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Who can apply: Nonprofits in Orange County.
Deadline: Application Period: January 2023 - December 2030
About United Arts of Central Florida
Since 1989, United Arts has been on a mission to inspire and enrich communities by strengthening arts, science, history, and culture through strategic collaborations and investments.
Focus Areas
ArtsArts educationCultural tourismPublic artCreative placemakingArts advocacyArtist grantsResearch
Funding Style
general operating supportprogram/project supportunrestricted/general support
Topics
organizational capacity/sustainabilityprogram delivery support
About United Arts of Central Florida
United Arts of Central Florida Inc’s grantmaking is anchored by a large donor-designated distribution in 2025, followed by repeated support for Orlando-based cultural organizations across theater, ballet, music, museums, and science. The recent record shows a funder working through a mix of general support and programming support rather than a narrow one-off project approach. Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra appears multiple times across 2024 and 2025, and Orlando Ballet also receives repeat funding in the same period, which points to sustained backing for core operations and ongoing activity. The foundation’s portfolio also includes arts-adjacent institutions and community-facing cultural organizations such as Orlando Shakespeare Theater, Orlando Science Center, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando Fringe, and Creative City Project. Grants to these groups suggest an emphasis on strengthening the region’s arts and culture ecosystem through organizations that produce performances, exhibits, and public programming. The grant list also includes institutions in Maitland, Winter Park, and Winter Garden, indicating support extends across Central Florida’s cultural corridor while remaining tied to a local footprint.
What United Arts of Central Florida Funds
In performing arts, United Arts of Central Florida Inc supported Orlando Shakespeare Theater with $627,843 in 2023 and $373,030 in 2025, while Opera Orlando received $362,204 in 2024 and $306,195 in 2023. Orlando Family Stage, formerly Orlando Repertory Theater, also appears in the recent grants table with $368,735 in 2024. Their cultural and educational funding reaches beyond stage performance. Orlando Science Center received $528,186 in 2023, $520,335 in 2024, and $351,586 in 2025, showing repeated support for science programming. Orlando Museum of Art appears with $439,121 in 2023, $427,709 in 2024, and $269,133 in 2025. The foundation also backed Holocaust Memorial Resource Center with $288,000 in 2023 and $240,226 in 2024, linking arts and culture support with history-centered institutions.
How United Arts of Central Florida Gives
Typical grant size clusters around a median of $37,082, with the lower quartile at $13,982 and the upper quartile at $154,378. The recent record includes both very large awards and many smaller general-support grants, including a donor-designated grant line in 2025. Several recipients appear in multiple years, which suggests recurring support rather than isolated awards. The foundation operates as a grantmaker with a local geographic scope and does not fund individuals. It also lists program-related investments as false. Multiple active programs accept unsolicited requests, including United Arts Grants, Community & Neighborhoods Initiatives, Individual Artist Award, Orange County Grants, City of Orlando Grants, and Cultural Tourism Grants.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$11M
Total Assets
$13.8M
Total Revenue
$13.6M
Total Expenses
$13.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $14K and $154K, with a median of $37K.
25th Percentile
$14K
Median
$37K
75th Percentile
$154K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in FL.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JENNIFER EVINS
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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