Tacoma Boat Builders out on the Adventuress
Child works on paper lotus at Asia Pacific Cultural Center's Korea Day
Puget Sound Revels gather at the Museum of Glass for "Bridge Sing"
Trumpet player performing for Northwest Sinfonietta
SPARK CREATIVITY. INSPIRE THE CITY.
ARTS ∙ CULTURE ∙ HERITAGE ∙ SCIENCE
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2025-26 FUNDING CYCLE
Tacoma Creates is now accepting applications for the 2025-26 funding cycle, supporting cultural organizations’ programs and events to be presented between July 1, 2025 and June 20, 2026.
Tacoma Creates supports organizations whose primary purpose is to advance and/or preserve arts, culture, heritage, and/or science through two funding categories: Comprehensive Organizational Support and Impact Funding.
Comprehensive Organizational Support applications are due Monday March, 10, 2025 at 11:59pm
Impact Funding applications are due Monday, March 24, 2025 at 11:59pm
Read more about these funding programs, including the Application Guidelines on the Funding Opportunities page.
Find details about Application Workshops and other support on the Application Assistance page.
Email staff with any questions at tacomacreates@cityoftacoma.org.
TACOMA CREATES 2023-24 ANNUAL REPORT
Young ballet folklorico performers during Mi Centro’s Cinco de Mayo celebration. Photo by Joseph Cabrera.
We are excited to announce the release of the 2023-24 Tacoma Creates Annual Report, celebrating a fourth year of success and highlighting the impacts of funding 65 cultural organizations throughout the City of Tacoma! These highlights include:
$5.8 Million distributed to 65 organizations in the City of Tacoma
Over 1,200 programs were produced by Tacoma Creates-funded organizations.
77% of programs were free for all participants.
Partnerships with Tacoma Public Schools and Tacoma Public Library continue to grow, serving thousands of youth and families across Tacoma.
Tacoma Creates nurtures the sustainability of the cultural sector by supporting organizations’ financial health, their ability to collaborate, and their programming and staffing capacity.
To learn more about the good work of Tacoma Creates-supported organizations and the impact of $5.8 million in Tacoma Creates contracts, check out the Tacoma Creates 2023-24 Annual Report.
¡Nos complace compartir que nuestro Informe Anual 2023-2024 de Tacoma Creates ya está disponible en español! Conozca cómo los fondos de Tacoma Creates han apoyado la programación artística, cultural, patrimonial y científica durante nuestro cuatro ciclo de financiación.
Partnerships with Tacoma Public SchoolS students and teachers!
Tacoma Creates funds will cover round-trip bus costs for up to 200 school-day field trips, each school-year, for all Tacoma Public Schools (TPS) to attend Tacoma Creates-supported programming! This opportunity is open to classes serving all grade levels, pre-K-high school, at any Tacoma Public School, with a priority given to TPS Title 1 schools. Field trips eligible for this transportation support include any during-the-school-day cultural programming offered by currently funded organizations within the City of Tacoma.
Tacoma Creates is proud to be a partner on Beyond The Bell / Club B after-school programs, along with Tacoma Public Schools, Parks Tacoma, Greentrike, and other community partners, which provides after school classes at TPS elementary and middle school campuses.
Visit our Youth Education page for more information on these TPS partnerships.
Who does Tacoma Creates fund, and what are these groups presenting? Check out Funded Organizations.
Explore the diverse array of events from our Tacoma Creates organizations by visiting our Events calendar.
Are you a non-profit cultural organization in Tacoma? Learn more about our Funding Opportunities