“The only way we could fund a program as big as this one is if we end up, at the end of the year, with that much money left over, which honestly, with all of the animals we have, we're never going to get there.”
Irene Towell
“Things are coming together well. While we're still raising funds for exhibits and program development, the funding for the first phase of the building is pretty much complete.”
Suzanne Wilcox
“It's a federally funded program in which the outreach aids other programs in areas that will help them become more effective in their services. The more effective an organization is, the more people can help.”
Wendy Gordon
“This is entirely maintained and funded with private funds. ... The ones that live here paid for and maintain it, so they ought to be the ones to enjoy it,”
Stephen Walker
“It's one of the few funds that is in such a favorable tax situation. The fund has a large realized loss and an unrealized loss.”
Bill Nygren
“It is one of our major fund-raisers. It helps fund all of the other programs we do.”
Jane Bailey
“They end up competing with some of the other arts groups, certainly with funding, that's a big issue, and programming. Many of the arts groups didn't feel there was any representation there. They don't function as an arts council. They are their own separate organization.”
Dane Pollei
