The Club’s August 24, 2023, program was led by Marietta Kiwanis Foundation Art Fund Chairman, Ernie Wagoner. The six grant recipients were each given time at the podium to tell the membership about how the art grant funds will be used by their organization. Many thanks to our Art Fund Committee members for their work on identifying this year’s grant recipients. Congratulations to:
- Artz for the Harp
- Friends of Kennesaw Mountain
- Georgia Ballet
- Gift of Music
- Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art
- The Strand Theatre
The grant must be used for children’s educational programming. Non-profit arts organizations that engage in educational work are eligible to apply for funding. Additionally, applicants must have had their 501(c)(3)designation for at least one year and be headquartered in Cobb County. Similar to past donations, the Kiwanis Foundation Arts Committee will review the applications and make recommendations to the Kiwanis Board who will make the final decision.
By July 31, please submit the following to Pat Huey by email to:
- Brief education program description (1-2 pages). Please state whether the program already exists, or is proposed as a new program for your organization. Please also indicate how many students are served by your program.
- Program budget (please name other contributed income funding sources)
- (If program is already in place) Support material such as brochures, website address, flyers, performance playbills – to prove existence of program
- Summary budget of entire organization
- Brief overview of entire organization and its mission (1-2 pages)
- Copy of IRS determination letter for 501(c)(3) status
- Copy of most recent 990 tax return OR copy of most recent audited or CPA-reviewed financial statement
- # of Children Served
All items need to be submitted electronically no later than midnight July 31.