UNITED ARTS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC
Programs
Annual Collaborative Campaign for the Arts
FUNDRAISING: IN FY24, UNITED ARTS RAISED OVER $13.6 MILLION IN SUPPORT OF ARTS AND CULTURE FROM ALL SOURCES, INCLUDING $7.6 MILLION IN PRIVATE SECTOR FUNDING, $4.2 MILLION IN GOVERNMENT SUPPORT, AND $1.7 MILLION IN EARNED INCOME THROUGH CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES, OTHER GIFTS AND IN-KIND DONATIONS.UNITED ARTS ACTIVELY RAISES FUNDS FOR ITSELF AND THE REGION'S ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH ITS ANNUAL COLLABORATIVE CAMPAIGN. THE ANNUAL COLLABORATIVE CAMPAIGN FOR THE ARTS IS THE LARGEST COLLABORATIVE FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN IN SUPPORT OF ARTS AND CULTURE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. THIS YEAR, 37 ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS OF VARYING SIZES AND GENRES ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN RAISING UNRESTRICTED OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE ARTS COMMUNITY. DONORS ALSO HAVE THE OPTION TO WRITE IN THE NAME OF ANY NONPROFIT ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION THEY WISH AND INCLUDE THEM IN THEIR CAMPAIGN GIFT. DONATIONS DESIGNATED TO ONE OR MORE OF THE 37 CAMPAIGN PARTNERS DURING THE COLLABORATIVE CAMPAIGN, WHICH RUNS FROM DECEMBER 1 - APRIL 30 ANNUALLY, ARE MATCHED UP TO 15% BY UNITED ARTS. IN FY24, FOR A FIFTH YEAR, THE CAMPAIGN PARTNERS WERE PROVIDED A $500K CHALLENGE GRANT BY ORANGE COUNTY TO HELP STIMULATE NEW AND INCREASED GIVING. THE CAMPAIGN EXCEEDED ITS GOAL, RAISING NEARLY $6.8 MILLION AND UNLOCKING THE ORANGE COUNTY CHALLENGE GRANT FOR A FIFTH YEAR, INFUSING AN ADDITIONAL $500K INTO THE ARTS COMMUNITY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$7.8MInvesting In The Community
INVESTING IN THE COMMUNITY: UNITED ARTS'S VISION IS THAT ALL PEOPLE OF CENTRAL FLORIDA HAVE ACCESS TO ARTS, SCIENCE, AND HISTORY. TO FACILITATE THAT VISION UNITED ARTS INVESTS DIRECTLY IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH GRANT MAKING, MARKETING AND AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT, COLLABORATIVE FUNDRAISING, AND CONTRACT SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES. COMBINED WITH CONTRACT SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES, DESIGNATED GIVING AND MATCHING FUNDS, UNITED ARTS INVESTED NEARLY $11 MILLION INTO THE ARTS AND CULTURAL COMMUNITY IN FY24 TO HELP MAKE ART THRIVE. UNITED ART'S GRANTS SUPPORT ARTS, SCIENCE AND HISTORY ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS THROUGHOUT THE FOUR-COUNTY REGION THROUGH BOTH OPERATING SUPPORT AND PROJECT GRANTS. IN FY24, THE ORGANIZATION INVESTED ALMOST $5.0 MILLION THROUGH THE FOLLOWING FUNDING PROGRAMS: 1) OPERATING SUPPORT GRANTS (OSG) PROVIDE STABILIZING OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE REGION'S ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH FULL SEASONS OF PROGRAMMING AND ALL OPERATING BUDGET SIZES. IN FY24, $2,329,700 IN FUNDING WAS AWARDED TO 44 ORGANIZATIONS. 2) PROJECT GRANTS - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING OF UP TO $5,000 FOR PROGRAMS AND EVENTS SUCH AS EXHIBITIONS, FAIRS AND FESTIVALS THAT CELEBRATE AND HONOR THE ARTS AND ACT AS A CATALYST FOR CHANGE. ALL NONPROFITS ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. THE PROJECT MUST BE ROOTED IN THE ARTS, SCIENCES, OR HISTORY. IN FY24, UNITED ARTS AWARDED $100,000 IN PROJECT GRANT FUNDING TO 24 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 3) VENUE SUBSIDY GRANTS FUNDED THROUGH SUPPORT FROM ORANGE COUNTY GOVERNMENT, VENUE SUBSIDY GRANTS SUPPORT THE RENTAL OF PERFORMANCE VENUES THROUGHOUT ORANGE COUNTY. FOURTY THREE ORGANIZATIONS SHARED AWARDS TOTALING OVER $500,000. 4) EMERGING GRANTS PROVIDED OPERATING SUPPORT TO SMALLER ORGANIZATIONS. THIS PROGRAM AIMED TO HELP THE GROWTH AND STABILITY OF SMALL ORGANIZATIONS. IN FY24, UNITED ARTS AWARDED $55,000 TO 9 ORGANIZATIONS. 5) CREATIVE PLACEMAKING WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF ORLANDO AND THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT BOARD UNITED ARTS HAS WITH THE AID OF ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS BROUGHT ART INTO THE PUBLIC SPACES IN THE COMMUNITY FROM FLOWER INSTALLATIONS, AFFORDABLE ARTIST STUDIOS AND STREET MUSICIANS. 6) CULTURAL TOURISM WITH THE SUPPORT OF VISIT ORLANDO UNITED ARTS HAS CREATED A CULTURAL TOURISM DEPARTMENT WHOSE AIM IS TO PROMOTE THE ARTS NOT ONLY TO LOCAL RESIDENTS BUT TO THE MANY TOURISTS WHO VISIT CENTRAL FLORIDA EACH YEAR.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$3.9MArts Education Programming
ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMMING: UNITED ARTS FACILITATES CURRICULUM-BASED K-12 ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMMING IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH CONTRACTED SERVICES WITH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND OUR FUNDED ORGANIZATIONS AND TEACHING ARTISTS. UNITED ARTS' ARTS EDUCATION INITIATIVES EXPOSE STUDENTS TO MUSIC, THEATER, DANCE, FILM, BALLET, AND MUSEUMS OF ART, HISTORY AND SCIENCE. UNITED ARTS LARGEST EDUCATION CONTRACT IS WITH ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (OCPS) TO PROVIDE CURRICULUM-BASED ARTS EDUCATION SERVICES FOR OCPS STUDENTS IN GRADES K-12 (CONTRACT AMOUNT - $596,322). IN FY24, THIS CONTRACT FACILITATED K-12 CURRICULUM-BASED ARTS EDUCATION EXPERIENCES FOR 90,101 STUDENTS. UNITED ARTS ACTIVELY SEEKS GRANT OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE THE BREADTH OF ARTS EDUCATION EXPERIENCES EACH STUDENT WILL HAVE AND THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT ARE SERVED EACH YEAR IN LAKE, OSCEOLA AND SEMINOLE COUNTIES. FOR FY24, UNITED ARTS RECEIVED $30,000 IN DONOR SPONSORED FUNDING SPECIFICALLY FOR ARTS EDUCATION EXPERIENCES THROUGHOUT LAKE, OSCEOLA AND SEMINOLE COUNTIES, RESULTING IN AN ADDITIONAL 11,634 STUDENTS HAVING EDUCATION EXPERIENCES THAT THEY WOULD NOT OTHERWISE HAVE HAD ACCESS TO. OVERALL, 200 UNIQUE SCHOOLS HAD ARTS EDUCATION EXPERIENCES AND OF THIS NUMBER 80 WERE TITLE 1 SCHOOLS. MAKING ART POSSIBLE IN THIS EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT ONLY SERVES AS ONE MORE WAY TO FULFILL OUR VISION OF INCREASING ACCESS TO ARTS, SCIENCE AND HISTORY IN OUR COMMUNITY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$784.8K
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