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Town Cryer Question
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Cultural Heritage FoundationI am on the Town Cryer list and was reading that the Edgewater cultural heritage fouindation is discussing being dissolved? Is this the non-profit entity that can be used to apply for cultural funding? If so, why are they discussing dissolving? I thought they were only recently formed. I can't make it to the meeting tonight. Does anyone have any information?
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Mister Bill
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Cultural Heritage FoundationApparently no one is going to answer your question, so I will try. The Edgewater Cultural Heritage Foundation was formed in 2006 as a non-profit entity "To solicit/seek funds for the purpose of preserving, protecting and promoting the history of Edgewater, Colorado". The Foundation had some fund raisers such as Treasure Tag Sales in Dec., 2007, June of 2008, and Dec., 2008 as well as providing a rose memorial garden at the Heritage Center at 25th & Chase. As a council representative/director of that Foundation I served a one year term which ended in February, 2009. At the last meeting I attended three of the directors announced their resignation, including the chairperson. The remaining three directors were to decide if they wanted to continue or dissolve the foundation. I have been told that they have decided to dissolve, although that decision has not been announced at this time unless I have missed it somehow. The meeting you mentioned being held on Monday (last week) was the Historic Landmark Preservation and Arts Commission which is still in operation, and not to be confused with the Heritage Foundation. Neither the Heritage Foundation nor the Commission are responsible for grant applications for programs such as the Heritage Center except to provide recommendations and support for such applications. The council is the final say on approving grant writing, architectural funding, contractor and engineering estimates, matching funds needed, etc. on grant applications submitted, for example to the State Historical Fund for the final phases of the proposed Heritage Center. I hope this clears up the matter and if I have misstated anything, perhaps someone can correct my statements.
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Town Cryer Question
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More questions for Mr. BillThank you for helping me to understand the difference between the foundation and the commission. It is the foundation then, that applied for and received the non-profit 501c 3 status, which is now being disbanded?
I understood one of our past grant writers to say the 501c 3 status is advantages for receiving grant monies. As the scope of this foundation is specifically to fund historical preservation, I assume it couldn't be continued with a broader mission statement that would include fund raising for other types of cultural endeavors. If Edgewater were to seek funding for a broader range of cultural activities another foundation would have to be formed and go through the process of attaining the 501c 3 status. Is that correct or could this foundation revise and redefine their purpose to accomodate a broader scope of cultural activities and retain or reapply for the 501c 3 status?
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Guest
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I understood that the reason the Commission has such a long name, the Edgewater Historic, Landmark Preservation & Arts Commission, was so that the Foundation’s 501c3 could be used for more than just historic preservation. Is this decision to dissolve the Foundation the action of three people, or does the city have any say in it?
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Guest
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The EW Historic Landmark Preservation and Arts Commission is NOT the 501c3. That is the Heritage Foundation.
I understood that the EWHLPAC also had their members quit when they got ticked at council for not cherishing their museum dream at the Heritage Center. So, if they are having meetings still, who is going to them?
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