Operating Grant Program
The Operating Grant Program invests annually in non-profit organizations with year-round, arts-driven operations, prioritizing organizations that demonstrate high artistic impact, public impact, and organizational resiliency. Organizations may allocate these funds to any areas of their overall budgets.
The table below outlines those that applied to the 2018 Operating Grant Program, the stream into which they applied, and the amount of operational funding they received in 2018.
| Organization | 2018/2019 Grant | Stream Applied To |
| Alberta Craft Council | $8,740 |
Arts Services
|
| Alberta Media Arts Alliance | $6,000 | |
| Alberta Playwrights’ Network | $11,000 | |
| Alberta Printmakers | $17,500 | |
| Book Publishers Association of Alberta | $4,050 | |
| Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers | $37,500 | |
| Canadian Academy of Mask and Puppetry (CAMP) | $3,000 | |
| Canadian Music Centre, Prairie Region | $15,500 | |
| CJSW 90.9 FM | $37,500 | |
| Elephant Artist Relief (EAR) | $4,000 | |
| Pumphouse Theatres | $39,130 | |
| Quickdraw Animation Society | $42,500 | |
| Stage Left Productions | $8,550 | |
| Theatre Alberta | $12,400 | |
| West Village Theatre | $7,000 | |
| Writers Guild of Alberta | $6,000 | |
| Alberta Dance Theatre for Young People | $3,200 |
Community All
|
| Alexandra Writers’ Centre | $5,000 | |
| Alliance Francaise | $10,000 | |
| Antyx Community Arts | $18,000 | |
| Artpoint Gallery & Studios Society | $4,500 | |
| Brazilian Community Association of Alberta | $5,000 | |
| Calgary Protospace | $3,600 | |
| Calgary Young People’s Theatre | $9,000 | |
| Curiously Canadian Improv Guild | $3,420 | |
| Fire Exit Theatre | $4,000 | |
| Footprints Dance Project | $2,300 | |
| Front Row Centre Players | $7,600 | |
| Gli Azzurri – Calgary Italian Dancers | $1,200 | |
| Indefinite Arts Centre | $20,000 | |
| Jeunesse Classique Ballet | $5,700 | |
| Leighton Foundation and Art Centre | $16,500 | |
| Loose Moose Theatre | $12,700 | |
| Marda Loop Justice Film Festival | $3,000 | |
| MoMo Multi Ability Movement Arts Society of Calgary | $6,000 | |
| Morpheus Theatre Society | $9,500 | |
| Silver Stars Musical Revue | $2,000 | |
| Single Onion | $3,800 | |
| Southern Alberta Woodworkers | $1,250 | |
| Storybook Theatre | $28,000 | |
| Studio C, Prospect Human Services | $8,900 | |
| Suzirya Ukrainian Dance Theatre | $2,000 | |
| The League of Extraordinary Albertans | $2,800 | |
| Three Left Feet Movement Creations | $4,500 | |
| Tryzub Ukrainian Dance | $3,000 | |
| Adult Recreational Choir | $6,000 |
Community Music
|
| Amici String Program Association | $5,000 | |
| Calgary Bach Festival | $3,500 | |
| Calgary Boys’ Choir | $3,000 | |
| Calgary Children’s Choir | $3,600 | |
| Calgary Chinese Orchestra | $2,500 | |
| Calgary Concert Band | $2,250 | |
| Calgary Fiddlers | $6,500 | |
| Calgary Foothills Barbershop Chorus | $3,600 | |
| Calgary Girls Choir | $14,000 | |
| Calgary Korean Canadian Choir | $2,500 | |
| Calgary Men’s Chorus Society | $6,000 | |
| Calgary Multicultural Choir | $3,500 | |
| Calgary Renaissance Singers & Players | $4,200 | |
| Calgary Round-up Band | $4,500 | |
| Calgary Youth Orchestra | $12,000 | |
| Cantare Children’s Choir | $5,500 | |
| EnChor Choral | $2,000 | |
| The Festival Chorus | $7,500 | |
| Foothills Bluegrass Music | $2,750 | |
| Harmony Guzheng Ensemble | $2,500 | |
| Kantorei Choral | $6,000 | |
| Mount Royal Choral Association | $6,500 | |
| Music Calgary | $6,750 | |
| Calgary Civic Symphony | $11,000 | |
| Revv52 | $7,000 | |
| Rocky Mountain Concert Band | $1,200 | |
| Savridi Singers Association | $2,000 | |
| Spiritus Chamber Choir | $5,000 | |
| Westwinds Music Society | $5,000 | |
| Youth Singers of Calgary | $19,500 | |
| Calgary Blues Music Association | $43,200 |
Festivals
|
| GlobalFest | $33,300 | |
| Calgary International Children’s Festival | $110,000 | |
| Calgary International Film Festival | $74,000 | |
| Calgary International Fringe Festival | $35,000 | |
| Calgary Performing Arts Festival | $10,000 | |
| Calgary Reggae Festival | $18,810 | |
| Caribbean Community Council of Calgary | $5,000 | |
| Exposure: Alberta’s Photography Festival | $25,000 | |
| FairyTales | $26,000 | |
| Hispanic Arts Society | $18,000 | |
| International Festival of Animated Objects | $4,100 | |
| Sled Island Music Festival | $66,000 | |
| When Words Collide | $3,000 | |
| Acoustic Music Society of Calgary | $3,000 |
Professional Performing All
|
| Calgary Animated Objects | $48,000 | |
| Calgary Pro Musica | $15,000 | |
| Classical Guitar Society of Calgary | $6,000 | |
| Corps Bara Dance Guild of Calgary | $2,950 | |
| Cowtown Opera Company | $5,200 | |
| Dancers’ Studio West | $27,250 | |
| Decidedly Jazz Danceworks | $95,000 | |
| Early Music Voices | $5,800 | |
| Fish Creek Concert and Cultural Society | $3,325 | |
| Foothills Brass | $5,000 | |
| Instrumental Society of Calgary | $3,000 | |
| International Festival of Song and Chamber Music | $7,410 | |
| JazzYYC | $7,000 | |
| Kensington Sinfonia | $7,300 | |
| La Caravan Dance Theatre | $3,000 | |
| Land’s End Chamber Music Society | $9,000 | |
| Luminous Voices | $10,000 | |
| New Works Calgary | $7,000 | |
| ProArts | $4,500 | |
| Soulocentric Performing Arts | $4,600 | |
| Springboard Dance Collective | $29,000 | |
| Honens International Piano Competition | $65,000 | |
| W&M Dance Projects of Calgary Association (Eko Dance Projects) | $7,000 | |
| Downstage Performance | $15,000 |
Professional Performing Theatre
|
| Forte Musical Theatre Guild | $6,300 | |
| Ghost River Theatre | $16,500 | |
| Green Fools Theatre | $13,000 | |
| Handsome Alice Theatre | $10,000 | |
| Inside Out Integrated Theatre Project | $12,300 | |
| Lunchbox Theatre | $65,000 | |
| Old Trout Puppet Workshop | $35,000 | |
| Quest Theatre | $33,800 | |
| Shakespeare Company Theatre | $4,800 | |
| Swallow-a-Bicycle Theatre | $4,500 | |
| Theatre Encounter | $2,000 | |
| Trickster Theatre | $11,500 | |
| Verb Theatre | $5,000 | |
| Vertigo Theatre | $102,000 | |
| W.P. Puppet Theatre | $5,400 | |
| Calgary Allied Arts Foundation | $2,000 |
Professional Presenting
|
| Calgary Cinematheque | $13,000 | |
| Calgary Underground Film Festival | $30,500 | |
| The New Gallery | $38,500 | |
| Contemporary Calgary | $18,000 | |
| EMMEDIA Gallery & Production Society | $38,000 | |
| FreeFall Literary Society of Calgary | $7,000 | |
| Illingworth Kerr Gallery ACAD | $8,550 | |
| Mountain Standard Time Performative Arts Festival | $17,250 | |
| TRUCK Contemporary Art in Calgary | $45,000 | |
| Stride Art Gallery | $38,000 | |
| Untitled Art Society | $17,500 | |
| WordFest | $70,000 |
Past Results
Operating Grant Program 2016
Accountability Reports and Year-End Financials
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