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You are here: Home / News / Local News / National Comedy Center Reaches Fundraising Total, Projected to Open in 2018

National Comedy Center Reaches Fundraising Total, Projected to Open in 2018

May 22, 2017 By WRFA Leave a Comment

An artist’s rendering of the proposed National Comedy Center in downtown Jamestown.

JAMESTOWN – The National Comedy Center in Jamestown has reached its fundraising goal for completing what is to become the first cultural institution and visitor experience dedicated to comedy.

The NCC sent out a media release on Friday announcing that officials have finalized a Federal New Markets Tax Credit transaction that provided the Project with approximately $5 million of equity funding.

The funding is in addition to a $3 million grant from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation and a $5 million grant from New York State which was unveiled by Governor Andrew Cuomo in his State of the State Address as part of the Buffalo Billion II program.

These two grants provided the critical leverage that was required as the New Markets Tax Credit closing was predicated on having all other necessary funding in place.

The Gebbie Foundation has been the lead private source of funding, along with the John R. Oishei Foundation, Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, Lenna Foundation, Ralph C. Sheldon Foundation, Johnson Foundation, the Jessie Smith Darrah Fund, and various private donors.

Once completed, NCC officials say the project will bring in 100,000 visitors a year to Jamestown, resulting in a $23 million boost to the local economy each year.

The facility has a goal of opening in 2018.

Construction of the National Comedy Center, located at the southwest corner of W. Second St. and Washington St. in Jamestown, is now underway. (Photo courtesy of National Comedy Center)

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Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, Gebbie Foundation, Jessie Smith Darrah Fund, John R. Oishei Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Lenna Foundation, National Comedy Center, Ralph C. Sheldon Foundation, Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation, Tom Benson

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