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GRANT AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH AND
BAROQUE MUSIC FESTIVAL, CORONA DEL MAR
This Grant Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into this 29th day of March, 2023
("Effective Date"), by and between the City of Newport Beach, a California municipal
corporation and Charter City ("City"), and BAROQUE MUSIC FESTIVAL, CORONA DEL
MAR, a California nonprofit corporation with address on file with the California Secretary
of State of P.O. Box 838, Corona Del Mar, California 92625 ("Grantee"). City and Grantee
are at times individually referred to as "Party" and collectively as "Parties" herein.
RFr:ITAI S
A. It is the policy of the City Council that the City's budget specifically allows the City
Council to direct revenue towards non-profit agencies, community groups,
community events, or enhancement projects with worthy projects or programs
which the City Council deems beneficial to the residents' quality of life.
B. Grantee requested a grant from the City for musical performances ("Grant
Proposal").
C. The City Council determined the Grant Proposal is for a worthy project that will
benefit the City's residents' quality of life.
D. The City Council approved a grant in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars and
00/100 ($5,000.00) ("Grant Funds") to Grantee pursuant to certain conditions
regarding expenditure, reporting, and accounting requirements.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows:
1. GRANT
1.1. City awards to Grantee Grant Funds in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars
and 00/100 ($5,000.00) as requested by Grantee in the Grant Proposal attached hereto
as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference, or such other amount as authorized
by the City Council.
1.2. Grant Funds shall be disbursed by City to Grantee at the time of this
Agreement.
® At the time of execution of this Agreement.
2. TERM
The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall
continue in full force and effect until January 20, 2024, unless terminated earlier as
provided herein.
3. RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF FUNDS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS RELATED
TO THE RECEIPT OF GRANT FUNDS
3.1. The Grant Funds are subject to the following expenditure conditions ("Approved
Uses"):
3.1.1. The Grant Funds shall be expended solely for the purposes provided in
Exhibit A;
3.1.2. The Grant Funds shall not be used for any activity that would violate City,
state or federal statutory or decisional law such as regulations affecting non-profit or tax
exempt organizations exempt from taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code; and
3.2. Grantee further warrants to City that the Grant Funds will be spent solely for
the Approved Uses and the Grant Funds shall be used by Grantee during this
Agreement's term otherwise the Grant Funds shall be returned to City, as provided in
Section 5 below.
3.3. Grantee shall conduct background checks for all of its volunteers and
employees who work with minor children in relation to any project described in Grantee's
Grant Proposal. To the extent applicable, Grantee shall provide the City certification that
it has complied with this requirement prior to the receipt of Grant Funds.
4. REPORTING AND ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS
4.1. At all times during the term of this Agreement, Grantee shall maintain true,
proper, and complete books, records, and accounts (collectively, "Books and Records")
in which shall be entered fully and accurately all transactions taken with respect to the
operations of Grantee under the Grant Proposal and the expenditure of the Grant Funds.
Grantee shall maintain the Books and Records in accordance with Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles. Grantee shall make available to City such Books and Records
upon City's request.
4.2. If the Grantee has been audited by an independent auditor or has been the
subject of a compliance audit/examination by a grantee or regulatory agency during the
past three years, audit reports and management letters indicating compliance violations,
fraud, illegal acts, material weaknesses in internal control structure or reportable
conditions, in connection with such audits shall be delivered to the City thirty (30) days
prior to the effective date of this agreement. If no audits or events as described above
have occurred during this period, the Grantee shall provide City a written assertion that
no audits or similar examinations have occurred during the three (3) year period and an
assertion that the Grantee is not aware of any events or conditions, described above, or
other information that might reasonable impact City's decision to fund the grant as
requested.
4.3. City reserves the right to designate its own employee representative(s) or its
contracted representative(s) with a Certified Public Accounting firm who shall have the
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right to audit Grantee's accounting procedures and internal controls of Grantee's financial
systems as they relate to the Grant Proposal and to examine any cost, revenue, payment,
claim, other records or supporting documentation resulting from any items set forth in this
Agreement. Any such audit(s) shall be undertaken by City or its representative(s) at
mutually agreed upon reasonable times and in conformance with generally accepted
auditing standards. Grantee agrees to fully cooperate with any such audit(s).
4.4. This right to audit shall extend during the length of this Agreement and for a
period of three (3) years or longer, if required by law, following the date of any Grant
Funds tendered under this Agreement. Grantee agrees to retain all necessary
records/documentation for the entire length of this audit period.
4.5. Grantee shall, upon conclusion of the event, furnish the City with a Balance
Sheet and Income Statement describing the receipt and disbursement activities of
Grantee with respect to the Grant Funds. In its sole and absolute discretion, the City may
also require Grantee to submit: (i) quarterly check registers and descriptions of each
disbursement; (ii) budget -to -actual -results, and (iii) a statement of position describing the
assets and liabilities associated with the Grant event. All reports, including a post -event
evaluation, shall be due to the City no later than forty-five (45) days following the
conclusion of the event. In the event that an independent audit is conducted, Grantee
shall forward a copy of the audited report to the City for review, including any Management
Letter, Report on Internal Controls, or Reportable Conditions letter generated during the
course of the audit.
4.6. Grantee agrees to exercise prudent financial management processes including
proper oversight of all assets, budget preparation, and timely reporting including budget -
to -actual -comparisons.
4.7. All Approved Uses shall be performed by Grantee or under Grantee's
supervision. Grantee represents that it possesses the professional and technical skills
required to perform the services required by this Agreement, and that it will perform all
services with a standard of care and in a manner commensurate with the community
professional standards and with the ordinary degree of skill and care that would be used
by other reasonably competent practitioners of the same discipline under similar
circumstances.
4.8. If Grantee has supported Political Action Committees(s) (PACs) during the past
three (3) years, the Grantee shall hire an independent auditor to perform limited, agreed -
upon testwork procedures to provide City assurance that City sponsored event profits did
not subsidize the funding of Political Action Committees (PACs) and event proceeds were
adequately segregated from funds used to support PACs. Agreed upon procedures may
include a review of a detail list of the past three (3) years of PAC contributions and
expenditures, including:
a. An identifying donor number, date and amount of each reported
contribution;
b. A detail of expenditures sufficient enough to determine that the
expenditures were solely for PAC -related expenses; and
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c. Any retained earnings or fund balance at the end of each fiscal year.
Substantive documentation for the contribution and expenditure should be available upon
request. City shall approve the agreed -upon testwork procedures prior to the
commencement of fieldwork.
5. USE OF GRANT FUNDS
5.1. The Grant Funds shall be used solely by Grantee for the Approved Uses and
for no other use. In the event that the Grant Funds are not used for the Approved Uses
or are not expended by or before January 15, 2024, Grantee shall notify the City in writing,
and shall be obligated to return the Grant Funds to City within thirty (30) days.
5.2. The City's grant contribution shall only be used for non-sectarian purposes.
Grantees shall not use the City's grant contribution, or any portion thereof, for any purpose
that violates local, state, or federal law, including, but not limited to, the Establishment
Clause.
6. INDEMNIFICATION
6.1. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Grantee shall indemnify, defend and hold
harmless City, its City Council, boards and commissions, officers, agents, volunteers, and
employees (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") from and against any and all claims
(including, without limitation, claims for bodily injury, death or damage to property),
demands, obligations, damages, actions, causes of action, suits, losses, judgments,
fines, penalties, liabilities, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, attorney's
fees, disbursements and court costs) of every kind and nature whatsoever (individually,
a "Claim"; collectively, "Claims"), which may arise from or in any manner relate (directly
or indirectly) to this Agreement (including the negligent and/or willful acts, errors and/or
omissions of Grantee, its principals, officers, agents, employees, vendors, suppliers,
consultants, subcontractors, anyone employed directly or indirectly by any of them or for
whose acts they may be liable or any or all of them).
6.2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall be construed to require
Grantee to indemnify the Indemnified Parties from any Claim arising from the sole
negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnified Parties. Nothing in this indemnity shall
be construed as authorizing any award of attorney's fees in any action on or to enforce
the terms of this Agreement. This indemnity shall apply to all claims and liability
regardless of whether any insurance policies are applicable. The policy limits do not act
as a limitation upon the amount of indemnification to be provided by Grantee.
7. GRANTEE INDEPENDENCE
In the performance of this Agreement, the Grantee, and the agents and employees of
Grantee, shall act in an independent capacity and are not officers, employees or agents
of the City. The manner and means of performing the Approved Uses are under the
control of Grantee, except to the extent they are limited by statute, rule or regulation and
the expressed terms of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to
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constitute approval for Grantee or any of Grantee's employees or agents, to be the agents
or employees of City. Grantee shall have the responsibility for and control over the means
of performing the Approved Uses, provided that Grantee is in compliance with the terms
of this Agreement. Anything in this Agreement that may appear to give City the right to
direct Grantee as to the details of the performance or to exercise a measure of control
over Grantee shall mean only that Grantee shall follow the desires of City with respect to
the results of the Approved Uses.
8. PROHIBITION AGAINST TRANSFERS
Grantee shall not assign, sublease, hypothecate or transfer this Agreement or any of the
services to be performed under this Agreement, directly or indirectly, by operation of law
or otherwise without prior written consent of City. Any attempt to do so without written
consent of City shall be null and void.
9. NOTICES
9.1. All notices, demands, requests or approvals to be given under this Agreement
shall be given in writing and conclusively shall be deemed served when delivered
personally or on the third business day after the deposit thereof in the United States mail,
postage prepaid, first class mail, addressed as hereinafter provided.
9.2. All notices, demands, requests or approvals from Grantee to City shall be
addressed to the City at:
Attn: Melissa Hartson, Library Services Director
Library Services Department
City of Newport Beach
100 Civic Center Drive
P.O. Box 1768
Newport Beach, CA 92658-8915
9.3. All notices, demands, requests or approvals from City to Grantee shall be
addressed to Grantee at:
Attn: Zen Edwards
BAROQUE MUSIC FESTIVAL, CORONA DEL MAR
PO Box 838
Corona del Mar, CA 92625
10. TERMINATION
10.1. Termination for Cause. Grantee shall be in default if Grantee fails or refuses
to perform any duty required by the Agreement or performs in a manner inconsistent with
the terms, conditions and restrictions in this Agreement. In such event, City shall give
Grantee, thirty (30) days written notice to cure, if the default can be cured and City shall
be entitled to terminate this Agreement if Grantee has not cured the default within the
thirty (30) day cure period. City shall be entitled to immediately terminate this Agreement
if the default cannot be cured through corrective action. If terminated for cause, Grant
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Funds shall be returned to the City pursuant to Section 5. This Agreement is made on an
annual basis, and as such is subject to non -renewal at its termination.
10.2. Termination without Cause. City may terminate this Agreement at any time
with or without cause upon seven (7) days written notice to Grantee, any remaining Grant
Funds in Grantee's possession at the time of termination shall be returned to City
pursuant to Section 5.
10.3. Specific Performance. Grantee agrees that the City has the legal right, and all
necessary conditions have been satisfied, to specifically enforce Grantee's obligations
pursuant to this Agreement.
11.STANDARD PROVISIONS
11.1. Recitals. City and Grantee acknowledge that the above Recitals are true and
correct and are hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement.
11.2. Compliance With all Laws. Grantee shall at its own cost and expense comply
with all statutes, ordinances, regulations and requirements of all governmental entities,
including federal, state, county or municipal, whether now in force or hereinafter enacted.
11.3. Waiver. A waiver by either Party of any breach, of any term, covenant or
condition contained herein shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent breach
of the same or any other term, covenant or condition contained herein, whether of the
same or a different character.
11.4. Integrated Contract. This Agreement represents the full and complete
understanding of every kind or nature whatsoever between the parties hereto, and all
preliminary negotiations and agreements of whatsoever kind or nature are merged herein.
No verbal agreement or implied covenant shall be held to vary the provisions herein.
11.5. Conflicts or Inconsistencies. In the event there are any conflicts or
inconsistencies between this Agreement and the Grant Proposal or any other
attachments attached hereto, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.
11.6. Interpretation. The terms of this Agreement shall be construed in accordance
with the meaning of the language used and shall not be construed for or against either
party by reason of the authorship of the Agreement or any other rule of construction which
might otherwise apply.
11.7. Amendments. This Agreement may be modified or amended only by a written
document executed by both Grantee and City and approved as to form by the City
Attorney.
11.8. Severability. If any term or portion of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal,
or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions
of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
11.9. Controlling Law And Venue. The laws of the State of California shall govern
this Agreement and all matters relating to it and any action brought relating to this
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Agreement shall be adjudicated in a court of competent jurisdiction in the County of
Orange, State of California.
11.10. Equal Opportunity Employment. Grantee represents that it is an equal
opportunity employer and it shall not discriminate against any contractor, employee or
applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, national origin, handicap,
ancestry, sex or age or any other impermissible basis under law.
11.11. No Attorney's Fees. In the event of any dispute or legal action arising under
this Agreement, the prevailing party shall not be entitled to attorney's fees.
11.12. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed
on the dates written below.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Attachment: Exhibit A: Grant Proposal
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GRANTEE: BAROQUE MUSIC
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Wayn Norman
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Exhibit A
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NEWPORT BEACH CITY ARTS COMMISSION
2023 CULTURAL ARTS GRANT APPLICATION
(Applications must be typed or word -processed- you may reformat on the computer as long as it
appears the same: i.e., use Times New Roman 12 point and the same pagination.)
Baroque Music Festival, Corona del Mar
Popular Name of Organization
Baroque Music Festival Corona del Mar
Legal Name (if different) Federal Tax ID No.
P.O. Box 838
Mailing Address
Corona del Mar CA 92625
City Zip
Wayne Norman, President
Zen Edwards, Executive Director
Contact Name
zen.edwards a,icloud.com I wayncknorman verizon.net I info(c�bnif-cdrn.ora
FAX
E-mail
(949)760-7887
(310) 227-0539
Telephone
https://bmf-edm.org
Web Site
Primarily Corona del Mar/Newport Beach, other Orange County cities, and greater Southern California
Geographical Area Served
Have you received a City of Newport Beach Cultural Arts Grant before? YES. If so, when? 2021-22
Year organization was founded _1980,_Number of paid staff 1 part time # of active volunteers 20
Total amount requested: (from request line of project budget) S 6,000
Estimated number of people in Newport Beach that the proposed project(s) will serve: 600
CULTURAL ARTS GRANT APPLICATION
1. Briefly describe below your organization's purpose, mission, and goals.
The mission of the Baroque Music Festival, Corona del Mar (BMF; the Festival), is to present, for
everyone in the local community, the highest quality professional Baroque music concerts at affordable
prices in an intimate environment. The BMF has held concerts in June for over 40 years, with
performances at Sherman Gardens and in acoustically appropriate local churches. In 2022 the Festival
resumed live ticketed performances for the first time since 2019 due to pandemic closures.
The goal of the Board of the BMF in 2023 is to build on the initial 2022 reopening with renewed outreach
and encouragement to new and returning audiences. 2023 is the Festival's 43rd season. The tradition
established by Burton Karson over four decades ago —and continued by artistic director Elizabeth
Blumenstock since 201 ]—will continue to sustain and develop local community connections through
Baroque music. This year's Festival, focused on the music and artistic legacy of J.S. Bach, will present
five concerts over eight days, June 18-25, 2023. The main concert for this application is the Finale,
featuring the Festival Orchestra, directed by Elizabeth Blumdnstock. Four nationally renowned vocal
soloists (based in LA, the Midwest, and on the East Coast) join them in grand celebratory Bach cantatas
and other beautiful vocal music from the Baroque era. We will promote $5 Students Go for Baroque!
Rush Tickets to local students for all Festival concerts, with regular single ticket prices averaging $50
each.
2. Identify and describe why there is a need in the Newport Beach Community for your proposed
project/program. Include a quantitative description of the need and on what you based your findings
(i.e. "Based on a study done by the PTA, there are one hundred children in the 4th-6th grades at
Newport Elementary who have had no training with musical instruments.") Describe how you have
determined that your organization is the best organization for the proposed project/program.
The BMF is the only professional classical music presenter headquartered in Newport Beach/Corona del
Mar and we continue to sustain and build upon our excellent track record to serve the local community.
Dedicated to performances in Corona del Mar and Newport Beach, the Baroque Music Festival takes
seriously the responsibility to provide concerts that are artistically outstanding and accessible to a local
audience. This responsibility includes consideration of physical access, geographies, enrichment,
education, and cost. Survey forms are given to all concert attendees, requesting feedback and opinions. At
our last full in -person Festival in June 2022, the 100 responses received were overwhelmingly supportive,
with nearly 25% of responses from newcomers. The BMF's annual season is a consistently popular event,
often resulting in sold -out concerts. For example, in 2019, four of five Festival concerts reached near
capacity. Our audiences are mainly residents from the immediate Newport Beach area and nearby local
communities. Total attendance in 2022 was lower than pre -pandemic, as experienced by many performing
arts groups, but with 25% of attendees experiencing a Festival event for the first time. This significant
contingent of first timers underscores the importance of our outreach efforts each season to potential new
attendees, as even long-time Newport Beach residents continue to discover the Festival. Sustaining and
developing our marketing and outreach activity will be our renewed focus for June 2023, along with
encouraging 2022-post-pandemic newcomers, and core supporters, to return.
3. Describe the specific project/program that will be funded by a cultural grant. Include how the proposed
project/program will be implemented and outline a schedule or project timeline, with planned dates and
locations. Identify individuals and groups involved, particularly artists and performers, and describe their
roles and responsibilities. Describe the background and qualifications of your organization and key
personnel to be involved in the program. Remember: The City funds only projects and programs- not
operating expenses. These projects and programs must promote community involvement and awareness
of the arts in Netivport Beach.
Is this a new YES or existing _project/program?
The 43rd season Finale on June 25 is Grand Cantatas and 1fore, featuring four stellar vocal soloists with
the Festival Orchestra led by Elizabeth Blumenstock. Soprano Jennifer Ellis Kampani—a respected Bach
specialist and LA -based vocal educator —last performed for the Festival in 2019. Countertenor Jay Carter
makes his BMF debut (delayed from 2022), tenor Kyle Stegall returns, and the bass soloist is TBD.
Blumenstock spoke about the uniqueness of Bach at the 2022-23 Supporters' Insider Preview: "Few
[geniuses] possess the understanding of our human struggles along with the spirit, sense of mission, and
ability to place us —as Bach does in his music ---directly inside of those struggles with certainty, unerring
understanding, and encouragement." As we continue encouraging our core audience to return to live
concerts, we will have slightly larger musical forces than last year. Thanks to a CA Covid relief grant, the
BMF can also budget for additional rehearsal time for this challenging and much -revered repertoire. The
proposed NBAC grant will bring the four vocal soloists from across the country to Newport Beach for the
Finale. Funds will also subsidize reduced cost ($5, instead of $45-$55) student tickets for all Festival
concerts. This year student rush tickets will be available to family members of NM.USD students as well
as the students they are accompanying. Grant monies will also help fund invitations for middle school,
high school, and college students from Newport Beach and nearby to attend the Finale dress rehearsal on
June 24. They can meet with the musicians to ask questions and get close-up to the harpsichord and other
instruments before experiencing the formal performance the next day. At the time of writing, the BMF
plans to become a Community Arts Partner Organization with NMUSD's Arts Commission (next meeting
February 16) to facilitate yearly workshops by Festival musicians at local schools. This relationship -
building process began in 2022 by offering Finale dress rehearsal attendance to NMUSD, junior college,
and other students in the area, as well as student rush tickets. To put these plans in context, our complete
Festival schedule includes Sunday, June 18 Concertos for Vany at St. Mark Presbyterian Church,
Newport Beach (Festival Orchestra led by Blumenstock in concertos for multiple instruments by Bach,
Telemann, and Vivaldi, plus Bach's 1st orchestral suite in its Festival premiere); June 19 A Bach Flute
Recital at St. Michael & All Angels Church, Corona del Mar (Stephen Schultz, flute & Corey Jamason,
harpsichord); June 21 Flattery, Fugues and Frivolity at Sherman Library & Gardens (Bach and Telemann
chamber miniatures and fun Bach arrangements); June 23 Bach the Indestructible also at Sherman
Gardens (more famous Bach arranged by later composers); and the final Sunday program on June 25 at
St. Mark Presbyterian Church, Finale: Grand Cantatas and More comprising works for vocal quartet and
orchestra by Bach, his influencers, and his successors.
4. Define or describe the segment of the population in Newport Beach that you intend to serve by your
project/program. Include such things as age, location, numbers served, etc.
The Festival increasingly attracts patrons of all ages. While attendees generally skew to local -area
residents in the 56-65+ age range, there is a healthy representation of other groups, including families and
local music students. At least 25% of our mailing list of over 1,900 households resides in the 92625 or
92657-92663 zip codes. These local supporters represented 32.5% of 2022 Festival attendees —a slight
increase from pre -pandemic levels (2019 Festival local audience representation was 30%).
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5. Complete the project budget form. Address only the budget for the specific project; not your annual
operating budget. For multi -project proposals, please duplicate and fill out a budget for each project.
Please annotate the budget at the bottom if there are details (such as a breakdown of personnel or a
marketing budget) critical to the proposal.
PROJECT BUDGET Funding from the Funding from
City of Newport Beach Other Sources
EXPENSES -Personnel
Artistic
6,000
58,000
Administrative
15,000
Technical Production
5.000
EXPENSES -Operating
Facility Expense/Space Rental
6,500
Marketing
32,000
Production/Exhibition
Expense
Touring/Presentation Expense
Educational Materials
8,000 ,
Transportation
6,000
Equipment
1,600
Other (if greater than 10%,
annotate below)
GRAND TOTAL
138,100
6. Describe the expected quantifiable outcomes of your project/program and how you will evaluate the
results. Be very specific, in addressing the ways that you will determine that your project/program met
the needs that you identified and accomplishes the goals you set out to achieve (i.e., you provide 50
hours of musical instruction and instruments to the 100 children at Newport Elementary school as
measured by music store rental receipts and logs of instructors.)
The Festival plans to present five concerts across June 18-25, 2023, at Sherman Library & Gardens and in
local churches, totaling approximately 10 hours of music. Baroque -era music selected by artistic director
Elizabeth Blumenstock (and, for June 19, by recitalists Stephen Schultz and Corey Jamason) will be
performed by historically informed early music vocalists, specialist orchestra members, and other
professionals-29 musicians in total. Before each concert, there will be free outdoor brass quintet music
to welcome audience members, encourage social media stories, and enhance the Festival experience. Our
objective of presenting high -quality Baroque performances for the local community will be aided
significantly by a grant from the Newport Beach City Arts Commission. Ticket sales only covered 25% of
direct Festival costs in 2022 due to rising costs and a number of supporters still being reluctant to return to
live indoor performances after the pandemic. The results of our annual audience survey and attendance
statistics will allow us to evaluate our success in accomplishing our goal.
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7. Attachments Requested
Please do not send material in excess of what is reauestecl; it will not be seen by the City Arts
Commission.
• A list of Board Members and their affiliations
• A recent list of individuals, corporations and foundations that provide organizational support- not
to exceed one page.
• If you are a 501(c) (3) organization attach a copy of your IRS determination letter (or your fiscal
agent's) indicating tax exempt status.
• One brochure and/or one press clipping. Do not send photos, videos, CDs or any other extraneous
material. It will not be presented to the City Arts Commission.
8. Please complete this operating budget form for 2023 and 2024*. This is not the
project/program budget for which you are applying, but your overall organizational budget.
You may annotate at the bottom if there are details critical to the proposal.
OPERATING BUDGET
*The current BMF fiscal year ends 7/31/2023 so 2021-2022 Budget 2022-2023 Budget (projections)
this application applies to our 22-23 season. (aetuals)
Annroved by Camille Garcia by email 12/28/22.
I. Income (cash only)
Contributed
113,665
132,000
Earned
48,146
54,880
Total Income
161,811
186,880
II. Expenses
Program
82,953
96,725
General and Administrative
21,457
24,580
Marketing and Develo ment
59,789
67,250
Total Expenses
164,199
188,555
III. Operating Surplus/Deficit
Income minus Expenses)
(2,388)
(1,675)
IV. Fund Balance at Beginning of Year
174,309
171,921
(Includes bequests total
(Includes bequests total
49,757)
47,757
V. Accumulated Surplus (Deficit)
171,921
170,246
(Add lines III and N
VI. In -Kind Contributions (attach
schedule if greater than 10% of total income)
9. 1 verify that the information submitted in this application is true and correct to the best of my
knowledge.
Name Zen Edwards Title Executive Director
Signature Date January 3, 2023