Operations Grant Cycle Recap
Explore Gwinnett and Gwinnett County reaffirm their commitment to the arts through the creation and growth of the Gwinnett Creativity Fund
Awarding $50,000 in operational grants...
...to 8 Gwinnett County non-profit arts organizations...
...for Gwinnett County arts and cultural initiatives! AUG 2021-Q1 2022
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2021 OPERATIONS GRANT RECIPIENTS
$14,000 Grant Aurora Theatre Aurora Theatre houses 2 performance spaces, boasts 5,000 season ticket holders, produces over 850 events annually and entertains 80,000 visitors
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2021 OPERATIONS GRANT RECIPIENTS
$11,500 Grant Hudgens Center for Arts + Learning The Jacqueline Casey Hudgens Center for Art and Learning, founded in 1981, brings art lovers, leaders, and learners together through quality programs and exhibitions
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2021 OPERATIONS GRANT RECIPIENTS
$7,000 Grant Gwinnett Ballet Theatre One of the oldest non-profit arts organizations in Gwinnett County, and only professional dance company
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2021 OPERATIONS GRANT RECIPIENTS
$5,000 Grant Suwanee Performing Arts Suwanee Performing Arts is a nonprofit community arts organization providing quality performance opportunities
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2021 OPERATIONS GRANT RECIPIENTS
$5,000 Grant Suwanee Arts Center Bringing artists and art lovers to promote the appreciation of local art through arts education, exhibition, festivals, and art events
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2021 OPERATIONS GRANT RECIPIENTS
$2,500 Grant Live Arts Theatre, Inc. Live Arts Theatre is a teaching theatre, where professional and amateur artists join to further develop the skills necessary to be successful in the field of professional theatre
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2021 OPERATIONS GRANT RECIPIENTS
$2,500 Grant Norcross Gallery and Studios Previously known as Kudzu Art Zone, they are an organization of volunteer artists whose focus is the support and advancement of local art and artists throughout the community
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2021 OPERATIONS GRANT RECIPIENTS
$2,500 Grant Southeastern Railway Museum Southeastern Railway Museum, which has been Georgia’s official transportation museum since 1970, provides an educational atmosphere bringing to life the cultural, technological, and historical importance of transportation to our region
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Aurora Theatre General Operating Fund General Operation Budget
GCF Funds Received
Hudgens Center for Arts + Learning General Operating Fund Total Overall Budget
Other Grant Sources
General Operation Budget
GCF Funds Received
Total Overall Budget
Other Grant Sources
Tessitura (Ticketing/Database Cong. Fee)
$2,300
$2,090
SOURCE(S)
Primerica
$4,390
Education
$6,000
$65,000
SOURCE(S)
*
Workers Comp Insurance
$7,200
$974.64
SOURCE(S)
Primerica
$8,174.64
Outreach
$3,000
$7,000
SOURCE(S)
CFNEG
$14,030
Phone, internet, scene shop electricity
$3,000
$806.02
SOURCE(S)
Primerica
$3,806.02
Exhibitions
$2,500
$30,000
SOURCE(S)
HFF, CFNEG
$120,175
Box office computer, monitor, chairs
$1,100
$15.11
SOURCE(S)
Primerica
$1,115.11
SOURCE(S)
Background checks
$400
$252.90
SOURCE(S)
Primerica
$652.90
SOURCE(S)
$4,138.67
$18,138.67
$11,500
$375,072
GRAND TOTAL
$14,000
GRAND TOTAL
$240,867
* Hudgens Family Foundation (HFF); Georgia Council for the Arts; Primerica; CFNEG
Gwinnett Ballet Theatre General Operating Fund General Operation Budget
GCF Funds Received
SOURCE(S) $165,000
$18,000
SOURCE(S)
Corporate Sponsors
SOURCE(S)
Individual Donors Merchandise and Ad Revenue GRAND TOTAL
$7,000
$7,000
Total Overall Budget
Other Grant Sources
Performance Revenue Grants and Foundations
Suwanee Arts Center Operating Fund General Operation Budget Rent
GCF Funds Received
Other Grant Sources
$5,000 SOURCE(S) SAC Reserve
Total Overall Budget $15,000
$25,000
Utilities SOURCE(S) SAC Reserve
$1,500
$16,000
Payroll SOURCE(S)
$4,000
SOURCE(S)
$3,500
SOURCE(S)
SOURCE(S)
$27,000
SOURCE(S)
$18,000
$236,500
PPP
GRAND TOTAL
$5,000
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Suwanee Performing Arts General Operating Fund General Operation Budget
GCF Funds Received
Live Arts Theatre General Operating Fund Total Overall Budget
Other Grant Sources
Events Income
SOURCE(S) $64,250
Performance Fees
SOURCE(S)
Donations/Grants/Sponsors
$5,000
SOURCE(S)
Event Costs Personnel and Other Expenses GRAND TOTAL
$5,000
$2,000
$1,908
Other Grant Sources $1,400
$8,500
SOURCE(S)
SOURCE(S)
$71,660
SOURCE(S)
SOURCE(S)
$105,705
SOURCE(S)
GCA
$1,085
Other Grant Sources
GRAND TOTAL
$592
SOURCE(S) Patreon donors
Rental Venue for Meetings
$2,000
GCF Funds Received
Storage
GCF Funds Received
$48,250
Norcross Gallery and Studios General Operating Fund General Operation Budget
General Operation Budget
$2,500
SOURCE(S)
$1,400
Total Overall Budget
SOURCE(S)
General Operation Budget Southeastern Railway Museum
GCF Funds Received
Other Grant Sources
$2,500
$592
$3,900
SOURCE(S)
SOURCE(S)
SOURCE(S)
SOURCE(S)
SOURCE(S)
Total Overall Budget
SOURCE(S) $2,500
SOURCE(S)
$2,000
$3,808
Southeastern Railway Museum General Operating Fund
SOURCE(S)
GRAND TOTAL
Total Overall Budget
SOURCE(S) $41,317
GRAND TOTAL
$2,500
$2,500
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Lisa Anders Executive Director Lisa@ExploreGwinnett.org 404.849.8996
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