The RAP tax adds 1/10th of a cent to Summit County sales, which is a big profit.
Approved by voters in 2000, the tax funded two subsidies for recreation and culture. This year, $1.5 million was raised for cultural grants.
“This is a fund for arts and recreation,” said Summit County Councilman Tonja Hanson. “Art, education, dance, history, theater, things like that.”
The RAP Cultural Grants Committee distributed these funds, and the county council unanimously approved its recommendations Wednesday.
The cultural nonprofit requested a total of $2 million, which was $500,000 more than was available to the commission.
To determine who gets what, the Cultural Grants Committee gives “grades” from 1 to 15 based on the nonprofit’s organizational strength, public interest, and contribution to cultural vibrancy.
All eligible applicants received a score of 10 or higher, except for the Utah Chinese Association, which had an incomplete application.
UCA and two other organizations, Park City Libraries and Mental Health FiT, received no funding. County attorneys have ruled that, legally speaking, the library and the National Mental Health Charity are primarily uncultural.
Four nonprofits received 100% of their requested funding.
It was the Latino Arts Festival that closed last weekend in Canyons Village. Echo community and historical organizations. Manage a historic site near Echo Reservoir. Kamas Valley Historical Group, Volunteer Coalition of Southern Residents. and North Summit Unite, which promotes the arts in the northern part of the county.
Other organizations that provided near-full funding include the Alf Engen Ski Museum, Egyptian Theater, Swaner Ecopreserve, Utah Symphony Orchestra and Ballet West. The Summit County Arts Council also received nearly all of the funding it requested.
KPCW received the most funding at $140,000 on a dollar basis.