Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Approving the Recommendations of the Arts Commission for Awarding Grants for Funding of the Arts within the City of McKinney
Summary
MEETING DATE: October 7, 2014
DEPARTMENT: Housing and Community Development
CONTACT: Janay Tieken, Housing and Community Development Manager
Linda Spina, Arts Commission Chair
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Approve recommendation for allocation of art grant funds.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* Nineteen (19) grant applications were received totaling $258,047 in grant requests.
* Nineteen (19) organizations are recommended for funding.
* Funding is only provided to support events or programs held within the City of McKinney. This includes funding awarded to any non-McKinney based organizations.
Organization
Request
Award
American Theatre Organ Society
$20,000
$5,000
Art Club of McKinney
$5,100
$5,100
Arts and Music Guild
$11,633
$9,625
Chamberlain Performing Arts
$20,000
$10,000
Children's Chorus of Collin County
$11,500
$11,000
Frisco Chorale
$2,785
$2,785
Junior Players
$7,000
$6,000
McKinney Community Band
$17,023
$14,500
McKinney Community Concerts
$20,000
$7,500
McKinney Musical Arts Society
$9,800
$9,000
McKinney Repertory Theatre
$17,825
$14,000
McKinney Youth Theatre
$20,000
$14,625
Odysseus Chamber
$12,469
$9,250
Ollimpaxqui Ballet
$16,050
$10,000
Plano Symphony
$8,750
$8,615
Southwest Bluegrass
$9,212
$9,000
Turtle Creek Chorale
$12,000
$10,000
Young Actors Guild
$17,550
$14,000
Texas Youth Ballet/Alpine Dancers
$19,350
$8,500
Subtotal: Arts Grants
$258,047
$178,500
Outreach Grants
$3,000.00
Business Council for the Arts
$3,000.00
Reproduction
$500.00
TOTAL
$185,000.00
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* $3,000 is being recommended for Outreach Grants for new organizations.
* $3,000 is being recommended to provide a City membership into the Dallas Business Council for the Arts and participation in the BCA Leadership Arts Institute.
* $500 is being recommended for reproduction ma...
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