DISCOVERY SCIENCE CENTER OF ORANGE COUNTY (3)

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Estimated loss of $7,935,166 revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic: Grant amount $450,000 requested: Upload Budget Analysis for planned use of funds: Budget —Analysis —for —Planned —Use —of Grant_Funds.pdf Narrative for To make the grant application simple to only focus on payroll proposed use of support. requested funds: The use of these funds would go to new program development payroll for work on the DCC for Education, Operations, and Support (accounting, HR, marketing, etc.) including payroll taxes and benefits involved in creating and implementing content on the new digital platform Discovery Cube Connect and general operational staff involved in rehabbing and getting the facility ready to reopen. How will the funds Economic Impact: A national economic impact study in 2008 stimulate economic indicated that museums on average bring an additional $5 per visitor development for the to the museum's home city as they spend money on items in local City of Santa Ana? shops for food, gas, merchandise, and more. This would reflect that the Cube once opened has an economic impact in Santa Ana of over $4,200,000 annually in todays dollars. What are the If the Cube is not able to get this grant, we will likely have to layoff projected impacts if education and operations staff and reduce health insurance benefits the funds are not for any remaining staff. This would result in a loss of new granted to the programming on the DCC for families and for SAUSD after -school organization? programs in the winter and spring. Additionally a reduction in health benefits might put us at risk of retaining remaining employees and ultimately jeopardize the Cube's ability to reopen. What is the long term It is our vision to continue to grow the Cube in Santa Ana with more vision for the exhibits and experiences. We see the Cube growing to be one of the Museum in Santa top 5 largest science centers in the nation. Additionally the Cube Ana? would like to work closer with the City to program the Santiago Creek Nature Center and to create a robust partnerships with the Library, especially bringing Library resources onto the new DCC digital network. Upload Organization Operational Budget for 2020: CARES_Act._,F u n d ing__Utilization. pdf Upload Bank Statements for February 2020 through September 2020: F IVIB—Operating_stateme nt-02292020. pdf FMB_Operating—statement_03312020,pd f F IV1B_Ope rating_stateme nt__043020M pdf F MB—Operating_statemeiiL05312020.pdf