Californians for the Arts announces the launch of CalPayArt, a nonprofit paymaster program designed to support small nonprofit performing arts organizations.
Eduardo Robles
eduardo@CaliforniansfortheArts.org
Senior Manager of Communications
(916) 520-6049 ext. 102
Californians for the Arts announces the launch of CalPayArt, a nonprofit paymaster program designed to support small nonprofit performing arts organizations.
Californians for the Arts is pleased to announce the launch of CalPayArt, a mission driven nonprofit paymaster service program, specifically designed to support payroll compliance and aggregate lower insurance and unemployment coverage costs for small nonprofit performing arts organizations in California. All qualified applicants will be accepted, and custom solutions will be designed for each participant’s unique circumstances by program administrators at Austin Creative Alliance, who have over a decade of experience providing this service to small arts nonprofits in twenty-eight states. The service is now available for interested parties to sign up and access the benefits of a nonprofit paymaster.
“Austin Creative Alliance’s mission is to serve others in the Arts so that they may thrive,” says John Riedie, Chief Executive Officer of ACA. “We are honored and excited to pursue this mission through CalPayArt, an unprecedented opportunity to serve cultural workers and small nonprofit arts organizations in California.”
CalPayArt is a program of Californians for the Arts, paid for by a grant from the California Arts Council, a state agency. Funding for this program was secured in budget trailer bill 164 in 2021, through the advocacy efforts of California Arts Advocates, Californians for the Arts, Actors’ Equity Association and Theatre Producers of Southern California, working in partnership with Senator Susan Rubio. It represents an important advocacy win for California's nonprofit arts ecosystem.
“We are excited to launch CALPAYARTS as a service to support nonprofit performing arts organizations as part of our mission to build sustainability for this sector. We encourage nonprofit performing arts organizations that have been overwhelmed by the increasing administrative labor of onboarding employees, managing unemployment and workers compensation to sign up for this program and share the information with colleagues,” says Julie Baker, CEO of Californians for the Arts. “As more organizations use the service, there is increased ability to negotiate and aggregate costs which will result in lower fees overall.”
The California Nonprofit Performing Arts Paymaster is a program of Californians for the Arts, with paymaster services provided by Austin Creative Alliance. This activity is supported in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency. Learn more at www.arts.ca.gov. Any findings, opinions, or conclusions contained herein are not necessarily those of the California Arts Council.
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About Californians for the Arts (CFTA)
Californians for the Arts is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary advocacy service organization focused on building resources and public awareness of the value and impact of arts, culture and creativity across California.
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About California Arts Advocates (CAA)
California Arts Advocates is a 501c4 that provides direct lobbying to ensure the arts are prioritized in the budget process and there is legislation to serve and protect the creative industries and arts workers.
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