Causes: Arts & Culture, Bands & Ensembles

Mission: To maintain the cinema arts in a small community

Programs: Many small rural communities have facilities for the cinema arts and theaters for lack of support. The mission of the solomon valley cinema inc. Has been to build and maintain a community supported family atmosphere theater. In the initial years, the solomon valley cinema, inc. Received montery contributions from the general public and many volunteer labor hours in order to build and establish the theater which opened in 1995.The theater continues to utilitize many volunteers hours along with some paid employees in order to manage and operate the theater. Funds exceeding those needed for maintaining the theater are contributed to the mitchell county community foundation, a local 501 (c) (3) organization to be disbursed by the foundation board members in any area of mitchell county, kansas, toward the betterment of its communitieis. During the 2017 tax year, the organization managed and operated the community-based theater several part-time employees were hired although many volunteers contributed their time. Net proceeds were used for improvements to the theater. Members continue to received compliments on the service provided to the community and surrounding areas