Supporting creative individuals, enterprises, and initiatives
When making your donation, you will be prompted to select the beneficiary of your gift in the second form, directly below your contact information.
CURRENT FISCAL SPONSEES
Black Artists Forum: A coalition dedicated to maintaining the growth of individual creators and the community of black artists in Maine by creating visibility for artistic diversity while making cultural resources and opportunities accessible to the creative community.
Black Owned Maine: an online directory for independent, Black-owned businesses in Maine, including visual artists, performing artists, makers and artisans.
Factory 3: is a makerspace that offers Portland's creative community access to Woodshop and Metal shop equipment and tools, Personal Work/ Studio spaces, and a variety of Experimental and Professional Classes. It is our mission to support and sustain the imagination that drives both creative and entrepreneurial passions. Our makerspace is a hub for novices and specialists ready to actively pursue new skills, unleash their creative potential, and connect with a broad network of makers.
Gulf of Maine ECOARTS (GMEA): A project to create a sculpture installation, including exhibition at the Bigelow Laboratory of Ocean Sciences, designed, created and built by a collaborative team of professional artists, educators, scientists, and students, as well as programming around the completed project.
Kneeling Art Photography Project: a community social justice/art project that explores the meaning and evolution of the Take-A-Knee gesture by having Maine and New England photographers take photographs of many different kinds of Mainers who agree to participate.
Maine Immigrant Music Connection: Aims to build community with recent immigrants through music.
They provide musical instruments, free instruction, and performance opportunities.
Maine Music Alliance: Aims to increase awareness and support the sustainability of the extraordinary live music venues of Portland Maine while highlighting the tremendous impact they have on our local economy
Maine Production Safety: A coalition working to to create COVID-19 workplace safety guidelines for film and media productions in the State of Maine.
Maine Tool Library: A volunteer-run tool lending library in Portland, Maine, serving makers, artists, homeowners, creatives, and entrepreneurs.
PechaKucha (Portland): A global storytelling presentation, originating in Japan, in which 20 slides are shown for 20 seconds each in a precise and fast-paced event with multiple speakers. A community-building program that has been active in Portland for 10 years.
Portland Dance Month: PDM is an opportunity for local arts organizations to strengthen relationships, expand public engagement, and get audiences excited about seeing more performances in multiple venues throughout the city.
SPEEDWELL projects: A not for profit artist-run studio and gallery dedicated to launching thought provoking exhibitions in all media, including site-specific installations, public art, spoken word, and performance.
To apply for a fiscal sponsorship, email Program Assistant Katie Page at katie@creativeportland.com.
One of the important ways Creative Portland serves the creative community is as the fiscal sponsor for creative individuals, enterprises, and initiatives that require a 501(c)(3) organization to accept donations and to apply for grants as long as they align with our mission.
As a fiscal sponsor, Creative Portland receives funds on behalf of our sponsee and then we disburse those funds to the sponsee in a timely manner, less a small service fee to cover our administration expenses. This fee is typically 5% but may be higher on a case-by-case basis if the amount of time and resources needed to manage the relationship is more than initially expected. The sponsee must also agree to discuss in advance with Creative Portland the pursuit of any government funds or previously targeted sponsors/foundations that might be a possible conflict with one of our current grant applications or fundraising initiatives.