So, Where Does That Leave Us?

...so, we're talkin' $5,750. Yikes!!  It would take us years to come up with that, yet alone in time for next year's annual festival. BUT, how fabulous if we could get some help to pursue our educational goals of putting on a public festival, provide public outreach presentations, and have enough printed materials to promote our activities to people who may not know about us or our mission.

When is the deadline for the grant? The Virginia Commission for the Arts, General Operating Support grant deadline for this year was March 2, 2015 -- and that was for activities extending from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016. So, it will be perhaps March before we can apply for next year. One coveat though is the website says "Organizations approved for funding will receive no more than 10% of their previous year's cash income."  That could bite us because our income last year was only a little more than $3,000. Ten percent of that is $300...far less than what we'd need to rent the fairgrounds again. Bummer.

While waiting to apply, it best to keep looking for other funding opportunities, right?  Right! It's got to be in the mix somewhere -- we're doing good work, and the money exists!

It's only money, not a needle in a haystack!