Cultural Investment Fund

In April 2006, Mayor Franklin formed the Arts and Culture Funding Task Force to make recommendations on the City's role in supporting arts and culture. The Mayor's charge to the Task Force was straightforward: determine how City investment can best help catapult Atlanta's arts and culture attractions to world-class stature. Task Force members included philanthropic, civic, and business leaders from throughout the city, all of whom share a passion for Atlanta's arts and culture.

Over the course of several public meetings, the Task Force listened to presentations on the state of arts and culture funding, as well as possible approaches to achieving world-class status. They worked in close partnership with The Schapiro Group, Inc., a data-driven strategic consulting firm in Atlanta. The Task Force also benefited from the research and guidance of Americans for the Arts, based in Washington, DC.

The Task Force reached consensus on the approach described herein, which it has named the Cultural Investment Fund.

ACFTF Recommendations