BAEF Grants

Welcome! The BURBANK ARTS & EDUCATION FOUNDATION is excited to invite you, your teachers, and school community to apply to our upcoming Grant Cycle. The Burbank Arts & Education Foundation is a merge of the Burbank Arts for All Foundation and the Burbank Educational Foundation. Through our long history of robust grant-giving programs, our organization has provided teachers and schools with funding in excess of $1,000,000.  Our mission is to engage and inspire the community to invest in meeting the diverse educational needs of all 15,000+ BUSD students. We support innovation and excellence in schools, including arts education, STEM programs, student safety and wellness, and other needs within the Burbank Unified School District (BUSD). Applications that reflect diversity, equity, and inclusion are encouraged. Grants will be distributed via our bi-annual grantmaking program.

We encourage all school sites to think strategically and plan ahead. This will ensure that you have ample time to fully complete your application and acquire any required signatures of approval. All of the Foundation’s grant-making cycles are competitive within each cycle. Foundation staff and board members are available to answer any questions or offer advice on your application before submission deadlines. 

View the list of 2023 Grant recipients here.
View the list of 2022 Grant recipients here.
View the list of 2021 Grant recipients here.
View all grants from 1982-2020 here.

If you have any questions regarding the grants or the application process, please reach out via Grants@BurbankArtsandEd.org or at (818) 729-5593

Guidelines & Resources

All of the Foundation’s grant-making cycles are competitive within each cycle. Please make use of these tools to ensure your grant proposal has the best chance for success.

Application Guidelines & Checklist

When submitting your final application, please complete the following steps:

1. You will have to fill out the entire application online. You can access those applications at the bottom of this page. If you want to preview the questions and fill out a worksheet for planning, you can click here for Grants up to $500, and click here for Grants up to $5000.

2. Background information, a letter of support, OR letter of agreement if you are requesting funds to employ services of a specific organization or teaching artist.

3. Provide contract, bid, or estimate for potential expenses for supplies or materials. Include actual costs, or vendor generated bid for materials or services. Remember to include: shipping, taxes, and any BUSD fees.

4. Complete Budget Template for Total Expenses, Income for project, and commitments from other funding partners accordingly. We have created a budget template to help you plan and explain your grant proposal financial request. Please download and edit the file on your computer or make a copy and fill it out on Google Sheets. Then save, or scan and save your completed budget to upload the document into the grant application form as a pdf, xls, or image upload. 

5. Complete Signature Page Form - Please download and have the page signed by the designated approvals. The grant application form will accept your completed signature form as a pdf or uploaded image. 

6. Letters of support from other funding partners. For example, school site funds, PTA, Fundraising Committee, etc.

7. Approved meeting minutes acknowledging matching funds from PTA unit or Fundraising Committee, letter of commitment from the principal for school funds, etc.
   

CLICK HERE FOR FULL DOWNLOADABLE PACKET OF PRACTICE APPLICATIONS AND NECESSARY FORMS

FAQ

Helpful Resources

Final Report
Grants of $500 or less are not required to submit a final report. All grantees of applications of more than $500 are required to submit a Final Report about their project. All grantees have one year to produce their project/program. Once your project is complete, if required, you then have 60 days to complete the Final Report. 

Items requested as part of the Final Report include:

• A specific story from a student or about a student

• Impact of the project from the point of view of classroom teacher or outside provider

• Work samples if appropriate

• Final Budget with actual costs

  • Please see the fillable budget tool if needed

• Letter of Impact to the Foundation acknowledging the grant award and its impact at your school (can be from teacher, principal, outside provider, or students)

• Photographs of students engaged in the work or of projects funded

• Media Releases for all Photographs

  • Please download the Media Release from the website

• PDF or photographs of the grant acknowledgement in appropriate related printed materials, newsletter, websites, eBlasts, promotional pages, invitations and electronic announcements

Please gather your documents to upload before you begin. You can keep the application form open in a tab, but once you close the tab, it is not saved. To view a PDF copy of the full final report for planning purposes click HERE. Failure to complete this form will result in ineligibility to apply for future funds.

Media Release
A signed media release is needed for use of visual/audio images of individuals and original artwork. These materials are requested as part of the Final Report. Please download, print, request signatures, and upload with your Final Report.

Need Help?

Foundation staff and board members are available to answer any questions or offer advice on your application before submission deadlines. 
Grants@BurbankArtsandEd.org
(818) 729-5593