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Is your organization <br />physically located in <br />Orange County, NC? <br />Yes <br />Organization street <br />or PO Box address <br />102 W . King Street <br />Organization City Hillsborough <br />Organization State NC <br />Organization Zip <br />Code <br />27278 <br />Organization website https://skylightgallerync.wordpress.com <br />Organization Tax ID 853634910 <br />Applicant <br />Race/Ethnicity <br />Other <br />Legal Status:For-profit business <br />Total operating <br />budget (current fiscal <br />year) <br />18000 <br />Are 25% or more of <br />your annual <br />expenses related to <br />the visual, performing <br />or literary arts? <br />Yes <br />NARRATIVE n/a <br />Please explain the <br />purpose of your <br />business. <br />The Hillsborough Artists Cooperativ e is not a for-profit business, but <br />this grant form requires that we either select that category or apply <br />as an IRS recognized non-profit. In legal jargon, we are an <br />unincorporated association of artists with an EIN. W e separately pay <br />rent for our studios upstairs at 102 W . King Street in downtown <br />Hillsborough. W ithin that upstairs space is a square room with a <br />skylight that has been used for community activ ities and artist <br />gatherings and exhibits since 1992, attracting a great v ariety of <br />artists and art lov ers since that time. W e hav e no employees. Of the <br />artists in our group, some are retired from other professions and <br />some still work other jobs. W e are applying as a group that has <br />created and maintained a unique art v enue in a great location. W e <br />are seeking a grant only to reimburse the rent we hav e paid during <br />the pandemic. <br />Provide a brief <br />description of your <br />pre-pandemic core <br />arts-related <br />The Hillsborough Artists Cooperativ e was founded in 1992 with a <br />mission to support artists and prov ide a v enue for exhibits and <br />community interaction. By the late 1990s, co-op artists Jennifer Miller, <br />Jayne Bomberg and gallery owner Jacquelin Liggins (Braddigins, <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 9817B4A2-1328-4ADD-8A8E-BC5D68851AA4