Subject: AED Arts Grants & Arts Surcharge FY 2016 Proposed Budget Budget Work Session Follow-up April 8, 2015 The following information is provided in response to a question from Ms. Hynes at the March 10 work session, requesting an update to the five-year history of arts grants recipients and arts surcharge information. AED provides several categories of Cultural Grants to arts. Total funding in the FY 2016 proposed budget for Arts grants is $199,100. This base budget reflects a cut to funding as part of the FY 2014 budget of $50,000. In FY 2015 funding for Arts grants included an additional $30,000 in one-time funding for Arts Challenge grants, for total funding of $229,100 in FY 2015: 1. Operating Support Grants: given to assist arts organizations with epenses involved in their overall administration and program offerings. a. Between FY 2011 and FY 2015, AED has given more than $1,079,000 to support 27 organizations, listed in Attachment I. 2. Spotlight Grants: targeted to individual artists to fund a proposed work that was described in their respective grant applications. a. Between FY 2011 and FY 2015, AED has supported eight organizations with over $38,000 in grants. These are listed in Attachment I. 3. Project Support Grants: used for specific projects or initiatives planned by the organization. a. Between FY 2011 and FY 2015, AED has supported four organizations with over $27,500 in grants. These are listed in Attachment I. 4. Spaces and Service Grants: recipients of these non-monetary grants have access to Arlington County public theaters, arts space, and technical services including scenic design, costumes, and technical staff. a. Between FY 2011 and FY 2015, 35 organizations have taken advantage of this grant. The estimated dollar value of these grants, in terms of facilities rental values, maintenance and management, is over $1 million annually. Attachment II lists these organizations. 5. Challenge Grants: matching grants that encourage corporate funding partners. a. Attachment III lists these groups and the amounts they received between FY 2011 and FY 2014; the FY 2015 applicant list is still under consideration. The Arts Surcharge is a 10% charge that Arlington County collects from participation in arts classes or tickets sold for performance arts groups performing at County facilities. The surcharge is a fee added to the price of a ticket, and revenues help recover a portion of the cost of theatre space provided to supported groups. The revenue amounts are unrelated to and uncorrelated to the amount of arts grants given out by the County. A five-year history of the amounts is as follows: L:\DMFBUD\Bud16\Worksessions\Follow up which has gone to the Board\ AED - Arts grants & Arts Surcharge.doc
Subject: AED Arts Grants & Arts Surcharge ARTS SURCHARGE FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 (YTD) 10% Ticket & Subscription Income 40,420 51,658 56,542 51,257 36,316 10% Classes Income 8,623 10,000 12,116 26,851 29,122 Total Income 49,043 61,658 68,658 78,108 65,439 Arts Surcharge income is general fund fee revenue which helps in defraying a portion of the facilities costs for venues in order to further support the County s Cultural Affairs program. Cost recovery from these fees for facilities management and maintenance is marginal. L:\DMFBUD\Bud16\Worksessions\Follow up which has gone to the Board\ AED - Arts grants & Arts Surcharge.doc
Operating Support Grant Recipients Attachment I. Arts Grants Recipients FY2011 to FY2015 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 American Century Theater, The 9,316 10,762 7,729 9,780 Arlington Artists Alliance 2,340 2,160 250 3,949 Arlington Arts Center 21,131 26,367 20,718 39,118 33,978 Arlington Children's Chorus, The 250 Arlington Philharmonic Association 515 1,322 1,356 4,113 Arlington Players 6,528 5,556 4,581 6,457 5,668 Ballet Nova Center for Dance 7,313 Bowen McCauley Dance 19,712 19,446 18,286 19,108 26,715 Dominion Stage 1,539 1,582 1,355 2,421 4,033 Educational Theatre Company 7,941 7,577 6,073 4,970 3,860 Encore Stage and Studio 10,393 10,264 12,671 11,923 12,525 IBIS: A Chamber Music Society 1,242 1,383 2,929 4,564 Indian Dance Educators Association 5,462 Jane Franklin Dance 4,032 2,887 2,733 2,891 2,861 Metropolitan Chorus 5,483 4,987 3,721 3,951 National Chamber Ensemble 1,691 2,616 3,707 2,362 3,373 No Rules Theatre Company 3,154 Opera Theatre of Northern Virginia 5,352 Prelude: The Arlington Youth Orchestra 455 520 3,420 3,078 ProBolivian Committee 275 Signature Theatre* 44,625 44,625 45,000 Symphonica Nova 8,072 Synetic Theatre 44,625 44,625 45,000 39,701 35,521 Teatro de la Luna 21,612 15,164 17,668 14,969 14,872 Urban Arias 1,094 7,504 8,160 7,076 Washington Balalaika Society 6,264 5,365 4,192 4,947 5,651 Washington Shakespeare Company 17,400 17,725 18,078 14,002 13,211 Operating Support Subtotal 231,227 233,502 231,600 194,100 189,100 Spotlight Grants to Artists Recipients Ale Braden 5,000 David Carlson 5,000 Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus 4,463 Gankhuyag Natsag 5,000 Henrik Sundqvist 5,000 Maida Withers 4,463 Roberto Bocci 5,000 Thomas H. Guevara 4,463 Spotlight Subtotal 13,388 10,000 5,000 10,000 Project Support Grants Recipients Opera Theatre of Northern Virginia 4,463 Educational Theatre Company 4,450 Indian Dance Educators Association 2,225 The American Century Theatre 8,900 7,500 Project Grants Subtotal 4,463 15,575 7,500 TOTAL GRANTS 249,077 249,077 249,100 199,100 199,100 * In May 2013, the County Board approved a $250,000 grant to Signature Theater.
Attachment II. Space and Services Grants Recipients FY2011 to FY2015 Arts Organizations FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 ACW Dances Alma Boliviana BalletNova Center for Dance Bangladesh Center for Community Development, Inc. Cambodian American Heritage, Inc. Carmen de Vicente Spanish Dance Academy Centro Cultural Peru, Inc. Dance Asia El Tayrona Festival Argentino First Draft at Charter Theater Fundacion Socio Cultural Bolivana, Inc. Halau O'Aulani Heagon, Inc. Indian Dance Educators Association Los Quetzales Meican Dance Ensemble Matices, DC Old Dominion Cloggers Opera NOVA Peter s Alley Theatre Productions Potomac Harmony Chorus Prio Bangla, Inc. Shristee Nrittyangon, Inc. Signature Theatre, Inc. Symphonica Nova/ASO The American Century Theater The Arlington Artists Alliance The Arlington Children s Chorus The Arlingtones The Metropolitan Chorus The ProBolivian Committee The Starving Artist Theatre Tinkus Tiataco USA Vietnamese Cultural Society of Metropolitan Washington Washington Area Mongolian Community Association
Attachment III. Challenge Grants History FY2010 to FY2014 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 Challenge Grant Recipients Arlington Arts Center $ 15,465 $ 7,064 $ 13,291 $ 2,932 $ 12,418 Arlington Philharmonic Association $ 6,086 Bowen McCauley Dance $ 2,902 $ 12,061 $ 11,854 $ 12,551 $ 869 Dominion Stage $ 436 $ 3,576 Educational Theatre Company $ 1,304 $ 436 $ 1,108 $ 357 Encore Stage & Studio $ 4,141 $ 1,646 $ 819 $ 105 Jane Franklin Dance $ 65 $ 76 $ 2,396 $ 3,332 Metropolitan Chorus $ 1,284 National Chamber Ensemble $ 3,114 $ 4,815 Opera NOVA $ 823 Potomac Harmony $ 207 Teatro de la Luna $ 3,668 $ 4,359 $ 909 $ 497 The American Century Theater $ 310 $ 915 $ 145 $ 1,716 $ 155 Washington Balalaika Society $ 543 Washington Shakespeare Company $ 305 $ 2,155 $ 1,788 TOTAL CHALLENGE GRANTS $ 24,998 $ 30,000 $ 30,000 $ 30,000 $ 30,000