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Home My WebLink Aboutresolution.council.037-23RESOLUTION #037 (Series of 2023) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO, APPROVING THE RECOMMIENDATIONS OF THE GRANTS REVIEW COMMITTEE AND GRANTS STEERING COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE GRANT SUPPORT TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SERVING THE ASPEN COMMUNITY WHEREAS, the Aspen area is fortunate to have many non-profit organizations that support the community; and WHEREAS, City Council has established an overall program philosophy for the grants program, supported by strategic focus areas for each grant program; and WHEREAS, City Council has established a grants steering committee to support the City's grants program; and WHEREAS, said steering committee has established three volunteer review committees to assess and score submitted applications for alignment with the overall grants program philosophy and strategic focus areas and other review criteria; and WHEREAS, these volunteer review committees, in conjunction with the grants steering committee, have issued recommendations of funding for the consideration of City Council NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO, That the City Council of the City of Aspen hereby approves the funding recommendations attached hereto. INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Aspen on the 14' day of March 2023. ,76� Torre, Mayor I, Nicole Henning, duly appointed and acting City Clerk do certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate copy of that resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado, at a meeting held, March 14, 2023. Nicole Henning, ay Clerk w ►ON CITY OFASPEP Funding Recommendations: Arts & Culture Organization Funding Request Funding Recommendation Funding Term (Years) 5Point Film Festival $ 20,000 $ 16,500 1 Anderson Ranch Arts Center $ 87,000 $ 83,600 1 Aspen Art Museum $ 100,000 $ 30,000 1 Aspen Chapel $ 7,500 $ 7,400 2 Aspen Choral Society $ 10,000 $ 8,900 2 Aspen Community Theatre $ 30,000 $ 23,500 1 Aspen Dance Connection $ 5,241 $ 4,600 1 Aspen Film $ 49,999 $ 48,700 1 Aspen Fringe Festival $ 20,000 $ 16,200 1 Aspen Indigenous Foundation $ 35,000 $ 26,600 1 Aspen Music Festival and School $ 100,000 $ 95,200 1 Aspen Santa Fe Ballet $ 85,000 $ 50,000 1 Aspen Words $ 40,000 $ 37,900 1 Carbondale Arts $ 10,000 $ 9,200 2 Dance Aspen $ 45,000 $ 30,000 1 Dance Initiative' $ 12,500 $ 12,000 1 High Country Sinfonia $ 2,000 $ 1,900 2 Inspire Aspen Foundation $ 48,000 $ 15,000 1 Jazz at Aspen Snowmass $ 75,000 $ 69,400 1 Resnick Center for Herbert Bayer Studies $ 30,000 $ 27,200 1 Roaring Fork Friends of the Theatre Inc. $ 30,000 $ 25,100 1 Roaring Fork Valley Storytellers $ 5,000 $ 4,800 2 Roaring Fork Youth Orchestra $ 8,500 $ 8,000 2 Sarah Pletts Dance Theatre, Ltd. $ 17,000 $ 5,000 1 SoL Theatre Company $ 20,000 $ 15,600 1 Sopris Theatre Company $ 7,900 $ 6,300 1 The Art Base $ 75,000 $ 51,500 1 The Arts Campus at Willits (TACAW) $ 60,000 $ 57,800 1 Theater Masters $ 20,000 $ 16,700 1 Theatre Aspen $ 85,000 $ 82,800 1 VOICES $ 10,000 $ 7,900 1 -127 Rio Grande Place !Aspen, CO 8161 1 1 Phone: 970-920-5000 1 aspen.9ov C ' OF ASPEN Funding Recommendations: Health & Human Services Organization Funding Request Aspen Camp of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing $ 35,000 Aspen Family Connections $ 20,000 Funding_ Recommendation Funding Term (Years) $ 10,800 1 $ $ 12,000 17,000 2 2 Aspen Hope Center Aspen Strong AspenOUT - Roaring Fork Gay and Lesbian Fund Callies Backyard Foundation $ $ 30,000 25,000 $ 10,800 1 $ 10,000 $ 7,200 1 $ 25,000 $ $ 10,800 1,800 1 2 CHRIS KLUG FOUNDATION $ 2,500 Community Health Services, Inc. $ 57,000 $ 27,900 1 Great Expectations $ $ 43,370 10,000 $ $ 22,600 7,700 1 2 Harvest for Hunger Hospice of the Valley $ 17,000 $ 10,100 2 Huts for Vets $ 49,999 $ 18,600 2 Kids Connect -Connect! $ 10,000 $ 7,000 2 Recovery Resources $ 40,000 $ 21,100 1 Response $ 40,000 $ 21,900 1 Shining Stars Foundation $ 10,000 $ 6,900 2 The Meeting Place $ 7,500 $ 6,300 2 427 Rio Grande Place Aspen, CO 81611 1 Phone: 970-920-5000 1 aspen.gov CITY OF ASPEN Funding Recommendations: Community Non -Profit Organization Funding Request Final Funding Recommendation Funding Term (Years) 2 1 Access AfterSchool $ 10,000 $ 7,800 Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program $ 4,000 $ 3,200 Aspen Cancer Conference, Inc. $ 2,000 $ 1,600 1 1 Aspen Center for Environmental Studies $ 30,000 $ 21,900 Aspen Cycling Club Inc. $ 10,000 $ 7,000 1 Aspen Hall of Fame $ 5,000 $ 4,500 2 Aspen Historical Society $ 35,000 $ 23,800 1 Aspen Journalism $ 30,000 $ 21,500 1 Aspen Public Radio $ 100,000 $ 69,200 1 Aspen Science Center $ 15,000 $ 10,500 1 Aspen Sister Cities Program $ 20,000 $ 14,300 1 Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club $ 49,999 $ 35,500 1 Aspen Youth Center $ 35,000 $ 24,500 1 Basalt Education Foundation $ 10,000 $ 7,700 2 Challenge Aspen $ 12,000 $ 9,400 1 College Outreach $ 3,000 $ 2,500 2 Colorado Fourteeners Initiative $ 5,000 $ 4,700 2 Early Learning Center Aspen $ 23,000 $ 15,600 1 English in Action $ 7,500 $ 7,000 1 Explore Booksellers Aspen $ 100,000 $ 22,900 1 FOREST CONSERVANCY $ 5,000 $ 4,800 2 Friends of CAIC $ 10,000 $ 7,300 2 GrassRoots Television Inc. $ 85,800 $ 36,700 1 Independence Pass Foundation $ 20,000 $ 14,400 1 Junior Achievement of the Roaring Fork Valley $ 7,500 $ 4,900 1 KDNK $ 10,000 $ 7,400 1 Pauline S. Schneegas Wildlife Foundation $ 6,000 $ 4,000 2 Project Graduation $ 1,500 $ 1,300 2 Raising A Reader Aspen to Parachute $ 10,000 $ 8,000 2 Roaring Fork Conservancy $ 10,000 $ 8,300 1 Roaring Fork Cycling $ 10,000 $ 7,200 1 Roaring Fork Leadership Roaring Fork Mountain Bike Association - RFMBA $ 20,000 $ 13,300 1 $ 5,000 $ 4,000 1 CITY OF ASPEN Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers $ 10,000 $ 8,300 2 Science in Schools $ 2,450 $ 2,000 2 Summit54 $ 75,000 $ 36,700 1 The Aspen Institute $ 20,000 $ 15,300 1 The Farm Collaborative $ 49,000 $ 22,900 1 Valley Settlement $ 10,000 $ 7,800 2 Wilderness Workshop $ $ $ 10,000 10,000 10,000 $ $ $ 7,800 8,400 7,900 1 Wildwood School Inc. 1 YouthEntity 2 *These recommendations do not include an expected $46,000 for Pitkin County Senior Services per the intergovernmental agreement between Pitkin County and the City of Aspen. Funds to support this will be requested during the spring supplemental process. 427 Rio Grande Place Aspen, CO 81611 1 Phone: 970-920-5000 1 aspen.gov CIS, CITYOFASPEN Funding Recommendations: In -Kind Organization AspenOUT - Roaring Fork Gay and Lesbian Fund Aspen Figure Skating Club Program Funding Request (Cash Value) Final Recommendation (Cash Value of In -Kind Donation) $ 15,000 HHS $15,000.00 Community $25,000.00 $ 23,175 Aspen Junior Hockey Inc. Community $45,000.00 $ 41,200 Aspen Mother Puckers Community $3,735.00 $ 2,656 Revolutions Skating Club, Inc. Community $18,000.00 $ 15,000 Silver City Gymnastics Community $1,000.00 $ 1,000 The Aspen Swim Club Community $20,000.00 $ 17,100 5Point Film Festival Arts & Culture $5,000.00 $ 2,500 Aspen Choral Society Arts & Culture $3,000.00 $ 2,500 Aspen Film Arts & Culture $10,000.00 $ 4,500 Aspen Fringe Festival Arts & Culture $10,000.00 $ 4,500 Aspen Indigenous Foundation Arts & Culture $4,500.00 $ 4,500 Aspen Words Arts & Culture $2,500.00 $ 2,500 Dance Aspen Arts & Culture $8,600.00 $ 4,500 Inspire Aspen Foundation Arts & Culture $2,050.00 $ 2,500 Jazz at Aspen Snowmass Arts & Culture $8,500.00 $ 4,500 Sopris Theatre Company Arts & Culture $4,775.00 $ 4,500 427 Rio Grande Place Aspen, CO 816111 Phone: 970-920-5000 1 aspen.gov