PDAC: Submission #1294 | Dayton Development Coalition

Submission information

Project Details

1. To which Review Panel are you submitting your project? Quality of Life

2. Project title SPOTLIGHT ON THE FUTURE

3. Short description Dayton Live’s capital campaign will address major, critical capital needs for Dayton’s performing arts venues: the Schuster Center, the Victoria Theatre, Metropolitan Arts Center, and the Arts Garage. Without these critical updates, the future of the arts in the region and the viability of downtown Dayton, which depends largely on these facilities remaining open, are at risk. This campaign will target diverse funding sources to meet its $25M goal.

Organization Details

4. Organization making the request Victoria Theatre Association dba Dayton Live

5-8. Address 138 North Main Street
Dayton, Ohio. 45402

9. County Montgomery

10. Recipient organization Same

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15. County {Empty}

16. Organization type Non-profit

Organization Contact Details

17. Name Mike Rogers

18. Title Chief Development Officer

19. Organization Dayton Live

20. Telephone (937) 228-7591

21. Email mike.rogers@daytonlive.org

22-25. Address 138 North Main Street
Dayton, Ohio. 45402

26. County Montgomery County

27. Additional contacts Michelle Novak, Dayton Live, 937-637-8676, grants@daytonlive.org

Lori Kershner, Government Affairs Consultant, 614-915-2852, lori@lmkadvocacy.com

Alex Penrod, Government Affairs Consultant, 614-329-5078, alex@lmkadvocacy.com

Location Details

28. City Dayton

29. County Montgomery County

30. Congressional district Ohio 10th

Financial Details

31. Funding request 2750000

32. Total Cost 25000000

33. Other sources of funds $250,000 Montgomery County (Committed)
$450,000 State of Ohio Capital Budget 2022 Cycle (Committed)
$435,000 FEMA (Committed)
$82,000 OEMA (Committed)
$2,500,000 Dayton Live Positive Operating and Endowment (Committed)
$200,000 Virginia W. Kettering (Committed)
$40,000 Charles D. Berry Foundation (Committed)
$50,000 Perfection Group (Committed)
$875,000 Private Foundations and Individual Contributions (Pending)
$10,835,000 Private Foundations and Individual Contributions (In Process)
$2,500,000 Corporate In-Kind Contributions (In Process)
$4,033,000 Government Support (In Process)

34. How the funds will be used Construction or Capital

35. Do you have matching funds raised or committed? If yes, explain in question #36. If no, skip to question #37. Yes

36. If yes, please provide additional information. (Or, budget document can be uploaded, see question 37) Dayton Live’s positive operating revenue, endowment fund interest, and debt-free facility ownership can be used to meet federal or state matching fund requirements.

37. Budget Yes

Budget File Upload

spotlight-on-the-future-budget---grant-format.pdf (90.7 KB)

38. By what date will you be ready to spend the funds Immediately

39. Programs/grants for which this project would qualify No

Community Details

40. Community Need More than 400,000 guests visit Dayton Live's venues each year to experience Broadway tours, comedic performances, children’s programming, youth classes, and camps. Dayton Live serves patrons from ages 0-100+. While most who visit Dayton Live’s venues reside within a 15-county radius and include over 100 schools, Dayton Live reaches patrons in 83 out of 88 Ohio counties and 49 states.

Because Dayton Live has done such a tremendous job caring for their facilities, most do not realize how outdated the equipment is and the critical nature of the needs across their facilities. Last year, Dayton Live was faced with the challenge of one of the Schuster Center’s chillers failing during one of the Broadway Series performances of Frozen. Without these repairs, updates, and upgrades, the outstanding arts community in the Miami Valley will be in jeopardy. Dayton Live will not be able to operate providing outstanding facilities and drawing the best performing arts shows from around the globe. Dayton Live’s activities infuse over $33,000,000 in economic activity into the Dayton economy each year which equates to nearly 1,000 full time jobs. Dayton Live directly employs a staff of 64 full-time employees, 140 part-time employees, and over 120 members of different trades including local electricians, carpenters, and security personnel that participate in the presentation of Dayton Live’s productions.

This capital campaign benefits all of these users and community members through fueling economic growth in the region in addition to directly supporting Dayton Live’s resident companies, Dayton Performing Arts Alliance, The Human Race Theatre Company, Muse Machine, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, and Dayton Dance Initiative. These local entities all depend on Dayton Live for subsidized rehearsal and performance space. Newer local artists and non-profit organizations also regularly utilize Dayton Live’s venues at deeply discounted rates and sometimes at no cost if they are participating in Dayton Live’s Community Spotlight Program, an incubator for the region’s local artists.

41. Previous Funding: Has the requesting organization received Congressionally earmarked funding in the past? If so, please provide a brief project description, year funded, amount, and Congressional sponsor. No

42. Direct new jobs created 26 to 50

43. Existing jobs retained? 101 to 250

44. Sustained permanent jobs? 500 to 1000

45. Please explain how you determined the job creation listed in questions 42-44. The Arts & Economic Prosperity IV Calculator is a free and simple tool that makes it possible to estimate the economic impact of nonprofit arts and culture organization. These estimates are based on research findings from the 182 study regions that were part of Arts & Economic Prosperity IV, Americans for the Arts' national economic impact study of nonprofit arts and culture organizations and their audiences.
www.americansforthearts.org/by-program/reports-and-data/research-studies-publications

These jobs are representative of the hundreds of jobs associated with touring companies, including performers, writers, stagehands, makeup, hair, and costumes, lighting technicians and more. The economic impact on the community cannot be overstated, supporting jobs in the surrounding areas, especially in the hospitality community, such as hotels, bars, restaurants, coffee shops and stores. Patrons often make a “night out” of their trip to the theater, spending significant dollars locally.

46. Using your best guess, of the jobs created over the next 10 years, what will the average salary be? $50,000-$75,000

47. Is your project a workforce development program? No

48. If yes, does your program center on one of the ten JobsOhio targeted industries? {Empty}

49. Counties in which jobs will be created Montgomery

Additional Details

50. Letters of endorsement, supporting materials, additional information. You can submit ONE PDF file that does not exceed 10 pages.

Dayton Live Letters of Support - PDAC uploads.pdf (1.63 MB)

51. Is there opposition to the project? No

52. Name of person filling out this form. Michelle Novak

53. Telephone number of person filling out this form. (937) 637-8676

54. Email of person filling out this form. This is where notification will be sent that the form was received. grants@daytonlive.org

55. Do you want your project to be considered as a Community Project in the fiscal year 2025 –2026 State Capital Budget Bill? Yes

56. If your project type is on the list of ineligible projects (see above), please offer an explanation why your project could be eligible. If your project is not on the list, answer the question by stating that your project is not on the list of ineligible projects. N/A

57. Has your organization received state capital budget funding in the past? If so, provide a brief project description, year funded, and amount. Yes.

2022, State Capital Budget, $450,000, Theatre lighting in the Schuster Center - digital versatile theatre lighting to enhance the theatre experience for all Schuster Center programming providing greater efficiency and cost savings for Dayton Live and resident company productions (in process with OFCC)

2020, $350,000 PNC Arts Annex build out, space was leased across the street from the Schuster Center to house educational programming for Creative Academy youth, interactive Discovery Series sessions for school districts across the Miami Valley region, and space for newer local artists participating in the Community Spotlight Program.

2007, $500,000 Schuster Center construction continued – items that were not addressed in the original construction and needed to be addressed were paid for from the 2007 Encore campaign.

1999, $30,250,000, The original construction of the Schuster Center for Performing Arts.

58. Does your project have a connection with, or provide some benefit to, a state agency that has bonding authority? Please check all that apply from the following list: Ohio Facilities Construction Commission, Department of Developmental Disabilities, Department of Commerce

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