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Twenty-four Organizations Awarded Cultural Service Grants
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 7, 2010
Contact: Amy Crane, Deputy Director, Cultural Council, (904) 358-3600
JACKSONVILLE – Twenty-four Duval County cultural organizations were awarded $2,595,000 in general operating support for fiscal year 2010-2011 through the Cultural Service Grant Program (CSGP). CSGP is funded through the City of Jacksonville and administered by the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville.
Grant allocations are made based on an organization’s program excellence, fiscal and administrative management capability, and community outreach and impact. Applicants must undergo a rigorous application and review process. Funding recommendations, which have been approved by the Cultural Council Board of Directors, were made by the Cultural Service Grant Panel, which is comprised of a diverse group of community representatives, Council board members, and ex-officio representatives from the Mayor’s Office and City Council. Funds are disbursed quarterly to organizations that have met the requirements of their grants.
“With the support of the Mayor’s Office and our City Council we were proud to make cultural grants that will educate, enrich and entertain Jacksonville residents,” said Robert Arleigh White, executive director of the Cultural Council. “In a difficult funding year, our organizations are poised to provide high quality and innovative programs that positively impact Jacksonville’s quality of life and at the same time stimulate economic development.”
Organizations are assigned funding levels based on their annual operating revenues. Level I agencies have annual budgets of over $1 million; Level IIs between $250,000-
$1 million; and Level IIIs below $250,000. The 2010-2011 grant awards are as follows:
LEVEL I
Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens $379,714
Florida Theatre $312,972
Jacksonville Symphony Association $318,861
Museum of Contemporary Art – Jacksonville $130,167
Museum of Science and History $340,227
WJCT Public Broadcasting $334,001
LEVEL II
Beaches Area Historical Society $ 17,156
Beaches Fine Arts Series $ 47,249
Cathedral Arts Project $144,101
Jacksonville Children’s Chorus $ 48,807
Players by the Sea $ 65,085
Riverside Fine Arts Association $ 47,334
Theatre Jacksonville $110,693
Theatreworks $ 64,556
LEVEL III
Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre $ 8,718
City Kids Art Factory $ 5,406
Friday Musicale $46,954
Jacksonville Ballet Theatre $ 6,694
Jacksonville Film Events $29,635
Jacksonville Historical Society $45,518
Mandarin Museum and Historical Society $ 7,679
Ritz Chamber Players $38,425
St. Johns River City Band $14,409
Stage Aurora $30,639
Since 1990, the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville has served as the official regranting and administrative agency for City of Jacksonville funding to cultural organizations. The Cultural Service Grant Program (CSGP) was developed from the former Miscellaneous Appropriations for the Arts. CSGP is governed by Chapter 118, Part 6 of the Ordinance Code for the City of Jacksonville, which uniquely empowers and requires the Cultural Council to seek and regrant public funds.
The Northeast Florida Center for Community Initiatives at the University of North Florida studied the economic impact of CSGP-funded organizations for fiscal year 2009. The study found that 438,000 people participated in arts and cultural activities at CSG organizations with over 40 percent given admission for free or at a reduced price. The organizations had total expenses of just over $33.5 million, with most of that amount ($32.8 million) being infused into the local economy. Using a regional multiplier developed by the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, local economists have suggested a final spending multiplier of 2.0 for funds spent by cultural organizations. This translates into a local economic impact of approximately $65.7 million.
For more information on the Cultural Service Grant Program, please contact the Cultural Council at (904) 358-3600, or info@culturalcouncil.org.