Fy22 Grant Awards

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Total Grant Amount Awarded in 2022 – $1,034,389.41

FY22 Cares Act Grantees - $126,000.00
Artist Name Artist City Grant Total
Amanda Skenandore Las Vegas $3,000.00
Ann O’Lear Carson City $3,000.00
Bonnie Kelso Boulder City $3,000.00
Bonnie Kelso Boulder City $3,000.00
Carol Foldvary-Anderson Reno $3,000.00
Carol Foldvary-Anderson Reno $3,000.00
Carolyn Dufurrena Winnemucca $3,000.00
Chase McCurdy Las Vegas $3,000.00
Chase McCurdy Las Vegas $3,000.00
Cody Deegan Fallon $3,000.00
Deborah A. Lambin Carson City $3,000.00
Deborah Lambin Carson City $3,000.00
Diane Handzel Stagecoach $3,000.00
Eugene Shapiro Henderson $3,000.00
Gailmarie Pahmeier Reno $3,000.00
Ginger Land-van Buuren Las Vegas $3,000.00
Ginger Land-van Buuren Las Vegas $3,000.00
Harold Akyeampong North Las Vegas $3,000.00
Heidi Leavitt Alamo $3,000.00
Jacci Turner Reno $3,000.00
Jacci Turner Reno $3,000.00
Jack Taylor Fernley $3,000.00
Jana Ward Longandale $3,000.00
Jennifer Messina Ely $3,000.00
Joan Robinson Las Vegas $3,000.00
Joylynn Ross Las Vegas $3,000.00
Julie Lozada Ocampo Carson City $3,000.00
Julie Lozada Ocampo Carson City $3,000.00
Kathleen Brooks Las Vegas $3,000.00
Kathleen Brooks Las Vegas $3,000.00
Martin David Reno $3,000.00
Mary Bennett Reno $3,000.00
Mary Bennett Reno $3,000.00
Mary Perez Overton $3,000.00
Nazanin Arastoozadeh Reno $3,000.00
Nazanin Arastoozadeh Reno $3,000.00
Rieko Shimbo Reno $3,000.00
Suzanne Morgan Williams Reno $3,000.00
Sylvia Robertson Henderson $3,000.00
Tina Drakulich Reno $3,000.00
Vogue Robinson North Las Vegas $3,000.00
Zoe Bray Reno $3,000.00
Organization Name Organization City Grant Award
Board of Regents, Nevada System of Higher Education, OBO University of Nevada Las Vegas, Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art Las Vegas $5,000.00
Board of Regents, Nevada System of Higher Education, OBO University of Nevada, Reno, Department of Music Reno $5,000.00
Board of Regents, Nevada System of Higher Education, OBO University of Nevada, Reno, Department of Theatre & Dance Reno $5,000.00
Board of Regents, Nevada System of Higher Education, OBO University of Nevada, Reno, The Lilley Museum of Art Reno $5,000.00
Carson Valley Community Theatre Minden $5,000.00
Carson Valley Pops Orchestra Minden $3,000.00
Carson Valley Quilt Guild Minden $5,000.00
City of Henderson Henderson $5,000.00
City of Las Vegas Office of Cultural Affairs Las Vegas $5,000.00
Cultural Arts Foundation of Douglas County Gardnerville $5,000.00
Dam Short Film Society Boulder City $5,000.00
David J Drakulich Art Foundation Reno $5,000.00
DISCOVERY Children’s Museum Las Vegas $5,000.00
Henderson Symphony Orchestra Henderson $5,000.00
Kizuna Japanese Society Henderson $5,000.00
KWNK Reno Community Radio Reno $5,000.00
Lake Tahoe Classic Guitar Society dba Sierra Nevada Guitar Incline Village $5,000.00
Love Outreach Inc Las Vegas $5,000.00
Making Music Matter Foundation Las Vegas $5,000.00
Nevada Gay Men’s Chorus Reno $5,000.00
Nevada Humanities Reno $5,000.00
Nevada Indian Commission Carson City $5,000.00
Northern Nevada Arts Council Winnemucca $5,000.00
Northern Nevada Rural Concert Initiative Reno $5,000.00
Poetry Promise Inc. Las Vegas $5,000.00
Positively Arts Las Vegas $5,000.00
Project REAL Las Vegas $5,000.00
Proscenium Players, Inc. Carson City $5,000.00
Red Rock Pastel Society of Nevada Las Vegas $2,500.00
Sierra Association of Foster Families Reno $5,000.00
Sierra Nevada College Incline Village $5,000.00
Through A Child’s Eyes Foundation Yerington $5,000.00
Tintabulations Handbell Ensemble Reno $2,325.00
Virtual Arts Henderson $5,000.00
Artist Name Artist City Grant Total
Vanessa Maciel Las Vegas $1,500.00
Organization Name Organization City Grant Total
Comparsa Fiesta Morelense Las Vegas $1,500.00
Latino Arte and Culture Reno $1,500.00
Organization Name Organization City Grant Total
Ants in the Pants Productions Las Vegas $3,500.00
Bruka Theatre of the Sierra Reno $3,500.00
Carson City Symphony Association Carson City $3,500.00
Carson Valley Arts Council Minden $2,100.00
City of Henderson Henderson $3,500.00
City of the World, Inc. Las Vegas $3,500.00
Desert Quilters of Nevada Las Vegas $3,500.00
DISCOVERY Children’s Museum Las Vegas $3,500.00
Doral Academy of Nevada Las Vegas $3,500.00
Friends of the Las Vegas Youth Orchestra Las Vegas $3,500.00
Get in the Act! Arts in Action Stagecoach $3,500.00
Gilbert Academy North Las Vegas $2,047.34
Heroes & Hearts Las Vegas $3,500.00
High Sierra Swing Dance Club Carson City $3,500.00
KO Knudson Middle School Las Vegas $3,500.00
Lahontan Audubon Society Reno $3,500.00
Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival Incline Village $3,500.00
Las Vegas Natural History Museum Las Vegas $3,500.00
Las Vegas Tap Fest, DBA Sound Steps Rhythm Dance Company Las Vegas $3,500.00
McDermitt Combined Schools McDermitt $3,500.00
Music With Confidence Sparks $3,500.00
Nevada Humanities Reno $3,500.00
Nevada Woodchucks, Inc. Reno $3,500.00
Northern Nevada Arts Council Winnemucca $3,500.00
Opera Las Vegas Las Vegas $3,500.00
Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts Reno $3,500.00
Positively Arts Las Vegas $3,500.00
Renewable Ambassador Las Vegas $3,500.00
Reno Little Theater Reno $3,500.00
Reno Philharmonic Association Reno $3,500.00
Roman Catholic Bishop of Las Vegas, DBA Our Lady of Las Vegas Catholic School Las Vegas $3,500.00
Sage Ridge School Reno $3,500.00
Sierra Nevada Orff Schulwerk Chapter Sparks $1,049.00
Sweet Adelines International, DBA High Desert Harmony Chorus Reno $3,500.00
Tahoe Chamber Music Society Reno $3,500.00
The Orchestra and Community Choral Artists of the Tahoe Area (Toccata) Incline Village $3,500.00
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts Las Vegas $3,500.00
TheatreWorks of Northern Nevada Reno $3,500.00
Transitioning boys Into MEN Las Vegas $3,500.00
Virgin Valley Artists Association Mesquite $3,500.00
Wild Horse Productions Carson City $3,500.00
Teaching Artist/Organization Name Artist/Organization City Grant Total
Bonnie Kelso Las Vegas $1,500.00
Bonnie Kelso Las Vegas $1,500.00
Carol Foldvary-Anderson Reno $750.00
Carol Foldvary-Anderson Reno $1,500.00
Deborah M. Corona Gardnerville $1,500.00
Eugene Shapiro Henderson $1,500.00
Jason Nious Las Vegas $1,500.00
Mark Vollmer Sparks $1,000.00
Sherry Rosenthal Las Vegas $1,500.00
Sherry Rosenthal Las Vegas $750.00
Suzanne Morgan Williams Reno $1,500.00
Vegas City Opera Las Vegas $1,500.00
Vegas City Opera Las Vegas $1,500.00
Zoe Bray Reno $1,500.00
Organization Name Organization City Grant Total
A Public Fit Corporation Las Vegas $3,500.00
A.V.A. Ballet Theatre Reno $16,000.00
Artown Reno $23,500.00
Arts for All Nevada Reno $13,350.00
Brewery Arts Center Carson City $18,600.00
Brüka Theatre Of The Sierra Reno $6,000.00
Burlesque Hall of Fame, Inc Las Vegas $10,500.00
Capital City Arts Initiative Carson City $4,000.00
Carson City Symphony Association, Inc. Carson City $3,500.00
Carson Valley Arts Council Minden $8,000.00
Churchill Arts Council Fallon $13,650.00
Classical Tahoe Incline Village $18,000.00
Foundation To Assist Young Musicians (FAYM) Las Vegas $4,500.00
Friends of the Las Vegas Youth Orchestras Las Vegas $8,000.00
Get in the Act! Arts in Action Dayton $3,500.00
Good Luck Macbeth Theatre Company Reno $3,500.00
Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival Incline Village $22,750.00
Las Vegas Philharmonic Las Vegas $22,500.00
Left of Center Art Gallery North Las Vegas $3,500.00
Mile High Jazz Band Assoc. Carson City $3,500.00
Neon Museum   Las Vegas $22,250.00
Nevada Ballet Theater Las Vegas $22,250.00
Nevada Museum of Art Reno $20,000.00
Nevada School of the Arts Las Vegas $12,000.00
Note-Able Music Therapy Services Reno $15,000.00
NV Woodchucks Inc. Reno $3,500.00
Opera Las Vegas Las Vegas $7,000.00
Orgonym DBA ARTECH Reno $3,000.00
Reno Chamber Orchestra Reno $12,000.00
Reno Jazz Orchestra Reno $8,900.00
Reno Little Theater Reno $13,950.00
Reno Philharmonic Association Reno $22,500.00
Reno Pops Orchestra Reno $4,000.00
Sierra Arts Foundation Reno $16,568.07
Sierra Nevada Ballet Reno $8,700.00
Sierra School of Performing Arts Sparks $7,000.00
Signature Productions Las Vegas $10,500.00
Sin City Opera DBA Vegas City Opera Las Vegas $4,600.00
Southern Nevada Musical Arts Society Las Vegas $3,500.00
St. Mary’s Art Center Virginia City $7,000.00
The Dr. Shirley Linzy Young Artists Orchestra of Las Vegas Henderson $8,800.00
The Generator Sparks $9,000.00
The Holland Project Reno $12,000.00
The Orchestra and Community Choral Artists of the Tahoe Area Incline Village $6,000.00
The Reno Dance Company Sparks $9,000.00
The Smith Center For The Performing Arts Las Vegas $23,000.00
Virgin Valley Artists Association Mesquite $3,500.00
Western Folklife Center Elko $22,500.00
Wild Horse Productions Carson City $4,000.00
Artist Name Artist City Award Total
Harold Daniel Akyeampong North Las Vegas $5,000.00
Artist Name Artist City Award Total
Annamaria Cavallone Reno $5,000.00
Jacqueline Straughan Las Vegas $5,000.00
Keith Thompson Las Vegas $5,000.00
Pierce Emata Las Vegas $5,000.00
Raja Rahman Las Vegas $5,000.00
Artist Name Artist City Award Total
Ben Rogers Reno $5,000.00
Brittany Bronson Las Vegas $5,000.00
Heather Lang-Cassera Las Vegas $5,000.00
Josh Webster Pahrump $5,000.00
Justin Evans West Wendover $5,000.00

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