ANNUAL REPORT
2022/23 BY THE NUMBERS
$10.773 MILLION
OPERATING BUDGET
$2.95 MILLION
PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT
$14,160 APPROXIMATE DAILY COST TO RUN THE CENTER
83,595 TOTAL PATRONS WELCOMED
105
GCA PERFORMANCES
55 RESIDENT COMPANY & RENTAL PERFORMANCES
ABOUT THE GALLO CENTER VENUES
1,248-seat Mary Stuart Rogers Theater
440-seat Foster Family Theater
Modesto Rotary Music Garden
TICKET OFFICE HOURS
Monday – Friday: 10 am – 6 pm
Saturday: Noon – 6 pm
Closed Sundays
Ticket Office opens two hours prior to all events
PHONE NUMBERS
(209) 338-2100
Toll Free: 1-877-488-3380
OFFICIAL WEBSITE & SOCIAL MEDIA
GalloArts.org
Facebook.com/GalloCenterForTheArts Instagram.com/GalloArts #gallocenter #galloarts
SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2022/23 SEASON
ORGANIZATION & OPERATIONS
Central Valley Center for the Arts, Inc. manages the endowment. Gallo Center for the Arts, LLC manages concessions.
Gallo Center for the Arts, Inc. manages operations.
• Celebrated the legacy of Marie Damrell Gallo at the 15th Anniversary Gala starring Bernadette Peters.
• Expanded public arts programming at the Modesto Rotary Music Garden with such free, year-round activities as pet adoption events, monthly Pilates with Studio V, community drum circles with Drum Love, carolers from the Modesto Symphony Chorus during the holidays, and monthly children’s story time in partnership with the Stanislaus County Library.
• Launched Balcony Talks in collaboration with resident company Central West Ballet in order to help grow dance programming, along with a group discount program, Binge on Dance, for more than 80 dance schools all across the valley.
• Honored recently retired Jim Johnson, the volunteer artistic director of the Gallo Center Repertory Company since 2016, with a reception in June and a permanent backstage plaque.
• Invested in a 2023 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 High Roof Van (below), configured for 15 passengers, to enhance the safety and experience of visiting artists.
• Implemented a Userway widget on the Center’s website, making it more accessible with ADA functionality and allowing for multiple viewing options such as full website translations to more than 50 languages.
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FUNDRAISING
SOURCES OF SUPPORT
61% 30% 9%
During the 2022/23 fiscal year, GCA raised $2.95 million from our annual giving programs, 15th Anniversary Gala and legacy giving contributions:
INDIVIDUAL GIVING
Friends, Friends+ & Amigos of the Center (Memberships range from $75 to $1,199)
1,628 Members, including 511 new members
CENTER CIRCLES (Memberships range from $1,200 and above) 380 Members, including 21 new members
LEGACY CIRCLES
GCA received a generous bequest gift of $1 million
15TH ANNIVERSARY GALA REVENUE
$492,959
CORPORATE SUPPORT
15 Sponsors
9 Patrons
Corporate supporters receive a variety of ticket, hospitality and marketing benefits.
ARTS EDUCATION
$198,900 from 41 donors
VOLUNTEERS
The Gallo Center for the Arts greatly benefits from the support provided by approximately 165 active volunteers performing duties including lobby greeters, ticket takers, ushers, concessions servers and more. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, spanning every performance by the Center and our resident companies, rentals by outside producers and special events, our volunteers donated 19,000 hours of service. (Applying California’s minimum wage plus payroll taxes to those hours, it would cost the Center in excess of $300,000 were it not for these wonderful volunteers.)
GALLO CENTER KEY STAFF CONTACTS
ADMINISTRATION
Chad Hilligus
Chief Executive Officer (209) 338-5015
Al Poulus
Chief Operating Officer (209) 338-5050
FINANCE
Dan Roberts Director
(209) 338-5040
ARTS EDUCATION
Cortney Hurst Director
(209) 338-5012
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Doug Hosner Director
(209) 338-5060
PHILANTHROPY
Kristen Kenyon Director
(209) 338-5032
PRODUCED THEATRE & SPECIAL PROGRAMMING
Ryan Foy Director
(209) 338-5010
PRODUCTION & TECHNICAL OPERATIONS
Jeremiah Lewis Director
(209) 338-5071
ARTS EDUCATION
• 30 ticketed events (not including classes and rehearsals)
• 18 , 358 students served across all seven programs
• 17,886 attended a student matinee performance
• 400 participated in one of our other programs (YES Company, Gallo Center Youth Academy Creation Station and masterclasses)
• 41% of students participated in more than one Arts Education program this season
• 90 scholarships were distributed across the seven programs, representing 22% of all participating students
• 46 transportation grants funded by the Porges Family Foundation were distributed to assist schools in attending student matinee performances
• 26 YES Academy students volunteered their participation in 12 community events and/or performances (including Hitting New Heights! )
• 5,168 patrons attended an arts education production spending more than $108,000 on tickets
• 18 jazz band students from nearly all Modesto City Schools high schools worked and performed alongside Grammynominated and winning jazz artists from Metta Quintet, as part of a three-day music residency with JazzReach made possible by a deepened partnership with MCS
DIVERSITY OF PROGRAMMING
The mission of the Gallo Center for the Arts is to enrich the quality of life in the San Joaquin Valley by providing an inspirational civic gathering place where regional, national and international cultural activities illuminate, educate and entertain. The Gallo Center for the Arts celebrates the diversity of our community by offering an array of affordable cultural and entertainment opportunities designed to appeal, and be accessible, to all.
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BROADWAY TOURING SHOWS
DANCE
COMEDY FAMILY SHOWS CHILDREN’S THEATER
GALLO CENTER REPERTORY COMPANY
OFF-BROADWAY POP ROCK CLASSIC ROCK
CLASSICAL LATINO
FOLK, COUNTRY & AMERICANA CHAD’S PICKS R&B, SOUL & BLUES
BIG BAND OPERA
JAZZ SPOKEN WORD WORLD
HOLIDAY
FREE SUMMERTIME COMMUNITY CONCERTS
GIRLS NIGHT OUT NOSTALGIA
SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT