To: Honorable Mayor and Members of Town Council
From: Trish Muller, Finance Director
Title
Discussion/Direction: Applications for the Council Community Grant Program for the 2nd Quarter 2017 (4 Applications)
Body
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Executive Summary
The Council Community Grant Program (CCGP) has an annual budget of $8,000 funded by the Town Council Non-profit Grant Account in the General Fund. Funds for the grants are disbursed quarterly in $2,000 increments to non-profit organizations within the Castle Rock community. Individual grants cap out at $500 per request. The Town of Castle Rock Finance Department receives the applications, reviews them for eligibility and presents the grant requests to Town Council. Below are the qualified applications received for the 2nd Quarter CCGP (Attachment A):
|
Organization |
Amount Requested |
Purpose |
|
Castle Rock Chorale |
$500 |
Employee Stipends/Performance Space |
|
Castle Rock Orchestra |
$500 |
Music for Concert Season |
|
Douglas County Veterans Monument Foundation |
$500 |
Appreciation Breakfast |
|
Spellbinders - Douglas County Chapter |
$300 |
Volunteer Training |
The purpose of this memo is to present this application to Council for consideration and approval.
Discussion
The Council Community Grant Program is funded by monies from the General Fund. Council Community Grant Program funds are for specific nonprofit organizations for community based projects. Applications may be submitted on an as-needed basis and will be reviewed quarterly.
Eligible project areas for CCGP include projects which contribute to Castle Rock’s “quality of life” with special emphasis on:
• youth programs and activities
• senior programs and activities
• community based environmental and sustainability programs and activities
• community based performing and visual arts programs and activities
Applications not approved in the previous quarter would still be subject to approval upon resubmission by the applicant if the request remains valid upon the next quarterly review.
A list of organizations and the amounts awarded for the 2015-2017 Council Community Grant Program are presented in (Attachment B).
Brief Overview of Applications:
Castle Rock Chorale is requesting $500 - The funds are being requested to pay stipends to the Director and pianist, purchase music, hire guest artists and rent performance space.
Eligible Project Area: Community-based performing arts programs and activities
Castle Rock Orchestra is requesting $500 - The funds are being requested to purchase music for the Castle Rock Orchestra's concert season which includes a Halloween, Holiday, Winter and Spring Concert Series.
Eligible Project Area: Community-based performing arts programs and activities
Douglas County Veterans Monument Foundation is requesting $500 - The funds are being requested for the Veteran appreciation breakfast: Working in conjunction with the Mozaic students at Castle View High School they will be hosting a Veteran appreciation Breakfast. This event is a time to honor our Veterans and provide valuable resources/education during the event. The funds will be used to help offset the food costs.
Eligible Project Area: Senior programs and activities and Youth programs and activities
Spellbinders, Douglas County Chapter is requesting $300 - Spellbinders is a first time applicant and is an organization made up of adult volunteers who visit classrooms and other events to tell stories to children (and adults) of all ages. The funds are being requested to offer existing volunteers professional training, to support their ongoing skill development or to facilitate fall training, which focuses on new Spellbinders who are just joining the organization. Some of the associated costs include the training materials themselves, as well as background checks and other miscellaneous enrollment costs.
Eligible Project Area: Senior programs and activities, Youth programs and activities and Community-based performing visual arts programs and activities
Budget Considerations
The 2017 budget includes $8,000 ($2,000 available for each quarter) in the Town Council Non-profit Grant Account in the General Fund for the 2017 Council Community Grant Program.
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends Council approve the following awards to each of the four non-profit organizations presented in this grant cycle.
Castle Rock Chorale $500
Castle Rock Orchestra $500
Douglas County Veterans Monument Foundation $500
Spellbinders - Douglas County Chapter $300
Recommended Motion
I move to award funding to the following organizations:
Castle Rock Chorale $500
Castle Rock Orchestra $500
Douglas County Veterans Monument Foundation $500
Spellbinders - Douglas County Chapter $300
Attachments
Attachment A: Applications
Attachment B: 2015-2017 CCGP Awards