We receive only $30,000 of off-track betting money out of a 1.2million
budget.  The remainder is raised in the community each year from
memberships, donations, underwriting, sponsorships, earned revenue,
and grants.  These grants may be from some government sources, and
some from private, but all are for projects, except for the IMS GOS
when we're lucky enough to get it.  We are in a building owned and
maintained by the Park District, but pay all of our utilities and
capital improvements, unless we happen to receive a special grant.
So, are we who you're looking for?
Sheldon Schafer
Deputy Director, Science/Planetarium Director
Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences
1125 West Lake Ave
Peoria, Il   61614
(309) 686-7000
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