Applicant Eligibility
- Applicant must be a Massachusetts cultural organization, which is defined as a non-profit corporation:
- whose mission is primarily concerned with the arts, humanities, or interpretive sciences, including but . . . not limited to, museums, historic sites, zoos, aquariums, theaters, concert halls, exhibition spaces, classrooms, and auditoriums;
- that offers public cultural programming in Massachusetts annually and maintains year-round operations in Massachusetts; and
- has a 501(c)3 designation with the Internal Revenue Service which is currently active.
- Applicant must be able to document a loss of revenue due to [the 2019 coronavirus] between March 10, 2020 and December 31, 2020 equal to or greater than requested assistance.
- Applicant must be currently in operation or, if not in operation, must have an intent to reopen.
- Applicant must have been incorporated prior to 06/30/2019.
- Ineligible applicants include but are not limited [to]:
- For-profit entities
- Unincorporated associations
- Colleges and Universities
- Private/Nonprofit secondary schools
- Nonprofit organizations whose mission is not primarily concerned with the arts, humanities, or interpretive sciences
- Municipal entities
| Date published: | June 16, 2022 |
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