PDAC: Submission #255 | Dayton Development Coalition

Submission information

Project Details

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

2. Project title Gloria Theatre Renovation Project

3. Short description The Gloria Theatre Renovation Project has been divided into four stages. We completed Stage 1 and are currently working on Stage 2, titled Patron Care Improvement. The primary goals of Stage 2 are to improve the facility and increase services for the comfort and satisfaction of patrons and to increase revenue. The requested funding will allow us to add additional services, make operational improvements and infrastructure renovations as we continue preserving this historic community treasure.

Organization Details

4. Organization making the request GrandWorks Foundation, Inc.

5-8. Address 216 South Main Street, PO Box 38128
Urbana, Ohio. 43078

9. County Champaign

10. Recipient organization Same

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16. Organization type Non-profit

Organization Contact Details

17. Name Staci L. Weller

18. Title Executive Director

19. Organization GrandWorks Foundation

20. Telephone 9378690723

21. Email staci@grandworks.com

22-25. Address 216 South Main Street, PO Box 38128
Urbana, Ohio. 43078

26. County Champaign

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Location Details

28. City Urbana

29. County Champaign

30. Congressional district Ohio 4th

Financial Details

31. Funding request 1272000

32. Total Cost 5012000

33. Other sources of funds Other funding source(s): Grants and private donations previously received for Stage 1 which is completed: $335,000 (Grimes Foundation, Honda of America Manufacturing, Johnson Welding, Honeywell, Champaign County Preservation Alliance, Miami Valley District of UMC, etc.)
In-kind labor: $125,000

Grants: $3,200,000 (currently seeking; have already been awarded $91,000 for Stage 2)
Private donations: $1,812,000 (currently seeking)

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. No

36. If yes, please provide additional information. (Or, budget document can be uploaded, see question 37) {Empty}

37. Budget Yes

Budget File Upload

gloria-theatre-renovation-budget-2019.xlsx (12.23 KB)

38. By what date will you be ready to spend the funds A year from now or later

39. Programs/grants for which this project would qualify Other qualifying grants or programs: Capital funding grants, i.e. the Ohio state capital budget, ADA compliant grants, Historic preservation grants, Educational grants, Performing arts grants, Energy efficient programs/grants

Community Details

40. Community Need The mission of the GrandWorks Foundation is to Reach, Restore and Revive our community by redeveloping and transforming the Gloria Theatre into a platform for social, spiritual, cultural and economic growth for Champaign and the surrounding counties. The Gloria is the only movie theatre and performing arts center in Champaign county, serving almost 39,000 people. In addition, we serve residents of Clark and Logan counties which include another 179,300 residents.

For those people who consider Urbana and the surrounding communities their home, the Gloria Theatre offers a state-of-the art movie experience and the potential to be a modern, fully equipped performing arts center and civic center. Renovations as well as new construction to expand the building, upgrade theatrical and live event capabilities, will bring exciting entertainment to the area and stir a reawakening of performing arts and tourism. To keep our youth in the area as they pursue their careers and raise families, we need modern facilities for business networking, idea generation and celebrations.

GrandWorks partners with a growing number of organizations including economic development offices, senior centers, hospitals, public libraries, private and public schools, chambers and organizations that serve citizens with disabilities. We are coordinating intern and work study programs with educational facilities like Urbana University, Wright State University and Wittenburg as well as vocational schools. The local economy will be positively impacted as the theatre draws increasing numbers of tourists into the area with live entertainment events, movies, conferences and educational programs.

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. The success of the Gloria Theatre Renovation Project can be tracked in a variety of ways. 1. Number of visitors to the theatre (Gloria Theatre) 2. Increased tourism (Chamber of Commerce) 3. Number of students and adults who we are providing with on-the-job training (Gloria Theatre). We would anticipate seeing all of those numbers increase as we expand our facilities.

With the renovations and new construction that this project requires, it offers not only increased job opportunities to contractors but an increase in the jobs within the GrandWorks Foundation.

42. Direct new jobs created 1-10

43. Existing jobs retained? 1-10

44. Sustained permanent jobs? 11-25

45. Please explain how you determined the job creation listed in questions 42-44. We have a proposed organizational structure modeled after established foundations as well as our future anticipated needs as a performing arts and civic center. As we expand our capabilities, we will be able to fill these positions as we experience increased revenue.

46. Using your best guess, of the jobs created over the next 10 years, what will the average salary be? $25,001-$50,000

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 Champaign

Additional Details

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

Gloria Theatre Renovation Supporting Documents.pdf (2.19 MB)

51. Is there opposition to the project? No

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54. Email of person filling out this form. This is where notification will be sent that the form was received. staci@grandworks.com

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

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. {Empty}

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

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: {Empty}

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