Cultural Survey

Choose the organization type that most clearly matches your mission:*
- Historical museum/organization
- Art museum
- Educational (k-12)
- Higher Education
- After-school/community-based Educational
- Civic Engagement/community service organization
- Senior Center
- Religious Organization
- Performing group
- Performance Facility
- Public library
- Literary organization
- Research facility
- Arts/cultural festival
- Film/radio/internet content maker
2019 Budget (expenses)*
% of budget funded by federal/state/local government*
# of full time employees*
(two half-time employees would equal one full-time employee)
# of volunteers in average year*
# of events for the public in an average year*
(if you do not offer public programs enter 0)
# of audience/visitors served in an average year*
Biggest challenge right now*
(Please select up to two)
- Adapting to sanitation/distancing/cleaning requirements
- Figuring out how/investing in new technologies to deliver high-quality programming when we can’t gather in large groups
- Struggle for fundraising when in-person events aren’t possible
- Paying rent/utilities/debt when revenue future is uncertain
- Communicating well with our audience/patrons/supporters
- Lack of board strength and/or staff capacity to strategize budget, plan, and move forward
- Needing to put capital improvements/other projects on hold because we can’t raise the money or do the work
- Other
Other: Please write your biggest challenge below
What kind of aid would be most helpful? We have seen that PPE, State relief grant programs, and other kinds of loans may not help all arts & culture nonprofits. What kind of help would have the highest impact on your organization’s success & survival for the next 12 months?*
(Please select up to two)
- A grant for unrestricted operating support (even if it’s small)
- A low-interest loan fund that all MT arts & culture nonprofits can share, paying back as we can so that other organizations can also draw on the funds
- A focused, collaborative, state-supported marketing campaign that features personalized messaging (not one-size-fits-all)
- High-impact, personalized technical assistance to help your organization with fundraising, marketing, and/or financial planning
- Other
Other: Please write what kind of aid would be most helpful below
Looking at the whole nonprofit arts & culture field in Montana, from the largest organizations and festivals, to the most active community theaters, to the tiniest rural museums, what do you think would help the entire field the most?*
(Chose only one)
- Larger operating grants to few organizations, even if some are left out
- Smaller operating grants to everyone, even if they won’t really solve our problems
- A revolving low- or no-interest loan fund, open for the next 2-5 years, that allows all arts & culture organizations to borrow, then repay, so funds stay in the Montana nonprofit arts & culture field for ongoing use
What do you want state administrators to know about your situation that either makes your struggle more clear to them, strengthens the case for aid targeted for arts & culture nonprofits, or highlights the impact of your work in your community? You can include thoughts about how arts & culture boost economic vitality, build communities, strengthen social ties, etc.
Organization Name
(optional)

Support the Humanities

Programs

Grants

Contact

Cultural Survey

Support the Humanities

Programs

Grants

Contact

About Us

Programs

Grants

Events