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OPERATING GRANTS
A total of $960,000 in Operating Grants goes to the seven largest arts organizations in Stark County: the Canton Ballet, Canton Museum of Art, Canton Palace Theatre, Canton Symphony Orchestra, Massillon Museum, Players Guild Theater and Voices of Canton (VOCI). The combined budgets of these seven arts organizations total over $5 million. Their programs, alone, reach more than 125,000 people. Here are their current budgets and Operating Grant amounts:
|
2010 |
2010 |
#of |
|
|
Operating Grantee |
Grant |
Budget |
Yrs |
|
Canton Ballet |
$ 124,000 |
$ 700,000 |
30 |
|
Canton Museum of Art |
$ 243,000 |
$1,200,000 |
37 |
|
Massillon Museum |
$ 29,000 |
$ 650,000 |
2 |
|
Palace Theatre |
$ 19,000 |
$ 500,000 |
2 |
|
Players Guild |
$ 176,000 |
$ 600,000 |
37 |
|
Canton Symphony |
$ 309,000 |
$1,300,000 |
37 |
|
Voices of Canton |
$ 57,000 |
$ 200,000 |
37 |
|
$ 957,000 |
$5,150,000 |
|
The differences in the dollar grant amount an Operating Grantee gets relates to 1) the scores they receive from the grants panel, 2) the size of their operating budget, 3) the percentage of budget they earn and raise, and 4) the number of years they’ve been receiving an Operating Grant. Each year a panel of community representatives reads the applications of the seven Operating Grantees and holds an interview with each. Every three years the board of ArtsinStark decides if it will invite new arts organizations to apply to become Operating Grantees.