04.24.24 BAC PresentationBoulder Arts Commission
Meeting
April 24, 2024
Grant Program Matters
Grant Decisions on the
Community Projects for Organizations
Commissioners have the options to:
a.Approve the staff recommendation for the highest-scoring
grants,
b.Approve individual grants, or
c.Postpone approval of individual grants pending the
answers to specific questions.
APPLICANT NAME Quantity requested OVERALL AVERAGE Comm. Priorities Cultural Offerings Cultural Equity
Motus Theater $ 10,000 36.57 7.00 7.00 7.71
Empathy Theatre Project $ 10,000 35.57 7.00 6.86 7.29
Street Wise Arts $ 10,000 35.29 7.29 6.57 7.14
BaoBao Foundation $ 10,000 35.00 6.71 7.14 7.29
Society for Creative Aging/dba Viva Theater $ 10,000 34.71 6.57 6.86 7.00
Roots Music Project Foundation Inc.$ 10,000 34.57 6.71 7.14 7.00
The Catamounts, NFP $ 10,000 34.57 6.71 7.14 6.57
NAACP Boulder County Branch $ 10,000 34.57 6.71 6.86 7.57
The Cultural Caravan $ 10,000 34.43 7.29 7.29 7.14
Musical Ambassadors of Peace $ 10,000 34.14 6.43 6.86 7.14
Circle of Care Project $ 10,000 33.86 6.86 6.57 7.00
Boulder County Film Commission $ 8,450 33.83 6.67 6.50 6.50
Sundaram $ 10,000 33.71 6.57 6.71 7.00
Kick2Build Organization $ 10,000 33.57 6.14 6.29 6.86
Boulder Chorale $ 10,000 33.29 6.86 6.43 7.14
El Centro AMISTAD $ 5,000 33.29 6.43 6.71 7.00
Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet $ 10,000 33.14 6.71 6.43 6.43
Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras $ 10,000 33.00 6.43 6.43 6.43
THE NEW LOCAL $ 10,000 32.86 6.43 6.29 6.43
Colorado MahlerFest $ 10,000 32.71 6.57 6.43 6.29
Mariposa Collective $ 10,000 32.71 6.71 6.57 6.43
Museum of Boulder $ 10,000 32.71 6.86 7.00 6.29
T2 Dance Company $ 9,800 32.71 6.71 6.43 6.29
A Queer Endeavor -University of Colorado Boulder $ 10,000 32.14 6.00 6.14 6.57
east window $ 10,000 32.14 6.29 5.86 6.86
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art $ 10,000 31.71 6.71 6.29 6.29
Dairy Arts Center $ 10,000 31.43 6.14 6.14 6.57
Resource Central $ 10,000 29.43 5.71 5.43 5.43
Threshold Project $ 10,000 29.00 5.43 5.71 5.29
Naropa University $ 10,000 28.71 4.71 5.29 5.57
Boulder Chamber Orchestra $ 10,000 28.57 6.00 6.00 5.14
"I Have A Dream" Foundation of Boulder County $ 10,000 28.29 5.29 5.43 6.29
Community Projects for Organizations
Staff Recommendation
Postpone approval of grants pending the answers to
specific questions.
Grant Reports
•2023 Arts Education Grant, Boulder International Film Festival,
Colorado Film Society Educational Outreach Program, $3,000
•2023 Arts Education Grant, Boulder Opera Company, Xochitl las
niña de las flores: workshop and opera at schools, $3,000
•2023 Arts Education Grant, Street Wise Arts, Street Wise Youth
Mural & Arts Programs, $3,000
•2020 Arts Education Grant, Mesa Elementary, Raise the Risers!,
$2,500
•2023 Community Projects for Individuals, Betsy Tobin, MOMENT in
TIME, $5,000
Grant Reports
At the meeting Commission members will vote on the
approval of the reports. Commissioners have the options to:
a.Approve all reports,
b.Approve individual reports,
c.Approve individual reports while submitting specific questions,
d.Postpone approval of individual reports pending the answers to
specific questions, and/or
e.Not approve individual reports and cancel the final 20%
payment.
Grant Reports Vote
Recommended Motion Language:
“I move that we approve the grant reports from the Boulder
International Film Festival, Boulder Opera Company, Street
Wise Arts, Mesa Elementary, and Betsy Tobin.”
General Operating Support Report
•The Big Dream
Recertification of 2022-24 General Operating
Support (GOS) Grant Report
At the meeting Commission members will vote on the
approval of the reports. Commissioners have the options to:
a.Approve the report;
b.Approve the report while submitting specific questions,
c.Not approve the report, and/or
d.Postpone approval of the report pending the answers to specific
questions.
Grant Reports Vote
Recommended Motion Language:
“I move that we approve the report for the 2022 –24 GOS
Grant from The Big Dream.”
Reminders
Community Project Grants for Individuals ––
Final review and score is due Wednesday, May 8
Arts Education Grants –
Preliminary review and score is due Wednesday, May 8
Fin
Community Projects for Organizations Vote
“I move that Motus Theater, Empathy Theatre Project, Street Wise
Arts, BaoBao Foundation, the Society for Creative Aging, and Roots
Music Project Foundation be awarded grants in the Community
Project for Organizations category.”