Now in our 40th year, PCT has received a substantial amount of support from a balance of public grants (California Arts Council, City of Oakland Cultural Funding), private foundations, individual donations, and earned revenue from school partner contracts and community performance fees.  This does not mean the need isn't real. Which is why we're "here." 

Our FY2023-2024 budget is $403,500 with only 40% currently secured. 

Like several Bay Area community projects, PCT is befalling significant financial challenges due to the pivot of three major foundations and corporate donors away from arts and culture funding and the need to steadily increase staff wages in response to Bay Area costs of living. 

We are in the process of developing new program models towards sustainability. In the meantime, we need to raise a minimum of $40K over the next 4 months to ensure program continuity for this year (see below) and provide capacity to delve into new project development (ie. public classes, teaching artists assemblies, professional development services, etc.) 

Financial history links
FY2022-23 CPA review, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vR_9N6487zvbvoO8aOeZQ6o-rvyJDa0i/view?usp=sharing
FY2022-23 990,
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LZE3klfh4oycHH-uuFQqhqzpRqkS9HAV/view?usp=sharing 