Fairfax, VA (August 15, 2024)—ArtsFairfax is proud to fund 58 local arts and culture organizations to support outstanding arts experiences in Fairfax, an increase of eight additional organizations when compared to last year. FY25 Operating Support Grantees represent all arts disciplines and all nine magisterial districts in Fairfax County, the City of Fairfax, and the City of Falls Church. As the nonprofit’s largest grant program, Operating Support Grants provide critical funding for the basic operation of vital programs, performances, arts education, and services to residents of Northern Virginia. While ArtsFairfax saw a 20% increase in total requested funds, the available funding for this grant category remained flat from FY24 to FY25. “Arts and culture vibrancy in Fairfax is growing year over year. For FY25, we saw a 16% increase in new applicants and a 20% increase in total requested funds. One of our goals at ArtsFairfax is to diversify our resources and increase our grants funding so that all the creative work in this community can be fully realized,” says Stuart Holt, ArtsFairfax President & CEO. FY25 ArtsFairfax Operating Support Grants by the Numbers
  • $591,900 awarded to 58 organizations
  • 81% female leadership
  • 28% BIPOC leadership
  • 24% veteran leadership 
Half of the recipients are considered small businesses with budgets under $100,000. As instituted last fiscal year, the minimum eligible budget remains at $5,000 to allow more organizations to apply.   Applications are reviewed and scored by an independent grant panel comprised of local professionals with expertise in various arts disciplines, knowledge of arts management, and/or knowledge of the Fairfax community. To ensure transparency of ArtsFairfax grantmaking practices, all panel reviews are made accessible to the applicants and general public.   Fiscal Year 2025 Operating Support Grantees 
Organization District Discipline
1st Stage Providence Theater
Acting For Young People, Inc. Braddock Arts Education
Alchemy Ballet Dranesville Dance
Amadeus Concerts Dranesville Instrumental Music
American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras Mason Arts Education
Artisans United, Inc. Mason Visual Arts
BalletNova Center for Dance Mason Dance
Better Said Than Done Braddock Multidisciplinary/Arts Services
Brass Band of Northern Virginia Springfield Instrumental Music
Capital Wind Symphony, Inc. Hunter Mill Instrumental Music
Cappies of the National Capital Area Dranesville Arts Education
The Choralis Foundation Hunter Mill Vocal Music/Opera
City of Fairfax Band Association, Inc. City of Fairfax Instrumental Music
City of Fairfax Theatre Company City of Fairfax Theater
Creative Cauldron City of Falls Church Theater
Daily Poetry Association Braddock Literature
The Fairfax Ballet Company Sully Dance
Fairfax Jubil-Aires Springfield Vocal Music/Opera
Fall for the Book, Inc. Braddock Literature
Falls Church Arts, Inc. City of Falls Church Visual Arts
Gin Dance Company Hunter Mill Dance
Greater Washington Chinese Dance Dranesville Dance
Iranian-American Community Center Mason Multidisciplinary/Arts Services
Jazz4Justice City of Fairfax Instrumental Music
Little City Concerts City of Falls Church Instrumental Music
McLean Project for the Arts Dranesville Visual Arts
Mosaic Harmony Providence Vocal Music/Opera
Mount Vernon Community Children’s Theatre Mount Vernon Theater
Music for Life Braddock Instrumental Music
The National Concert Band of America Mount Vernon Instrumental Music
New Dominion Chorale Dranesville Vocal Music/Opera
NextStop Theatre Company Dranesville Theater
Northern Virginia Chorale Braddock Vocal Music/Opera
Novasian Chorus, Inc. Sully Vocal Music/Opera
Providence Players of Fairfax Mason Theater
Public Art Reston Hunter Mill Visual Arts
The Reston Chorale Hunter Mill Vocal Music/Opera
Reston Community Orchestra Hunter Mill Instrumental Music
Reston Community Players Dranesville Theater
Shakespeare Opera Theatre Dranesville Vocal Music/Opera
Springfield Art Guild Springfield Visual Arts
Tephra Institute of Contemporary Art Hunter Mill Visual Arts
Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation City of Falls Church Multidisciplinary/Arts Services
Traveling Players Ensemble, Inc. Dranesville Arts Education
Vienna Arts Society Hunter Mill Visual Arts
Vienna Choral Society Hunter Mill Vocal Music/Opera
Vienna Community Band, Inc. Providence Instrumental Music
Vienna-Falls Chorus Providence Vocal Music/Opera
The Vienna Jammers Percussion Ensemble, Inc. Hunter Mill Instrumental Music
Vietnamese Literary and Artistic Club Dranesville Literature
Virginia Bronze Handbell Ringers of Northern Virginia Franconia Instrumental Music
Virginia Chamber Orchestra Dranesville Instrumental Music
Virginia Winds Academy, Inc. Braddock Instrumental Music
Voce Chamber Singers Hunter Mill Vocal Music/Opera
Washington West International Film Festival Hunter Mill Film
We Rock Cancer Dranesville Vocal Music/Opera
Woodbridge Flute Choir Mount Vernon Instrumental Music
Workhouse Arts Center Mount Vernon Multidisciplinary/Arts Services
For more details, visit ArtsFairfax.org/operating-support-grants/  About ArtsFairfax ArtsFairfax is the nonprofit designated as Fairfax County’s local arts agency. Dedicated to the belief that arts are essential to a thriving community, the ArtsFairfax mission is to expand support for and access to arts and culture opportunities for the more than 1.2 million residents across Fairfax County, the City of Fairfax, and the City of Falls Church. By offering informational, financial, and programmatic services, ArtsFairfax promotes the role of arts and culture to deepen social engagement, create a sense of place, and fuel economic growth. Incorporated as a 501(c)(3) since 1964, ArtsFairfax provides these services to all who contribute to and experience arts in Fairfax County, and is funded in part by the County, the Virginia Commission for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts as well as corporations, foundations, and individuals.