HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes.GRB.20240314.SpecialCity of Aspen: Grants Program Steering Committee Board Special - Meeting
Date: 3/14/2024 10:00 am
Location: City Hall Copper Pass Conference Room and Teams
Board Attendees: Judy Clausson, Ann Mullins, Chris Menges,
Not in Attendance: Tracy Anderson
Staff Attendees: Patrick Quick, Natalie Blumentritt, Allisa Farrell, John Barker
Start
Time
Agenda Topic Purpose of Discussion & Notes Action/Follow-up/Decision
10am Presentation of
Revised Funding
Recommendations
Explanation of each devisions funding recommendations and the
requested options:
Arts and Culture:
Option 1- Cutoff at 3.25: All members in support. Judy started
discussion on an organization that is just under the cutoff (scoring of
3.24). Group decided on the clean cutoff and not to include the
organization with 3.24, due to the grants program stratetic focus
uarea (supports artistically excellent non-profit organizations which
contribute to the cultural vibrancy of our community)
Option 2 -Cutoff at 3.0 with reduced cap amount: Members are not
in support.
Ann Mullins left Meeting after AC Option 1 was discusses and all
board members were in support.
Health and Human Services:
No change to previous presentation; cutoff at 3.0; All members in
support.
Community Non-Profit:
Option 1- Cutoff at 3.5 and rounding up one organization by 0.2 to
be included due to strategic focus area (enhancing organizations
which create and deliver high impact community programming).
Create Reviewer Comment
document, to share with
Organizations, especially
those that aren't
recommended to receive
funding during this year's
grant cycle.
Grant Cycle 2025; follow up
discussion, if an
organization receives less
than X percentage of
request. Is this an effective
use of limited funds.
John is presenting percentages of funded requests from other
Grantmakers (SkiCo, ACF, PitCo), COA is still funding more
organizations, than the other Grantmakers (even with the cutoffs in
each division) i
Multi-Year Requests
Health Human Services and Community Non-Profit to receive only
one-year awards this year to allow more flexibility to our revised
programming for 2025. All board members in support.
Keep Arts and Culture two-year funding, as the overall budget
impact is immaterial. All board members in support
Wheeler In-Kind Requests
The Wheeler Opera House will essentially be closed between now
and early mid-January 2025, this renovation schedule means that we
will not be able to accommodate some in-kind requests for the use
of the Wheeler this year.
Giving board members an update of all In-Kind requests. Discussion
of certain in-kind request.
Next Meeting Date April 4th, 2024
Adjourn Meeting adjourned at
approximately 11:00am
Multi-Year Grant
Wheeler Closure
Notify applicants on March 21
about grants review committee
recommendations.
Other Grantmakers
Develop Steering Committee
Board Packet