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Funding and financial needs of the B-Side program
1:05:31
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Council Member Rivera inquires about the funding structure of the B-Side program at Carnegie Hall. David Freudenthal, the government relations director, explains the program's costs and current funding challenges.
- Program costs about $330,000 directly, doubled when including staff costs
- About two-thirds of the program is not directly funded
- Carnegie Hall faces structural deficits, putting unfunded programs at risk
Carlina Rivera
1:05:31
Oh, okay.
1:05:32
Great.
1:05:35
So how is the b side program funded?
1:05:37
Do you have any, do you have financial needs that aren't being met?
David Freudenthal
1:05:42
I'm David Freudenthal.
1:05:43
I'm the government relations director.
1:05:45
I'm gonna take that one.
1:05:48
Thank you for the question, madam chair.
1:05:51
So, as, as Jamelle, referenced, we're we're grateful for the support the city council has, provided us, through the innovative criminal justice initiative, which is a portion of the, you know, important funding toward this program.
1:06:08
Our direct program costs, for, for the b side are about 330,000, then you can double that when you look at the staff costs and kind of all, you know, the whole thing.
1:06:20
And, right now, I am we are we are challenged, as much of the cultural field is with some structural deficits and everything.
1:06:32
So there is about 2 thirds of this program, that is that is, that is not, directly funded.
1:06:41
And I would say that for our organization, and I'm sure we're not alone in this, everything that is where there's not committed funding is on the tables at risk.
1:06:49
Carnegie Hall, has a deep commitment to its support, to New Yorkers in school service, in community service, in the in the, with work in juvenile justice and at risk youth, huge amount of work in early childhood and mental health and mental well-being.
1:07:07
All of this work is unfortunately on the table in the year ahead.
1:07:12
And we are grateful, for the council's consideration of the, in order to continue, and expand this work that, we take so seriously and, you know, you heard from my colleagues.
1:07:26
Oh, just sorry.
1:07:27
Anne, I want to acknowledge talking about the staff.
1:07:30
We got Lisa and Bianca and Steve.
1:07:33
It takes, it takes a village to do this work.
1:07:35
I'll just add in that, you know, what's different from this between between what what you heard about and why this is so expensive to do, it's not like a, you know, it's not an exposure program.
1:07:45
This is deep ongoing work with the participants.
1:07:48
You know, you get out of this what you put into and so it's just recognizing that, you know, Carnegie Hall's committed in that way to to, to spending the money to do this work correctly to get to these, outcomes and opportunities for the participants.