May 2025 Meeting
Thank you to everyone that joined us for the CAUSA meeting at Contemporary at Blue Star. We had a great turnout and discussed key topics. Please see below for a recap of the meeting and supplemental material for your arts and culture advocacy efforts.
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CAUSA steering committee members meeting with commissioners to discuss possibilities for funding through the County for Arts & Culture
We have met with the San Antonio Area Foundation about acting as a fiscal agent, if we are successful with the County.
The ask: year long, multi-year commitment of operational support. As a baseline our ask is $7.1M of support from the County (this is what the City offers)
County funds are currently dispersed as one-offs to arts and culture organizations. This initiative will provide a concentrated ask for Arts & Culture in San Antonio as a whole (1 ask versus 52 if each organization that’s a member of CAUSA asks individually)
Note: Be cautious of County vs. City relations. When talking to commissioners it’s better to stay clear of any comparisons between the County and City offerings
Request: to translate important notes into talking points for CAUSA Members
In Progress: Letter of support to be signed by previous San Antonio Mayors
Jon Hinojosa has a list of the commissioners per agency, so please contact him if you’d like that list. jonchinojosa@gmail.com.
Budget Survey happening now for the City. Request to add in “Arts & Culture” as one of the line items of City Services. Right now participants must select “Other” and fill in “Arts & Culture”
The City is using this survey to determine what’s important to San Antonians. It’s important to make sure Arts & Culture is at the forefront of minds during the budgeting process. Please share!
Cultural attractions/tourism among the top reasons people visit San Antonio. Let’s also focus on how additional funding is important to match the city’s growth, rather than focusing solely on the federal funding cuts that a lot of us are experiencing.
We are conducting a survey to determine how funding cuts have impacted our city. Please fill out the form if you haven’t already: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfMQf-0jzb-WfB-AJRwTa5e6CXMog1Im0QzuJo1oETbe-avwg/viewform?usp=sharing