June 18, 2019

To: Boulder County Commissioners

From: Boulder County Cultural Council

RE: 2019-20 SCFD Allocation Recommendations

Dear Commissioners,

Please see below background information and recommendations from the Boulder County Cultural Council
(BCCC) regarding the allocation of 2019-20 SCFD funds, totaling $ 947,715.85.

Background

This 2019 grant cycle represents the use of a slightly revised rubric from 2018 and simplified scoring for project
requests. This is the second year that funding had no basis in historical funding levels for each organization. The
BCCC believes we are using a more objective analysis of each organization’s current program content, capacity,
financial status, and overall merit.

The distribution amount for Boulder County is $947,715.85, of which $4500 is unused funds from last year. This
total is a 16.1 percent increase over funding available last year. The BCCC reviewed 77 applications, including 60
General Operating Support (GOS) and 17 project requests. Last year the BCCC reviewed a total of 86 requests,
62 GOS and 24 project requests. The reduced number of applications this year was mostly due to fewer project
requests.

In total, this brings Boulder County’s support of Tier III SCFD organizations to $14,209,103.05 since 1990.

Guiding Principles

The BCCC allocation decisions for 2019-20 were guided by the following intentions:

1. Providing some level of funding for all Boulder county-based General Operating Support (GOS)
applicants, absent a serious concern about organizational viability.

2. Utilizing the evaluation rubric and funding formula to bring objective rigor and equity to the analysis of
applications. For the first time, a standard funding formula that directly utilized each applicants’
average rubric score was used for GOS and projects.
3. Prioritizing funds for non-Boulder county-based organizations whose proposed projects were
considered unique and additive to Boulder County offerings. . Funding is at a level to ensure viability
of the project.

Summary

The BCCC diligently reviewed all 77 applications and recommends funding all of the organizations: 60 GOS
applications for a total of $890,610.99 and 17 project applications for a total of $57,104.86. Total recommended
funding is $947,715.85.

Thank you for the opportunity to serve and support the arts in Boulder County.

Respectfully,

Boulder County Cultural Council

SCFD 2019 Tier III Funding Plan - Boulder County

From District Office

2019 Funds Available $ 943,215.85
Uncommited Funds from Previous Years $ 4,500.00
Total Available from District Office $ 947,715.85

Organization General Operating Support Recommended

Ars Nova Chamber Singers, Inc. GOS $ 14,642.11
ArtWalk Longmont GOS $ 3,634.32
Band of Toughs GOS $ 3,456.41
Boulder Bach Festival GOS $ 22,252.21
Boulder Ballet GOS $ 22,074.90
Boulder Chorale GOS $ 21,671.04
Boulder Concert Band, Inc. GOS $ 4,298.31
Boulder County Arts Alliance GOS $ 23,227.41
Boulder County Audubon Society GOS $ 4,299.38
Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company GOS $ 21,454.32
Boulder Friends of Jazz MOVED FROM PROJECT $ 838.31
Boulder Historical Society GOS $ 22,252.21
Boulder International Fringe Festival GOS $ 8,697.06
Boulder Metalsmithing Association GOS $ 14,697.86
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art GOS $ 22,872.79
Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra GOS $ 20,656.44
Boulder Potters' Guild GOS $ 15,990.31
Boulder Symphony, Inc. GOS $ 15,865.48
Cantabile Singers GOS $ 3,395.52
CenterStage Theatre Company GOS $ 20,745.09
Chamber Music Society of Boulder GOS $ 18,351.43
City of Lafayette Arts & Cultural Resources GOS
Department $ 21,454.32
Colorado Film Society GOS $ 23,542.62
Colorado MahlerFest GOS $ 7,250.57
Dairy Arts Center GOS $ 22,606.83
Danse Etoile Ballet GOS $ 15,650.60
Frequent Flyers Productions, Inc. GOS $ 23,050.10
Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras GOS $ 21,808.94
Growing Gardens of Boulder County, Inc. GOS $ 24,645.88
Historic Boulder, Inc. GOS $ 7,076.16
Lafayette Historical Society, Inc. GOS $ 2,881.46
Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet GOS $ 8,781.71
Local Theater Company GOS $ 22,252.21
Longmont Chorale, Inc. GOS $ 9,996.28
Longmont Concert Band GOS $ 1,487.06
Longmont Museum GOS $ 22,695.48
Longmont Symphony Society, Inc. GOS $ 21,365.67
Longmont Youth Symphony GOS $ 6,678.62
Louiseville Art Association GOS $ 4,014.31
Lyons Historical Society GOS $ 4,094.40
Menorah: Arts, Culture, and Education at the GOS
Boulder JCC $ 21,631.63
Motus Theater GOS $ 23,936.64
Open Studios, Inc. GOS $ 21,454.32
Parlando Incorporated GOS $ 23,404.72
Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra GOS $ 11,929.81
Rocky Mountain Chorale GOS $ 2,270.67
Rocky Mountain Revels GOS $ 4,450.86
Rocky Ridge Music Center Foundation GOS $ 19,109.91
Seicento Baroque Ensemble GOS $ 4,361.81
Shaolin Hung Mei Kung Fu Association GOS $ 11,576.07
The Arts Studio Inc. GOS $ 14,026.68
The Catamounts, NFP GOS $ 15,235.13
The Longmont Theatre Company GOS $ 21,188.36
The Upstart Crow, Inc. GOS $ 3,489.65
Third Law Dance/Theater Inc. GOS $ 15,850.19
Thorne Ecological Institute GOS $ 24,911.84
Turning the Wheel Productions Inc. GOS $ 7,896.32
Variety Arts of Louisville GOS $ 20,193.46
Wild Bear Nature Center GOS $ 23,345.62
WOW! Children's Museum World of Wonder LTD GOS $ 23,641.13
GOS TOTAL $ 890,610.99
 Organization Project Requested Recommended
Art as Action Physically Integrative Dance for EVERY Body $ 1,475.00 $ 1,302.92
BackStory Theatre BackStory Theatre Academy Community Outreach $ 2,850.00 $ 2,707.50
Black American West Museum & Heritage Center Storytelling traveling trunk $ 4,500.00 $ 4,275.00
Boulder International Fringe Festival Boulder International Fringe Festival "Kid's Fringe" $ 5,000.00 WITHDRAWN
Colorado Conservatory of Dance Boulder County
Colorado Conservatory of Dance Community Education $ 5,000.00 $ 3,500.00
Colorado Fine Arts Association South Asian Performing Arts Awareness Series $ 5,000.00 $ 4,000.00
Colorado Friends of Old Time Music and Dance MOVED FROM GOS $ 5,000.00 $ 3,833.33
Fiesta Colorado Inc. Colorado $ 2,000.00 $ 1,259.26
Flamenco Fantasy Theatre, Incorporated Flamenco Fantasy Dance Theater $ 2,450.00 $ 1,860.19
Four Mile Historic Park The Outreach Impact Project $ 5,000.00 $ 3,703.70
Tiny Tots: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles and Tiny
Inside the Orchestra Tots: Peter and the Wolf $ 5,000.00 $ 4,814.81
Mirror Image Restorative Theatre - "Your Story, Your Power" $ 5,000.00 $ 4,444.44
Museo de las Americas Exhibit & Education Programs $ 5,000.00 $ 3,425.93
New Dance Theatre, Inc. Fall Performance and Arts-in-Education Program $ 5,000.00 $ 4,333.33
Rocky Mountain Arts Association The Denver Gay Men's Chorus 2019 Holiday Concert $ 4,000.00 $ 3,533.33
ISO Rossi and Jelic and The French Baroque and the
Seicento Baroque Ensemble Decorous Arts WITHDRAWN
$ 4,500.00
St. Andrew Society of Colorado Tartan Festival $ 1,000.00 $ 851.85
Stories on Stage Projects/Performances in Boulder
Stories on Stage County $ 5,000.00 $ 4,814.81
Su Teatro War of the Flowers on the Road $ 5,000.00 $ 4,444.44
PROJECT TOTAL $ 77,775.00 $ 57,104.86

Boulder County Requests Boulder County Allocation

GOS GOS $ 890,610.99
Project $ 77,775.00 Project $ 57,104.86
TOTAL REQUESTED TOTAL AWARDED $ 947,715.85