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4. Does your organization have, or have you applied for, grant funding from other sources? If no, why not? <br />If yes, please list the available funding you have for the project, including any volunteer and in-kind <br />source, and/or the sources and amounts for which you have applied. Please note which funding sources <br />are secured and in hand so a true matching fund determination may be determined. What changes <br />would occur if the project couldn't be funded? <br />Our main sources of funding are from contributions and ticket sales. Last year approximately 30% of our <br />income came from cash/in-kind contributions. <br />We send out a solicitation letter requesting financial support in December to approximately 478 <br />businesses within Kittitas County and others out of the area that have contributed to our festival in <br />the past. <br />+ We offer Major Festival sponsorships at the $2000 level which includes festival perks and <br />advertising in our printed materials that we send with our mailings and display their banner during <br />the festival. <br />o Last year we had four major festival partners (local businesses) at $2000 = $8000. <br />s Our main drive for solicitations is conducted at the end of March. This year we sent out 1675 <br />letters, which includes this year's brochure, asking for support and offering a way to purchase <br />tickets. 560 of those letters (-30%) went to resident/businesses located outside of Kittitas County. <br />In-kind donations from local businesses accounted for 19% of our contributions. Last year the $ <br />value for these services were over $9315 (reported as contributions of $6515 after the value of <br />tickets were subtracted). <br />+ The Festivals biggest contribution comes from our almost 200 community volunteers that work to <br />set up and put on the festival. <br />o Just counting the hours the week before and during the festival they put in more than 700 <br />hours. The value per volunteer hour set by the State of Washington in 2013 is $26.72. <br />Applying this figure to our volunteer hours adds a value of over $18,704. <br />o This does not include the estimated 3500 hours put in by our 28 board members who <br />volunteer their time throughout the year which would total $93,520. <br />o A local accountant also donates his time and expertise to help us with our taxes and any <br />accounting questions. <br />Since part of our mission is to bring tourists into the community, we have applied for and periodically <br />received lodging tax funds from both the county and the city. The funds we have received have helped <br />greatly expand the reach of our advertising to the non -local attendees. <br />If your organization collaborates or has created partnerships with other organizations, other groups, or <br />other events to cross -promote in an effort to encourage county -wide tourism, how is this accomplished? <br />Other Organizations <br />Collaboration Example <br />Chamber of Commerce Serves as our pre -festival ticket outlet. <br />Rents us their sales equipment during the festival <br />City of Ellensburg <br />Fencing to block off our main venue at the Rotary Pavilion <br />No parking and handicap signs <br />Hangs our banner across 4th between Main and Pearl St. the month prior to <br />the festival. <br />Provides a noise ordinance waver for that weekend and allows blocking the <br />sidewalk. <br />Application Questions Page 4 <br />