Empowering the Arts
MEMBERSHIP & BENEFITS
֍ The Arts reflect the core of our humanity and infuse our lives with emotion, energy, beauty, and enhanced spirituality.
They often make us think – and they entertain us mightily! ֍
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Membership in tax-exempt nonprofit Maricopa ARTS Council is a rich experience that carries special benefits for Individual Members and Organizational Members. ( See details below.)
Five presenting Arts Organizations are Charter Members of MAC. These are all leading Arts Organizations in the city and their directors/point persons, along with several independent creators, were instrumental in founding Maricopa ARTS Council.
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MAC CHARTER MEMBERS
Maricopa Music Circle
Maricopa Community Theatre
Desert Sun Performing Arts
Maricopa Artisans
(now Maricopa Visual Artists)
Maricopa Chorus
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Individual Member BENEFITS
֍ List your major exhibitions/performances at MAC’s
News/Events page. Up to 4 listings per year.
֍ Use MAC’s tax-exempt fiscal sponsorship for grant
applications to foundations. – A significant benefit since
many foundations can only grant to individual creatives who
can prove tax-exempt status.
Grant applications made through MAC’s fiscal
sponsorship must be approved by MAC co-directors, and a
small administrative fee is charged.
֍ Receive a copy of MAC’s first book, Artists on Creativity
and the Creative Life
֍ 2-year Individual Membership cost for 2021-2022 is $40.
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Organizational Member BENEFITS
֍ Use of MAC’s tax-exempt fiscal sponsorship. – A
significant cost-saving benefit for foundation applications,
and organization fund-raising.
Notes: #1 Any grant application made through MAC’s
fiscal sponsorship must be approved by MAC co-directors, and
a small administrative fee is charged.
#2 Funds raised via MAC’s fiscal sponsorship
should go direct to Maricopa ARTS Council; the small
administrative fee will be deducted and a separate check
then issued to the member organization.
֍ The Organization’s principal Arts-support activities
listed on MAC’s News/Events page. Up to 4 per year.
֍ Receive a copy of MAC’s first book, Artists on Creativity
and the Creative Life
֍ 2-year Organizational Membership cost for 2021-2022
is $175.