This part records your organization's details and who NYFA works with day to day. For Emerging Organizations, the organization holds the contract and the project director signs as its authorized representative.
Enter your organization's legal name exactly as it appears on your state incorporation documents. It appears on your contract and W9, so it must match your records.
If your organization goes by a different public name, enter the legal name here and mention the public name in your program answers.
Your mission is a short statement of why your organization exists. Reviewers use it to understand your purpose and confirm your organization supports arts and culture.
A strong mission says what you do, who you serve, and how. It is specific enough that a stranger could picture your work.
Enter the 12-month period your organization uses for budgeting and tax filing, in MM/DD - MM/DD format. Not sure? Check your bylaws or your most recent tax filing.
Your fiscal year sets the period for the current-year budget in Part 5 and for the annual report you submit to NYFA.
Enter the year your state approved your nonprofit incorporation papers.
Reviewers use it to confirm your organization is incorporated at the state level, which the Emerging Organization track requires.
Pending applications do not count.
Where to find it: your certificate of incorporation or the approval letter from your state.
The project director is the one person responsible for the account, communication with NYFA, grant reporting, and payment requests.
Each organization has one project director.
For Emerging Organizations, the organization holds the contract and the project director signs as its authorized representative. Choose someone with the authority to sign for the organization who will be available for NYFA communications.
Enter the legal first and middle name, then the legal last name, exactly as they appear on the W9.
Your organization is responsible for its own taxes.
If your organization's leadership changes after you are accepted, you must notify NYFA right away.
Project Director Chosen Name (optional): the name the project director prefers to be called, if different.
Project Director Email: NYFA communicates mainly by email, so use an address you check often. The project director receives payment schedule updates, reporting reminders, and contract renewal notices.
Phone Number: a number where NYFA staff can reach the project director.
City and State: where your organization is based.
Website (optional): your organization's website. Reviewers may look at it to understand your programs.