Montalvo Association
For Capital Campaign Support
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Amount$150,000
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Program
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Date Awarded7/25/2016
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Term12.0 Months
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Type of SupportCapital Funds
Strategies
Overview
Montalvo Association is a multi-disciplinary arts center housed on the grounds of a 100-year-old villa listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Its 16 stand-alone buildings, including a 1,400-seat amphitheater and artist residencies, are surrounded by 175 acres of park grounds and gardens. Each year, 20,000 people visit Montalvo to attend an array of more than 140 events. Approximately 60 local, national, and international artists, of all disciplines, annually participate in the Lucas Artists Residency Program. On the occasion of its centennial in 2012, Montalvo launched the $50 million Fund for the Future campaign to ensure the long-term sustainability of this vital Silicon Valley-based cultural resource. The campaign will establish a permanent endowment and secure restricted funds to help care for Montalvo’s expansive property, support capital needs, and provide income to continue the advancement of its mission to offer a place for the entire community to engage in the creative process.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.villamontalvo.org
Address
Post Office Box 158, Saratoga, CA, 95071-0158, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
Montalvo Association in Saratoga is a multi-disciplinary arts center housed on the grounds of a 100-year-old villa that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Its 16 stand-alone buildings include a 1,400-seat amphitheater and artist residences, surrounded by 175 acres of park grounds and gardens. In a typical year, 20,000 people visit Montalvo to attend concerts and theater performances; view the work of local, national, and international visual artists on its grounds and in its gallery; and participate in educational programs.
a one to one matching grant for general operating support
Saratoga-based Montalvo Arts Center is a leading presenter and producer of performing arts events in the South Bay. In the 2008-09 season the organization dismissed one executive director, hired an interim director and recently hired Angela McConnell to be their new permanent director. Also during that time the organization reduced its annual operating budget from $6 million to $4.3 million and reduced a projected $1.5 million operating deficit to $250,000. With a $125,000 matching grant the organization will challenge its board, former trustees and other individual donors to work together over a 60 day period to eliminate its current deficit entirely and enter its upcoming fiscal year debt free.
($125,000/1; 100% of project).
