$68,350 in Relief Funding Awarded to 22 Flagstaff Nonprofits
A total of $87,350 awarded from COVID-19 Art & Science Nonprofit Relief Fund.
On Wednesday, July 8, 2020, Flagstaff Arts Council announced 22 Flagstaff nonprofits that were awarded a total of $68,350 through the COVID-19 Art & Science Nonprofit Relief Fund. The fund was initially established on March 18, 2020, shortly after the pandemic took hold.
15 grantees received awards in an earlier round, announced April 30, 2020. Each first-round recipient received additional funding in the 2nd round. This round, seven additional organizations received awards. New grants range from $750 to $7,500 each. Total combined awards for both rounds range from $1,000 to $7,500 each.
Total COVID-19 Art & Science Nonprofit Relief Funds Awarded to Date:
- Alpine Community Theater, $1,100
- Arizona Historical Society, $4,000
- Artists’ Coalition of Flagstaff, $4,000
- Ballet Folklórico de Colores, $3,000
- Canyon Movement Company, $3,000
- Capoeira Amizade Flagstaff, 1,000
- Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition, $1,000
- Flagstaff Festival of Science, $3,250
- Flagstaff Friends of Traditional Music, $3,500
- Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival, $5,000
- Flagstaff Symphony Association, $7,500
- Flagstaff Foundry, $1,000
- Human Nature Dance Theatre and Studio, $3,000
- Lowell Observatory, $7,500
- Master Chorale of Flagstaff, $1,500
- Museum of Northern Arizona, $7,500
- Northern Arizona Pride Association, $3,000
- Orchestra Northern Arizona, $1,000
- The Arboretum at Flagstaff, $7,000
- Theatrikos, $7,500
- Tynkertopia, Inc., $4,500
- Willow Bend Environmental Education Center, $7,500
Grant awards were recommended by the Art & Science Fund Committee and approved by the Flagstaff Arts Council Board of Directors at its June 2020 meeting. Approximately $20,000 remains in the fund. The Board of Directors will evaluate how best to allocate the remaining funds at its July 2020 meeting.
The Relief Fund is made possible by the City of Flagstaff reprioritizing $87,000 from the BBB Art & Science Fund, a $5,000 challenge grant from Flagstaff Rotary Club, $5,400 in donations from 70 community members, and money reprioritized from other Arts Council programs.
“We are very fortunate to offer a relief program of this size to our creative nonprofit community,” says Flagstaff Arts Council Executive Director Jonathan Stone. “These awards are an important part of the local, state, and national stimulus efforts that will ensure that these nonprofits have a chance at adapting and surviving the pandemic.”
