Nonprofit operator asks Anchorage Municipality for $4 million management fee to stave off PAC decline

Jul 26, 2025

The Alaska Center for the Performing Arts told the Anchorage Assembly it is seeking an increase in the municipal management fee from $1.58 million to $4 million, outlined tens of millions of dollars in deferred maintenance, described a paused Broadway season, and laid out near-term decision dates and fundraising plans.

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Cody Castello, president and chief operating officer of Alaska Center for the Performing Arts Inc. (ACPA), told an Anchorage Assembly work session that the nonprofit operator of the Municipality-owned performing arts center (the PAC) is asking the Municipality to increase the annual municipal management fee from $1,580,000 to $4,000,000 to stabilize operations and address urgent facility needs.

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