ASC - 2015-2017 Investments Organization Name Type Project Title Grant Amount 100 Words Film Festival Cultural Project Grant To produce the second annual 100 Words $4,500.00 Film Festival, double the films presented, extend it to two days, and expand outreach to local student filmmakers.

A Sign Of The Times of the Carolinas Cultural Innovation Grant To strengthen organizational leadership $15,000.00 capacity, research and implement best practices for long-term sustainability and viability and initiate the design of two new innovative programs. A Sign Of The Times of the Carolinas Cultural Project Grant To support three Spring public programs: (1) $4,500.00 Bridging Musicals Worlds (2) Digging History through Music and Dance and (3) Black History Program - Who Are You?. A Sign Of The Times of the Carolinas Cultural Project Grant The goal of the "Straight-ahead jazz $1,965.00 workshops and concerts" is to share the history of straigh-ahead jazz and maintain the tradition by performing Live Jazz.

A Sign Of The Times of the Carolinas Special Project Grant to support development and presentation of $250.00 performance art during Giving Thanks program on November 22, 2015, as part of the #onthehook initiative.

A Sign Of The Times of the Carolinas Special Project Grant to support development and presentation of $1,000.00 performance art during Festival in the Park, as part of the #onthehook initiative.

A Sign Of The Times of the Carolinas Special Project Grant To support participation in “On the Hook”: a $500.00 creative community response to racial injustice and inequality. A Sign Of The Times of the Carolinas Technical Assistance Grant To support executive coaching connected to $5,000.00 the organization’s work in the Cultural Innovation program. Abell, Timmy Education School Grant "...So Many Ways To Share A Story" $1,400.00 Program CMS Schools\J.V. Washam Elementary School

Abell, Timmy Education School Grant A Most Extraordinary Musical Journey $650.00 Program CMS Schools\Metro School Abell, Timmy Education School Grant "...So Many Ways To Share A Story" $1,000.00 Program CMS Schools\Greenway Park Elementary Abell, Timmy Education School Grant "...So Many Ways To Share A Story" $650.00 Program CMS Schools\Elizabeth Traditional Elementary School Abell, Timmy Education School Grant "...So Many Ways To Share A Story" $1,000.00 Program CMS Schools\Dilworth Elementary Abell, Timmy Education School Grant "...So Many Ways To Share A Story" $650.00 Program CMS Schools\Barnette Elementary School

Abell, Timmy Education School Grant A Most Extraordinary Musical Journey $1,500.00 Program CMS Schools\Community House Middle School Abell, Timmy Education School Grant "...So Many Ways To Share A Story" $1,000.00 Program CMS Schools\Cotswold Elementary Abell, Timmy Education School Grant "...So Many Ways To Share A Story" $650.00 Program CMS Schools\Berryhill School Abell, Timmy Education School Grant So Many Ways To Share A Story $600.00 Program CMS Schools\First Ward Creative Arts Academy Abell, Timmy Education School Grant A Most Extraordinary Musical Journey $1,200.00 Program CMS Schools\Davidson Elementary School

Abell, Timmy Education School Grant "...So Many Ways To Share A Story" $650.00 Program Other Actors Crib Incorporated Education School Grant Improvisational Theatre Training $450.00 Program CMS Schools\Coulwood Middle Actor's Theatre of Charlotte Operating Support Grant To provide an unrestricted investment in $49,220.00 general operations, administration, and programs. Allemeier, John Regional Artist Project New Music Recording Project $2,000.00 Grant Andre, Susan Regional Artist Project I would like to purchase a Double Hotbox--a $865.00 Grant special, heated palette for printmaking with hot wax, resin, and pigment (encaustic printmaking). Arterberry, Trent Education School Grant Think Bigg $700.00 Program CMS Schools\Berewick Elementary School

The Arts Empowerment Project Technical Assistance Grant The Arts Empowerment Project requests a $1,875.00 technical assistance grant to help fund the cost of our organizations' strategic identification and planning process, which will be designed and lead by an experienced facilitator. Arts For Life Professional Development to support staff participation in a professional $450.00 Scholarship Grant development program at the McColl Center for Art and Innovation.

Barkey, Josh Regional Artist Project Attending the Austin Film Festival in 2016. $1,322.00 Grant Bechtler Museum of Modern Art Education School Grant Pablo Picasso Cubist Portraits $300.00 Program CMS Schools\Parkside Elementary Bechtler Museum of Modern Art Education School Grant $1,500.00 Program

Permanent Art Installation at Your School CMS Schools\Lebanon Road Elementary

Bechtler Museum of Modern Art Education School Grant Permanent Panel Installation $1,500.00 Program CMS Schools\Whitewater Academy Bechtler Museum of Modern Art Education School Grant Permanent Panel Installation $1,500.00 Program CMS Schools\Mallard Creek Elementary Bechtler Museum of Modern Art Education School Grant Alexander Calder Wire Portraits $475.00 Program CMS Schools\Crestdale Middle School Bechtler Museum of Modern Art Operating Support Grant To provide an unrestricted investment in $287,171.00 general operations, administration, and programs. Bechtler Museum of Modern Art Professional Development Attendance and Networking at the American $689.00 Scholarship Grant Alliance of Museums 2016 Conference in Washington, DC Behailu Academy Nfp Cultural Project Grant A Seat at the Table: Youth Exploration of $5,000.00 Accessibility, Art and Technology

Berryhill School Parker Poe Theatre To fund sound and lighting for our first $500.00 Education Grant musical. Best of Friends Puppets Education School Grant Charlotte's Name and Mops and Brooms, $500.00 Program Getting Along with others CMS Schools\Oaklawn Language Academy

Best of Friends Puppets Education School Grant Marvelous Math $600.00 Program CMS Schools\Hickory Grove Elementary Best of Friends Puppets Education School Grant Storytelling Assembly Programs $750.00 Program CMS Schools\Rama Road Elementary School Blumenthal Performing Arts Education School Grant School Shows for Students in Pre-K through $750.00 Program 12th Grade CMS Schools\Hawthorne High School Blumenthal Performing Arts Education School Grant School Shows for Students in Pre-K through $200.00 Program 12th Grade CMS Schools\West Mecklenburg High School

Blumenthal Performing Arts Education School Grant School Shows for Students in Pre-K through $360.00 Program 12th Grade CMS Schools\Druid Hills Academy Blumenthal Performing Arts Education School Grant School Shows for Students in Pre-K through $300.00 Program 12th Grade CMS Schools\Druid Hills Academy Blumenthal Performing Arts Education School Grant School Shows for Students in Pre-K through $570.00 Program 12th Grade CMS Schools\Hawthorne High School Blumenthal Performing Arts Education School Grant School Shows for Students in Pre-K through $275.00 Program 12th Grade CMS Schools\Coulwood Middle Blumenthal Performing Arts Education School Grant School Shows for Students in Pre-K through $395.00 Program 12th Grade CMS Schools\Druid Hills Academy Blumenthal Performing Arts Education School Grant School Shows for Students in Pre-K through $145.00 Program 12th Grade CMS Schools\Druid Hills Academy Blumenthal Performing Arts Education School Grant School Shows for Students in Pre-K through $200.00 Program 12th Grade CMS Schools\West Mecklenburg High School

Blumenthal Performing Arts Education School Grant School Shows for Students in Pre-K through $220.00 Program 12th Grade CMS Schools\Hawthorne High School Blumenthal Performing Arts Education School Grant School Shows for Students in Pre-K through $85.00 Program 12th Grade CMS Schools\Turning Point Academy Blumenthal Performing Arts Operating Support Grant To provide an unrestricted investment in $312,092.00 general operations, administration, and programs. Blumenthal Performing Arts Professional Development Blumenthal Performing Arts is seeking $1,032.00 Scholarship Grant professional development support for 1 staff member to attend the 2016 Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) International Conference in Boston, MA.

Botsford,Beverly Education School Grant Dancing Drums $600.00 Program CMS Schools\Paw Creek Elementary Botsford,Beverly Education School Grant Dancing Drums $950.00 Program CMS Schools\Devonshire Elementary Botsford,Beverly Education School Grant "Vibration Celebration"- Roots, Rhythm and $500.00 Program the Science of Sound- assembly CMS Schools\Cotswold Elementary Botsford,Beverly Education School Grant Drum Talk $400.00 Program CMS Schools\Walter G. Byers School Botsford,Beverly Education School Grant Dancing Drums $600.00 Program CMS Schools\Grand Oak Elementary School

Botsford,Beverly Education School Grant Vibration Celebration- Science of Sound Music $1,500.00 Program Residency CMS Schools\McAlpine Elementary Botsford,Beverly Education School Grant Dancing Drums $1,000.00 Program CMS Schools\University Meadows Elementary School Bright Star Touring Theatre Education School Grant Bright Star Touring Theatre $795.00 Program CMS Schools\Nathaniel Alexander Elementary Bright Star Touring Theatre Education School Grant Bright Star Touring Theatre $795.00 Program CMS Schools\Winding Springs Elementary School Bright Star Touring Theatre Education School Grant Bright Star Touring Theatre $795.00 Program CMS Schools\Metro School Bright Star Touring Theatre Education School Grant Bright Star Touring Theatre $795.00 Program CMS Schools\Hornets Nest Elementary Bright Star Touring Theatre Education School Grant Bright Star Touring Theatre $795.00 Program CMS Schools\Merry Oaks International Academy Elementary Bright Star Touring Theatre Education School Grant Bright Star Touring Theatre $1,195.00 Program CMS Schools\Huntersville Elementary School

Bright Star Touring Theatre Education School Grant Bright Star Touring Theatre $995.00 Program CMS Schools\Pineville Elementary School

Bright Star Touring Theatre Education School Grant Bright Star Touring Theatre $795.00 Program CMS Schools\University Park Creative Arts Elementary Bright Star Touring Theatre Education School Grant Bright Star Touring Theatre $795.00 Program CMS Schools\Winding Springs Elementary School Bright Star Touring Theatre Education School Grant Bright Star Touring Theatre $1,195.00 Program CMS Schools\Whitewater Middle School Bright Star Touring Theatre Education School Grant Bright Star Touring Theatre $795.00 Program CMS Schools\Shamrock Gardens Elementary School Brockway, Brian Regional Artist Project Purchase a Mac Book Pro to assist with $2,000.00 Grant development of drawings and paintings, create a digital library for reference images and completed artwork, and design a new website for marketing. Burch, Tom Regional Artist Project I seek support to purchase computer software $730.00 Grant and training to expand my theatre work into digital media arts for live performance.

Campbell, Will Regional Artist Project Private jazz saxophone lessons with renowned $1,716.00 Grant saxophonist Tim Armacost in New York (two trips/lessons). Carolina Raptor Center Education School Grant Predators from the Sky $529.00 Program CMS Schools\Devonshire Elementary Carolina Raptor Center Operating Support Grant To provide an unrestricted investment in $122,318.00 general operations, administration, and programs. Carolina Raptor Center Technical Assistance Grant "RaptorFacts" Marketing & Development $3,150.00 Strategic Initiative Carolina Voices Operating Support Grant To provide an unrestricted investment in $25,000.00 general operations, administration, and programs. Carolina Voices Professional Development Carolina Voices staff will attend the 2016 $1,500.00 Scholarship Grant Chorus America Conference to gain knowledge from experts in the field that will further strengthen the organization. Carolinas Asian-American Chamber of Commerce Cultural Festival Grant To support the 2nd annual Gandhi Unity Fall $1,000.00 Festival on October 10, 2015 from 3:00-7:00 pm at Old Mecklenburg County Courthouse lawn. Carolinas Aviation Museum Professional Development Conference Travel $1,262.00 Scholarship Grant

Carolinas Aviation Museum Technical Assistance Grant Community-wide Strategic Plan Research and $5,000.00 Development The Carolinas Latin Dance Company Cultural Project Grant To teach folkloric Latin dance, with cultural $5,000.00 and historic related content, to children, teens, and adults for 8 months, finalized by a showcase performance at Spirit Square's McGlohon Theater. The Carolinas Latin Dance Company Cultural Project Grant To teach folkloric Latin dance, with cultural $3,000.00 and historic related content, to children, teens, and adults, for a period of 8 months, finalized by a Spring showcase performance.

Caroline Calouche & Co. Education School Grant Turning Point Dance Residency $150.00 Program CMS Schools\Turning Point Academy Caroline Calouche & Co. Education School Grant Aerial and Contemporary Dance Residency $1,500.00 Program CMS Schools\Hopewell High School

Caroline Calouche & Co. Education School Grant Educational Show for Clara's Trip: A $200.00 Program Nutcracker Story CMS Schools\West Mecklenburg High School

Caroline Calouche & Co. Education School Grant Educational Show for Clara's Trip: A $60.00 Program Nutcracker Story CMS Schools\Independence High School Caroline Calouche & Co. Education School Grant Aerial Dance Residency $500.00 Program CMS Schools\First Ward Creative Arts Academy Caroline Calouche & Co. Technical Assistance Grant PAE Booking Conference in Baltimore, MD $1,188.00

Carter, Leigh Anne Regional Artist Project My request for the Regional Artist Project $2,000.00 Grant Grant is for the purchase of a new 15-inch Macbook Pro laptop, with 2.5 GHz processor. Central Piedmont Community College Cultural Project Grant To produce for the Charlotte community $5,000.00 Foundation, Inc. Dances of India, a cultural outreach program that emphasizes unity in diversity through classical Asian Indian dance performances.

Charlotte Art League Technical Assistance Grant CAL is now ready to embark on Phase II, which $2,250.00 will be a process to define a ten-year vision, shape three-year goals and develop supportive strategies and tactics for moving CAL in a positive direction.

Charlotte Ballet Education Field Trip Endless Possibilities $15,026.00 Charlotte Ballet Education School Grant Lecture Demonstration $750.00 Program CMS Schools\Turning Point Academy Charlotte Ballet Education School Grant Lecture Demonstration $750.00 Program CMS Schools\Francis Bradley Middle Charlotte Ballet Education School Grant Lecture Demonstration $1,500.00 Program CMS Schools\Ardrey Kell High School Charlotte Ballet Education School Grant Little Mermaid Educational Theater $262.76 Program Performance CMS Schools\Cochrane Collegiate Academy

Charlotte Ballet Education School Grant Little Mermaid Educational Theater $675.68 Program Performance CMS Schools\McClintock Middle School Charlotte Ballet Education School Grant Educational Theater Performance $375.38 Program CMS Schools\Mint Hill Middle School Charlotte Ballet Education School Grant Educational Theater Performance $135.00 Program CMS Schools\Turning Point Academy Charlotte Ballet Education School Grant Lecture Demonstration $750.00 Program CMS Schools\Ranson Middle School Charlotte Ballet Education School Grant Dance A Story Workshop $500.00 Program CMS Schools\First Ward Creative Arts Academy Charlotte Ballet Education School Grant Educational Theater Performance $375.38 Program CMS Schools\Mint Hill Middle School Charlotte Ballet Education School Grant Educational Theater Performance $112.61 Program CMS Schools\Westerly Hills Academy Charlotte Ballet Education School Grant Educational Theater Performance $330.33 Program CMS Schools\Coulwood Middle Charlotte Ballet Education School Grant Educational Theater Performance $332.48 Program CMS Schools\Myers Park High School Charlotte Ballet Education School Grant Educational Theater Performance $262.76 Program CMS Schools\Cochrane Collegiate Academy

Charlotte Ballet Education School Grant Educational Theater Performance $600.60 Program CMS Schools\McClintock Middle School Charlotte Ballet Operating Support Grant To provide an unrestricted investment in $643,071.00 general operations, administration, and programs. Charlotte Ballet Professional Development Participation in 2016 Dance/USA Conference $1,500.00 Scholarship Grant for Hope Muir and Douglas Singleton

Charlotte Ballet Technical Assistance Grant Charlotte Ballet has embarked on an $10,000.00 international search for a new Artistic Director, to take the helm of the organization beginning with our 2017/2018 Season.

Charlotte Ballet Technical Assistance Grant To support a 3-month engagement with arts $5,000.00 marketing firm TRG-Target Resource Group, resulting in customized ticket pricing strategies designed to increase earned revenue and grow audiences for Charlotte Ballet's "Nutcracker." Charlotte Chorale, Inc. Cultural Project Grant A Storybook Christmas $4,500.00

Preparing a presenting a quality, affordable Christmas choral concert Charlotte Cinema Arts Cultural Project Grant To provide a cultural hub for established and $4,500.00 emerging filmmakers to showcase their works through screening series and culminating in a week-long film festival the last week of September. Charlotte Dragon Boat Association Cultural Festival Grant To support the 11th Annual Charlotte Dragon $5,000.00 Boat & the 17th Annual Asian Festival on May 14, 2016 at Ramsey Creek Park, Cornelius

The Charlotte Folk Society Cultural Project Grant To offer a series of Folk Heritage events to the $5,000.00 Charlotte community in which we present artists who would otherwise not perform in Charlotte in a family-appropriate venue.

The Charlotte Folk Society Cultural Project Grant To offer a series of Folk Heritage events to the $5,000.00 Charlotte community in which we present artists who would otherwise not perform in Charlotte in a family-appropriate venue.

Charlotte Jewish Film Festival Cultural Project Grant Provide an illuminating and entertaining $5,000.00 cultural opportunity by bringing the community together to enjoy films with universal appeal, viewed through the unique lens of the Jewish experience around the world. Charlotte Jewish Film Festival Cultural Project Grant Provide an illuminating and entertaining $3,750.00 cultural opportunity by bringing the community together to enjoy films with universal appeal, viewed through the unique lens of the Jewish experience around the world. Charlotte Museum Of History Inc Cultural Project Grant To produce an outdoor theatrical drama, $2,500.00 Shout Freedom! that will engage the public with Charlotte's eighteenth-century history, its founding and Revolutionary War history.

Charlotte Museum Of History Inc Education Field Trip Colonial and Revolutionary Charlotte: A Visit $5,000.00 to the Hezekiah Alexander House and Home Site

Charlotte Museum Of History Inc Professional Development Talisma Training - Development Software $637.00 Scholarship Grant

Charlotte Museum Of History Inc Technical Assistance Grant To support donor development efforts. $25,000.00

Charlotte Pride, Inc. Cultural Project Grant Paint Your Piece of Pride, a huge crowd- $4,500.00 painted mural created during the Charlotte Pride festival. Charlotte Symphony Education Field Trip Endless Possibilities $42,664.00 Charlotte Symphony Education School Grant Open Rehearsal $500.00 Program CMS Schools\South Mecklenburg High School

Charlotte Symphony Education School Grant Open Rehearsals $210.00 Program CMS Schools\Cochrane Collegiate Academy

Charlotte Symphony Education School Grant Music and the Holocaust $500.00 Program CMS Schools\Eastway Middle School Charlotte Symphony Education School Grant Music and the Holocaust $750.00 Program CMS Schools\Randolph IB Middle School Charlotte Symphony Education School Grant Coaching and Masterclasses $1,500.00 Program CMS Schools\Northwest School of the Arts

Charlotte Symphony Education School Grant Prelude Ensembles $750.00 Program CMS Schools\Clear Creek Elementary Charlotte Symphony Education School Grant Open Rehearsal $1,240.00 Program CMS Schools\J.M. Alexander Middle School

Charlotte Symphony Education School Grant Prelude Ensembles $500.00 Program CMS Schools\Pinewood Elementary School

Charlotte Symphony Education School Grant Classical Concerts for Students $480.00 Program CMS Schools\Ridge Road Middle School Charlotte Symphony Education School Grant Classical Concerts for Students $432.00 Program CMS Schools\Reid Park Academy Charlotte Symphony Education School Grant Classical Concerts for Students $240.00 Program CMS Schools\Albemarle Road Middle School

Charlotte Symphony Education School Grant Classical Concerts for Students $576.00 Program CMS Schools\Pinewood Elementary School

Charlotte Symphony Operating Support Grant To provide an unrestricted investment in $777,981.00 general operations, administration, and programs. Charlotte Symphony Professional Development 2016 League of American Orchestras $1,500.00 Scholarship Grant Conference

Charlotte ViewPoint Technical Assistance Grant Website re-design and re-launch $3,643.00

Charlotte Youth Ballet Inc Cultural Project Grant To present a vibrant, engaging ballet $5,000.00 production incorporating original choreography with local youth and professional dancers, reaching multiple cultures and families to enhance and perpetuate the love of arts. Children's Theatre of Charlotte Education School Grant Children's Theatre of Charlotte Field Trip for K- $1,280.00 Program 12 CMS Schools\Stoney Creek Elementary Children's Theatre of Charlotte Education School Grant Children's Theatre of Charlotte Field Trip for K- $720.00 Program 12 CMS Schools\Independence High School Children's Theatre of Charlotte Education School Grant Children's Theatre of Charlotte Field Trip for K- $440.00 Program 12 CMS Schools\Rocky River High School Children's Theatre of Charlotte Education School Grant Children's Theatre of Charlotte $385.00 Program CMS Schools\Rocky River High School Children's Theatre of Charlotte Education School Grant Children's Theatre of Charlotte Resident $1,495.00 Program Touring Production

Newell Elementary CMS Schools\Newell Elementary Children's Theatre of Charlotte Education School Grant Children's Theatre of Charlotte Resident $995.00 Program Touring Company

Commedia Princess and the Pea Other Children's Theatre of Charlotte Education School Grant Children's Theatre of Charlotte Field Trip for K- $224.00 Program 12 Other Children's Theatre of Charlotte Education School Grant Children's Theatre of Charlotte Field Trip for K- $440.00 Program 12 CMS Schools\Rocky River High School Children's Theatre of Charlotte Education School Grant Children's Theatre of Charlotte Resident $995.00 Program Touring Company

Commedia Princess & the Pea CMS Schools\Steele Creek Elementary Children's Theatre of Charlotte Education School Grant Children's Theatre of Charlotte Resident $500.00 Program Touring Company

Danny King of the Basement CMS Schools\Steele Creek Elementary Children's Theatre of Charlotte Education School Grant Children's Theatre of Charlotte Resident $995.00 Program Touring Company

Danny King of the Basement CMS Schools\Carmel Middle School Children's Theatre of Charlotte Education School Grant Children's Theatre of Charlotte Field Trip for K- $400.00 Program 12 CMS Schools\Albemarle Road Middle School

Children's Theatre of Charlotte Education School Grant Children's Theatre of Charlotte Field Trip for K- $720.00 Program 12 CMS Schools\Independence High School Children's Theatre of Charlotte Operating Support Grant To provide an unrestricted investment in $440,706.00 general operations, administration, and programs. Children's Theatre of Charlotte Professional Development We would like to send Cherise Clark, our $175.00 Scholarship Grant Associate Director of Advancement, to the Institute for Philanthropic Leadership's Development Professionals Program.

Children's Theatre of Charlotte Technical Assistance Grant Technical Assistance Grant for Management $4,750.00 Team Training The Choir School At St Peters Cultural Project Grant To produce the second half of The Choir $4,000.00 School's 23rd performance season, which will include choral music education for young people and choral performance for a wide variety of audiences.

The Choir School At St Peters Cultural Project Grant To produce the first half of our 23rd season, $3,500.00 enriching and strengthening young lives across the region, through excellent, rigorous music education and choral performance. The Choir School At St Peters Professional Development This request is for a Professional Development $638.00 Scholarship Grant Grant to defray half of the expense associated with a 3 day seminar on donor management software used by The Choir School.

City at Peace - Charlotte, Inc. Cultural Project Grant To give a diverse Ensemble of 60 young $5,000.00 people the opportunity to produce/perform an original theatrical production based on their lives, incorporating music, dance, and spoken word for public audiences.

City at Peace - Charlotte, Inc. Cultural Project Grant To facilitate out-of-school time leadership and $2,500.00 creativity workshops that incorporate the artistic disciplines of writing, theater, dance, song, and performance for a diverse class of 50 Charlotte-Mecklenburg teens, ages 13-19.

City at Peace - Charlotte, Inc. Special Project Grant to support development and presentation of $1,500.00 performance art during Giving Thanks program on November 22, 2015, as part of the #onthehook initiative.

City at Peace - Charlotte, Inc. Special Project Grant to support development and presentation of $1,000.00 performance art to be shared during Festival in the Park as part of #onthehook initiative

City at Peace - Charlotte, Inc. Special Project Grant To support participation in “On the Hook”: a $500.00 creative community response to racial injustice and inequality. City at Peace - Charlotte, Inc. Technical Assistance Grant To support executive coaching connected to $5,000.00 the organization’s work in the Cultural Innovation program. Clayworks Education School Grant African MAsks $1,000.00 Program CMS Schools\Bailey Middle School Clayworks Education School Grant Totems $1,500.00 Program CMS Schools\Mountain Island Elementary

Clayworks Education School Grant Raku $650.00 Program CMS Schools\South Charlotte Middle School

Clayworks Education School Grant African Masks $250.00 Program CMS Schools\Sedgefield Middle School Clayworks Education School Grant African Masks $500.00 Program CMS Schools\Walter G. Byers School Clayworks Education School Grant First Nations Totems $375.00 Program CMS Schools\South Mecklenburg High School

Clayworks Operating Support Grant To provide an unrestricted investment in $28,500.00 general operations, administration, and programs. Clayworks Professional Development Scholarship to attend a professional $873.00 Scholarship Grant development training conference at the National Conference on Education for the Ceramic Arts held in Kansas City, MO.

Clayworks Technical Assistance Grant To design a process resulting in a deliverable $1,750.00 and a process for having succession plans in place and ready to implement in the event of an untimely change of leadership for Clayworks. Clean Air Carolina Cultural Project Grant Particle Falls-a nightly real time artistic $2,500.00 animation of particulate pollution in the form of a large-scale display on the side of the UNCC Center City Building (UNCC CCB). Community School of the Arts Education School Grant Artist Residency / Workshop $1,500.00 Program CMS Schools\Performance Learning Center

Community School of the Arts Education School Grant Artist's Residency / Workshop $1,500.00 Program CMS Schools\Mallard Creek High School Community School of the Arts Operating Support Grant To provide an unrestricted investment in $193,371.00 general operations, administration, and programs. Community School of the Arts Special Project Grant To provide an unrestricted investment in $15,000.00 general operations, administration and delivery of the Charlotte Children's Choir program between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016

Community School of the Arts Technical Assistance Grant CSA requests $5,000 to support the School's $5,000.00 implementation and conversion to the Child & Family Services Center Shared Services for outsourced finance and human resource functions.

Cornelius Youth Orchestras Cultural Project Grant To provide an education based, instrumental $5,000.00 music full orchestral program in the North Mecklenburg community for youth musicians ages 6 - 18. Providing instrumental music instruction and group-based performance experience.

Cornelius Youth Orchestras Cultural Project Grant To provide an education based, instrumental $5,000.00 music full orchestral program in the North Mecklenburg community for youth musicians ages 6 - 18. Providing instrumental music instruction and group-based performance experience. david digiuseppe Education School Grant The Old North State $400.00 Program CMS Schools\Chantilly Montessori School david digiuseppe Education School Grant A Bag of Songs and Stories/ The Old North $550.00 Program State CMS Schools\Dilworth Elementary Davidson Community Players Operating Support Grant To provide an unrestricted investment in $25,000.00 general operations, administration, and programs. Didgeridoo Down Under Education School Grant Didgeridoo Down Under $900.00 Program CMS Schools\Lansdowne IB Elementary Didgeridoo Down Under Education School Grant Didgeridoo Down Under $675.00 Program CMS Schools\Trillium Springs Montessori Elementary Didgeridoo Down Under Education School Grant Didgeridoo Down Under $900.00 Program CMS Schools\Cornelius Elementary School

Didgeridoo Down Under Education School Grant Didgeridoo Down Under $1,225.00 Program Aussie Funk Jam CMS Schools\Statesville Road Elementary School Didgeridoo Down Under Education School Grant Didgeridoo Down Under $900.00 Program CMS Schools\Ballantyne Elementary School

Didgeridoo Down Under Education School Grant Didgeridoo Down Under $900.00 Program CMS Schools\Idewild Elementary School Didgeridoo Down Under Education School Grant Didgeridoo Down Under $900.00 Program CMS Schools\Albemarle Road Elementary Academy of World Studies Didgeridoo Down Under Education School Grant Didgeridoo Down Under $675.00 Program CMS Schools\Starmount Academy of Excellence Didgeridoo Down Under Education School Grant Didgeridoo Down Under $800.00 Program CMS Schools\Briarwood Academy Didgeridoo Down Under Education School Grant Didgeridoo Down Under $675.00 Program CMS Schools\Windsor Park Elementary School

Didgeridoo Down Under Education School Grant Didgeridoo Down Under $1,575.00 Program CMS Schools\E.E. Waddell Language Academy

Digi-Bridge Cultural Project Grant Digi-Bridge is pleased to announce a $2,900.00 partnership with Renaissance West Community Initiative (RWCI) to provide children with STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) Saturday programming. Dinh, MyLoan Regional Artist Project I am requesting financial support to purchase $1,766.00 Grant a professional heavy duty double masted studio easel and two large scale stretched canvases (72" x 96").

Discovery Place, Inc. Duke Energy Science Discovery Place: Making STEAM at Oakhurst $10,000.00 Education Grant Elementary School Discovery Place, Inc. Education School Grant Sound is Vibration $275.00 Program CMS Schools\Oaklawn Language Academy

Discovery Place, Inc. Education School Grant Sound is Vibration $275.00 Program CMS Schools\Oaklawn Language Academy

Discovery Place, Inc. Education School Grant Today's Forecast $385.00 Program CMS Schools\Winget Park Elementary School

Discovery Place, Inc. Education School Grant Forces and Motion $550.00 Program CMS Schools\Hornets Nest Elementary Discovery Place, Inc. Education School Grant A Matter of Science $465.00 Program CMS Schools\Northeast Middle School Discovery Place, Inc. Education School Grant Science Matters $480.00 Program CMS Schools\Sedgefield Middle School Discovery Place, Inc. Education School Grant Sound of Vibration $385.00 Program CMS Schools\Winget Park Elementary School

Discovery Place, Inc. Education School Grant Action Reaction $385.00 Program CMS Schools\Olympic: Executive Leadership and Entrepreneurial Development

Discovery Place, Inc. Education School Grant What's the Matter $1,888.63 Program CMS Schools\Providence Spring Elementary

Discovery Place, Inc. Education School Grant Action Reaction $275.00 Program CMS Schools\Oaklawn Language Academy

Discovery Place, Inc. Education School Grant Matter Matters $275.00 Program CMS Schools\Oaklawn Language Academy

Discovery Place, Inc. Education School Grant Matter Matters $275.00 Program CMS Schools\Oaklawn Language Academy

Discovery Place, Inc. Operating Support Grant To provide an unrestricted investment in $849,933.00 general operations, administration, and programs. DLW Storyteller Inc. Education School Grant From Anansi to Zeus $925.00 Program CMS Schools\Sharon Elementary DLW Storyteller Inc. Education School Grant From Anansi to Zeus $925.00 Program CMS Schools\Hidden Valley Elementary DLW Storyteller Inc. Education School Grant From Anansi to Zeus $925.00 Program CMS Schools\Northeast Middle School DNAMuzic Education School Grant Milltown to Motown $600.00 Program CMS Schools\Metro School DNAMuzic Education School Grant Science and Music $500.00 Program CMS Schools\Sedgefield Elementary School

Donna Scott Productions Cultural Project Grant Donna Scott Productions will produce a pop- $4,500.00 up theatre event in the South End neighborhood in a nontraditional venue with Community Trust/Charlotte Center City Partners and the SouthEnd Historic District.

Engel, Brien Education School Grant Glass Harp Music $500.00 Program CMS Schools\Lincoln Heights Academy Engel, Brien Education School Grant Glass Harp Music $520.00 Program CMS Schools\Berryhill School Engel, Brien Education School Grant Glass Harp Music $780.00 Program CMS Schools\Croft Community School Engel, Brien Education School Grant Glass Harp Music $780.00 Program CMS Schools\Lawrence Orr Elementary Engel, Brien Education School Grant Glass Harp Music $780.00 Program CMS Schools\Huntingtowne Farms Elementary

Ferguson, Kali Education School Grant A StoryJourney $505.00 Program CMS Schools\Pineville Elementary School

Ferguson, Kali Education School Grant A StoryJourney $400.00 Program CMS Schools\Lake Wylie Elementary Ferguson, Kali Education School Grant A StoryJourney - Women of the World $400.00 Program Other Ferguson, Kali Education School Grant A StoryJourney $400.00 Program CMS Schools\Eastway Middle School Ferguson, Kali Education School Grant A StoryJourney $400.00 Program CMS Schools\Paw Creek Elementary Ferguson, Kali Education School Grant A StoryJourney $750.00 Program CMS Schools\Long Creek Elementary Festival in the Park Cultural Festival Grant To provide all citizens of $10,000.00 Charlotte/Mecklenburg access to multi-media visual and performing art at no charge during Festival in the Park, September 2015 and Kings Drive Art Walk, April 2016.

Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble Education School Grant Keeping the Beat: Multicultural Influences in $795.00 Program American Music and Dance CMS Schools\Berewick Elementary School

Ford, Charleszetta DBA Better Bodies 4 Us, L.L.C Education School Grant Cooperative Dance Workshop $250.00 Program CMS Schools\Turning Point Academy Ford, Charleszetta DBA Better Bodies 4 Us, L.L.C Education School Grant Cooperative Dance $700.00 Program CMS Schools\Nathaniel Alexander Elementary

Fried, William Regional Artist Project Microphone purchase for performing $1,635.00 Grant amplified piano and interactive electroacoustic music Fun Arts Afterschool Education School Grant Fun Arts Afterschool $500.00 Program CMS Schools\Ranson Middle School Gause, Nichole Regional Artist Project To purchase a laptop. $650.00 Grant Gingras, Dana Regional Artist Project I intend to use this grant to help with the $2,000.00 Grant purchase of a pottery kiln. Golden, Jack Education School Grant garbage is my bag $700.00 Program CMS Schools\Albemarle Road Elementary Academy of World Studies Gonzalez, Julio Regional Artist Project I am requesting funds to purchase a Canon $1,800.00 Grant Camera Gopo, Patrice Regional Artist Project Enable an emerging literary artist to join and $1,995.00 Grant learn from the vibrant writing community at the Wildacres Writing Workshop and Retreat Green Teacher Network Education School Grant GTN School Yard Quarterly Garden Workshop $75.00 Program CMS Schools\Selwyn Elementary School

Green Teacher Network Education School Grant Pollinator Garden $500.00 Program CMS Schools\Endhaven Elementary Grey Seal Puppets Education School Grant A Show of Virtues $850.00 Program CMS Schools\Cornelius Elementary School

Grey Seal Puppets Education School Grant Tangle of Tales $500.00 Program CMS Schools\Elizabeth Lane Elementary Grey Seal Puppets Education School Grant The Emperor's New Clothes $1,200.00 Program CMS Schools\Selwyn Elementary School Grey Seal Puppets Education School Grant A Show of Virtues $1,000.00 Program Bathtub Pirates CMS Schools\McKee Road Elementary Grey Seal Puppets Education School Grant Tangle of Tales $500.00 Program CMS Schools\Rama Road Elementary School

Grey Seal Puppets Education School Grant Tangle of Tales $850.00 Program CMS Schools\Montclaire Elementary Grey Seal Puppets Education School Grant Bathtub Pirates $500.00 Program CMS Schools\Matthews Elementary School

Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts Education Field Trip 2015-16 Seventh Grade School Tours $25,000.00 + Culture Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts Operating Support Grant To provide an unrestricted investment in $179,880.00 + Culture general operations, administration, and programs. Herman, Mimi Education School Grant Coming to America $1,500.00 Program CMS Schools\Renaissance School at Olympic

Herman, Mimi Education School Grant Poetry Residency/Poetry Express $305.00 Program CMS Schools\Thomasboro Academy Herman, Mimi Education School Grant Poetry Workshop $1,000.00 Program CMS Schools\Long Creek Elementary Historic Rosedale Plantation Cultural Project Grant To produce a community wide accessible $2,950.00 theatrical venue for Halloween based on local historic figures and those who lived at Rosedale Plantation. Historic Rosedale Plantation Education Field Trip Plantation Life $5,000.00 Historic Rosedale Plantation Professional Development 2016 North Carolina Museums Conference $244.00 Scholarship Grant

Historic Rosedale Plantation Professional Development We will send one staff member to the $758.00 Scholarship Grant Southeastern Museums Conference in October 2015. Hobey Ford's Golden Rod Puppets Education School Grant Animalia $650.00 Program CMS Schools\Chantilly Montessori School

Hobey Ford's Golden Rod Puppets Education School Grant World Tales $650.00 Program CMS Schools\Merry Oaks International Academy Elementary Hobey Ford's Golden Rod Puppets Education School Grant Turtle Island Tales $1,150.00 Program CMS Schools\Croft Community School Huddle, Rick Education School Grant Don't get mad, get RAD $500.00 Program CMS Schools\Eastway Middle School Huddle, Rick Education School Grant Suit Up & Save the World $500.00 Program CMS Schools\Shamrock Gardens Elementary School Huddle, Rick Education School Grant Don't get mad, get RAD $500.00 Program CMS Schools\Parkside Elementary Huddle, Rick Education School Grant Suit Up & Save the World $500.00 Program Other Hutchcraft, Allison Regional Artist Project I am requesting a Regional Arts Project Grant $1,625.00 Grant in order to travel to and attend the 2016 Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference in Greenfield, Massachusetts.

India Association of Charlotte Cultural Festival Grant Organize the Festival of India uptown, to $5,000.00 present the rich diversity of Indian visual/performing art, music and cuisine, with emphasis on celebrating the fusion of Indian and American cultures. InReach Cultural Project Grant To continue providing twice weekly pottery $5,000.00 classes for up to 24 individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities (I/DD) per class. InReach Cultural Project Grant InReach Pottery, to provide twice weekly $4,500.00 pottery classes for up to 12 individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

Inspire the Fire Cultural Project Grant The X-Perience, the flagship program of ITF, $4,500.00 provides training in the performing arts to underserved, urban youth, ages 10-21, during a summer intensive that culminates in a professional finale. Japanese Association in Charlotte Cultural Festival Grant To produce Bon Odori Festival (the 31st $5,000.00 Annual Japanese Dance Festival), August 1st, 2015 at Wells Fargo Atrium Jazz Arts Initiative Cultural Project Grant To provide a 12-week spring 2016 jazz training $5,000.00 program for middle and high school students through the Youth Jazz Workshops I, II, III, and the Jazz All-Star Ensembles. Jazz Arts Initiative Cultural Project Grant To provide a 12-week fall 2015 jazz training $3,750.00 program for middle and high school students through the Youth Jazz Workshops I, II, III, and the Jazz All-Star Ensembles.

Jazz Arts Initiative Education School Grant Jazz in Schools $750.00 Program CMS Schools\Ballantyne Elementary School

Jazz Arts Initiative Education School Grant Jazz in Schools $750.00 Program CMS Schools\Vance High School Jazz Arts Initiative Education School Grant Jazz the American Journey $600.00 Program CMS Schools\South Charlotte Middle School

Jazz Arts Initiative Education School Grant Jazz in Schools $600.00 Program CMS Schools\Jay M. Robinson Middle School

Jazz Arts Initiative Education School Grant Jazz in Schools $600.00 Program Other Jazz Arts Initiative Education School Grant Jazz the American Journey $750.00 Program CMS Schools\Davidson Elementary School

Jazz Arts Initiative Education School Grant Jazz in Schools $750.00 Program CMS Schools\Randolph IB Middle School Jazz Arts Initiative Education School Grant The Blues: How American Music Grew Up $650.00 Program CMS Schools\Elizabeth Lane Elementary Jazz Arts Initiative Special Project Grant JAZZ ROOM @ the Stage Door Theater (Spring $6,500.00 2016) Jazz Arts Initiative Technical Assistance Grant Jazz Arts Initiative will be creating a Strategic $3,750.00 Plan with assistance from Patton McDowell and Associates. Jones, Kim Regional Artist Project A request for an Apple iMac with Retina 5K $1,999.00 Grant Display to support the documentation of dance reconstruction for American Choreographer Paul Taylor's "Tracer" (1962).

Jones, Rebecca Education School Grant Encaustic Class $1,200.00 Program CMS Schools\Carmel Middle School Kaczmarski, Zaire Regional Artist Project Acquire a Canon EOS 5DS R DSLR Photography $2,000.00 Grant Camera Kiser, Marcus Regional Artist Project I need an i mac computer. $1,500.00 Grant Knotts, Joe Regional Artist Project I am requesting funds for a figurative $1,285.00 Grant sculpture workshop at Brookgreen Sculpture Garden, Pawley's Island SC and travel and lodging expense for the duration of the class.

Latin American Coalition Cultural Festival Grant The Latin American Coalition's Cultural Event S $7,500.00 eries are arts and cultural celebrations that highlight the unique flavors, customs, and artistic traditions of Lati n America. Latta Plantation Operating Support Grant To provide an unrestricted investment in $38,737.00 general operations, administration, and programs. Lawler-Mecca, Jennifer Regional Artist Project I would like to use this grant money to replace $2,000.00 Grant my very old, worn-out electric kiln that I use for my studio work. Levine Museum of the New South Education School Grant Latinos and the New South $100.00 Program CMS Schools\Hawthorne High School Levine Museum of the New South Education School Grant NUEVOlution! $300.00 Program Other Levine Museum of the New South Education School Grant Destination Freedom $150.00 Program CMS Schools\Hawthorne High School Levine Museum of the New South Education School Grant Courage $100.00 Program CMS Schools\Hawthorne High School Levine Museum of the New South Operating Support Grant To provide an unrestricted investment in $463,191.00 general operations, administration, and programs. Levine Museum of the New South Professional Development Levine Museum Staff Professional $1,500.00 Scholarship Grant Development: American Alliance of Museums Annual Meeting Levine Museum of the New South Technical Assistance Grant Development Workshops with Karla Williams $1,500.00 for Levine Museum Board of Directors

The Light Factory Education School Grant How to See Like a Photographer $375.00 Program CMS Schools\South Mecklenburg High School

The Light Factory Education School Grant Capturing Your Natural Environment $750.00 Program CMS Schools\Myers Park High School The Light Factory Education School Grant Fun with Sunprints $1,500.00 Program CMS Schools\Beverly Woods Elementary The Light Factory Education School Grant Capturing Your Natural Environment $750.00 Program CMS Schools\Vance High School The Light Factory Education School Grant Darkroom and Gallery Tour $600.00 Program CMS Schools\Ridge Road Middle School The Light Factory Education School Grant Fun with Sunprints $1,800.00 Program CMS Schools\Military and Global Leadership Academy at Marie G. Davis The Light Factory Technical Assistance Grant The Light Factory Board Retreat $2,000.00

Living Rhythms Education School Grant Living Rhythms $995.00 Program CMS Schools\Billingsville Elementary Living Rhythms Education School Grant Living Rhythms $995.00 Program CMS Schools\Sedgefield Elementary School

Living Rhythms Education School Grant Living Rhythms $995.00 Program CMS Schools\Highland Creek Elementary Living Rhythms Education School Grant Living Rhythms $1,500.00 Program CMS Schools\Eastover Elementary Living Rhythms Education School Grant Living Rhythms $995.00 Program CMS Schools\Starmount Academy of Excellence Living Rhythms Education School Grant Living Rhythms $995.00 Program CMS Schools\River Oaks Academy (Elem.)

Living Rhythms Education School Grant Living Rhythms $995.00 Program CMS Schools\Mint Hill Middle School Living Rhythms Education School Grant Living Rhythms $995.00 Program CMS Schools\Francis Bradley Middle Living Rhythms Education School Grant Living Rhythms Hands On African Drumming $995.00 Program CMS Schools\Palisades Park Elementary

Locklear, Barbara Education School Grant American Indian History and Culture/Turtle $730.00 Program Stories CMS Schools\Winget Park Elementary School

Locklear, Barbara Education School Grant American Indian Art, history and storytelling $1,500.00 Program CMS Schools\Crown Point Elementary

Lyons, Ruth Regional Artist Project 15th Annual Scuba Club Cozumel Digital $2,000.00 Grant Photography Workshop Machine Theatre, Inc. Special Project Grant to support development and presentation of $1,500.00 performance art during Giving Thanks program on November 22, 2015, as part of the #onthehook initiative.

Machine Theatre, Inc. Special Project Grant to support development and presentation of $1,000.00 performance art to be shared during Festival in the Park, as part of the #onthehook initiative Machine Theatre, Inc. Special Project Grant To support participation in “On the Hook”: a $500.00 creative community response to racial injustice and inequality. Martha Connerton/Kinetic Works Cultural Project Grant DANSTALLATIONS: Kinetic Works partnership $5,000.00 with Bechtler Museum and Harvey Gantt Center. Creation of choreographic works paired with artwork on display at the museums, audience inquiry and participation.

Martha Connerton/Kinetic Works Cultural Project Grant Partner with Changed Choices, Youth $2,500.00 Empowerment Services and Gantt Center on, "Playing It Forward", engaging teens in creating an original dance work based on the lives of formerly incarcerated women.

Martha Connerton/Kinetic Works Education School Grant KinetiKids Residency $900.00 Program CMS Schools\Barnette Elementary School

Matthews Parks, Recreation and Cultural ASC Town Initiatives Grant Cultural Programming for the Town of $5,000.00 Resource Department Matthews Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resource Department Matthews Playhouse of the Performing Arts Operating Support Grant To provide an unrestricted investment in $25,000.00 general operations, administration, and programs. Matthews Playhouse of the Performing Arts Technical Assistance Grant to support an engagement by Levridge $8,006.25 Resources focussed on financial systems and donor development efforts. McColl Center for Art + Innovation Operating Support Grant To provide an unrestricted investment in $350,766.00 general operations, administration, and programs. McColl Center for Art + Innovation Technical Assistance Grant To engage SEISMIC consultant Kristina Burke $3,750.00 to coach senior staff and to implement processes and routines that will improve Operational Excellence McDonald, Dave Education School Grant Kids Make Comics! Assembly Program $650.00 Program CMS Schools\Elizabeth Lane Elementary McRae-Hitchcock, Laura Regional Artist Project I am requesting $2000 to buy a MacBook Pro $2,000.00 Grant with Retina Display to use during my Listowel, Ireland artist residency in May 2016 and for many years to come. Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Education School Grant Radical Reptiles $157.50 Program CMS Schools\Chantilly Montessori School

Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Education School Grant Radical Reptiles $54.00 Program CMS Schools\Lincoln Heights Academy Middleton, Laraine Regional Artist Project I will attend a week long winter residency at $368.00 Grant Penland School in the Drawing/Painting Studio to develop new designs for my pottery.

Mint Hill Arts Cultural Project Grant To provide Winter and Spring arts instruction $5,000.00 and enrichment activities to children and adults Mint Hill Arts Cultural Project Grant Summer and Fall arts instruction and $1,000.00 enrichment activities for children and adults.

Mint Hill Historical Society Education Field Trip Third Grade Field Trips $5,000.00 Mint Museum of Art Education Field Trip CMS 7th Grade Field trip $25,000.00 Mint Museum of Art Education School Grant Charlotte's Own: Romare Bearden $400.00 Program Other Mint Museum of Art Education School Grant Contemporary Craft Experience: Stepping Into $400.00 Program the Artist's Studio CMS Schools\Garinger High School Mint Museum of Art Education School Grant Contemporary Craft Experience: Stepping into $400.00 Program the Artist's Studio CMS Schools\William Amos Hough High School Mint Museum of Art Education School Grant Contemporary Ceramics: Techniques Unveiled $400.00 Program CMS Schools\Garinger High School

Mint Museum of Art Education School Grant Contemporary Ceramics: Techniques Unveiled $400.00 Program CMS Schools\William Amos Hough High School

Mint Museum of Art Operating Support Grant To provide an unrestricted investment in $1,079,280.00 general operations, administration, and programs. Mint Museum of Art Professional Development to support staff attendance at the AAMC $1,350.00 Scholarship Grant Annual Meeting & Conference

Mint Museum of Art Technical Assistance Grant to support the development of a video $5,000.00 documenting and celebrating the 80th Anniversary of the organization. Music at St. Alban's Cultural Project Grant To present diverse chamber concerts of the $3,000.00 highest level, as well as support emerging artists, in the warm and inviting venue of St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Davidson, NC.

Music at St. Alban's Cultural Project Grant To provide diverse chamber concerts of the $3,750.00 highest level in a warm and accessible venue, as well as support to young musicians in pre- concert performances, and outreach into the community. MusicalMinds NC Cultural Project Grant To provide a fun, rewarding, social $3,750.00 development experience while teaching classical music following the principals of El Sistema in an afterschool safe haven for underserved elementary students.

MusicalMinds NC Cultural Project Grant To provide a rewarding and positive social $3,500.00 development experience while teaching classical music following the principals of El Sistema in an afterschool safe haven for underserved elementary students.

Neher, Brian Regional Artist Project Request to purchase a Nikon DSLR camera $2,000.00 Grant Nelson, Frank Regional Artist Project I will use the grant to purchase a digital video $1,705.00 Grant camera kit which includes a Nikon D7100 camera, Tamron lens 17-50, 16 gig storage, and a 3 year manufactures warranty.

North Carolina Wildlife Federation Cultural Project Grant NCWF Great Outdoors University to provide $4,250.00 five outdoor conservation-focused inquiry- based day trips for our

partner organizations serving kids 6-18 years old who have limited opportunity to explore the natural world. North Carolina Wildlife Federation Cultural Project Grant NCWF Great Outdoors University to provide $4,500.00 five outdoor conservation-focused inquiry- based day trips for our

partner organizations serving kids 6-18 years old who have limited opportunity to explore the natural world. North Mecklenburg Community Chorus, Inc. Cultural Project Grant To offer a fun but challenging spring session $3,500.00 for our chorus members resulting in a lively spring performance for audience enjoyment.

North Mecklenburg Community Chorus, Inc. Cultural Project Grant To produce a fun and entertaining Christmas $3,311.00 concert for the enjoyment of North Charlotte/Lake Norman area audiences.

Northwest Musical Theatre Booster Club Parker Poe Theatre Supplemental Assistance with Northwest $5,000.00 Education Grant School of the Arts Spring Musical- The Pirates of Penzance that will be produced at the Halton Theatre CMS Schools\Northwest School of the Arts

Novak, David Education School Grant First Books $700.00 Program CMS Schools\Lawrence Orr Elementary Number Drummer Productions LLC Education School Grant Number Drummer Live $1,500.00 Program CMS Schools\Blythe Elementary Number Drummer Productions LLC Education School Grant Number Drummer Live $695.00 Program CMS Schools\Windsor Park Elementary School

Number Drummer Productions LLC Education School Grant Number Drummer Live $695.00 Program CMS Schools\Hickory Grove Elementary Number Drummer Productions LLC Education School Grant Number Drummer Live $695.00 Program CMS Schools\Matthews Elementary School

Number Drummer Productions LLC Education School Grant Number Drummer Live $1,195.00 Program CMS Schools\Olde Providence Elementary

Number Drummer, Inc. Education School Grant Number Drummer Live $1,245.00 Program CMS Schools\Sterling Elementary Number Drummer, Inc. Education School Grant Number Drummer Live $1,195.00 Program CMS Schools\Lake Wylie Elementary Number Drummer, Inc. Education School Grant Number Drummer Live $1,195.00 Program CMS Schools\Torrence Creek Elementary School Number Drummer, Inc. Education School Grant Number Drummer Live $695.00 Program CMS Schools\Trillium Springs Montessori Elementary Number Drummer, Inc. Education School Grant Number Drummer Live $1,195.00 Program CMS Schools\Polo Ridge Elementary Number Drummer, Inc. Education School Grant Number Drummer Live $1,500.00 Program CMS Schools\Oakhurst STEAM Academy Number Drummer, Inc. Education School Grant Number Drummer Live $695.00 Program CMS Schools\Sharon Elementary Number Drummer, Inc. Education School Grant Number Drummer Live $695.00 Program CMS Schools\Westerly Hills Academy Number Drummer, Inc. Education School Grant Number Drummer Live $695.00 Program CMS Schools\Joseph W. Grier Academy Number Drummer, Inc. Education School Grant Number Drummer Live $1,495.00 Program CMS Schools\J.H. Gunn Elementary Number Drummer, Inc. Education School Grant Number Drummer Live $1,500.00 Program CMS Schools\Elon Park Elementary Number Drummer, Inc. Education School Grant Number Drummer Live $695.00 Program CMS Schools\Parkside Elementary Number Drummer, Inc. Education School Grant Number Drummer Live $1,500.00 Program CMS Schools\Bain Elementary School On Q Performing Arts Education School Grant DANCE LIKE NOBODY'S WATCHING $500.00 Program CMS Schools\Cochrane Collegiate Academy

On Q Performing Arts Education School Grant The Children of Children Keep Coming (theatre $500.00 Program adaptation) CMS Schools\West Mecklenburg High School On Q Performing Arts Special Project Grant to support development and presentation of $250.00 performance art during Giving Thanks program on November 22, 2015, as part of the #onthehook initiative.

On Q Performing Arts Special Project Grant ASC service as Fiscal Agent for Knight $52,500.00 Foundation award to On Q Performing Arts.

On Q Performing Arts Special Project Grant to support development and presentation of $1,000.00 performance art to be shared at Festival in the Park, as part of the #onthehook initiative

On Q Performing Arts Special Project Grant To support participation in “On the Hook”: a $500.00 creative community response to racial injustice and inequality. On Q Performing Arts Technical Assistance Grant OnQ proposal for special development, $3,690.00 fundraising and web consultation in preparation of our 10 year anniversary season. One Voice Inc Cultural Project Grant Madonna/Madonna: One Voice Holiday $3,750.00 Concert and Community Outreach Performances 2015 One Voice Inc Special Project Grant to support development and presentation of $250.00 performance art during Giving Thanks program on November 22, 2015, as part of the #onthehook initiative.

One Voice Inc Special Project Grant To support participation in “On the Hook”: a $500.00 creative community response to racial injustice and inequality. Oneaka Dance Company Education School Grant African Connections $500.00 Program CMS Schools\Sedgefield Middle School Oneaka Dance Company Education School Grant African Connections $750.00 Program CMS Schools\Garinger High School Oneaka Dance Company Education School Grant African Connections $450.00 Program CMS Schools\West Mecklenburg High School

Oneaka Dance Company Education School Grant African Connections $750.00 Program CMS Schools\Reid Park Academy Opera Carolina Education Field Trip Endless Possibilities $7,250.00 Opera Carolina Education School Grant Opera Xpress $1,000.00 Program CMS Schools\Piney Grove Elementary School

Opera Carolina Education School Grant Opera Xpress $500.00 Program CMS Schools\Lansdowne IB Elementary Opera Carolina Education School Grant Opera Xpress + Workshop $800.00 Program Other Opera Carolina Education School Grant Opera Xpress $1,000.00 Program CMS Schools\Olde Providence Elementary

Opera Carolina Education School Grant Opera Xpress $250.00 Program CMS Schools\First Ward Creative Arts Academy Opera Carolina Education School Grant Opera Xpress $250.00 Program CMS Schools\Windsor Park Elementary School

Opera Carolina Education School Grant Opera Xpress $500.00 Program CMS Schools\Palisades Park Elementary Opera Carolina Operating Support Grant To provide an unrestricted investment in $449,700.00 general operations, administration, and programs. Opera Carolina Professional Development Professional Development Scholarship for $648.00 Scholarship Grant AFTA Preconference Attendance

Opera Carolina Professional Development Digital Marketing Enrichment Proposal for $295.00 Scholarship Grant Opera Carolina Over the Counter Improv Education School Grant OTC improv $575.00 Program CMS Schools\Crestdale Middle School Over the Counter Improv Education School Grant OTC improv $1,050.00 Program CMS Schools\Lincoln Heights Academy Over the Counter Improv Education School Grant Crestdale Comedy improv show $450.00 Program CMS Schools\Crestdale Middle School Pendergrass, Mark Regional Artist Project Purchase Nikon D610 DSLR Camera with AF-S $2,000.00 Grant DX NIKKOR 55-300mm VR Lens & AF-S DX NIKKOR 35MM with accessories Pettee, Charles Education School Grant Bluegrass Stomp $1,200.00 Program CMS Schools\Jay M. Robinson Middle School

Pettee, Charles Education School Grant Bluegrass Stomp $600.00 Program CMS Schools\Torrence Creek Elementary School Pettee, Charles Education School Grant Bluegrass Stomp $1,500.00 Program CMS Schools\Piedmont IB Middle School Pettee, Charles Education School Grant Bluegrass Stomp $500.00 Program CMS Schools\Metro School Pettee, Charles Education School Grant Bluegrass Stomp $800.00 Program CMS Schools\Clear Creek Elementary Pettee, Charles Education School Grant Bluegrass Stomp $500.00 Program CMS Schools\Pinewood Elementary School

Playing For Others Inc Cultural Project Grant To create and tour an original, inclusive, play $4,250.00 for children with disabilities and their neuro- typical peers, where the content and experience reflect the theme "when action meets compassion, lives change."

Polk Memorial Support Fund Inc Education Field Trip Polk 3rd grade History Field Trip $5,000.00 Polk Memorial Support Fund Inc Professional Development SEMC Conference 2015 $1,181.00 Scholarship Grant Project Scientist Cultural Project Grant Making STEM come alive through the arts at $4,500.00 Project Scientist Academy! Puerto Rican Cultural Society Of Charlotte Cultural Festival Grant The Puerto Rican Festival 2015, Celebrating $4,000.00 the Puerto Rican Culture. Event to support the Puerto Rican Cultural Society of Charlotte, and Local Artists through our Festival and Events.

Que-OS Special Project Grant to support BOOM!, a curated festival of $5,000.00 experimental performance celebrating art, culture and community and featuring local and national artists. Red Herring Puppets Education School Grant Aesop's Fables $750.00 Program CMS Schools\Joseph W. Grier Academy Rogers, Jessie Regional Artist Project To purchase a 27" Retina Display iMac $1,900.00 Grant computer in order to create the remainder of a short animation entitled "I am a Blind Man".

Rousso, Paul Regional Artist Project To purchase 5' x 10' x 1/8" sheets of Styrene $2,000.00 Grant Polycarbonate sheets on which to print to further experiment and test my melding of technology and art. Historic Rural Hill, Inc. Cultural Festival Grant Rural Hill Scottish Festival and Loch Norman $1,500.00 Highland Games Sandhu Surteg Education School Grant Cultural India Residency w focus on bhangra $1,500.00 Program dance CMS Schools\Park Road Montessori Shalom, Kami Education School Grant Call Me Madam; the Making of a Millionaire $520.00 Program CMS Schools\Sedgefield Middle School

Shalom, Kami Education School Grant Call Me Madam; the Making of a Millionaire $450.00 Program Other Shalom, Kami Education School Grant Call Me Madam; the Making of an American $375.00 Program Millionaire CMS Schools\Cochrane Collegiate Academy

Shalom, Kami Education School Grant Call Me Madam; the Making of a Millilonaire $450.00 Program (Student Performance) CMS Schools\West Mecklenburg High School

Silent Images Inc Cultural Project Grant Silent Images has identified three Matthews' $3,281.00 residents who are refugees and have inspiring journey stories. We will capture their stories in video form and share with the town.

Skiba, Michelle Regional Artist Project I am seeking assistance in purchasing a $2,000.00 Grant SawStop 3 HP Professional Cabinet Saw with 36" Professional T-Glide Fence System for my studio. Somers, Bonita Education School Grant Ms. B's Art on a Cart $870.00 Program CMS Schools\Winterfield Elementary Somers, Bonita Education School Grant Ms. B's Art on a Cart $250.00 Program CMS Schools\Croft Community School Somers, Bonita Education School Grant Ms. B's Art on a Cart Author Visit $250.00 Program CMS Schools\Hickory Grove Elementary Somers, Bonita Education School Grant Ms. B's Art on a Cart $250.00 Program CMS Schools\Rama Road Elementary School

Southminster Community Fund Technical Assistance Grant To support Queen City Aging Symposium $3,000.00

SparkPoint Innovations Education School Grant Orbit Earth Expo $1,700.00 Program CMS Schools\Barringer Academic Center SparkPoint Innovations Education School Grant Orbit Earth Expo $1,600.00 Program CMS Schools\Highland Mill Montessori Elementary School SparkPoint Innovations Education School Grant Orbit Earth Expo $1,500.00 Program CMS Schools\River Gate Elementary St. Aubin, Amy Education School Grant Australian Aboriginal Painting $1,125.00 Program CMS Schools\Smithfield Elementary St. Aubin, Amy Education School Grant Character Portraits $500.00 Program CMS Schools\Paw Creek Elementary St. Aubin, Amy Education School Grant Paper Mache Animals $600.00 Program CMS Schools\Idewild Elementary School Starling-Lyons, Kelly Education School Grant Bringing Black History to Life $600.00 Program CMS Schools\Reid Park Academy Starr, Tyler Regional Artist Project This request is for an FMS Electro Pounce, $684.00 Grant which is basically an electric pencil used in the sign painting industry to create stencils by burning small holes in paper.

Stephenson, Mark Regional Artist Project Funds (tuition and travel expenses) to attend $985.00 Grant the Portrait Society of America Annual Conference 2016 in Washington, D.C.

The Story Ship Education School Grant Super Me! $700.00 Program CMS Schools\Westerly Hills Academy The Story Ship Education School Grant Super Me! $400.00 Program CMS Schools\Thomasboro Academy The Story Ship Education School Grant The Circus King Show $645.00 Program CMS Schools\University Park Creative Arts Elementary The Story Ship Education School Grant Super Me! $1,000.00 Program Other The Story Ship Education School Grant Super Me! $600.00 Program CMS Schools\Grand Oak Elementary School

The Story Ship Education School Grant Super Me! $795.00 Program CMS Schools\Elizabeth Traditional Elementary School TAPROOT Education School Grant Small Group Devised Theatre Workshop $250.00 Program CMS Schools\Berryhill School TAPROOT Education School Grant Devising Theatre $250.00 Program Other TAPROOT Education School Grant Devised Theater Hero's Journey Workshop $1,500.00 Program CMS Schools\East Mecklenburg High School

TAPROOT Professional Development Send TAPROOT Artistic Director Brianna Smith $420.00 Scholarship Grant to Network of Ensemble Theatres 2015 National Gathering for professional growth and development opportunities. Theatre Charlotte Operating Support Grant To provide an unrestricted investment in $95,496.00 general operations, administration, and programs. Tom Pierce Education School Grant Character that Counts $750.00 Program CMS Schools\Briarwood Academy Town of Cornelius ASC Town Initiatives Grant The Town of Cornelius plans to pursue a series $5,000.00 of arts and culture programs that offer the community free access to quality art, art education and cultural experiences.

Town of Davidson ASC Town Initiatives Grant to support April is for Arts, a celebration of $5,000.00 arts and cultural through a series of events throughout the month of April: The Gallery Crawl, Art on the Green, and Concerts on the Green. Town of Huntersville Parks & Recreation ASC Town Initiatives Grant Hello Huntersville Music & Arts Festival is a $5,000.00 community event displaying the talents of local arts and music. Town of Mint Hill ASC Town Initiatives Grant The Town of Mint Hill has four cultural arts $5,000.00 projects that we fund each year: Movies on the Lawn, June Tunes, Art in the Park, and Discovery Place Science Reach Camps.

Town of Pineville ASC Town Initiatives Grant Theatre Play Production $4,000.00

Town of Pineville ASC Town Initiatives Grant Pineville Rockin' & Reelin' is a summer $5,000.00 concert, theatre and movie series. Triplett, Deborah Special Project Grant To support Yard Art Day, a grassroots arts $5,000.00 exhibition curated by the community and for the community The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Cultural Project Grant Experimental Filmmaker Peter Hutton will $2,500.00 exhibit his installation of "NY Portrait Series" with additional film screenings of "Study of A River", "Lodz Symphony" and "Three Landscapes."

Uslan, Ethan Regional Artist Project Creating my home recording studio to $1,899.00 Grant increase content production and in a financially sustainable way. A Walk in the Woods, Environmental Education Education School Grant Insect Program $625.00 Company Program CMS Schools\Huntingtowne Farms Elementary

A Walk in the Woods, Environmental Education Education School Grant Reptile Program $210.00 Company Program CMS Schools\Lincoln Heights Academy A Walk in the Woods, Environmental Education Education School Grant Tropical Rainforests $250.00 Company Program CMS Schools\Endhaven Elementary A Walk in the Woods, Environmental Education Education School Grant Reptile $630.00 Company Program CMS Schools\Winterfield Elementary A Walk in the Woods, Environmental Education Education School Grant Sea Turtles $795.00 Company Program CMS Schools\Thomasboro Academy A Walk in the Woods, Environmental Education Education School Grant North Carolina Wildlife $250.00 Company Program CMS Schools\Endhaven Elementary Wing Haven Operating Support Grant To provide an unrestricted investment in $25,000.00 general operations, administration, and programs. Siskey Family YMCA Cultural Project Grant Camp Boomerang is an inclusion based $3,750.00 summer camp for children with and without autism that will provide music therapy for all campers.