§ 118.607. Eligibility for cultural service grant.

In order to be eligible for funding an organization must meet the following criteria.

(a)

The organization must be tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code. A copy of the organization's letter of exemption from the Internal Revenue Service and all amendments thereto shall be provided when the organization submits its first appropriation request and thereafter when any change is made.

(b)

The organization must be a not-for-profit corporation chartered by the Secretary of State under F.S. Ch. 617. A copy of the corporate charter and all amendments thereto shall be provided when the corporation submits its first appropriation request and thereafter when any change is made.

(c)

The organization must operate in Duval County.

(d)

At the time of application, the organization must have been in existence as a Florida Corporation for at least three years and must have three years of filed tax returns.

(e)

The organization shall have a broad base of community representation in management and membership. The members of the board of directors shall not receive any compensation for their service as directors, but they may be reimbursed for actual monetary expenditures on behalf of the organization. The corporate charter or by-laws shall provide a method of selection of the board of directors which will periodically subject the directors to the possibility of replacement by other qualified persons. The membership of the organization shall be open to as large a portion of the public as possible, subject to such nondiscriminatory conditions and qualifications for membership as may be imposed by the corporate charter or by-laws; provided that this requirement shall not be construed so as to prevent or prohibit an organization from having different classes of membership with different conditions and qualifications for admission and different relative rights, privileges and duties.

(f)

If the organization is a previous recipient of a City Grant or a Cultural Service Grant, the organization must have submitted all required reports for previous grants.

(g)

At least 76 percent of the organizations operating revenue or support shall be derived from sources other than this program.

(h)

The organization shall provide services or activities which benefit or are made available to a broad range of the people of the City and shall be offered on a nondiscriminatory basis to those people.

(i)

To receive general operating support, the organization must as its primary function present, sponsor, exhibit or otherwise offer for public consumption programs or activities in any one or combination of the following disciplines: historic preservation/restoration, arts in education, music, dance, folk arts, humanities, literature, film/video/media, theater and musical theater, visual arts, or collections or exhibits of historical, archeological, scientific or ethnic artifacts, handiwork or objects.

(j)

To receive program support an organization must meet all other eligibility requirements and must be requesting support specifically for cultural programming as defined by this ordinance.

(k)

If a capital allocation is funded at or above $25,000 the organization must enter into a restrictive covenant agreement with the City of Jacksonville to ensure dedicated use of the relative facilities or properties for public proposes and arts-specific purposes for a period of not less than ten years.

(l)

The organization shall make all reasonable efforts to adhere to the City of Jacksonville's procurement requirements for Capital expenditures.

(m)

Each recipient of the Operating and/or Capital grant funds must go through the application process to prove that the recipient can provide at least a one-dollar cash match for each dollar granted. The Cultural council will make requests for disbursements of funds and is responsible for monitoring and ensuring the funds are spent for its intended purpose and reporting on the results and use of these funds to the City of Jacksonville.

(Ord. 2009-868-E, § 2; Ord. 2017-262-E , § 1)