Scores and Comments

19.c.ps.180.059

Chopin Foundation of the United States, Inc.

Application Details
Proposal Type	General Program Support - Discipline-Based
Request Amount	$70,000
Total Score	454.000
Average Score	90.800

Panelist Scores

Panelist	Excellence	Impact	Management	Accessibility	Total
Cox Elaine	37	27	20	9	93
Jose Brian	34	25	19	10	88
Palkhivala Tania	37	30	20	9	96
Rivera Darren	38	24	20	9	91
Rusconi Ellen	36	25	16	9	86

Comments
Cox Elaine - Score: 93.000
Thank you for providing free concerts in addition to your paid events, thus making the music of Chopin truly accessible.
Jose Brian - Score: 88.000
Applicant has clear mission with goals and objectives and partnerships that support mission. What are the measures and metrics from these objectives that will inform organizational strategies? Applicant does adequate job of demonstrating economic impact, and gives strong evidence of educational and outreach activities. Applicant manages evidence of marketing plan.
Palkhivala Tania - Score: 96.000
The objectives are not stated as fully measurable as requested in the grant application. Thank you for the budget explanation on what is included and not.
Rivera Darren - Score: 91.000
Program activities clearly support the organization's mission. Qualitative impact statements convey the proposal's impact, but this would be strengthened by quantitative economic impact data. (Use the Americans for the Arts economic prosperity calculator, absent proprietary data.) There would seem to be opportunities to engage more school-based youth than zero, especially given partnerships with Miami-Dade and Broward Music Teachers National Associations.
Rusconi Ellen - Score: 86.000
Goals, Objectives and ACtivities are good. Proposal would be strengthened by adding another objective or two. Partnerships are detailed. Economic Impact would be strengthened by giving Economic Impact in community for ancillary spending and by quantifying how much CF is putting into the local economy. Impact - Educational - how are scholarship recipients chosen? Marketing is very complete with many angles Fiscal condition - includes high endowment and mandated fiscal responsibility Operating Budget Information notes are very helpful This is such a large surplus that I wonder whether the Foundation could do a little more for the community while still accumulating $ for the national competition every 5 years. It's a fine line of whether the state funding is put to good use or simply expanding endowment. Accessibility section good, but evaluation 2.5 years ago.