Mid Atlantic Arts

What Mid Atlantic Arts does

Mid Atlantic Arts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1979 and headquartered at 201 North Charles Street, Suite 401, Baltimore, Maryland. It is one of six Regional Arts Organizations (RAOs) in the United States and is formally aligned with the state arts councils of Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia, and West Virginia, as well as with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The organization delivers grants, fellowships, and programs that provide financial and creative support to individual artists, nonprofit performing arts presenters, and schools across the Mid-Atlantic region and, through nationally scoped initiatives, across the broader United States.

Its program portfolio includes at least 20 active grant lines, among them the Performing Arts Global Exchange (PAGE), USArtists International, ArtsCONNECT, Mid Atlantic Tours, Mid Atlantic Presenter Initiatives, Jazz Road, Jazz Touring Network, Philly Jazz Month, Poetry Out Loud (jointly with NEA and the Poetry Foundation), Delaware and New Jersey Individual Artist Fellowships, and the CALT suite of folk and traditional arts programs. In its 2024-2025 cycle, PAGE disbursed $171,725 across 61 international engagements spanning 28 states, featuring artists from Colombia and Brazil; in 2026, PECO committed over $30,000 to support Philly Jazz Month, including free educational workshops in Philadelphia public schools. Applications are processed through the SmartSimple online portal.

The organization does not sell commercial products. Its revenue is derived from a mix of federal appropriations channeled through the NEA, state arts council funding, and private contributions from corporations, foundations, and individuals. Distribution occurs through grant application cycles and through partnerships with presenting venues, schools, and co-presenting organizations such as Creative Philadelphia, WRTI-FM, Jazz Philadelphia, and the School District of Philadelphia. Its 11-50 staff and 46-year operating history indicate a mature, program-driven nonprofit with no disclosed AI or proprietary technology stack.

Name

Mid Atlantic Arts

Legal name

Mid Atlantic Arts, Inc.

Website

https://midatlanticarts.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mid Atlantic Arts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1979 in Baltimore that delivers grants, fellowships, and programs supporting artists, performing arts presenters, and schools across the Mid-Atlantic region and nationally, in partnership with the NEA, state arts councils, and private funders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Arts Grants Administration

akta.pro primary industry

Performing Arts Organizations (Theater, Dance, Opera, Music) (BPAGAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Arts Education & Community Arts Programs (BPAGAHAC)

Keywords

• Arts grant administration
• Performing arts grants
• Artist fellowships
• Cultural exchange programs
• Regional arts organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Mid Atlantic Arts administers arts grant and fellowship programs on behalf of the National Endowment for the Arts and state arts councils, providing financial support to nonprofit performing arts presenters and individual artists. Its offerings include the Performing Arts Global Exchange (PAGE), Poetry Out Loud, Philly Jazz Month, CALT folk and traditional arts programs, Individual Artist Fellowships, Jazz Road, and touring/cultural exchange initiatives spanning the Mid-Atlantic region and nationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Poetry Out Loud: A national poetry recitation contest program jointly produced with the National Endowment for the Arts and Poetry Foundation
• Performing Arts Global Exchange (PAGE)
• Philly Jazz Month

Products and services

• Performing Arts Global Exchange (PAGE) Fee-support grant program that helps nonprofit presenting venues cover costs to host international touring performing artists, enabling U.S. audiences access to international performing arts and pairing each engagement with public performance and community engagement activities.
• Poetry Out Loud National poetry recitation contest program jointly produced with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, administered regionally by Mid Atlantic Arts to engage students in literary arts.
• Philly Jazz Month Annual citywide celebration of jazz performances, events, and educational opportunities in Philadelphia each April, co-presented with Creative Philadelphia and supported by PECO funding.
• Individual Artist Fellowships (Delaware and New Jersey) State-administered individual artist fellowship programs managed by Mid Atlantic Arts in partnership with the Delaware Division of the Arts and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, providing direct financial support to working artists.
• Jazz Road Jazz touring program providing support to jazz artists for multi-state touring engagements across the United States.
• Jazz Touring Network Network program connecting jazz presenters and venues to coordinate touring opportunities for jazz artists across the region and nationally.
• ArtsCONNECT Regional arts presenting program supporting nonprofit presenters in the Mid-Atlantic region with subsidized artist fees and tour coordination.
• USArtists International Grant program supporting U.S. artists' participation in international performing arts festivals and engagements abroad.
• CALT (Center for Appalachian Livelihoods and Traditions) Programs Folk and traditional arts program portfolio that includes the CALT Emerging Traditional Artists Program, CALT Experiences Grants, CALT Community Anchors Initiative, CALT Black Appalachian Storytellers Fellowship, and CALT Appalachian Foodways Practitioner Fellowships.
• Folk and Traditional Arts Community Projects Grants Grant program supporting community-based folk and traditional arts projects and practitioners in the Mid-Atlantic region.
• Mid Atlantic Presenter Initiatives Programs providing support and resources to nonprofit performing arts presenters across the Mid-Atlantic region.
• Mid Atlantic Tours Touring support program that helps presenting organizations in the Mid-Atlantic region book and tour performing artists across multiple venues.
• Cultural Sustainability: Community Roots Program supporting cultural sustainability and community-rooted arts initiatives in communities across the Mid-Atlantic region.
• Walking Together: Investing in Folklife in Communities of Color Program investing in folklife and traditional arts in communities of color across the region.

Quantifiable outcome

• $171,725 in grant support provided for 61 engagements through PAGE program
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with NEA for the Performing Arts Global Exchange (PAGE) program, providing $171,725 in grant support for 61 international performing arts engagements.
• Creative PhiladelphiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-presenting Philly Jazz Month 2026 as the City of Philadelphia's annual celebration of jazz each April.
• WRTI-FMsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerNew media partner for Philly Jazz Month 2026, joining the citywide celebration of jazz performances, events, and educational opportunities.
• Jazz PhiladelphiasupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerNew community partner for Philly Jazz Month 2026, contributing to jazz programming and community engagement.
• School District of PhiladelphiasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to provide free educational workshops for students in Philadelphia public schools as part of Philly Jazz Month.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Poetry Foundation: Co-producer of the Poetry Out Loud program with the NEA and Mid Atlantic Arts, operating in the same arts-education space. Adjacent peer via shared program delivery rather than direct competition.
• National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA): National membership and advocacy organization for state arts agencies, including the state arts councils that Mid Atlantic Arts aligns with. Adjacent as an ecosystem coordinator rather than a direct grantmaking peer.

Regional players

• Creative Philadelphia: Municipal arts agency of the City of Philadelphia, co-presenting Philly Jazz Month 2026 with Mid Atlantic Arts. A peer funder and presenter in the Philadelphia arts ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Arts Midwest: Sister Regional Arts Organization serving a multi-state Midwestern jurisdiction, administering NEA-funded exchange and touring programs. Directly comparable in structure, funding sources, and program mix to Mid Atlantic Arts.
• New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA): Sister Regional Arts Organization serving New England, with overlapping grant programs (NEA touring support, artist fellowships, presentership). Directly comparable in mission, scale, and funding model.
• Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF): The sixth US Regional Arts Organization, serving western states with similar NEA-aligned grantmaking for performing arts presenters and touring artists. Direct peer in structure and mission.
• Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA): One of the six US Regional Arts Organizations alongside Mid Atlantic Arts, distributing NEA-aligned grants and programs to artists and presenters in the central US. Directly comparable as a peer regional intermediary.
• South Arts: Regional Arts Organization serving the Southeastern US, with parallel NEA-funded presenting and touring programs. Directly comparable as a regional nonprofit arts intermediary.

Broad incumbents

• National Endowment for the Arts (NEA): Federal grantmaking agency that directly funds Mid Atlantic Arts' PAGE program and others; comparable as a much larger arts grantmaking entity that defines the funding ecosystem in which the organization operates.
• John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: National performing arts presenter and education organization with programs that overlap in mission (arts access, education, touring) but at vastly larger scale. Broad incumbent in the same sector.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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