Sustained Support

Sustained Support can help your organization keep the lights on, and so much more!

2024/2025 Changes

In 2024, as an extension of 4Culture’s flagship grant program due to new Doors Open funding, Sustained Support will provide one-year, unrestricted funding to meet the day-to-day needs of arts, preservation, heritage, and science and technology organizations. Apply to the program that best fits your organization.

The 2025 program cycle will award funding for only one year. The next two-year cycle, 2026-2027, will return in fall 2025.

If you have questions about your eligibility or which discipline is the best fit for your organization, please contact Liz Reyes at liz.reyes@4culture.org.

More About Doors Open

On December 5, 2023, the King County Council unanimously passed Doors Open legislation to increase funding to the County’s arts, heritage, science, and historic preservation non-profit organizations through a 0.1 percent sales tax. 4Culture is the County’s designated agency to distribute these funds, anticipated to be approximately $100 million per year.

4Culture will integrate Doors Open funding into our existing equitable granting processes and operations. In 2024, Doors Open revenue will fund a one-time operating grant program that will disburse approximately $24 million. A minimum of 25% of all Doors Open funding will go to organizations outside of the city of Seattle.