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Present your budget in an understandable manner. It will be reviewed by panelists who are not accountants, but have arts and arts management expertise. Part of the evaluation criterion they will consider is the submission of a clear and realistic budget.
Be sure to use the correct form and fill in all lines.
Double-check your math; total expenses must equal total revenue.
Round amounts to the nearest dollar.
Do not forget the applicant match (cash or in-kind).

Just for Organizations

Projected totals for expenditures and income should match.
Expenditure itemizations can include travel, artist fees, production costs, marketing expenses, space or facility rental, outside fees and services, or administrative salaries that are beyond the day-to-day operating expenses.
Income itemizations must include the grant amount requested. Other income itemizations may include memberships, admissions (single-ticket sales or season-ticket sales), government support (identify source), grants from other sources (indicated if pending or received), cash and in-kind contributions, or applicant cash.

Public Programs for the Arts

Do not include income or expenses that are part of your organization’s capital budget.
If applicable, include information about your organization’s cash reserve, accumulated organizational debt, capital campaign goals, or endowment campaign goals for all three years.
Expenditure itemizations must clearly indicate amounts paid to professional artists (both on-staff and guest artists). Other expenses might include administrative, technical or production staff, including numbers of full-time employees (FTE), outside fees and services, production costs, travel, marketing, promotion, or operating expenses such as space, facilities, fund-raising, insurance, supplies, phone.
Income itemizations may include season and single-ticket sales, tuition, concessions, sales, government support (identify source), detailed proposed capital expenditures, artist fees, outside fees and services, and other related expenses, grants from other sources (indicated if pending or received), memberships, applicant cash, cash contributions (corporate, individual, board members), and other income sources.

Entry Track

Expenditure itemizations may include administrative salaries, artist fees, outside fees and services, production costs, travel, space or facility rental, marketing expenses, and other costs.
Income itemizations may include admissions (single-ticket or season-ticket sales), government support (identify source), grants from other sources (indicated if pending or received), cash contributions, memberships, or applicant cash.