Show Ballet West Approximately 30 days remain before a May 31 deadline to raise from the residents of About 40 of this amount Is yet to be raised and is urgently needed as to qualify for renewal of Ballet West's current grant from the Ford BALLET West's total budget for is Of this Ballet West annually attempts to raise in contributions 19 percent from businesses and individuals in the state of Thirty-four percent is income from ticket sales and the remaining 47 percent income from national federal and state government May is the end of Ballet West's fiscal and the deadline for the fund In order to insure the artistic excellence and artistic growth of the Ballet West needs the support of all Utah OF THE total expenses each approximately 89 percent is spent in Utah and placed into the economy of the None of the funds received in Utah are ever used outside of the Ballet West is economically speaking a fiscal asset to the state of Ballet West is probably the only ballet company in the country that has no deficit and is operating in the Next year's total budget is being held at the same total as this past Ballet West is clearly one of the best financially managed ballet companies in the United IN Ballet West received a four-year grant from the Ford That same year three other dance companies were given similar grants by the Ford Ballet West was the only company to fulfill all the requirements of the grant the first Each year the terms of grant must be met to receive the continued support of the Foundation for the next year This is the second year of the four-year THE FORD grant terms require thai alt expenses be met by May and additionally all expended funds from the Foundation grant must be equaled by matching funds this is why and where contributions from local patrons are It is impossible for ticket sales income to equal all expenses if Ballet West wishes to keep ballet an art form accessible to the general If Ballet West were to charge very fl or shoes per policy to the dancer 1 a year toil single new ball anywhere from the scale of this cost is new ballet Into the of the company include of salaries THIS YEAR the 28 Lake Ballet formed 50 lions in The company states Mountain Each summer E moves to month's ballet summer sc attracts throughout Ifo and Sain fortunate to have in the only major pro ballet company ba east and west ALL West are no miB will help toy May 31 deadline lord Ford The address is Box Utah |