The Venice Institute for Performing Arts is honored to have been selected by Impact 100 SRQ as a High Impact Grant Finalist in the Arts and Culture category for 2019. Impact 100 SRQ, a group of local women philanthropists committed to high impact transformational grantmaking, announced the five finalists that will compete for two $114,000 grants at the inaugural Impact 100 SRQ annual meeting and awards celebration on Nov. 3 at Lakewood Ranch Golf & Country Club.
More than 200 Impact 100 SRQ founding members, friends, corporate supporters, non-profits and community leaders gathered on Tues., Oct. 15 to meet the five local non-profit finalists vying for $228,000 in grants for community changing projects.
If selected as a grant recipient, VIPA will implement phase three of The VIP Arts Academy, the K-12 Educational wing of the Institute. The Academy, which is currently entering phase two thanks to a grant from\ The Florida Department of State, will be able to expand to include in school and after school activities for students in fourth through 12th grade if the grant is awarded. Additionally, VIPA will be able to hire a fulltime Director of Education who will work to ensure all programs integrate seamlessly with school curriculum and continue to develop impactful programs for the students of south Sarasota county.
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