Greater Columbus Arts Council Inc
Greater Columbus Arts Council Inc
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About this organization
Mission
To support and advance the arts and cultural fabric of Columbus.
About
The year was 1960, 13 years before the founding of the Greater Columbus Arts Council. The Columbus Symphony was only nine years old; the Ohio and Palace Theaters were still movie houses, and the Southern Theater was a venue for live performances of country music. The Columbus skyline consisted of the Leveque-Lincoln Tower. In that year, an organization known as the Columbus Arts Council was formed by the Downtown Action Committee and the Columbus Junior League for the purposes of creating a community arts calendar and producing a downtown Summer Arts Festival. The first community calendar was printed in the fall of 1961. The first Arts Festival was held in 1962 on the statehouse lawn. The festival was initially modeled on the Three Rivers Arts Festival in Pittsburgh. Within a few years, although the Arts Festival continued, the Columbus Arts Council became inactive. During that time the City of Columbus financially supported the community’s three major arts institutions—The Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts (Columbus Museum of Art), the Center of Science & Industry (COSI), and the Columbus Symphony Orchestra—in return for specific public service events. In 1973, City Council recognized that the Columbus arts community extended beyond these three organizations and that the needs of the three institutions extended beyond the small sums allocated. GCAC was officially incorporated as a nonprofit in 1973. Today, hundreds of arts organizations and individual artists share millions of dollars in city and county support. While this represents a small percentage of operating budgets, it reaffirms continuing bipartisan support for the arts and the role they play in civic development. From Support for Professional Artists to Operating and Project Support for organizations, these funds provide the financial bedrock from which our community pursues its creative goals.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's mission, as described in the filing, is “Mission: to support and advance the arts and cultural fabric of columbus.vision: a thriving columbus where the arts matter to all of us.”.
When describing its duties, they were characterized as: “To support and advance the arts and cultural fabric of columbus.”.
- The non-profit has complied with legal regulations by reporting their state of operation as OH.
- The filing shows that the non-profit's address as of 2020 is 100 EAST BROAD STREET STE 2250, COLUMBUS, OH, 43215.
- As of 2020, the non-profit has reported a total of 13 employees on their form.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $1,538,649.
- The organization has 27 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1973.
- The organization pays $1,479,398 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $23,443 in fundraising expenses.