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Tacoma Creates reports $6 million in grants, 1 million participants for 2024–25 program year
Summary
City staff presented Tacoma Creates’ 2024–25 annual report to the Economic Development Committee, highlighting nearly 1,500 programs, about 1,000,000 participants and plans for an expanded capital funding program in the coming years.
City cultural funding staff and the Tacoma Creates advisory group presented the Tacoma Creates annual report to the Economic Development Committee on Oct. 28, covering the July 2024–June 2025 program year and outlining plans for the 2025–26 funding cycle.
Rebecca Solverson, manager in the Arts and Cultural Vitality Division, told the committee that Tacoma Creates has supported a wide range of cultural activity across the city since a 2018 ballot initiative established the program and state legislation passed in 2015 set cultural access priorities. Solverson said the City Council unanimously reauthorized Tacoma Creates for a second seven‑year period earlier this year.
Program staff reported that funded organizations produced nearly…
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