The Youth Arts Miami (YAM) Grants Program provides funding support to established non-profit youth arts organizations having a year-round presence in Miami-Dade County, whose primary mission is to create, present or exhibit cultural arts programs for and/or with children and youth.
To be eligible to apply, an organization must:
- Have as its primary purpose and function, as defined by the Articles of Incorporation and By-laws of the organization, the creation, performance, exhibition and/or presentation of the arts for children/youth, and/or, with children/youth on a year-round basis;
- Have a minimum consecutive three-year track record of providing a year-round season of youth arts activities for children/youth in Miami-Dade County;
- Include public access components in its programming, such as performances or exhibitions;
- Be legally incorporated in the State of Florida as not-for-profit, with designated tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code. Applications from not-for-profit organizations designated tax-exempt under other subsections of 501(c) will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Proof of incorporation and IRS tax-exempt designation is required at the time of application;
To be eligible to apply for YAM Category A, an organization must:
- Have been invited by Department staff to apply for Category A funding
-Have operating revenues of more than $500,000 for the last completed fiscal year as demonstrated by the organization’s Form 990’s on file with the IRS, audited budget or compilation statements (including in-kind services support not to exceed 25% of total cash operating revenues)
- Have at least one full time paid professional administrator
- Have a significant youth-arts programming history with demonstrated success in:
(i) Steadily leveraging previous Department grants for organizational and artistic growth and advancement
(ii) Creating, producing, and presenting innovative work
(ii) Commissioning new/significant work
(iii) Providing training and developing proficiency in a variety of genres within or across artistic disciplines
(iv) Producing a comprehensive set of year-round programs encompassing direct, high-quality arts experiences for youth
Category B funds mid-sized semi-professional and professional youth arts organizations demonstrating operating revenues of between $200,000 and $500,000, for the last completed fiscal year as demonstrated by the organization’s Form 990’s on file with the IRS, audited budget or compilation statements (including in-kind services support not to exceed 25% of total cash operating revenues), and that employs at least one paid professional administrator.
Category C funds small and/or developing youth arts organizations demonstrating cash operating revenues of between $50,000 and $200,000, for the last completed fiscal year as demonstrated by the organization’s Form 990’s on file with the IRS, audited budget or compilation statements (including in-kind services support not to exceed 25% of total cash operating revenues).
