CULTURAL FUNDING PROGRAM:

Following a community initiative begun in 2004, Mayor Darlene Kordonowy established the Cultural Funding program in 2007. Through the Cultural Funding Program, the City of Bainbridge Island allocates public dollars to island cultural organizations in support of operations.

The program is intended to serve three purposes:

To build on the strengths of the people, organizations, and systems currently in place;

To explore options to ensure an equitable, fair, and transparent process available to all, with decisions based on clear criteria, the annual prioritized needs of the Island’s cultural community, and the City of Bainbridge Island Comprehensive Plan’s Cultural Element;

To increase the financial stability and capacity of Island cultural organizations, and identify options to broaden the funding base for the Island’s cultural community.

1. Bainbridge Arts & Crafts
2. Bainbridge Chorale
3. Bainbridge Community Piano Association
4. Bainbridge Historical Society
5. Bainbridge Performing Arts
6. Bainbridge Island Youth Orchestra
7. Field's End
8. Island Music Guild
9. Kids Discovery Museum
10. Ovation! Musical Theatre

For the CULTURAL FUNDING PROGRAM POLICY, Click Here.

2008 CULTURAL FUNDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE ROSTER:

Anita Rockefeller, Chair
Bill Cleveland
Claudia Anderson
Gerald L. Young
Marcia Kilbane
Jack Lacy