MCEF's Mission Statement:
Our goal is to impact quality events at Idaho's premiere performing arts center. We do this by partnering to underwrite the operating expenses of the Velma V. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, subsidizing production costs for Idaho's local arts groups and sponsoring events of high-quality national and international artists.
We look forward to partnering with you to bring a positive impact to our community.
Justin Wilkerson, President Bonnie Wilkerson, Grant Committee Chair
Selection Criteria:
To qualify for a grant from MCEF, your organization must be a non-profit arts group in Idaho whose production will be performed in the Morrison Center within the next two years. Grant applications are administered in two grant cycles with deadlines on July 1st and January 1st of each year.
Please be aware: The Morrison Center Endowment Foundation is an independent entity run separately from the actual Morrison Center Theater. Our specific purpose is to provide funding for the Morrison Center and to arts organizations that perform there. We do not control operations or programming. Contact Brian Thacker at brianthacker@boisestate.edu or Laura Kendall at lkendall@boisestate.edu to answer any questions specific to Morrison Center production and programing.
Definitions for this application:
Event is used to denote an entire production, for example the entire run of the Nutcracker.
Show is used to denote one showing of the event, for example the Saturday matinee of the Nutcracker.
Granting Details:
1. Grant applications are due July 1 and January 1 of each year.
2. If this is the first time your group is applying, contact Bonnie at 208-345-5225 or email mcef@harrymorrisonfoundation.org to make an introduction.
2. We require a Morrison Center Production Quote for every event. Contact Laura Kendall (lkendall@boisestate.edu) for this.
3. A grant recipient is asked to acknowledge the Morrison Center Endowment Foundation in all show related marketing, collateral and curtain speech. You can download a logo from our webpage www.harrymorrisonfoundation.org/morrison-center-endowment.
4. If this application is approved, you will receive a letter notification stating the amount of the grant award. The award payment will only be made upon the completion of the event. To receive payment, please fill out our Post-Production Worksheet found on our webpage as well.
Application Requirements:
Each event will need a separate application but there will be an option in the "Basic Information" section to skip filling out more than one "Organization's Information" section per grant round.
1. Application:
a. Basic Information: This helps MCEF administrate your application.
b. Section 1: Organization's Information-fill out one per application round.
c. Section 2: Event Information-fill out one form per event.
This application will instruct you to attach:
2. a copy of your organization’s annual income statement & balance sheet for your most recently completed fiscal year.
3. a Morrison Center Production Quote for each event.
4. a budget for each event with a detailed breakdown of estimated expenses, projected revenues and final funding needs.
5. a copy of your IRS 501c3 exemption letter if your group has never received a grant from MCEF or you have a new tax ID number.
6. any other supporting information about your event.