Bainbridge Island Poet Laureate Program - Cultural Funding Application 2025 COMBINEDCultural Funding Application
Applicant Organization Name*
Grant Request Type*
Total Amount Requested (over 2-year period)*
One Sentence Description of Request (e.g., "To support...")*
Applicant Organization Name*
Proposal Contact Person*
Position/Title*
Mailing Address*
Phone Number *
Applicant Organization Legal Status*
Year Established*
Proposal Summary
Bainbridge Island Poet Laureate Program
General Operating Support
Project Support
Capital Project
$6,000
To support community programs of the Bainbridge Island
Poet Laureate Program - 2026 & 2027
Applicant Organization Information
Bainbridge Island Poet Laureate Program
Kathleen Thorne
President
City
Bainbridge Island
State / Province / Region
WA
Postal / Zip Code
98110
Country
US
Street Address
11120 NE Old Creosote Hill Rd.
Address Line 2
206-842-0985
Legal Status of Applicant Organization
Washington nonprofit corporation
2023
Organization Tax ID #*
Fiscal Sponsor Organization Name
Fiscal Sponsor Contact/Title
Fiscal Sponsor Email
Fiscal Sponsor Phone
Fiscal Sponsor Tax ID #
Fiscal Sponsor Mailing Address
City of Bainbridge Island Funding
Please list year(s) and award amount of other funding received from the City of Bainbridge Island. Include HumanServices (HS), Lodging and Tourism Tax (LTAC) funding, Cultural Funding (CF), and/or any other grant or contractfunding.
2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
LTAC
HS
CF
Other
33-2590015
Fiscal Sponsor Information (If applying with fiscal sponsor)
Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network
Grae Drake, Executive Director
graed@bainbridgebarn.org
(206) 842-4475
27-0188882
City
Bainbridge Island
State / Province / Region
WA
Postal / Zip Code
98110
Country
Kitsap
Street Address
8890 Three Tree Lane NE
Address Line 2
3500 3500
I. Organizational Overview*
IIa. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, And Accessibility*
IIb. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, And Accessibility*
Please provide a brief history of your organization and an overview of the programs and services you currently provide.(Limit 1,500 Characters)
In fall 2021, a group of Bainbridge Island poets approached the City of Bainbridge Island (COBI) and Arts &
Humanities Bainbridge (AHB) to request sponsorship of a poet laureate on Bainbridge Island. AHB
administered the pilot program, with funding from the Bainbridge Community Foundation, through June 2023.In August 2023, the Poet Laureate Steering Committee formed its own non-profit corporation under the fiscalsponsorship of the Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network (BARN).
In September 2022, Michele Bombardier was confirmed as the inaugural Bainbridge Island Poet Laureate.
Her initial two year term (2023-2024) was extended for a third year (2025). COBI provides an annual $2,500
honorarium to the Poet Laureate in exchange for poetry ceremonial duties on behalf of the city.
As community poet laureate, Michele has brought a diverse range of poets of merit to Bainbridge Island,coordinated a monthly open mic series at the Bainbridge Public Library, conducted free poetry writingworkshops, partnered with and supported other other cultural organizations to expand the reach of poetry, and
completed her signature project, "Poetry & Public Art," which pairs City and Bainbridge Public Library public
art with poems by local poets. A second signature project, a little free poetry library, is in the works.
Does the work of your organization contribute to a more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible Bainbridge Island?
Is so, please describe. (Limit 1,500 Characters)
The Poet Laureate Program offers the most democratic experience on the Island: at our monthly Open Mics,
participants in their teens, 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's and sometimes into their 90's come to the micto share their words. All ages, all walks of life, all different types of abilities and experience come to share their
poetry. A quarter to a third of participants come from surrounding towns and counties. All are met withthunderous applause and most return to become regulars. Featured speakers and poems reflect the diversepopulation of our town, county, and state.
The Poet Laureate is committed to bringing BIPOC/LGBTQ/Disability poets and teaching artists to Bainbridge
Island for workshops and readings. Our poetry events are free, and to the extent possible, events take placein ADA compliant venues with microphones and audio enhancements.
Visiting poets over the past two years have included LGBTQ+ and special needs poets, plus Black, Hispanic,
Indigenous, and Asian poets. The Poet Laureate has participated in multicultural programs at BIMA, such as
the Internment Day of Remembrance and the Dia de los Muertos, and brought diverse youth poets to theBainbridge Island Youth Partners In Health Engage Chapter fundraisers.
Our annual Poetry Corners exhibition of poster poems along Winslow Way encourages poets of all ages andabilities to try their hand at poetry.
Have members of your organization (staff, leadership, board, etc.) worked towards greater understanding of diversity,
equity, inclusion, and accessibility issues? This may include trainings, conversations, workplans, actions taken, or otherstrategies you have employed to address sociocultural barriers to equity within your organization and its programs and
services. If so, please describe. (Limit 1,500 Characters)
The Bainbridge Island Poet Laureate Program board and vounteers have supported the poet Laureate in her
efforts to bring diverse poetry voices to our community and to recognize our increasingly diverse
demographic. For the 2026-2027 Poet Laureate, we are extending the call for applicants to poets throughoutKitsap County, rather than just Bainbridge Island, in order to encourage a more diverse and inclusive range of
applicants.
III. Scope of Work*
Please provide a scope of work to the services you plan to provide for your project or general operating, whichever youare applying for. A scope of work lists the activities, deliverables, outcomes, and goals to be accomplished under anagreement.
Activities: This is the work that will be accomplished with the requested budget. It should include the who, what, when,
where, and how the recipient implements the work.
Deliverables are the items produced under the agreement. These are tangible evidence of the work done and alignedthe activity’s progress with meeting the expected outcomes. This can include reports, workshops, outreach materials,
evaluations, and other relevant products.
Outcomes are the measurable results of your work. Outcomes can be estimated based on the planned activities and
schedule and should be measured and reported on throughout the agreement period. Your application should alsoindicate how you plan to measure these outcomes to track success.
Goals are the big-picture benefits or changes you anticipate as a result of meeting your estimated outcomes.
All applications should include a goal statement that identifies a community need and how the organization works toaddress it. Keep the following in mind:
- Categorize your task work into activities. - Determine the cost for each activity and a plan to track spending. - Align your activities with a schedule that provides sufficient time to complete the planned work.
- Identify key deliverable(s) for each activity and target dates for their completion.- Identify and estimate at least one measurable outcome and how it will be measured. - Relate each activity to a specific goal.
(Limit 6,000 Characters)
During her three-year term, Bainbridge Island Poet Laureate Michele Bombardier has put Bainbridge
Island on the map, poetry-wise. Island poetry events in 2024 and 2025 have directly engaged over 3,500
people of all ages, not counting the many who enjoyed Poetry Corners poster poems in downtown
Winslow during National Poetry month. Around 40 poets and poetry fans attend the monthly library open
mics, and we receive over 100 poetry submissions for Poetry Corners. And while the new Bainbridge
Island Poet Laureate will bring his or her own vision and initiatives to the role, we anticipate that the
following community programs will continue:
Activities Deliverables Goals Outcomes Schedule Cost
BOMB
(Bainbridge Open
Mic at the
Library).
Monthly reading
by a featured poet
followed open mic
Expose
audiences to
exceptional
poetry and
provide
opportunities for
both experienced
and emerging
poets to share
their work.
Continued
enthusiastic
attendance and
participation,
averaging 40 - 50
attending each
month; tracked by
attendance
counts and
observations.
Once a
month
except
December
$1,650
Poetry Corners
Exhibit of poster-
sized poems in
downtown store
windows plus a
community
reading and
anthology
Encourage
community
members of all
ages and abilities
to give poetry a
try and to invite
Bainbridge Island
residents and
visitors to
encounter poetry
in unexpected
places as they go
about their daily
lives.
About 100 poems
submitted by 50
poets; 40 poster
poems; 80
attendees at
Poetry Corners
LIVE; 100 books
published.
January -
April
$1,200
Ars Poetica
exhibit and poetry
reading at
Bainbridge Arts &
Crafts
Galleries
throughout Kitsap
County invite their
artists to create
artwork in
Exhibit in BAC of
artworks created
in response to
poems
12 – 15 art works
exhibited with
poems; 45
attending reading.
November –
April
$100
Crafts.artwork in
response to
poems by local
poets.
Participation in a
poetry reading at
the Bainbridge
Island Book
Festival.
Local poets with
recently published
books are
included at this
event.
Participation in
Bainbridge
Creative District
event.
One – two
Bainbridge or
Kitsap County
poets are
featured.
September -
October
$50
Guest Poets
Readings,
workshops, and
lectures on
Bainbridge Island
by visiting poets
Expand the
understanding,
diversity, and
experience of
poetry for the
entire community.
Three special
events drawing
150 to each;
attendance count
and feedback
Throughout
the year.
$2,500
Poetry
workshops
Poetry classes
taught by the Poet
Laureate and
others in the
community and in
schools.
Skill building for
established poets
and Poetry 101
for new poets.
Poetry 101 in April
and two other
workshops
attended by at
least 50.
Attendance count
and feedback.
April and
throughout the
year.
$500
Student Poetry Workshops and
readings in
Bainbridge Island
classrooms
Engage youth
with the power of
poetry to express
their identities
and creativity.
2 – 3 school
events reaching
50 students.
Attendance count
and teacher
feedback.
September -
May
$250
Collaborations Participate or
partner with other
Bainbridge and
regional cultural
events.
Increase the
visibility of the
Poet Laureate
Program and
support other
community
organizations
3 – 5 community
collaborations.
Attendance count
and feedback.
Throughout
the year
$750
$7,000
We measure impact by tracking audience a endance and by tracking partnerships and
connec ons that the Poet Laureate has made with individuals, groups, organiza ons, and
businesses that work to build community. We also measure impact by feedback from audiences
and workshop par cipants.
Character Counter
IV. Community Needs that Your Organizations Meets*
V. City Cultural Funding Goals Alignment*
What needs in the community are addressed by your organization?
How does your organization meet these needs?
How does the proposed project or program specifically meet these needs? If possible, please cite relevant and up-to-date City documents, demographic or research sources, etc. For general operating support requests, describe overall
how your organization meets that community need.
Please also explain how the proposal prevents duplicating other services for Bainbridge Island residents.
(Limit 3,000 Characters)
Bainbridge Island certainly is not lacking in poets, which was what prompted one of the original Poet LaureateSteering Committee members, herself a former poet laureate from a town in California, to suggest the project:
“There are so many poets here!” The annual Poetry Corners poster exhibition attracts at least a hundredentries each year, about forty of which end up gracing the storefront windows along Winslow Way during April(National Poetry Month) along with a fluttering exhibition of haiku flags hung by Plum in its alleyway. One of
the Poet Laureate’s goals is to introduce even more of our community to the pleasure and transformative
power of poetry.
Every program the Poet Laureate Program has offered has been received with enthusiasm and robustattendance. Besides the reading and open mic series, over ten workshops have been offered at the library,
including medical humanities, ekphrastic poetry, writing as resistance, and creative writing. We have received
dozens of expressions of thanks for opportunities for folks to come together to share and learn about poetry.
Many teens have expressed appreciation for how poetry has helped their mental and emotional health.
One of the key findings of the February 2025 Washington State "Livability Impact Study of the Arts:
Relationships between the arts and healthy communities" is that people living in Washington communities withabundant cultural resources tend to be more connected, more engaged in supporting their communities, andhave greater economic opportunities compared to those in similar communities with
fewer resources.
With that in mind, the Bainbridge Island Poet Laureate Program reaches out to other cultural organizationswith opportunities to collaborate. Cultural partners to date include BARN, BIMA, Bainbridge Arts & Crafs,Bloedel Reserve, Island Theatre, Bainbridge Book Festival, the Bainbridge Island Japanese American
Community, the Bainbridge Public Library, Bainbridge Creative Districr, Ars Poetica, and Bainbridge Island
Youth Partners In Health Engage Chapter. As the poet Roque Dalton said, "Poetry, like bread, is for
everyone."
The Poet Laureate Program email list has over 200 names and addresses, most of them Bainbridge Island
and Kitsap County poets.
Please describe how this proposal aligns with:
- Goals in the cultural element of the City’s Comprehensive Plan - Values related to climate adaptation/mitigation (including sustainable transportation)
- Values related to equity and inclusion
(Limit 1,500 Characters)
• CUL-1. Support, protect and enhance the value of the arts and humanities as essential to education, qualityof life, economic vitality, broadening of mind. Poetry has been shown to spark creativity, open minds to new
ways of thinking and seeing the world, and to lead to engagement with and conversation on important issues.
• CUL-2. Preserve and promote the distinctive character, history, traditional cultures and institutions of
Bainbridge Island. One of the Poet Laureate’s roles as City Poet is to memorialize, though poetry, important
Bainbridge Island events and places.• CUL-4. Promote understanding of humanistic inquiry as a foundation for civil society, enjoyment of the arts
and lifelong learning. Poetry is a way to document the world and our common experiences, to say what needsto be said in a direct, powerful, and beautiful way. A whole new pathway opens when writers and readers,speakers and listeners speak the same language of human experience.
• CUL-5. Create a stimulating visual environment by promoting public art and providing stewardship for the
City’s public art portfolio. For Poetry & Public Art, poems written by Bainbridge Islanders in response to six
public artworks around the Island are digitally connected to the artwork for enjoyment by the community and
visitors.• EC-12. Continue to promote the arts as a significant component of the Bainbridge Island economy. The Poet
Laureate Program is an active participant in Bainbridge Creative District events.
VI. Imapct*
VII. Organizational Capacity*
VIIIa. 2026 Proposed Contract Metrics
Awardees will enter into a contract with the City and report back quarterly on what you have achieved. Please list 2outputs that you have the capacity to monitor and report on over the two-year contract period. These should be
“Outputs” which are defined as the number served or amounts of service provided. They are quantitative in nature. They
should be easily measurable for your organization. All organizations must provide the number of unduplicated
Bainbridge Island residents served per year, and the title of that metric is filled in for you.
Metrics*Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total*
How does this proposal improve services on Bainbridge Island? Specifically, how will it:
- Involve significant community participation
- Create access to human services activities for underserved or underrepresented groups of people
- Strengthen organizational capacity; and/or foster opportunities for collaboration with the human services sector?
(Limit 6,000 Characters)
The Bainbridge Island Poet Laureate Program has established a reading/open mic series that has widecommunity support and participation. We now offer this program at least eleven months of the year with 40 -
50 consistently in attendance, even in summer months. Poets from all over the country now ask to be the
featured reader as the series has gained a reputation as inclusive, warm, and welcoming. We continue to
seek to add programming for all ages. Poets who are included in the annual Poetry Corners Anthology are
now published poets – a huge steppingstone!
We will continue to participate in community events such as Day of Remembrance, Dia de los Muertos, the
Bainbridge Book Festival and others including, this past year, the Grand Old Fourth of July parade. We will
also continue to invite featured readers from historically underrepresented groups, and our programming will
remain free and accessible.
One final impact: thanks to funding from the Rotary Club of Bainbridge Island, the Bainbridge Island Poet
Laureate Program has acquired a state-of-the-art portable sound system. It is stored at the Bainbridge PublicLibrary for use, free of charge (except for a refundable damage deposit), by other community organizations.
Most recently it was borrowed by Helpline House for the ground breaking ceremony for its building renovation
and by the Chamber of Commerce for the Grand Old Fourth Parade.
Please explain how this service will continue operating during and after the funding period.
Please explain how the City’s funds would be used responsibly.
(Limit 1,500 Characters)
The Bainbridge Island Poet Laureate Program was incorporated on August 29, 2023. Until it secures its ownSection 501(c)(3) status, it is operating under fiscal sponsorship of the Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network(BARN). BARN also provides a venue, when needed, for poetry events and other administrative assistance.
The Bainbridge Public Library provides its community room free of charge for readings and workshops.
Beyond the $2,500 honorarium to the then-acting Poet Laureate by the City of Bainbridge Island, theBainbridge Island Poet Laureate Program, like most small-town poet laureate programs, relies on grantfunding and community donations for its expenses, the most significant of which are speaker fees and travel
expenses for visiting poets and workshop teachers. To the extent possible, we try to keep our programs andevents free and accessible to all members of the Bainbridge Island community.
The oversight and logistics of the Poet Laureate Program are handled by a dedicated volunteer board and
other volunteers, most of whom are Bainbridge Island poets. Community partners for event sponsorship and
support include the Bainbridge Public Library, BARN, BIMA, the Bloedel Reserve, the Rotary Club ofBainbridge Island, Bainbridge Arts & Crafts, the Bainbridge Creative District, Eagle Harbor Book Co., Town &Country Market, the Bainbridge Island School District, and the City of Bainbridge Island.
# unduplicated Bainbridge Island
residents served
1,200 1,300 1,000 1,000 4,500
Students reached through poetry classes
in the schools and participation in poetry
events
75 50 25 50 200
Poets participating in poetry events 100 150 100 75 425
VIIIb. 2027 Proposed Contract Metrics
Awardees will enter into a contract with the City and report back quarterly on what you have achieved. Please list 2outputs that you have the capacity to monitor and report on over the two-year contract period. These should be
“Outputs” which are defined as the number served or amounts of service provided. They are quantitative in nature. They
should be easily measurable for your organization. All organizations must provide the number of unduplicated
Bainbridge Island residents served per year, and the title of that metric is filled in for you.
Metrics Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
IXa. 2026 Proposed Use of Funds
Please complete this table below. The Total column should equal the total cost of delivering your program.
Expense Category Amount Covered
by City Cultural
Funding Request
(Column A)*
Amount Covered
by Other Funding
(Column B)*
Total (A + B)*
Staff Costs (Salaries, Benefits,Taxes, Training, etc.)
Professional Services /Consultants / Contractors
Program Supplies
Other Operating Expenses (e.g.,Technology, Rent, Equipment,Insurance)
Scholarships
Other
Total
IXb. 2027 Proposed Use of Funds
Please complete this table below. The Total column should equal the total cost of delivering your program.
Expense Category Amount Covered
by City Cultural
Funding Request
(Column A)*
Amount Covered
by Other Funding
(Column B)*
Total (A + B)*
Staff Costs (Salaries, Benefits,Taxes, Training, etc.)
Professional Services /Consultants / Contractors
Program Supplies
Other Operating Expenses (e.g.,Technology, Rent, Equipment,Insurance)
Scholarships
# unduplicated Bainbridge Island
residents served
1,200 1,300 1,000 1,000 4,500
Students reached through poetry classes
in the schools and participation in poetry
events
75 50 25 50 200
Poets participating in poetry events 100 150 100 75 425
0 0 0
1,250 0 1,250
0 175 175
750 325 1,075
0 0 0
1,000 375 1,375
3,000 875 3,875
0 0 0
1,250 0 1,250
0 175 175
750 325 1,075
0 0 0
Other
Total
Comments on Other Funding Sources
X. Stories of Impact*
Board of Directors List
Include names and titles of current members, as well as any open positions.
Name *Title*
Current Staff List
Include names and titles of current members, as well as any open positions.
Name *Title*Work Status*
1,000 375 1,375
3,000 875 3,875
Of the amounts listed in Column B, do you have any funds committed to date? If yes, please list sources and amounts
below. If no, please describe where you expect to secure these funds from, and how you know you can raise thosefunds.
We do not have funds committed to date for the combined amounts in Columns B ($1,750), but expect to be
able to secure them, as we have done in the past two years, through One Call for All, community donations,
and Bainbridge Community Foundation community grants. The Poet Laureate Program has no earned income
with the exception of receipts associated with Poetry Corners ($15 submission fee and the proceeds of booksales) that do not cover the total cost of Poetry Corners.
The expense category of "Other" in the Proposed Use of Funds includes net Poetry Corners expenses,student and adult workshops and classes, community collaborations and special events, and the Poet
Laureate's signature projects.
Please provide a testimonial(s) or narrative(s) that demonstrates the impact of your organization’s work. (Limit 750Characters)
"Theodore Roethke & Bloedel Reserve: A Poet’s Place" took place last fall at the Bloedel Reserve, where
Roethke died in 1963. Renowned poet Tess Gallagher was joined by Michele Bombardier and others to share
how Roethke influenced them.
The reading was followed by Island Theatre ‘s production at the library of "First Class," a play by late poet and
Roethke student David Wagoner that recreates one of Roethke's legendary poetry workshops.
We had publicized that Gallagher was Roethke’s last living student. Then, at "First Class," retired BHS teacherRalph Cheadle announced that he had also taken a Roethke class - but withdrew after a week becauseRoethke kept calling him "Hot Shot," to his considerable annoyance. It brought down the house!
Kathleen Thorne President
Barbara Clark Treasurer
Amanda Williamsen Secretary
Mandi May Board Member
Nancy Taylor Board Member
Kathleen Thorne Executive Director Full Time
Part Time
Volunteer
Other
Operating Budget*
Organizational Statement of Activities*
Organizational Statement of Financial Position *
Top Five Funding Sources
Please prepare a list of your five largest income sources in your past two fiscal years – this may be a single funder,
donor, fundraising event, community appeal, etc. We are trying to get a sense of where most of your funding comes
from.
Name *Amount*
IRS Determination Letter of 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Status *
Authorized Signature Name*
Authorized Signature*
Mandi May Webmaster & Publicity Full Time
Part Time
Volunteer
Other
Michele Bombardier Poet Laureate - 2022 -
2025
Full Time
Part Time
Volunteer
Other
For your current fiscal year. If you work with a fiscal sponsor or are a division of a larger organization, please include the
operating budget specifically for your entity or division.
Bainbridge Island Poet Laureate Program - 2025 Budget.pdf 127.77KB
This is sometimes referred to as Income and Expense Statement. Please provide a statement for your most recently-
completed fiscal year for your organization. If you work with a fiscal sponsor or are a division of a larger organization,include a statement specific to your entity or division.
Bainbridge Island Poet Laureate Program FY 2024 Income & Expenses.pdf 136.63KB
This is sometimes referred to as a Balance Sheet. Please provide a statement for your most recently completed fiscal
year for your organization. If you work with a fiscal sponsor or are a division of a larger organization, include astatement specific to your entity or division.
Bainbridge Island Poet Laureate Program - Balance Sheet - 12.31.24.pdf 41.15KB
City of Bainbridge Island Cultural
Funding
7,000
Bainbridge Community Foundation 4,800
One Call for All 2,629
BARN-501c3-letter.pdf 510.83KB
Kathleen Thorne, President
Date
Fiscal Sponsor Name (If applying with fiscal sponsor)
Fiscal Sponsor Authorized Signature (If applying with fiscal sponsor)
Date
Is the Applicant One of the Following?*
Does the proposed fund expense occur during the two year funding cycle?*
Does the Applicant NOT have a Board Member, Officer, or Staff Member Serving on the Lodging Tax Advisory
Committee?*
Materials Checklist (Have all been provided?)
Based on the Provided Information, is the Applicant Eligible to Receive Funding?*
Review by City Staff (Insert Full Name)*
Date
Notes
9/25/2025
Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network
Sign
9/25/2025
Eligibility Vertification
Nonprofit - 501(c)(3) with two-year history of continuous operation
Nonprofit - 501(c)(3) without two-year history of continuous operation but with a fiscal sponsor
Entity without 501(c)(3) with a fiscal sponsor that is a 501(c)(3) with two years of continuous operation
Yes
No
Yes
No
Applicant Information
Narrative
Board of Director List
Current Staff List
Operating Budget
Statement of Activities
Statement of Financial Position
Top Five Funding Sources
IRS Determination of Nonprofit Status
Authorized Signatures
Yes
No
Adam Nebenzahl
9/25/2025
Bainbridge Island Poet Laureate Program
Operating Budget – January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025
Income 2025 Budget
City of Bainbridge Island – 2025 Cultural Funding 3,500
City of Bainbridge Island – Poet Laureate Honorarium 2,500
One Call for All 1,500
Poetry Corners – Admission Fees & Anthology Sales 1,250
Grants & Donations 1,500
Total Income $10,250
Expenses 2025 Budget
Poet Laureate Honorarium (paid by COBI) 2,500
Administrative
Website Expenses 350
Fiscal Sponsorship Fees 400
Publicity and Marketing 575
Liability insurance 300
Money Minder Software 350
Bank & Online Payment Program Service Fees 75
Corporate Fees & Taxes 100
Total Administrative Expenses 2,150
Programs
Poetry Corners, including anthology printing 1,500
Visiting Poet Honorariums 2,500
Workshop and poetry reading expenses & refreshments 350
Poetry & Public Art (BCF 2023-24 Community Grant) 500
Partners in Poetry Youth Poetry Event 500
Misc. Expenses 250
Total Program Expenses 5,600
Total Expenses $10,250
Bainbridge Island Poet Laureate
Program FY 2024
Income and Expense Report
01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024
Income Expenses
Grants $8,525.06
Donations $6,030.00
Grants & Donations Total $14,555.06
Administrative
Meeting Room Rental - ($100.00)
Meeting Supplies - ($750.00)
Bank Fees & Interest Income - ($80.85)
Credit Card Fees - ($7.53)
Corporate fees and taxes - ($166.00)
Marketing & Publicity - ($597.75)
Insurance - ($250.23)
Fiscal Agent Fees - ($831.10)
Administrative Totals ($2,783.46)
Activities & Programs
Poetry Event Refreshments - ($112.90)
Poetry Corners 2024 $1,262.47 ($2,054.45)
Poet Honorariums & Expenses - ($2,173.80)
Partners in Poetry - 3/23/24 - ($4,860.90)
Theodore Roethke and Bloedel Reserve - ($2,113.31)
Activities & Programs Total $1,262.47 ($11,315.36)
Totals $15,817.53 ($14,098.82)
Funds available as of 12/31/2024 - $1,718,71
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND POET LAUREATE PROGRAM
Balance Sheet – 12.31.24
Assets:
Kitsap Bank Account - $4,706.00
Portable Sound System - $750.00
Total assets: $5,456.00
Liabilities:
Bainbridge Community Foundation – Return of unused 2024 Community Grant -$800
FIVE TOP FUNDERS FOR 2024 & 2025
City of Bainbridge Island – 2024-2025 Cultural Funding – $7,000
Bainbridge Community Foundation - $4,800
One Call for All – $2,629