Facing criticism for furloughing workers after it was granted $25 million in federal coronavirus relief funding, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday defended its need for the bailout and outlined its plans for the money.

The Kennedy Center in Washington, home of the National Symphony Orchestra and the Washington National Opera, painted a dire picture of the pandemic’s economic impact, saying in a statement that even with the extra funding, the center would run out of cash as soon as July.

The center announced Tuesday that it would need to furlough around 250 people, roughly 60 percent of its full-time administrative staff, in addition to more than 700 hourly and part-time employees.

“It is imperative that we scale back the entire institution’s personnel costs during this time of closure and dearth of ticket income,” said a statement from the center, which canceled performances through at least May 10 but predicted that projected reopening date might be premature.