Very altruistic organization but the grant does not impart confidence in their ideal goals and ability to survive as a business. 

 They didn’t provide a timeline for activities in the grant period of 2020 – 2021 but instead one of past exhibition year activities timeline. 

 I question the budgeting process because I am unsure of how funds to maintain the business side of the venture are collected.  From the grant it appears that they give everything away.  For instance, they seem to be a social service organization that doesn’t even worry about collecting credit card fees?  If a student makes a sale is everything cash only?  Are taxes collected? 

I was unable to find their NPO listed on  “GuideStar.”

 The big question was...where do they get their money from? Marketing, advertising, printing costs, etc. They mentioned a fund-raising drive in September, but they do not describe it or provide details.

 More support materials were needed. The only support material they provided was a substitute w-9.  I went to their website and their homepage shows a lot of activity that would have helped me to better understand their activities and potential, but they should have at least included a link to this.  Letters of support from previous and upcoming funders and supporters would have gone a long way to provide confidence in their sustainability as a non-profit arts organization. 

Overall, Word Revolt appears to  be making a great impact on the community, as well as a lot of artists and individuals lives. In the long run, I hope they succeed! Unfortunately, this grant did not provide enough information and proof of fiscal solvency to warrant a higher score.