BCAC ANNOUNCES $232,815 IN GRANTS FOR 2016
On Wednesday, March 16, 2016, the Broome County Arts Council (BCAC), located at 81 State Street, Suite 501, Binghamton awarded $232,815 in United Cultural Fund (UCF) grants this year to 22 local arts organizations, community non-profits, and individual artists. BCAC announced the funding at a10:30am news conference today. For 2016, UCF grants will help support the operations of 7 major arts organizations, as well as 15 community non-profit and individual artist projects. Funded projects range from choral music to dance, classes to concerts, photography to printmaking, theatre productions to poetry and film festivals.
Established to sustain the arts in Broome County, the UCF is the only active, locally-funded, combined campaign for the arts in south-central New York, and one of only 7 such programs in New York State. Major donors who invested in BCAC’s campaign for UCF 2016 include the Hoyt Foundation, Broome County government, Decker Foundation, Gaffney Foundation, M & T Bank, IBM, other local businesses and corporations, and a host of individuals. The 2016 Campaign raised a total of $278,459 85% of which is allocated to this year’s grant awards. BCAC receives 15% for administration. Last year, UCF grantees collectively returned more than $4.6 million dollars to Broome County’s economy. For more information, call 607-723-4620, e-mail lkdavis@broomearts.org or visit BroomeArts.org.