Park City Performing Arts

What Park City Performing Arts does

Park City Performing Arts Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1998 and headquartered in Park City, Utah, with 18 employees. The foundation presents two principal performing arts series: the Winter Series at the Eccles Center (operating for 25 years) and the Concerts on the Slopes series at Canyons Village (operating for 15 years). It serves a mixed audience of local residents, destination visitors, and resort guests in the Park City market, with ancillary educational outreach programs targeting students, seniors, and veterans.

The foundation's revenue model is a multi-stream nonprofit structure combining ticket sales, memberships, donations, and corporate sponsorships. Ticketing and fundraising operations are supported by standard third-party SaaS platforms: ShowPass for ticketing and GiveSmart for fundraising and auction management. Audience development is partly tied to its longstanding venue partnership with Park City Mountain Resort and Canyons Village, which provides access to high-capacity destination venues (including a 5,000-capacity outdoor venue at Canyons Village).

The organization's programmatic scope is broadening in 2024-2025, including a new partnership with Excellence in the Community for educational programming, the introduction of VIP package tiers, and an expanded 25th anniversary Winter Season at the Eccles Center. Leadership is headed by Executive Director Ember Conley, Ed.D., with Rena Jordan serving as CFO, supported by a board of directors exceeding 10 members. The foundation does not participate in equity funding markets and operates on a nonprofit contributed-revenue basis.

Name

Park City Performing Arts

Legal name

The Park City Performing Arts Foundation dba The Park City Institute

Website

https://parkcityinstitute.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Park City Performing Arts Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1998 that presents the Winter Series at the Eccles Center and the Concerts on the Slopes at Canyons Village, serving Park City, Utah residents, destination visitors, and resort guests through ticketed performances, memberships, donations, and sponsorships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Performing Arts Presentation

NAICS

Performing Arts Companies (7111), Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Performing Arts Centers & Presenters (Programming/Booking) (MPAGABAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Performing Arts Organizations (Theater, Dance, Opera, Music) (BPAGAHAB)

Keywords

• Live performing arts
• Concert presentation
• Arts education outreach
• Nonprofit ticketing
• Outdoor concert venue

Headquarters

HQ city

Park City, UT

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Revenue generated from single tickets to Winter Series performances at the Eccles Center and Summer Concerts on the Slopes at Canyons Village. Pricing varies by event with general admission, reserved seating, and VIP options available.
2. Memberships: Annual membership programs offering benefits including early access to tickets, member-only events, and exclusive experiences. Members receive advance purchase opportunities before public ticket sales.
3. Donations: Tax-deductible charitable contributions to the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donors support world-class performances and community outreach programs including student discounts and veteran ticket programs.
4. Sponsorships: Corporate sponsorship packages at various levels for the concert series, providing brand visibility and hospitality opportunities for business partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Park City Performing Arts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit presenting organization that produces and presents live performing arts events in Park City, Utah. It operates two main programming series — the Winter Series at the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Center and the summer Concerts on the Slopes at Canyons Village at Park City Mountain — featuring Grammy-winning musicians, dance, theater, films, story-creators, illusionists, and thought leaders. The presenting slate is supported by an annual membership program, VIP premium packages, corporate sponsorships, and community outreach programs offering discounted access for students, veterans, first responders, educators, and Peace House clients.

Product overview

Park City Performing Arts is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that operates as a dual-season performing arts presenter. Its core products consist of the Winter Series at the Eccles Center and the summer Concerts on the Slopes at Canyons Village. The organization supplements its main programming with membership tiers offering advance ticket access, VIP ticket packages with premium seating and artist experiences, and discount programs for students and military personnel. Additional offerings include outreach programs for youth and seniors, volunteer opportunities, and seasonal employment positions. The organization was founded in 1998 and has been entertaining, educating, and illuminating the community for over 25 years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Concerts on the Slopes Annual summer outdoor concert series held at The Amphitheatre at Canyons Village at Park City Mountain, featuring world-class musicians and performers. The venue offers general admission lawn seating (approximately 4,000 tickets), reserved seating (approximately 1,000 seats), and a standing VIP pit (limited to 100 people), with capacity totaling around 5,000 per concert against an alpine backdrop.
• Winter Series at the Eccles Center Annual winter performance series at the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Center for the Performing Arts, featuring Grammy-award-winning musicians, films, story-creators, illusionists, dance, theater, and thought leadership events across its 25-year programming history.
• Annual Membership Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 5,000 tickets available per concert (4,000 general admission, 1,000 reserved, 100 VIP)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• The St. Regis Deer ValleyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMarriott luxury hotel property offering concert-inclusive stay packages for visitors attending Concerts on the Slopes at Canyons Village.
• Pendry Park CityminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBoutique hotel partner providing accommodation packages and dining options (Dos Olas, Kita, Après Pendry) for concert attendees.
• Hyatt Place Park CityminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHotel partner offering extended stay packages for concert guests visiting Park City for the summer concert series.
• Park City Mountain ResortcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerHost venue partner for the summer Concerts on the Slopes series at Canyons Village. Provides the outdoor amphitheater venue and base area facilities.
• Canyon HausminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal hospitality partner offering accommodation options for concert attendees.
• Hotel Park CityminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBoutique hotel partner providing stay packages for Park City Performing Arts events.
• Westgate Park City ResortminorGTM or Marketing PartnerResort property offering accommodation packages for concert guests.
• ProTransminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTransportation partner providing shuttle services for concert attendees, especially important during parking construction periods.
• Utah Mountain ShuttleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAlternative transportation provider offering shuttle services to concert venue at Canyons Village.
• High Valley TransitminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPublic transit authority serving Summit County with fare-free fixed route and micro-transit service to Canyons Village, highly encouraged for concert access.
• Park City TransitminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMunicipal transit service offering routes to Canyons Village, providing car-free options for concert attendees.
• Excellence in the CommunitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership starting in 2024 to provide free concerts from professional musicians at the Eccles Center, bringing Utah's best musicians to diverse communities.
• ShowPasscoreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary ticketing technology platform for online ticket sales, season passes, and membership purchases.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Sundance Institute: 501(c)(3) nonprofit cultural organization also based in Park City/Summit County, Utah, presenting performing arts and film programming to similar audiences with similar donor, sponsor, and tourism-driven revenue dynamics.
• Utah Symphony | Utah Opera: Utah-based nonprofit performing arts presenter offering classical music and opera programming; comparable nonprofit presenting model, ticket/membership/donation revenue mix, and shared Utah audience overlap.
• Telluride Film Festival: Mountain-resort cultural nonprofit in Colorado with similar tourism-tied audience, sponsor-driven economics, and seasonal presenting model — comparable as a resort-destination nonprofit cultural presenter.

Direct peers

• Aspen Music Festival and School: Iconic mountain-resort nonprofit summer music festival and presenter in Aspen, CO; shares the resort-destination, donor-supported, presenting-organization business model with PCPA.
• Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival: Mountain-resort-town nonprofit presenter (Vail, CO) running a summer music festival plus educational outreach; structurally very similar to PCPA's Winter Series + Concerts on the Slopes dual-season presenting model.
• Deer Valley Music Festival (Utah Symphony): Summit County-adjacent summer outdoor concert series at a Park City resort venue, directly overlapping PCPA's Concerts on the Slopes audience, geography, and outdoor-venue economics.
• Strings Music Festival: Steamboat Springs, CO nonprofit presenting a summer concert series in an alpine resort setting with membership and donor support — a near-twin operating model to PCPA's Concerts on the Slopes.
• Sun Valley Music Festival: Sun Valley, ID nonprofit music presenter offering summer and seasonal programming in a resort destination; directly comparable in target market, donor model, and outdoor/summer venue use.

Broad incumbents

• Carnegie Hall: Large nonprofit performing arts presenter with a multi-series programming calendar, membership/donor model, and presenter-as-anchor institution identity that mirrors PCPA's role at a much larger scale.

Others

• Eccles Theater (Salt Lake County): Salt Lake City-area performing arts venue/presenter that, while larger and publicly affiliated, shares PCPA's presenting, ticketing, and patron-development practices in the same Utah market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCE7n-h6HM67ft2aV212NtaA
• Facebookfacebook.com/concertsontheslopes
• Instagraminstagram.com/concertsontheslopes
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/park-city-performing-arts

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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