2022 Civic Partner and History of Aid
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2022 CIVIC PARTNER AND HISTORY OF AID ORGANIZATION Dunedin Fine Arts Center AMOUNT REQUESTED $75, 000 PURPOSE FOR AID Goal of DFAC is to keep programs as affordable as possible. 2021 FUNDING $42,000 ( Cash Aid) HISTORY OF AID FY 2021 FY 2020 FY 2019 FY 2018 FY 2017 Organization: Estimated Estimated Actual Actual Actual Dunedin Fine Art Center Cash Aid $42,000 $42,000 $52,000 $52,000 $42,300 Utility Charges (in-kind) $5,000 $5,000 $5,651 $5,109 $4,888 Improvements to Building TOTAL $47,000 $47,000 $57,651 $57,109 $47,188 June 3, 2021 Committee Members, City Manager, Mayor of Dunedin, City Commissioners and Finance Department Re: 2022 Civic Partner Request to the City of Dunedin Dear Friends: The Partnership between the City of Dunedin and the Dunedin Fine Art Center (DFAC) has spanned four decades. Today, it is as strong and mutually beneficial. The welcoming and quality of life that the City of Dunedin offers residents and visitors is in perfect sync. DFAC is a major cultural institution. Our symbiotic relationship heightens the profile of both DFAC and the City. DFAC is the largest art center in the Southeastern United States, offering a fully comprehensive visual arts program to residents, surrounding counties of Greater Tampa Bay and the country. We are grateful to the City of Dunedin for your generosity, cooperation, and support dating back to 1969 when Syd Entel and the Junior Service League had a vision to build an art center on City land. Today, that art center is 40,000 square feet and we are very grateful to the City for the in-kind maintenance and cash grants given over the years. We request a $75,000 Civic Partner Grant. DFAC funds an exceptional educational program that served over 7000 students pre Covid and during the pandemic we opened on June 1, 2020, following CDC guidelines by reducing all classes, including the Summer Art Academy to less than 50%. Difficult changes were made to ensure that DFAC did not go into debt, some of these measures include reduced staff by six (6) employees, every employee’s salary was reduced by a percentage depending on their salary, from 35% to 10% and many heartfelt requests were made to donors for additional support. DFAC was helped greatly by the PPP loans and a one-time grant from Pinellas County. As we approached the financial 2020-21 year, we followed CDC guidelines and safety protocols so that students and visitors would feel safe. Many of our programs from artists talks to virtual tours of exhibits and the Children’s Museum went virtual. Students were eager to return, and the exhibits are extraordinary due to the awarding winning Curatorial team. The Summer Exhibits honor DFAC’s work in continuing to bring diverse, equitable and inclusive exhibits along with our classes. All classes, exhibits and events are subsidized. Our Partnership with the City of Dunedin is crucial part of that subsidy. In addition, Dunedin residents (representing 34% of our membership) receive a 10% discount on membership, giving them a sizeable savings on classes and events. It is always our hope that more residents will be able to enjoy the creative and wellness benefits of art. With deep respect, George Ann Bissett, MA, CFRE President/CEO 2019-20 Goal: Annual Report for 2020-2021 Civic Partnership As noted in the Certification that was signed last year, the Dunedin Fine Art Center should include documentation illustrating the degree to which the following benefit / performance measure was achieved with any FY 2021 funding received from the City: 1. Goal of the DFAC is to keep programs as affordable as possible. ------------------------------------------------------------ DFAC closed its doors to the public in March 2020 and reopened June 1, 2020. Staff worked from Home and our priority was to individually call every student who was registered for our Winter and Spring Classes. DFAC had 850 students registered and three options were given: 1. Return their funds. 2. Give a credit up to September 30, 2020. 3. Donate their funds and give to our faculty members who rely on teaching. It was very heartwarming because it broke out into 1/3 return funds for classes; 1/3 take as a credit; and 1/3 give to DFAC’s Faculty. The decision to pay the faculty from the students was made by the Board and President/CEO. DFAC’s Faculty are known throughout Tampa Bay as being the best and we wanted to demonstrate the respect and appreciation of students, staff, and Board. The Board and Pres/CEO met weekly drilling down into the budget and building a plan to keep DFAC from sinking into deep debt because our Annual Budget is predicated on earning 70% of income from classes, grants and special events. To maintain viability, we took draconian measures to ensure that there would be an art center while always keeping in mind the importance of our students and members. June 1st was a thrilling day when we opened our Doors to the Summer Art Academy and adult students. DFAC did not raise tuition although following CDC Guidelines we reduced the number of students in the Summer Academy from the prior year 2019, 1801 to 980, reducing our income. The commitment not to raise prices was important. What we did was raise funds for Scholarships for children for the Art Academy and adult students. We cut weekend hours, only opened the Gallery Shop for a few hours a week and the Palm Café was closed. Also, we reduced salaries and laid off staff. All these steps ensured that DFAC remained viable, and our students and members did not suffer increased prices. DFAC still gave Dunedin Residents a 10% discount on Membership which in turn affords a 30% discount on classes. TOTAL Amount of Funds Given to Students and Members during this Grant Cycle: $25,253. Below are the figures stating how these funds were distributed. 10/1/2019 – 09/30/2020: Discounts $1,941. Members $19,370 10/1/ 2020- 05/31/ 2021: Discounts $1,207 Members: $12,070 (this number does not represent a full year). Scholarships given during this period: Children: 10% of all children attending in 2020 Summer Art Academy received a scholarship: amount of funds $12,020 Adult: $4975 in scholarships Veterans: $4646 Youth Education (not in Summer Camp): $464 We also opened a FULL exhibition schedule in June, that ultimately allowed all seven of our galleries to be programmed with exhibits FREE to Dunedin residents and other visitors. We were once again, chosen as the “Best Gallery” in all of Tampa Bay. Even during this once in a century disaster, the Board and Staff of DFAC did everything possible to ensure that we remained true to our constituents and promises. 2022 Civic Partnership Request to the City of Dunedin, Florida What performance criteria will be measured and/or reported on to gauge DFAC’s resulting value to our community? We are pretty sure there is no way to quantify the Dunedin Fine Art Center’s value to our community. A partnership that spans nearly 50 years has established values and traditions that truly are incalculable. The “bragging rights” alone, that come from having fostered the largest Art Center in the southeast United States, says more about DFAC and our relationship to the creative, vibrant community of Dunedin, than anything ever could. There are however many parts of DFAC’s role in our community that CAN be quantified. We have chosen the largest and broadest, as it signifies in the most real way possible the return on investment the City of Dunedin reaps through its support of DFAC. We used the Americans for the Arts | Arts & Economic Prosperity 5 Calculator to reveal the economic impact DFAC delivers to our community. Based on the supplied budget of $1.8 million dollars, for the proposed 2022 Civic Partnership year, we look to generate in the community, a total of $4.3 million in economic impact. This includes 131 FTE jobs. In addition, the calculator estimates that we will generate in excess of $190,000 in local government revenue and more than $250,000 in state government income. This quantifiable return makes the investment we seek here quite the bargain. (See appendix for complete Americans for the Arts | Arts & Economic Prosperity 5 Calculator results and explanation). List DFAC’s recent major accomplishments and how these resulted in an improved quality of life for Dunedin residents. The Dunedin Fine Art Center is consistently recognized as one of the leading cultural institutions in the Tampa Bay region. Whether it is through awards or press coverage, DFAC reflects glowingly on the community as one of the gems in our crown. From offering award-winning exhibitions, mostly FREE to the entire community, to providing award-winning educational opportunities with instructors from across the nation and globe, subsidized for residents and visitors alike, DFAC presents a model of growth and integrity that continues to reflect the vision and goals it shares with the community as a whole. (See appendices - DFAC Sample Media & City of Dunedin EPIC! GOALS) For DFAC’s most recent audited year-end financial statements, see appendix. FOR DFAC’s upcoming year revenue and expense budget, see appendix. Tell us about the number of Dunedin residents that will be served or that will benefit Using our membership and visitor logs as base estimating tools, we can say that over 15,000 of our nearly 50,000 COVID-year visits came from Dunedin residents, while over 10,000 come from the tourist sector of our local economy.