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2020 Grant Funding 2020 GRANT FUNDING 2020 Grant 2020 In-Kind Funding Funding ARTS NON-PROFITS 5Point Film* $1,000 $3,500 Aspen Art Museum $37,000 Aspen Chapel Gallery $2,500 Aspen Choral Society ** $5,000 $3,000 Aspen Community Theatre $10,000 Aspen Dance Connection $2,500 Aspen Film ** $35,000 $4,500 Aspen Music Festival and School $85,000 Aspen Santa Fe Ballet ** $66,000 $3,000 Aspen Words ** $27,000 $2,500 Jazz Aspen Snowmass $32,000 Pegasus Repertory Theatre (Aspen Fringe Festival) * $3,500 $1,000 Roaring Fork Music Society $3,000 The Art Base $4,000 TACAW – The Arts Campus at Willits $2,000 Theater Masters $4,500 Theatre Aspen $50,000 $370,000 $17,500 * In-Kind use of Wheeler Opera House for Aspen Shows ** In-Kind Box Office Deductions 2020 Grant Funding 2020 In-Kind Funding NON-PROFITS, GENERAL FUND Access AfterSchool $7,500 Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment $2,000 Aspen Cancer Conference (New) $2,000 Aspen Education Foundation (New) $2,000 Aspen Grove Cemetery Association (New) $1,000 Aspen Hall of Fame $3,000 Aspen Historical Society $30,000 Aspen Institute – Community Programs $15,000 Aspen Junior Hockey - Ice Time $40,000 - Ice time for Fall Face Off Aspen Public Radio (KAJX) $100,000 Aspen Rugby Foundation (New) $1,000 Aspen Science Center $7,500 Aspen Skating Club $22,500 Ice Time Aspen Swim Club $15,000 Pool Time Aspen Ute Foundation $3,000 Aspen Valley Ski/Snowboard Club $65,000 Aspen Youth Center $20,510 Basalt Education Foundation $3,500 Carbondale Community Access Radio (KDNK) $3,000 Challenge Aspen $10,500 College Outreach $3,000 Colorado Fourteeners Initiative $5,000 Crested Butte Nordic Council $3,500 English in Action $5,000 Farm Collaborative $4,000 Forest Conservancy $4,500 GrassRoots Television $90,000 Huts for Vets $5,000 Independence Pass Foundation $20,000 Project Graduation $1,500 Raising A Reader $3,000 Revolutions Skating Club $15,000 - Ice Time Roaring Fork Gay & Lesbian (AspenOUT) $5,000 $9,500 - ARC rental for Gay Ski Week Roaring Fork Leadership $7,500 Roaring Fork Valley Spellbinders $3,000 Science in Schools $2,450 Shining Stars Foundation $7,000 Silver City Gymnastics $1,000 - Rent waived for home meet Sister Cities $10,000 Summit 54 (New) $5,000 Western Slope Veterans Coalition $4,000 Wilderness Workshop $7,500 YouthEntity $5,000 $477,460 $103,000 2020 Grant Funding 2020 In-Kind Funding PARKS & OPEN SPACE FUND Aspen Center for Environmental Studies $16,500 Roaring Fork Conservancy $10,000 Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers $6,500 $33,000 2020 Grant Funding 2020 In-Kind Funding HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, GENERAL FUND A Way Out $1,500 Alpine Legal Services $5,000 Aspen Family Connections $17,000 Aspen Homeless Shelter $12,750 Aspen Strong $1,700 Bridging Bionics $2,500 Buddy Program $17,000 Casa of the Ninth $1,200 Catholic Charities $4,300 Community Health Services $51,850 Family Resource Center $4,200 Family Visitor Program $10,200 Hospice of the Valley $17,000 Lift-up $3,400 Mtn Valley Development Services $4,200 Pathfinders $3,400 Pitkin County Mental Health & Substance Use $74,078 Pitkin County Detox Services $171,413 Pitkin County Senior Services $43,400 Planned Parenthood $2,500 Response $17,000 River Bridge Regional Center $1,700 Rocky Mountain Human Services $1,000 Valley Life for All $500 West Springs Hospital $10,000 Windwalkers Equine Therapy Center $500 Youthzone $7,000 $5,000 – One Time Capital Grant Support $486,291 $5,000 .
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