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CBIRS Request 1702
 
Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1702
Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center - Cultural Endowment Match
 
Requester: Judith Lisi, President Organization: Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Inc.
 
Project Title: Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center - Cultural Endowment Match Date Submitted 1/14/2005 4:53:29 PM
 
Sponsors: Crist
 
Statewide Interest:
The Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, the largest performing arts center in the Southeast, is a major economic driver for Hillsborough Couny and Florida. Over 700 performances are attended by over 700,000 FLoridians and cultural tourists annually. Its 40 different arts education programs serve over 75,000 K-12 school children, college/university students, adults and families each year, providing training and programming not otherwise available. Annual economic impact: $93 million.
 
Recipient: Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Inc.   Contact: Judith Lisi, President  
  1010 North W.C. MacInnes Place   Contact Phone: (813) 222-1007  
  Tampa 33602   Contact email: judy.lisi@tbpac.org
 
Counties: Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota
 
Gov't Entity:   Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): Yes
 
Project Description:
The Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center (The Center) requests a $240,000 Cultural Endowment Matching Share. Endowment fund income will help fund the Center's vital arts education and outreach programs, which serve up to 75,000 students of all ages each year. These programs are provided at The Center as well as at inner city and rural sites, including community centers, schools, hospitals and migrant venues. The Center's arts education and outreach programs expand and enrich school curricula, enhance constituency building, and foster audience development. They also add to Tampa Bay's cultural growth and public-private partnerships by creating dynamic community collaborations and access oppurtunities.
 
Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Endowment fund income will help sustain and enhane pre-professional studies for the Tampa Bay Youth Orchestra, theatre arts students, classical ballet students and advanced training for artists to become educators. New advanced and pre-professional offerings will include music, theatre and ballet internships, opera camp, sound and lighting workshops, and distance learning in technical theatre. Intermediate and beginner programs will be developed in orchestra, opera, jazz, voice, theatre, sound and lighting, and ethnic dance.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $240,000
 
Total cost of the project: $600,000
 
Request has been made to fund: Operations
 
What type of match exists for this project? Local, Private
  Cash Amount $360,000  
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   No
 
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?   No
 
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?   Yes
  Agency State, Department Of
 
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? No
 
Is there a documented need for this project? Yes
  Documentation: 2002 Cultural Endowment Grant Program Request to the State of Florida, Department of State
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   Yes
  Hearing Body: Hillsborough County Legislation Delegation
  Hearing Meeting Date: 01/19/2005
 
Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida?   No