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2008-09 COMMUNITY BENEFIT <br />GRANT APPLICATION SLIIVIMARY <br />Revised: May 8, 2008 <br />ORGANIZATION TYPE Grant <br />2005-06 Grant <br />2006-07 Grant <br />2007-08 REQUEST <br />2008-09 RECOMM. <br />2008-09 <br />Arts Council of San Leandro <br />Program Statement: The mission of the Arts Council of San Leandro is to Community $4 <br />000 $4 <br />000 $4 <br />000 $5 <br />000 $4,500 <br />promote art appreciation by honoring our diversity and traditions, mentoring and , , , , <br />educating youth, and fostering community awareness. The Arts Council requests Events <br />Community Benefit Funds to support all of our programs including the Presenting <br />Series, Art at the Library Art Show, High School Scholarship Program, <br />multicultural art programs for youth, Artists in the Classroom for youth, and Cultural <br />monthly Gallery Exhibits at the Main Library and museum. It is the Arts Arts <br />Council's goal to continue to provide programs that will enhance artistic <br />appreciation throughout the community, to reach all ages, cultural groups and all <br />forms of art and to expand our programs to continually meet the changing needs of Special <br />the community. Programs <br />FY 2007-08 Funding Note: Due to limited funding, the Commission recommends <br />funding at prior year level. Commission challenges all grantees to fund raise to <br />offset/leverage City grant funds. <br />FY 2008-09 Funding Note: Commission is pleased to recommend funding for this <br />valuable community based program. Due to the limited number of applications <br />that were received that most closely fit the funding guidelines, the Commission <br />was able to recommend increased funding for several applicants for the FY 2008- <br />09 grant cycle. Please note that this level of funding may not be sustained in <br />future years. All applicants are encouraged to seek other funding sources and <br />grant opportunities to expand funding resource. <br />