IMAGE VIA UNITED ARTS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
EDIT: This report originally stated that United Arts awarded $2.35 million in this year’s General Operating Support grant cycle, but the correct total is $2.45 million. We have made that correction in the story.
United Arts of Central Florida (Website) has just announced its recent list of General Operating Support grant recipients, who will be receiving $2.45 million in funding. The nonprofit arts, culture, history, and science organizations are located across Lake, Orange, Osceola, and Seminole counties, and the unrestricted grants are meant to help organizations cover core operations, retain staff, and plan long-term programming.
Jennifer Evins, president and CEO of United Arts, said that the grants are intended to strengthen the financial stability of cultural partners and ensure sustained access to arts and culture for residents and visitors alike. The selection process included multi-level panel reviews that assessed organizational stability, community impact, and artistic merit.
The grants range from approximately $10,000 for smaller, community-based groups to $250,000 for major cultural anchors. Below is the list of grantee organizations and the amounts they received.
- Orlando Ballet, Inc. — $250,000
- Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Inc. — $250,000
- Orlando Science Center, Inc. — $250,000
- Orlando Shakespeare Theatre, Inc. — $225,000
- Orlando Family Stage — $170,000
- Orlando Museum of Art — $150,000
- Enzian Theater — $85,000
- Bach Festival Society of Winter Park, Inc. — $80,000
- Crealdé Arts, Inc. — $68,000
- Art and History Museums of Maitland — $61,000
- Central Florida Community Arts, Inc. — $60,000
- Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center of Florida — $60,000
- International Fringe Festival of Central Florida Inc. — $50,000
- Opera Orlando — $40,000
- Central Florida Ballet, Inc. — $39,200
- The Winter Park Playhouse — $38,000
- Historical Society of Central Florida, Inc. — $37,200
- The Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra, Inc. — $35,500
- The Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens — $33,200
- Downtown Arts District — $32,400
- Creative City Project, Inc. — $25,000
- Arching Oaks Art and Culture Center — $20,000
- Association to Preserve Eatonville Community, Inc. — $20,000
- Casa de Mexico de la Florida Central, Inc. — $20,000
- Descolonizarte Teatro, Inc. — $20,000
- Escuela de Bomba y Plena Tata Cepeda — $20,000
- Goldsboro West Side Community Historical Association, Inc. — $20,000
- Musiva Concert Series, Inc. — $20,000
- Open Scene — $20,000
- Page 15, Inc. — $16,000
- Friends of Mennello Museum of American Art — $15,000
- Central Florida Vocal Arts — $11,300
- African Diasporic Arts and Education Inc. — $10,000
- Bay Street Players Inc. — $10,000
- Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts Inc. — $10,000
- Chance 2 Dance, Inc. — $10,000
- Community Communications, Inc. — $10,000
- Emotions Dance, Inc. — $10,000
- Fusion Fest Inc. — $10,000
- Global Peace Film Festival, Inc. — $10,000
- HAPCO Music Foundation Inc. — $10,000
- Howey Music Series — $10,000
- Leesburg Center for the Arts — $10,000
- Orlando Community Arts, Inc. — $10,000
- Orlando Gay Chorus, Inc. — $10,000
- Orlando Urban Film Festival Foundation Inc. — $10,000
- Performing Arts of Maitland Inc. — $10,000
- Playwrights’ Round Table, Inc. — $10,000
- Renaissance Theatre Company, Inc. — $10,000
- Steinway Society of Central Florida — $10,000
- Theatre South Playhouse, Inc. — $10,000
- Timucua Arts Foundation — $10,000
- Museum of Military History Inc. — $10,000
- Winter Garden Art Association, Inc. — $10,000
- Winter Garden Heritage Foundation — $10,000
- Winter Park Historical Association — $10,000
