Grant for Youth-Serving Nonprofits Partnering with Community Artists

• $10,000 grant award
• Arts Elevate Embedded Community Artist Toolkit (comprehensive implementation guide)
• Access to Arts Elevate Outcomes Framework for measuring wellness, creative confidence, belonging, and emotional growth

• Online application via GrantInterface portal
• Grant guidelines compliance documentation
• Pre- and post-program evaluation plan

• Must be a nonprofit organization serving youth in one or more of GLCF's 21 service communities
• Must partner with a professional artist committed to a minimum of 8 hours per week on-site for at least 10 weeks during the grant period
• Professional artist partner must be from GLCF's 21 communities (preference given to artists in the Arts Elevate Embedded Artist Directory)
• Must have dedicated space for program activities
• Must use the Arts Elevate Toolkit
• Must conduct pre- and post-program evaluations using the Arts Elevate Outcomes Framework

The mission of the Greater Lowell Community Foundation is to improve the quality of life in the area. The foundation is a community resource, which attracts funds, distributes grants, and serves as a catalyst and leader among funders, agencies and individuals to address identified and emergent needs. The community foundation is a professional, compassionate steward of donor funds and builds upon the creative vision of its founders and the community. It promotes and encourages the role of philanthropy in improving the quality of life in the communities it serves.