Charter Grants
About the Charter Grant Program
The Greater Hartford Arts Council’s Charter Grant program provides unrestricted operating support to help ensure organizations have funds available to address their most critical needs. The Arts Council is committed to helping organizations do their best work and serve the Greater Hartford community. Charter Grants are a critical part of our work and serve our mission to be a catalyst for the arts and promote an equitable arts ecosystem in our region. The application is centered around our values, including accessibility, advocacy, community, creativity, and equity.
The Charter Grant program is open to organizations by invitation only and is funded by the Arts Council’s United Arts Campaign. Awards are based on available funding raised in 2021. Organizations are required to apply for funding and submit a final report annually.
Grant Portal
Past Grantees
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Amistad Center for Art & Culture • Ballet Theatre Company • Charter Oak Cultural Center • Cuatro Puntos • CONCORA • HartBeat Ensemble • Hartford Artisans Weaving Center • Hartford Chorale • Hartford Stage • Hartford Symphony Orchestra • Hill-Stead Museum • Justice Dance Performance Project • Little Theatre of Manchester • Mark Twain House & Museum • New Britain Museum of American Art • Queen Anne Nzinga Center • Real Art Ways • Spectrum in Motion Dance Theater Ensemble • TheaterWorks • The Bushnell • Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
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Amistad Center for Arts & Culture • Ballet Theatre Company • The Bushnell • Charter Oak Cultural Center • CONCORA • Cuatro Puntos • HartBeat Ensemble • Hartford Artisans Weaving Center • Hartford Chorale • Hartford Stage • Hartford Symphony Orchestra • Hill-Stead Museum • Judy Dworin Performance Project • Little Theater of Manchester • Mark Twain House & Museum • New Britain Museum of American Art • Queen Ann Nzinga Center • Real Art Ways • Spectrum in Motion Dance Theater Ensemble • TheaterWorks • Wadsworth Atheneum
The Impact of Charter Grants
“John is a military veteran and has been a member of the Music Moves Hartford Street Choir since its beginning. He ran up on some hard times in his life, and found us when he was going to the Hands on Hartford Soup Kitchen for meals. When he first visited us he was quiet and unassuming. After a few months of singing with us, things turned around for John. He got a job and apartment in Windsor. However, the musical community he helped build in Hartford is so important to him that he continues to attend.”
— Cuatro Puntos
“Over the past year, we have been able to continue to offer a space for people who are low vision, no vision, or are over 55, that is truly a creative and supportive community. We've been able to add three very special people to our Artisan Program--Jessie, Dennis, and Catie. They each bring their own stories, and have learned a lot about weaving in a very short amount of time. We've also been able to continue to work to expand our building space, a key piece of our strategic plan. We opened our new classroom in January, and are still in the midst of rehabbing a second space to use for additional classes and studio space. Both spaces bring in revenue that goes right back into the Artisan Program.”
— Hartford Artisans Weaving Center
“Participants represent a diverse group of young people. One of the newest youth in the program is Onyae, a talented singer. She travels from Bristol, CT to New Britain to participate in the program. She receives special educational services through the city of Bristol. Ms. Onyae was told that she had a low IQ and wouldn't be able to read and would be dependent on public assistance. Onyae learned to read scripts, song lyrics and met program expectations. With the support of her peers and adult service leaders, Onyae has become a confident reader. She has been highlighted in several performances, received a full paid scholarship to a prestigious music camp and will be representing Queen Ann Nzinga Center in Hartford Girls Rock!.”