Work for Art is now the Arts Impact Fund of the Regional Arts & Culture Council
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happened to the Work for Art brand?
Is my donation still matched?
Donations received prior to June 30, 2018 triggered a dollar-for-dollar match from Work for Art’s Matching Challenge Fund. We distributed that match to arts and culture organizations through our grant funding. As a part of the City of Portland Council’s approval of 5% reductions across all bureaus, RACC will no longer receive $200,000 in donor match incentive from the City.
RACC administers and distributes $3.5 million annually in public funding (primarily from the City of Portland and Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington counties) as grant awards to individual artists and arts organizations. We are excited to begin talking about RACC’s public-private funding model in a more meaningful way. We know that a thriving arts and culture sector depends on both public funding and charitable giving to fill in the gaps where public dollars fall short.
Several of our partner companies match their employee donations. Company match always follows the employee donation – whether it is directed to our grants fund or designated to a specific organization.
What does the Arts Impact Fund support?
Donations to the Arts Impact Fund are an essential component of RACC’s public-private grantmaking to arts and culture organizations based in the Portland tri-county region. Annually, more than 130 organizations receive RACC grant funding, encompassing arts education, cultural arts, dance, film, literary arts, media arts, music, and theater. To qualify for RACC funding, organizations must be based in Clacakamas, Multnomah, or Washington County; however, many of them serve communities across Oregon and SW Washington.
RACC grants provide many different types of support, including General Operating Support, Projects, Capacity Building, and Professional Development. RACC grants are administered by a team of experienced staff, and funding is awarded through competitive processes that involve dozens of community volunteers serving on peer panels to evaluate applications. See who we fund.
Why did the Arts Education Fund go away?
Can I still designate to my favorite organization?
Will I still get The Arts Card?
If you have additional questions about these changes to our workplace giving program, please reach out to us at 503-823-2969 or artsimpactfund@racc.org.