(WIVT/WBGH) – The Broome County Arts Council is celebrating a successful effort to raise vital funding for local organizations.
The Arts Council recently announced results of its annual United Cultural Fund campaign which brought in over $274,000, a 6% increase over last year.
In its 37th year, the UCF primarily offers grants to eight large organizations to help them with their operating expenses.
Those recipients are the Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra, the Bundy Museum, the Discovery Center, EPAC, the Goodwill Theatre, LUMA, Roberson and Tri-Cities Opera.
Plus, 14 individual artists and smaller organizations are getting up to $1,000 each for special projects.
“Really you can see how UCF is encouraging not only growing our large arts organizations but encouraging people to create and contribute to the community,” said BCAC Executive Director Jenny Chang.
Chang says the grants support 1,500 jobs in our local economy.
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An awards ceremony will be held tomorrow evening at the SUNY Broome Culinary and Events Center.
UCF General Operations awards support the general operating needs of eight large and medium arts organizations and community non-profits to aid their ability to provide quality community programs, services, and resources. 2024 awardees include Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra, Bundy Museum of History and Art, Discovery Center of the Southern Tier, Endicott Performing Arts Center, Goodwill Theatre & Firehouse Stage, LUMA, Roberson Museum, and Tri-Cities Opera.
2024 UCF Project awards support the work of 14 individual artists and smaller community arts projects with grants of up to $1000 each. 2024 awardees include Binghamton Writer’s Project, Binghamton Community Orchestra, Binghamton Downtown Singers, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Endwell Community Chorus, Binghamton Theater Organ Society, Cooperative Gallery 213, Anna Warfield, Yangzhou Bian, Spooky Action Industrial Arts, Department of Public Art, Phelps Mansion Museum, Southern Tier Singers’ Collective, and the Vestal Museum and Coal House. Additionally, Broome County Arts Council received 18.5% of UCF campaign totals, reserved for BCAC’s general operations & programming.
Major donors whose charitable gifts helped make UCF grants possible include the Stewart W. & Willma C. Hoyt Foundation, Broome County Government, the Dr. G. Clifford & Florence B. Decker Foundation, the Miller S. & Adelaide S. Gaffney Foundation, the Lee & Yum Foundation, the BGM Foundation, The Bel-eve Family Fund, Sentry Alarms, Dr. Pamela Smart, Miller Auto Team, Albert Nocciolino Charitable Foundation, Steve & Ann Machlin, Gentle Dental, and other local businesses and individuals who believe in the value of arts investment.