Company Performance Metrics
ArtsFund strengthens the community by supporting the arts through leadership, advocacy and grant making. A community with a dynamic and world-class arts and cultural sector where the arts are accessible to all and valued as central and critical to a healthy society. They Ignite Passion for the Arts. They believe arts and culture inspire, empower,
and transform individuals and communities. They Promote Equitable and Inclusive Communities. They believe the arts should be accessible to all and reflect, represent, and engage the entire community. They Innovate through Collaboration and Leadership. They believe their impact and relevance, and that of the arts sector, are deepened though continuous learning, creative leadership, and strategic partnerships.
ArtsFund has strengthened the community by raising funds from individuals and businesses to support the region’s nonprofit arts sector through grants and other organizational assistance. Through its widely respected allocations process, ArtsFund has distributed more than $73 million in grants to a broad range of more than 70 arts groups in a wide variety of disciplines and scales throughout King and Pierce Counties. Thanks to the gifts from companies and individuals, in 2015 ArtsFund awarded grants totaling more than $2.4 million. ArtsFund’s grants provide general operating support—typically the most difficult yet critical funding for arts groups to access.
