Here are the numbers!
Tickets - Cash Sales:
17,438-2009
Tickets - Comps Redeemed
3,719-2009
Tickets - Total Used
21,157-2009
Total monies given back to performing artists (Based on ticket prices determined by each company)
$ 162,759-2009
Fringe Abridged Fundraiser
(Thanks to Eric Pinder, Jay Becker and Joel Warren!)
Ticket sales- $1,310
2010 Super Pass Raffle donations-$399
Poetry Vending Machine Donation -$120
Fringe of The Fringe-$2000 in donations given at the Festival
Beer Sales and Button Sales contributed to the greatest financial hit at the festival. Rain was a big contributor to beer sales, and Button sales were also down about 8% from 2008. (Note: We are still HAPPILY accepting donations to Friends of the Fringe!)
Year specific merchandise sales were down, but vintage merchandise sales were up. Beer Mugs did not do well in sales.
Most of our vendors suffered great loss due to rain.
Harriet Lake doubled her gift to Fringe and presented us with a $5k sponsor gift during the festival. She also made a commitment to give the same gift in 2010.
Overall, grant sponsorships were up in 2009, but general sponsorships were down, largely due to the loss of The Parliament House as a cash sponsor and individual donations. This is a time of recession.
Visual Fringe sold more art than ever, and multiple artists were commissioned to create art. We are waiting on final numbers for Visual Fringe sales.
We had some new initiatives that were very successful this year:
We worked to be green with increased recycling and fewer hard copy programs.
Our indoor Rain Bar both served our patrons and helped counteract the loss of beer sales due to rain. (Thanks staff and volunteers for making this happen! )
Thank you everyone for your great attitudes and Fringe Spirit during Hurricane Fringe! Thanks for supporting our artists!
