Amount:
No Fixed Amount
Type of Program:
Grant
Description:
The Theatre Program provides Multi-Year Operating support to professional non-profit theatre organizations engaged in the creation, production and presentation of theatre, and other activities that contribute to the development of theatre, theatre artists, and theatre audiences in Toronto. The program aims to encourage long-term vision and planning and to provide stability for theatre organizations.
Comments on Funding:
TAC does not fund 100% of an applicant’s budget and it does not provide funding for capital projects (e.g. equipment, renovations, purchase of buildings), fundraising events/projects or deficit reduction.
Exception: TAC funds may be used towards the purchase of equipment and software to achieve the goals of the organization during the COVID pandemic. This may include but is not limited to electronics, workspace materials and health and safety items.
When It Ends:
Accepting applications
Deadline:
March 8, 2022
April 4, 2022 - Mid-Cycle Report deadline
Eligibility:
Applicant must
Organizations may receive only one grant per calendar year through the Theatre program and may not apply to other TAC discipline programs. However, TAC offers other types of granting opportunities through its Strategic Initiatives envelope, and operating grant recipients may be eligible to apply to one of these programs.
Applications Steps:
register to Toronto Arts Council's online grant application system and submit their applications during the intake period. Programs are open to receive applications two to three months before the submission deadline. Applications remain available until 11:59:59 PM of the published deadline date.
enter their Financial and Statistical data online at CADAC (Canadian Arts Database/Données sur les arts au Canada). Financial statements must also be submitted to CADAC and a copy uploaded in PDF form with the application.
First-time applicants:
must consult with the Theatre Program Manager before submitting a multi-year operating grant application.
to the Multi-Year Operating program may only apply in the first year of a multi-year cycle. The next year that first-time applicants may submit an application is 2022 for Theatre companies 2022 and 2024 for Service organizations.
Documentation Needed:
Applicants must submit:
- 1an application,
- 2the verification of financial results of the last completed fiscal year:
- 3a copy of their financial statements.
All applicants may upload promotional materials produced by their organization in relation to its last year’s activities (e.g. brochures) and/or press clippings (maximum 6 pages). Accepted file format – PDF.
Applicants currently receiving TAC Multi-Year Operating support should not submit audio-visual material.
Other Things to Note:
Mid-Cycle Report deadline: April 4, 2022.
COVID Related Measures
The pandemic has widely disrupted the programming and organizational plans of organizations receiving operating grants. Efforts and capacities to continue or adapt activities and to plan for 2021-22 vary greatly from company to company. In order to support operating companies, the 2021 operating grant program provides two application options.
