Provide multi-year general operating support for organizations.

Arts and culture organizations create positive social, economic, and community benefits for people. They expand horizons, connecting us to diverse ideas and cultural backgrounds, and play a central role in our civic and community life. However, these benefits are often not experienced in equal measure across all communities, and that is especially true for neighborhoods that have withstood generations of socio-economic burdens.

In order to increase these positive benefits for more Philadelphians, we provide multi-year general operating support so that arts and culture organizations that meet the criteria described in our decision-making framework – large and small – can thrive.

Uses for these resources may include investment in staff, operations, and programming that work to address inequities through inclusive, high-quality arts and culture experiences and strengthen organizations’ connections to their communities and the region.

We seek advancements, such as:

• A wide diversity of arts and culture organizations – in terms of size, cultural practices and communities served – flourishes in the Philadelphia region, supporting a diverse workforce that is paid fairly and enjoys good working conditions. 
• Organizations in the Philadelphia region enact internal and external practices that welcome and are relevant to the specific communities they hope to engage.
• Communities of color, economically vulnerable communities, and other historically marginalized groups feel that a wide range of high-quality arts and culture programming is available and reflects their identities, experiences, and interests.
• Communities throughout the Philadelphia region see local arts and culture organizations as essential to their social, economic, and civic well-being.
• Work that benefits communities of color and economically vulnerable communities and/or organizations led by people of color receive an increased proportion of all arts and culture funding across the Philadelphia region.