HUNTER MILL, VA — Ten arts organizations in the Hunter Mill District are among 65 groups receiving a combined $601,900 in fiscal year 2027 Operating Support Grants from ArtsFairfax.
ArtsFairfax did not release the amount awarded to each organization, but the Hunter Mill recipients were grouped by award level.
Tephra Institute of Contemporary Art was placed in the $25,000-to-$55,000 award range, while The Choralis Foundation was in the $10,000-to-$25,000 range. Public Art Reston, The Reston Chorale and The Vienna Jammers Percussion Ensemble were in the $5,000-to-$10,000 range. Gin Dance Company, Reston Community Orchestra, Vienna Arts Society, Vienna Community Band and Voce Chamber Singers were in the $1,000-to-$5,000 range.
ArtsFairfax said the countywide allocation is $10,000 more than the amount awarded through the Operating Support Grant program in fiscal year 2026. Nine more organizations are receiving grants this year.
Operating Support Grants provide funding for the basic operations of local nonprofit arts organizations. Recipients represent all nine Fairfax County magisterial districts, along with the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church.
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The 65 recipients include 31 small organizations with budgets below $100,000 and 34 medium or large organizations with budgets exceeding $100,000. Four organizations are receiving an ArtsFairfax grant for the first time.
"Successful ArtsFairfax fundraising has enabled us to increase grants funding to local arts nonprofits," ArtsFairfax President and CEO Stuart Holt said in the announcement. "We are committed to raising funds that can be redistributed to arts organizations throughout the County, even while operating on an extremely lean budget."
Demand for public arts funding continues to grow, according to ArtsFairfax. Requests for Operating Support Grants increased by more than $215,000 from the previous fiscal year, with organizations seeking more than $1.4 million in total.
The nonprofit expects to distribute $816,900 through all of its grant programs during fiscal year 2027. That includes $170,000 in Project Support Grants to be awarded in the fall and $40,000 in Ticket and Participation Subsidy Grants. The subsidy grants will be available on a rolling basis through June 30, 2027, or until the money is depleted.
A full list of the grant recipients can be found here.
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