County Allocation for $846,900 to Arts Grants Program Remains Stable
Fairfax, VA (August 5, 2025) — For Fiscal Year 2026, ArtsFairfax awards 56 Operating Support Grants to local arts organizations representing all arts disciplines and all nine magisterial districts in Fairfax County, as well as the City of Fairfax and the City of Falls Church.
ArtsFairfax offers three grant opportunities—Operating Support, Project Support, and Ticket & Participation Subsidy. In FY25 (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025), ArtsFairfax awarded a total of $799,026 in 82 Awards to over 65 local arts organizations across its three grant programs. With help from this funding, ArtsFairfax Grant recipients engaged 1,056,304 participants through over 17,000 arts events and programs in and beyond Fairfax County.
“ArtsFairfax is proud to serve our local arts organizations with funding they have come to rely on year over year. We are grateful to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors not only for their financial support but also for the many ways they have shown up for the local arts sector by attending grantee exhibitions and performances, and by promoting ArtsFairfax work in the County,” says Stuart Holt, ArtsFairfax President & CEO.
Despite funding uncertainty at the federal level, the County sustained its allocation of approximately $1.5M for the arts, most of which is designated towards regranting, allowing ArtsFairfax to continue support of the local arts sector as planned.
Operating Support, which provides critical funding for the basic operation of local arts nonprofits, is the largest of the three grant programs.
FY26 Operating Support Grants by the Numbers:
$591,900 awarded to 56 organizations
82% led by women
55% small business (budgets <$100K)
30% led by people of color
23% led by veterans
Of the remaining grant funds for FY26, which also includes a grant for the Fairfax County Poet Laureate, $160,000 will be awarded this fall through Project Support Grants and $40,000 will be awarded in Ticket & Participation Subsidy Grants, which are available on a rolling basis beginning August 7,2025 until funds are depleted.
For more information about ArtsFairfax Grants, visit ArtsFairfax.org/Grants.
Organization | District |
1st Stage | Providence |
Acting For Young People, Inc. | Braddock |
The Amadeus Concerts, Inc. | Dranesville |
American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras | Mason |
Artisans United, Inc. | Mason |
BalletNova Center for Dance | Mason |
Brass Band of Northern Virginia | Springfield |
The Capital Wind Symphony | Hunter Mill |
City of Fairfax Band Association, Inc. | City of Fairfax |
City of Fairfax Theatre Company | City of Fairfax |
The Choralis Foundation | Hunter Mill |
Community Art For Everyone | City of Fairfax |
Creative Cauldron | City of Falls Church |
Daily Poetry Association | Braddock |
The Fairfax Ballet Company | Sully |
Fairfax Jubil-Aires | Springfield |
Fall for the Book, Inc. | Braddock |
Gin Dance Company | Hunter Mill |
Good Beats | Dranesville |
Great Falls Philharmonic | Dranesville |
Iranian-American Community Center | Providence |
Little City Concerts | City of Falls Church |
McLean Community Players | Dranesville |
McLean Project for the Arts | Dranesville |
Mosaic Harmony | Providence |
Mount Vernon Community Children’s Theatre | Mount Vernon |
Music for Life | Braddock |
The National Concert Band of America | Mount Vernon |
New Dominion Chorale | Dranesville |
NextStop Theatre Company | Dranesville |
Northern Virginia Chorale | Braddock |
Providence Players of Fairfax | Mason |
Public Art Reston | Hunter Mill |
The Reston Chorale | Hunter Mill |
Reston Community Orchestra | Hunter Mill |
Reston Community Players | Dranesville |
Shakespeare Opera Theatre | Dranesville |
Sopranessence | Mason |
STARS Performing Arts Company | Springfield |
Tephra Institute of Contemporary Art | Hunter Mill |
Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation | City of Falls Church |
Traveling Players Ensemble, Inc. | Dranesville |
Vienna Arts Society | Hunter Mill |
Vienna Choral Society, Inc | Providence |
Vienna Community Band, Inc. | Providence |
The Vienna Jammers Percussion Ensemble, Inc. | Hunter Mill |
Vienna Theatre Company | Hunter Mill |
Vienna-Falls Chorus | Providence |
Virginia Ballet Company and School | Braddock |
Virginia Bronze Handbell Ringers of Northern Virginia | Franconia |
Virginia Chamber Orchestra | Dranesville |
Virginia Winds Academy, Inc. | Springfield |
Vocal Arts of Fairfax, Inc. | Braddock |
Washington West International Film Festival | Providence |
We Rock Cancer | Dranesville |
Woodbridge Flute Choir | Franconia |
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 vital funding, as well as professional and promotional resources, 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. ArtsFairfax is funded in part by the County, Virginia Commission for the Arts, and National Endowment for the Arts, as well as corporations, foundations, and individuals.
