Jacksonville, FL

CULTURAL COUNCIL OF GREATER JACKSONVILLE INC

EIN 23-7347442

Arts, Culture & Heritage Community Arts & Public Programs

Mission

Enrich Life in Northeast Florida by Investing in Arts and Culture.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About CULTURAL COUNCIL OF GREATER JACKSONVILLE INC

The Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville is the region’s primary arts agency and regranting body, serving Northeast Florida through grantmaking, public art administration, advocacy, and capacity-building for artists and cultural organizations. In recent years the council has managed city-funded Cultural Service Grant programs, administered public art through the City of Jacksonville’s Art in Public Places program, and delivered pandemic-era relief and capital grant programs that materially increased support to local arts organizations.

Notable achievements

Official City Arts Agency & Public Art Administrator

Designated as the City of Jacksonville’s official regranting agency and the administrative agency for the Art in Public Places program, a long-standing municipal partnership that directs public art policy and project implementation across the city.

Large-scale Regranting

Reportedly issued or facilitated more than $17 million in grants to local arts organizations and projects across tax years 2020–2023, reflecting the council’s role as a major regional conduit for public and private arts funding.

Pandemic Relief & Capital Grants

Led sector support during COVID-19 (including administering a COJ Cares relief pool in 2020) and piloted the Cultural Service Capital Grant Program that expanded from an initial pilot to larger multi-year city-funded capital investments by FY2023–FY2024.

At a glance

Total assets: $521K
Annual revenue: $8.9M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 23-7347442
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Website: culturalcouncil.org
On Mahalo since: September 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Designated and funded partner of the City of Jacksonville and recognized administrative partner by state cultural agencies (served as a sponsored agency of the Florida Department of State/Division of Cultural Affairs).

Regularly publicly reported on IRS Form 990s and maintained profiles on nonprofit data platforms, demonstrating ongoing financial disclosure and regulatory compliance.

Longstanding local visibility through annual Arts Awards and public programs that highlight and endorse regional cultural leaders and projects.

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