Resources

Erie County Cultural Funding Application Resources 

• Jobs/Arts Sector Resources
• Supplemental Forms for application
• Templates
• Definitions and Descriptions
• Briefings and Trainings
• Where can I find out if my organization was awarded a grant?/County Budgets
• Contact and Feedback
• County Seal for Funding Acknowledgement

Arts Sector Resources 

from Arts Services Inc

• COVID-19 Resources
• Careers 
• Calls for Work 
• Residencies & Studios
• Other Funding Opportunities

Forms for 2024 Funding Application:

• Financial Worksheets:
  • Level 1
  • Level 2
  • Level 3

Templates

NOTE: These templates should be analyzed and edited to fit your organization

• Conflict of Interest Policy TEMPLATE - PLEASE edit and review with your Legal Counsel before adopting any policy
  • Click here for more information on the Conflict of Interest Policy requirements in accordance with NPC § 715-a
• Whistleblower Policy TEMPLATE - PLEASE edit and review with your Legal Counsel before adopting any policy
  • Click here for more information on the Whistleblower Policy requirements in accordance with NPC § 715-b

  • NOTE: An active Whistleblower Policy is required of all applicants regardless of budget size or number of employees

• Cash Flow Forecast
  • NOTE: Forecast should show the fiscal year starting cash, revenues and expenses by month or quarter by line item (may be summarized into general categories), net per month, and net per year, as well as final position (not including starting cash)

Definitions and Descriptions

• Equity and Justice Definitions
• Independent Board Member and other definitions
• Committees of the Board and Committees of the Corporation
• Board and Officers
• Related Party transactions, Conflict of Interest Policy, and Whistleblower Policy
• Audit Committee
• Other Resources:
  • Lawyers Alliance for New York's New York Nonprofit Revitalization Act Frequently Asked Questions (March 2016)
  • NY Council of Nonprofits, Inc. "Beyond the Nonprofit Revitalization Act, Top 5 Tips for Committee Restructuring" (2016)
  • New York Not-For-Profit Corporation Law - NPC
  • New York State Executive Law §172-B - Financial Reporting Information
  • New York State Executive Law §172 - Registration Information
  • New York State Executive Law Article 7-A: Solicitation and Collection of Funds For Charitable Purposes
  • NYS Charities Bureau, NYS Office of the Attorney General

Briefings and Trainings

Current Funding Cycle:

• 2024 Funding Briefing -
  • PDF of presentation
  • View on Erie County's YouTube page

Past Funding Cycles:

• 2023 Applicant Briefings:
  • New Applicants Briefing - Monday, February 28th, 2022 at 6:30pm
    • PDF of presentation
    • Recording: View on Erie County's YouTube page
  • Prior Applicants Briefing - Tuesday, March 1st, 2022 at 6:30pm
    • PDF of presentation
    • Recording: View on Erie County's YouTube page
• 2022 Applicant Briefings:
  • PDF of presentation
  • Level 1 - March 2, 2021 at 6pm - Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAm2vm6WkGE 
  • Level 2 - March 3, 2021 at 6pm - Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMCFaok9iXM
  • Level 3 - March 4, 2021 at 6pm - Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPpobkPS2JE
  • Alternate - March 11, 2021 at noon
• 2021
  • 2021 Applicant Briefing #2
  • 2021 Applicant Briefing #1 
• 2020 Applicant Briefing
• 2019 Applicant Briefing
• Cash Flow Forecasts & Statements for Non Profits
• 2018 Arts Services Inc. Finance Training Session
  • Includes information on:
    • Cash Flow Forecasts
    • 990
    • Financial Statements
• 2018 Arts Services Inc. Governance Training Session
  • Includes information on:
    • NonProfit Revitalization Act information
    • Conflict of Interest template forms and Whistleblower Policy templates
    • Board of Directors duties and evaluations
• 2018 Applicant Briefing
• 2017 Sample Contract
• 2017 Applicant Briefing
• 2016 Cultural Information Process Meeting Presentation

Budgets

• For information on prior grantees, please see the Erie County Adopted Budgets, Book A under the Department of Environment & Planning section.
• The only way to find out if your organization has been awarded funding for a certain year  is through the Erie County Budget process. The Budget Books are available here: http://www2.erie.gov/budget/index.php?q=county-budget. The Proposed Budget ("Draft") is provided by the County Executive in the fall and the Adopted Budget ("Final") is approved by the Legislature in December. Arts & Cultural Funding is located under Budget Book A: Operating Funds, under Erie County Department of Environment and Planning.

Contact & Feedback

Contact us with your questions!

• Mariely Ortiz, Senior Planner, Cultural Funding Coordinator - mariely.ortiz@erie.gov or 716-858-1916
• Sarah Gatti, Principal Planner, sarah.gatti@erie.gov or 716-858-6014

NOTE: Only the Department of Environment & Planning staff will be able to answer your detailed questions - please contact us directly, as reaching out to other departments (Comptroller, Budget, Law, etc.) or administrative bodies (County Executive, Legislature, etc.) will only delay an answer as your request makes its way to us.

Erie County Seal

If your organization has received cultural funding from Erie County and would like to download a high-resolution image file of the Erie County Seal for use on your website and marketing materials, please click one of the Seals below.

BICENTENNIAL GRAPHICS - 1821-2021

 Bicentennial logo - JPG

  Bicentennial Logo - PNG

Bicentennial Logo-PDF

REGULAR COUNTY SEAL

Erie County Seal with white square background

Erie County Seal only (No background)

Erie County Seal with white square background, greyscale

Erie County Seal only (No background), greyscale