Tacoma Refugee Choir, photo by Lisa Monet
ORGANIZATIONAL ELIGIBILITY REVIEW PROCESS
Is your organization interested in applying for Tacoma Creates funding? If your organization has not previously been funded by Tacoma Creates, but you’d like to apply in the 2026-27 funding cycle, we strongly encourage you to contact Tacoma Creates staff to discuss eligibility.
For the Impact Funding category, organizations may submit the first part of the application for eligibility review to determine whether your organization is eligible for funding before you complete the full application. We encourage organizations do this as soon as possible, and no later than March 4, 2026.
Tacoma Creates has two funding categories, and organizations can only apply in ONE of the categories. Start by reviewing the organizational eligibility requirements:
Eligibility for Impact Funding (this funding category is generally for organizations with annual budgets under $400K)
Eligibility for Comprehensive Organizational Support (this funding category is generally for organizations with annual budgets over $400K and with year-round work in both general public programs and youth education programs)
Eligibility for Tacoma Creates funding programs is based on Washington State and City of Tacoma legislation.
The Tacoma Creates Advisory Board will review and make determinations in cases of unclear eligibility. Organizations that submit the eligibility portion of the application will receive a response within 2-7 business days. Organizations that choose not to submit the eligibility portion may still complete and submit the full application, and eligibility will be reviewed after the application deadline. While funding applications are open (late January through mid-March), organizations submit their eligibility information in the first section of the application; during the rest of the year, organizations may submit a separate Organizational Eligibility Form, found on the Arts & Cultural Vitality Division Submittable page.
Questions? Email Lisa Jaret, Program Manager at ljaret@tacoma.gov.