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Please explain the <br />impact of your <br />organization on the <br />Orange County <br />community in a <br />typical year. <br />For the past 20 years, The COT's offices hav e been located in Chapel <br />Hill, and while its orchestral performances are held at the Carolina <br />Theatre of Durham, the majority of its patrons come from Orange <br />County. In more recent years, The COT has giv en chamber music <br />performances in Chapel Hill and Hillsborough, and has been <br />engaging with Orange County residents through its community <br />outreach endeav ors. Examples include chamber music <br />performances at retirement communities, workshops with MYCO <br />(Chapel Hill based youth orchestra) and Bull City Music School, as <br />well as workshops for UNC-CH students. The COT's annual gala has <br />also been in Chapel Hill for the past 20 years, bringing attention to <br />many of the COT's local business partners, most of whom are in <br />Orange County. <br />Please explain your <br />intended use of a <br />Restart the Arts <br />Grant, if awarded. <br />If awarded a Restart the Arts Grant, The COT will use the funds to <br />support both its programming and operating expenses. Planning to <br />safely return to its pre-pandemic lev el of activ ity, The COT's 2021-22 <br />projected expenses are approximately $550,000. The majority of <br />expenses are staff salaries and artist fees. <br />The COT is proud to engage ov er 50 different NC based artists ov er <br />the course of the 21-22 Season to perform as part of the orchestra. <br />All of these artists are independent contractors who are financially <br />dependent on their work with the COT. Artist fees this season will be <br />approximately $175,000, roughly 30% of total projected expenses. <br />The COT also boasts a small, but v ery efficient staff whose total <br />salaries come to approximately $120,000, roughly 22% of total <br />projected expenses. W ith the introduction of its new Beerthov en <br />Series this season, the COT will be partnering with other local non- <br />profits and Breweries to raise funds for its Education fund. These <br />funds will go directly to the hiring of the COT's first ev er Director of <br />Education and Community Engagement. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 09E25CC7-BD28-49BF-B26F-2BC77F7B3E1A