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In 2005, the four performing arts organizations in San Angelo formed a loosely knit group named the "Envision Coalition". This group composed of performing arts supporters, executive directors, support staff and trustees from the Angelo Civic Theater, San Angelo Symphony, Angelo Civic Ballet and San Angelo Cultural Affairs Council. These groups supported the coalition financially as well as personnel support in seeking grant funding for feasibility studies for a new performing arts center for all four groups. The groups were successful in grant awards and donation solicitation to support expenses related with this coalition, which provided feasibility studies to support this new proposed Performing Arts Center.

Throughout the country many symphonies, ballets and theater companies are going out of business. San Angelo's four companies decided to team up to create a coalition which would provide a joint use facility which will provide operational savings by working as a team in one campus setting.

Fiscal Sponsor

The coalition chose the San Angelo Area Foundation (SAAF) to be its fiscal sponsor, holding funds, receipting donations and paying consultants, while the vision progressed for the Envision Coalition. In 2010, studies were completed, twice modified, and a plan was formulated to move forward. The plans called for the creation of a new 501c3 charity to purchase property, renovate, and manage a performing arts complex. This new entity would be called the "San Angelo Performing Arts Coalition" (SAPAC) and would have 8 appointed directors from each of the four performing arts organization and 7 at large directors, as well as staff. However, with no assets and staff, SAPAC sought support in its infancy.

In 2010, three donors contributed $1.1 million to SAAF, creating a "San Angelo Performing Arts Coalition Fund", which would be seed money for this new special project. The donors requested SAAF continue to act as fiscal sponsor for this project, until construction is completed and the new entity (SAPAC) takes ownership and management of the new performing arts complex in 2014. SAAF is responsible for providing guidance to SAPAC in the creation of the new 501c3 entity, grant solicitation,  receipting donations and grants, serving as a 501c3 charity for the project, ensure donations are used exclusively for the project, and providing financial reporting for the project.

For more information about the project, click on this link to visit the SAPAC webiste