THE ARTS critical to Florida's Recovery Florida Arts and Cultural Non-Profit Sector 2021 Legislative Platform prepared by Florida Cultural Alliance with cooperation from The Florida Department of State Division of Cultural Affairs Become a part of our network of support to advance arts and culture in Florida. Together, we stronger to ensure state investment to support the impact that only arts and culture can provide for our communities. Become a member today! To all of our members, thank you for partnership and investment in our advocacy through the Florida Cultural Alliance. 850-296-8079 Florida Cultural Alliance www.flca.net Florida Cultural Alliance 2021 Legislative Advocacy Handbook Table of Contents The entries in this table of contents are linked to their respective page. You may navigate directly to them by clicking the entry. The Florida Cultural Alliance logo on the bottom corner of each page will return you to the table of contents when clicked. OUR ASK: Fully Fund 730 Vetted Grants 4 THE SUPPORT: The Arts are Critical to Florida's Recovery 5 Cultural and Museum Grant Applicants 6 Culture Builds Florida Grant Applicants 17 Cultural Facilities Grant Applicants 20 Cultural Endowment Grant Applicants 21 Grants by County Alachua - $1,302,344 22 Bay - $136,250 23 Brevard - $1,731,787 24 Broward - $6,151,442 25 Charlotte - $104,412 27 Clay - $57,400 28 Collier - $2,276,820 29 Duval - $2,692,709 30 Escambia - $1,035,051 31 Flagler - $96,708 32 Franklin - $147,500 33 Gadsden - $155,270 34 Hamilton - $25,000 35 Hardee - $153,000 36 Hernando - $22,300 37 Highlands - $168,876 38 Hillsborough - $3,851,549 39 Indian River - $1,283,850 40 Jefferson - $182,575 41 Florida Cultural Alliance www.flca.net Florida Cultural Alliance 2021 Legislative Advocacy Handbook Lake - $611,120 42 Lee - $1,195,736 43 Leon - $2,047,822 44 Manatee - $980,000 45 Marion - $438,152 46 Martin - $920,462 47 Miami-Dade - $13,788,620 48 Monroe - $6,193,444 52 Naussau - $6,193,444 53 Okaloosa - $ $288,234 54 Okeechobee - $500,000 55 Orange - $4,618,080 56 Osceola - $695,500 58 Palm Beach - $ $6,193,444 59 Pasco - $26,785 61 Pinellas- $4,402,140 62 Polk- $1,448,544 63 Sarasota - $3,903,405 64 Seminole- $412,900 65 St. Johns - $667,235 66 St. Lucie - $225,925 67 Sumter - $12,500 68 Volusia - $1,062,794 69 Walton - $240,000 70 Links to Online Resources Find your Legislative Delegate Schedule of In-District Legislataive Delegation Meetings Florida Cultural Alliance’s statewide advocacy, research, communications, and educational work is entirely dependent upon membership dues received annually from Florida’s arts and culture organizations, businesses, and individuals. Our Members Join Florida Cultural Alliance www.flca.net Florida Cultural Alliance OUR ASK: FULLY FUND 730 VETTED GRANTS THROUGH FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE DIVISION OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS Division of Cultural Affairs The Model of Accountability and Recommended Grants: Stewardship Recommended grants go through a rigorous vet- ting process by Division of Cultural Affairs staff for CULTURAL & MUSEUM GRANTS eligibility and hundreds of volunteer arts profes- 515 Fully Funded at $ 45,762,853 sionals for Excellence, Impact, Management and Accessibility. Applicants' Local Minimum Required Awardees must provide quarterly and final reports Match 5:1 to 10:1 = $320,339,971 accounting for all grant funds and matching expenditures as well as program deliverables. CULTURE BUILDS FLORIDA GRANTS Eligibility for future grants is dependent upon 153 Fully Funded at $3,524,096 completing these reports. Applicants' Local Minimum Required Return to Full Funding Match 1:1 = $3,524,096 for Maximum ROI In the 2014-2015 fiscal year, Department of State DCA Grants were funded at 100%. CULTURAL FACILITIES GRANTS The State of Florida and municipalities realized a 47 Fully Funded at $ 15,007,394 $9 return for every $1 invested through these grants. Applicants' Local Minimum Required Since that time appropriations have ranged from Match 1:1 = $15,007,394 5% to 73% of the Division of Cultural Affairs’ recommendations. CULTURAL ENDOWMENT GRANTS Over six years, based on the proven ROI and 15 Fully Funded at $ 3,600,000 difference between grant recommendations and actual appropriations, $1.7 Billion has been left on Applicants' Local Minimum Required the state’s economic table. Match 1.5:1 = $5,400,000 Total Minimum Required Match $344,271,461 Florida Ranked 8th among US states for 2019 per capita funding in the Arts. 2020 appropriations expected to result in a ranking of 29th. Florida Cultural Alliance www.flca.net THE SUPPORT: THE ARTS ARE CRITICAL TO FLORIDA'S RECOVERY Since measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 began in March, it's been tough. 1490 Florida Arts and Artists & Arts and Cultural Arts and culture organi- Cultural (mostly small) organizations pivoted and zations programmed businesses reported provided virtual concerts, exhibits, • Over $223,848,000 virtual educational activities, instruction and entertainment, COVID-related losses and including instruction, stress re- avenues for social exchange, expenses. lief and social interaction when and other much-needed • 20,455 Florida Workers/ summer camps closed, parents distraction during this year Jobs terminated, furloughed struggled, schools pared down of fear, anxiety and human or not filled. curriculum and after school isolation. education was non-existent. But we know what the Arts & Cultural sector can do for Florida's future blue sky days. ECONOMY EDUCATION QUALITY OF LIFE Employs 227,000 Floridians in Higher Graduation Arts and Cultural offerings are a 59,000 (mostly small) busi- Lower Dropout Rates++ key indicator of livability^ nesses* Preserves & Promotes Heritage #1 Tourism Driver Among Mil- Higher GPAs & Test Scores++ & History lennials, Gen X & Boomers+ Effective in Community State & Local ROI of $9 to $1 Employer desired “soft skills” (Re)vitalization Blight Mitigation of self agency, creative prob- $4.7 Billion State Economic lem solving, empathy Inter-Generational, Cultural & Impact Socio-Economic Engagement Florida presenters are US’s Self Discipline, Team & Effective in Trauma Therapy for largest buyer of touring per- Results Oriented learning children and adults formances with over 30 Million audience members Increases reading fluidity in Effective in medical rehabilitative early learners therapy Leverages large volunteer workforce Improves/Extends Physical & Neurological Health Resilient, Growth Oriented Thank you for standing with Florida’s Non-Profit Arts and Cultural sector though this most challenging past year. Partner with us in speeding the recovery by fully funding the Department of State Division of Cultural Affairs vetted matching grants. *Americans for the Arts (D&B), +Destination Analysis, ++Florida Center for Fine Arts Education, ^Florida Chamber of Commerce www.flca.net Florida Cultural Alliance Cultural and Museum Grant Applicants County Panel Recommendation City of Gainesville Alachua $150,000 Dance Alive!, Inc. Alachua $90,000 Gainesville Circus Center, Inc Alachua $25,000 Gainesville Fine Arts Association, Inc. Alachua $37,044 Gainesville Little Theater dba Gainesville Community Playhouse Alachua $40,000 Gainesville Youth Chorus, Inc. Alachua $17,000 The Hippodrome State Theatre, Inc. Alachua $150,000 University of Florida Performing Arts Education Outreach Alachua $150,000 Harn Museum of Art (UF) Alachua $150,000 University of Florida College of the Arts Alachua $132,500 Florida Musem (UF) Alachua $150,000 Bay Arts Alliance, Inc. Bay $56,500 Martin Theatre, Inc. Bay $40,000 Panama City Pops Orchestra Bay $39,750 Brevard Cultural Alliance, Inc. Brevard $90,000 Brevard Regional Arts Groups, Inc. Brevard $90,000 Brevard Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Brevard $90,000 East Coast Zoological Society of Florida, Inc. Brevard $150,000 Melbourne City Ballet Theatre Brevard $25,000 Melbourne Community Orchestra, Inc Brevard $10,000 Melbourne Municipal Band Association, Inc. Brevard $40,000 Space Coast Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Brevard $67,819 The Florida Historical Society Brevard $90,000 The Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse, Inc. Brevard $150,000 Titusville Playhouse, Inc. Brevard $146,000 Valiant Air Command, Inc. Brevard $13,500 All Florida Youth Orchestra, Incorporated Broward $116,377 ArtServe, Inc. Broward $150,000 Bonnet House, Inc. Broward $150,000 Brazilian Voices, Inc. Broward $10,000 Broward County Broward $150,000 Broward Performing Arts Foundation, Inc. Broward $150,000 City of Oakland Park Broward $150,000 City of Pembroke Pines Broward $150,000 City of Pompano Beach Cultural Affairs Department Broward $150,000 Coral Springs Museum of Art, Inc. Broward $88,795 Davie School Foundation, Inc. Broward $54,691 Deerfield Beach Historical Society Inc Broward $20,941 Flamingo Gardens, Inc. Broward $150,000 Florida Singing Sons, Inc. Broward $28,236 Fort Lauderdale Historical Society, Inc. Broward $87,550 Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida Broward $90,000 Gold Coast Jazz Society, Inc. Broward $70,000 Hollywood Art and Culture Center, Inc. Broward $115,000 Jazz Education Community Coalition Broward $6,336 Lovewell Institute for the Creative Arts Broward $25,000 Master Chorale of South Florida, Inc. Broward $38,548 Museum of Discovery and Science, Inc. Broward $150,000 Nova Southeastern University Broward $150,000 Performing Arts Center Authority Broward $150,000 Florida Cultural Alliance www.flca.net Culture and Museum Grant Applicants County Panel Recommendation Prizm Projects, Inc. Broward $25,000 Sample-McDougald House Preservation Society, Inc. Broward $33,000 Slow Burn Theatre Company, Inc. Broward $150,000 South Florida Pride Wind Ensemble, Inc. Broward $25,000 South Florida Symphony Orchestra Broward $150,000 Stonewall Library & Archives, Inc. Broward $85,000 Symphony of the Americas, Inc. Broward $145,000 The Broward County Film Society, Inc. Broward $100,000 The Fort Lauderdale Children’s Theatre, Inc. Broward $90,000 The Girlchoir of South Florida, Inc. Broward $40,000 The Heartbeat Foundation Corp Broward $40,000 The Stranahan House, Inc. Broward $83,000 World AIDS Museum, Incorporated Broward $43,697 Young At Art of Broward, Inc.