City Council approves $549,000 in ATAX grants to local groups, events
During Tuesday’s meeting, the Myrtle Beach City Council approved $549,000 worth of tourism and arts grants from South Carolina Accommodations Tax revenues. Here’s a list of the grants from ATAX funds in this year’s budget, as prescribed by state law.
• Baseball at the Beach – $25,000
• Beach Ball Classic – $35,000
• Beach United FC – $7,000
• Carolina Master Chorale – $20,000
• Champion Autism Network – $6,000
• Claire Chapin Epps Family YMCA – $30,000
• Coastal Futbol Alliance – $15,000
• Coastal SC Volleyball Tournaments – $4,000
• Crossfit Up Dog Beach Throw Down – $3,750
• Crossroads Event Productions – $22,500
• Edventure (formerly Children’s Museum of SC) – $18,000
• F. G. Burroughs – S. B. Chapin Art Museum – $60,000
• Grand Strand Juniors -- $12,000
• Keepers Foundation – $3,000
• Long Bay Symphony – $50,000
• Myrtle Beach Film Festival – $7,500
• Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday (World Amateur) – $20,000
• Myrtle Beach Jeep Jam – $7,500
• Myrtle Beach Mini Marathon and Doggie Dash – $5,250
• Myrtle Beach Shrine Club (Smoke on the Beach – $7,500
• North South Game Committee – $15,000
• Oceanfront Merchants Association – $90,000
• Omar Shriners – $7,500
• Palmetto Studio Arts Alliance – $15,000
• Sons & Daughters of Italy ¬– $5,250
• Sonshine Recovery Ministries (Concert of Hope) – $5,000
• South Atlantic Shrine Association – $30,000
• The Arts Grand Strand (Cultural Arts Calendar) – $500
• Waccamaw Arts & Crafts Guild – $11,250
• Waves of Praise Gospel Festival (Coastal Broadcasting) – $10,000
