Visitors Cultural Commission Soliciting Requests For Funding

Press release from the City of St. Charles:

March 25, 2022

The St. Charles Visitors Cultural Commission is soliciting requests for funding from organizations that support and promote tourism, culture, history, and the arts in St. Charles. The following eligibility guidelines will be used to determine which organizations will be recommended for funding. Organizations must:

Be based in St. Charles
Be certified by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501 not-for-profit corporation
Be in operation for a minimum of two years
Provide the most recently completed annual report and the current budget, outlining anticipated programs and expenditures
Provide IRS Form 990
Provide a narrative showing how the organization's mission aligns with the cultural commission's mission to support and promote tourism, culture, history, and the arts in St. Charles
Complete a funding request application form. Get the form at https://bit.ly/VCCApplication
Provide amount requested to be funded along with detailed list of use of funds

Requests are due in the Finance Department at City Hall by Friday, April 22, 2022, before 4:00 p.m. NOTE: We can accept applications as a single PDF via email to cforte@stcharlesil.gov or via US mail to: St. Charles Visitors Cultural Commission, Attn: Finance Department, 2 East Main Street, St. Charles, IL 60174.

This press release was produced by the City of St. Charles. The views expressed here are the author's own.