BOWERS MUSEUM CORPORATION DBA THE BOWERS MUSEUM

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Estimated loss of $1,363,909 revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic: Grant amount $268,000 requested: Upload Budget Analysis for planned use of funds: Bowe rs_B u d g e t_An a lys is. x Is x Narrative for The Bowers plans to allocate the requested funds to staff payroll proposed use of costs. The Bowers plans to use the requested funds for payroll for requested funds: employees who provide critical museum services including museum collections management, exhibition development, design, and fabrication, educational programs, marketing and public relations, administration and finance, facilities management, visitors' services, and Gallery Store services. The museum's current projected budget shortfall for payroll is expected to be a deficit of $1,317,541 by December 31, 2020. This significant shortfall has resulted in furloughs, pay reductions, and a slower than normal hiring pace. Most staff members who have left the museum's employment during the pandemic as a result of retirement or pursuit of other opportunities have been replaced. The payroll deficit is the largest are of financial concern the Bowers faces at the current time. Additionally, there is a significant need to preserve employment for the following reasons: • Reductions in the museum's workforce will necessarily result in a reduction of museum services such as programs for isolated Santa Ana seniors, programs that support local Santa Ana children in learning from home, and programs that create opportunities for Santa Ana residents to visit the museum for free and/or participate in free virtual programs from the safety of home • Employees will have difficulty finding alternatives employment in the current economic environment • The Bowers needs to maintain employment levels to be able to convert its payroll protection loan into a grant • The Bowers has a skilled talented workforce that would be difficult to replace at a later time None of the requested funds will be used for payroll costs that are already supported by the Bowers' Payroll Protection Program loan or the $32,000 City of Santa Ana Arts Relief Fund CARES Act Economic Support Program grant that the Bowers recently received.