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22 Organizations Awarded Cultural Service Grant
Contact: Amy Crane, Deputy Director, Cultural Council, (904) 358-3600
JACKSONVILLE – Twenty-two Duval County cultural organizations were awarded $2,535,000 in general operating support for fiscal year 2007-2008 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 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 2007-2008 grant awards are as follows:
Level I
Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens $ 388,010
Florida Theatre $ 373,953
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra $ 347,062
Museum of Contemporary Art – Jacksonville $ 185,772
Museum of Science and History $ 319,264
WJCT Public Broadcasting $ 354,961
Level II
Beaches Area Historical Society $ 32,610
Beaches Fine Arts Series $ 47,598
Cathedral Arts Project $ 51,939
Jacksonville Film Events $ 7,896
Players-by-the-Sea $ 44,291
Riverside Fine Arts Association $ 49,601
St. Johns River City Band $ 56,270
Theatre Jacksonville $ 98,098
Theatreworks $ 73,356
Level III
Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre $ 5,105
City Kids Art Factory $ 7,888
Friday Musicale $ 19,143
Jacksonville Children’s Chorus $ 32,825
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum $ 10,401
Mandarin Museum and Historical Society $ 6,360
Stage Aurora $ 22,597
Since 1979, the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville has served as the official regranting and administrative agency for City of Jacksonville funding to cultural organizations. In 1990, the Cultural Service Grant Program (CSGP) was developed from the former Miscellaneous Appropriations for the Arts. CSGP is governed by Ordinance No. 93-671-339, Chapter 118 of the Ordinance Code for the City of Jacksonville, which uniquely empowers and requires the Cultural Council to seek and regrant public funds.
For more information on the Cultural Service Grant Program, please contact the Cultural Council at (904) 358-3600, or info@culturalcouncil.org.