This was a hard year for the economy, and a hard year for arts groups. Comcast was proud to continue to support ArtsFund (formerly known as the Corporate Council for the Arts) for programs in both Pierce and King counties. You can learn more about the group at www.artsfund.org. What follows is their news release about this year’s grants.
ArtsFund Grants Come within Five Percent of Previous-Year Grants
The united arts organization ArtsFund announced today that it has made grants of $2,100,226* to 62 King and Pierce County nonprofit arts organizations for 2010. The grants are for operating support, the most difficult type of funds for any nonprofit to raise.
ArtsFund President and CEO Jim Tune said, “As we expected, fundraising remains difficult in this economic climate. Although we did not hit the mark we were hoping for, our grants were within five percent of last year’s level. Reaching that point is a tribute to the tremendous work of our board, Associates volunteer program and staff and the generosity of 300 businesses and 1,500 individual donors.”
In addition to direct business and individual contributions, ArtsFund grants come from contributions of employee giving programs, earnings on endowments and revenues from ArtsFund’s ownership of its four-story building in lower Queen Anne.
ArtsFund determines grant amounts through a rigorous process driven by a committee of 14 corporate grant makers and private philanthropists. The committee reviews extensive application materials and meets with the board and staff leadership of each group for an in-depth interview on management and artistic issues. The process is supported by a sophisticated, custom-designed software program provided by Dwaffler©.
Since its founding in 1969, ArtsFund has made grants totaling $60.8 million. It also advocates on important arts issues and helps build the capacity of the arts through such efforts as board training.
2010 ArtsFund Grants
Charter Members
King County
ACT Theatre ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. $105,259
Henry Art Gallery……………………………………………………………………………………………….. $68,885
Intiman Theatre…………………………………………………………………………………………………. $96,179
On the Boards …………………………………………………………………………………………………… $42,319
Pacific Northwest Ballet…………………………………………………………………………………….. $211,907
Seattle Art Museum …………………………………………………………………………………………. $215,280
Seattle Children’s Theatre………………………………………………………………………………….. $125,262
Seattle Opera ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. $214,167
Seattle Repertory Theatre …………………………………………………………………………………. $166,797
Seattle Symphony…………………………………………………………………………………………….. $186,069
Village Theatre ………………………………………………………………………………………………… $104,299
King County Subtotal ……………………………………………………………………… $1,536,423
Tune continued to say, “Among the heroes of the Pierce County Campaign in 2010 are the companies that increased their support or maintained their support at last year’s level. The largest of these donors include The Boeing Company, KeyBank, Comcast, Bank of America, U.S. Bank, BNY Mellon, Puget Sound Energy, Columbia Bank, Gordon Thomas Honeywell. ”
Pierce County
Broadway Center for the Performing Arts………………………………………………………………. $51,766
Northest Sinfonietta…………………………………………………………………………………………….. $7,452
Tacoma Art Museum………………………………………………………………………………………….. $49,775
Tacoma Opera…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. $8,954
Tacoma Philharmonic…………………………………………………………………………………………… $4,980
Tacoma Symphony …………………………………………………………………………………………….. $15,210
Tacoma Youth Symphony ………………………………………………………………………………………$9,970
Pierce County Subtotal ……………………………………………………………………. $148,107
Total Charter Members Grants………………………………………………$1,684,530
Continuing Members & Members
King County
5th Avenue Theatre……………………………………………………………………………………………. $38,582
Artist Trust ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. $16,443
ArtsWest ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. $4,800
Auburn Symphony Orchestra…………………………………………………………………………………. $3,170
Bellevue Arts Museum………………………………………………………………………………………….. $3,920
Book-It Repertory Theatre…………………………………………………………………………………… $26,168
Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas ……………………………………………………………………. $8,647
Early Music Guild of Seattle …………………………………………………………………………………… $9,558
Earshot Jazz Society of Seattle ……………………………………………………………………………….. $6,708
The Esoterics ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. $2,775
Experience Music Project|Science Fiction Museum ………………………………………………….. $4,070
Federal Way Symphony………………………………………………………………………………………… $2,242
Frye Art Museum…………………………………………………………………………………………………. $3,155
Giant Magnet ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… $8,442
Jack Straw Productions…………………………………………………………………………………………. $3,845
Kirkland Arts Center …………………………………………………………………………………………….. $3,387
Kirkland Performance Center…………………………………………………………………………………. $2,720
Nordic Heritage Museum ……………………………………………………………………………………. $15,443
Northwest Film Forum………………………………………………………………………………………….. $6,220
Northwest Puppet Center……………………………………………………………………………………… $7,084
Pratt Fine Arts Center…………………………………………………………………………………………… $5,675
Richard Hugo House …………………………………………………………………………………………….. $7,455
Seattle Arts & Lectures ……………………………………………………………………………………….. $13,030
Seattle Baroque Orchestra…………………………………………………………………………………….. $2,545
Seattle Chamber Music Society…………………………………………………………………………….. $18,018
Seattle Choral Company ……………………………………………………………………………………….. $4,575
Seattle Men’s Chorus/Seattle Women’s Chorus………………………………………………………. $10,956
Seattle Pro Musica……………………………………………………………………………………………… $13,147
Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra ……………………………………………………………………………. $7,810
Seattle Shakespeare Company……………………………………………………………………………… $26,914
Seattle Theatre Group ………………………………………………………………………………………… $11,548
Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras……………………………………………………………………….. $8,566
SIFF ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. $8,802
Spectrum Dance Theater ………………………………………………………………………………………. $6,458
Taproot Theatre Company…………………………………………………………………………………….. $8,423
Three Dollar Bill Cinema ……………………………………………………………………………………….. $4,155
Town Hall Association…………………………………………………………………………………………. $19,363
UW World Series at Meany Hall……………………………………………………………………………. $12,749
Vashon Allied Arts ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. $4,010
Velocity Dance Center ………………………………………………………………………………………….. $4,020
The Vera Project………………………………………………………………………………………………….. $2,870
Wing Luke Asian Museum …………………………………………………………………………………… $27,486
Wing-It Productions……………………………………………………………………………………………… $2,963
King County Subtotal ……………………………………………………………………… $408,917
Pierce County
Tacoma Musical Playhouse……………………………………………………………………………………. $5,089
Pierce County Subtotal ………………………………………………………………..$5,089
Total Continuing Members & Members Grants …………………………………………………….$414,006
Designated Workplace Giving Funds to Non-beneficiaries …………………………………………$1,690
Grand Total 2010 ArtsFund Grants …………………………………………………………………..$2,100,226
*Note that of this amount, $64,806 was from individuals directly designating to specific art
organizations.
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