenting organizations, individual artists, and the general public. This organization is an entity of local government, such as city arts commission, or parks and recreation department, with overall arts and cultural responsibilities. This organization distributes hotel/motel tax or other local funding to their community arts organizations through a granting program.
Individual Artist
An artist is a practitioner of performing, literary, visual, media, traditional craft, folk arts, multimedia and/or performance art.
K-12 Educational Institution
A K-12 Educational Institution is a public elementary, middle, or secondary school within the Texas Education Agency's state school districts; an independent school district; a private school; a charter school; or an Educational Service Center (ESC).
Local Arts Agency
A Local Arts Agency is an organization whose primary purpose is to provide support, services, financial assistance, and developmental planning to arts producing/presenting organizations, individual artists, and the general public. This organization may also be a cultural affairs committee of a chamber of commerce that distributes hotel/motel tax or other local funding to their community arts organizations through a granting program. A local arts agency:
- had cash operating revenues of $50,000 or more for the last completed fiscal year
- is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and
- is a nonprofit organization incorporated in Texas.
Other Nonprofit
This category can include civic, service, humanities, science, social services, history and other nonprofit organizations incorporated in Texas.
Rural Arts Provider
In rural counties where there is a lack of art organizations, TCA will allow governmental or nonprofit organizations that have a record of providing quality arts programming in their community to be considered Rural Arts Providers. These organizations may be libraries; parks and recreation departments; schools; chambers of commerce; Main Street programs; other nonprofit organizations; or departments of municipal, county, state, or federal government. Rural Arts Providers can also be governmental or nonprofit organizations that have a record of providing quality arts programming and are located in a TCA Designated Cultural District in a geographically isolated and underserved community.
TCA Cultural District
A nonprofit entity serving as the management entity for an approved TCA designated Cultural District. Only one account will be allowed per district.
