Cultural Council of Palm Beach County Inc
Cultural Council of Palm Beach County Inc is a public charity based in Lake Worth Beach, Florida. It supports arts and culture in Palm Beach County through grants, advocacy, arts education, professional and organizational support, and cultural tourism.
Cultural Council of Palm Beach County Inc at a glance
In short: Cultural Council of Palm Beach County Inc gave $1.4M across 56 grants in 2025 (avg $24K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,366,917
- +11.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 56
- +7.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $24,409
- +3.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $5,194,624
- -4.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Cultural Council of Palm Beach County Inc
- How to Apply
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Applications must be submitted through the online application portal. Applicants should use the application guidelines for the relevant category. An organization may apply for only one government-funded grant per fiscal year across Categories B, C-II, and C-I; the Council allows multiple applications for its non-government-funded grants.
- Contact
Mailing address: 601 Lake Avenue, Lake Worth Beach, FL 33460
Phone: (561) 471-2901
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
4 open opportunities from Cultural Council of Palm Beach County Inc
Arts & Cultural Education Fund
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Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Capacity-Building & Education Grants Category C-I
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Deadline
Deadline not published
Tourism Grants Category B
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Who Cultural Council of Palm Beach County Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Milagro Foundation Inc ($90K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $551K.
Grant Size Distribution
172 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 152 grants of 172 (88%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Council’s grant programs serve Palm Beach County, Florida. Its 2025 reported grant dollars went entirely to Florida recipients.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 56 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Cultural Council of Palm Beach County Inc gives
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $154K (2022) to $1.4M (2025). In 2025 it made 56 grants totaling $1.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Milagro Foundation Inc Delray Beach, FL | ACE Grant | $65,000 |
| Cox Science Center and Aquarium Inc West Palm Beach, FL | ACE Grant | $60,000 |
| Boca Raton Muuseum of Art Inc Boca Raton, FL | ACE Grant | $50,000 |
| Center for Creative Education West Palm Beach, FL | ACE Grant | $50,000 |
| Digital Vibes Inc West Palm Beach, FL | ACE Grant | $50,000 |
| Gulfstream Goodwill Industries West Palm Beach, FL | ACE Grant | $50,000 |
| Palm Beach Dramaworks Inc West Palm Beach, FL | ACE Grant | $50,000 |
| Raymond F Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Inc West Palm Beach, FL | ACE Grant | $50,000 |
| Spady Cultural Heritage Museum Delray Beach, FL | ACE Grant | $50,000 |
| Palm Beach Symphony West Palm Beach, FL | ACE Grant | $50,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,194,624 | $7,139,640 | $7,192,662 | $1,366,917 | 56 | $22,865 |
| 2024 | $5,417,239 | $7,202,482 | $7,218,367 | $1,225,861 | 52 | $20,294 |
| 2023 | $5,124,316 | $5,735,254 | $5,765,308 | $189,086 | 15 | $14,196 |
| 2022 | $4,793,143 | $4,742,344 | $4,507,411 | $153,761 | 11 | $6,241 |
| 2021 | $4,889,768 | $4,182,319 | $3,976,638 | $391,786 | 38 | $2,519 |
| 2020 | $4,882,612 | $3,337,835 | $3,611,586 | $191,874 | 24 | $6,641 |
| 2019 | $4,907,122 | $3,915,638 | $4,372,909 | $193,444 | 25 | $5,712 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Council’s stated mission is to nurture, promote, and support a healthy, diverse, and inclusive cultural sector, championing cultural organizations and creative professionals so arts and culture are part of everyday life for everyone. Its programs support cultural organizations of different sizes through tourism grants, capacity-building and education grants, and arts and cultural education initiatives.
Its 2025 grantees illustrate the range of organizations supported. The Milagro Foundation says its mission is to enrich children’s lives through cultural arts, living values, and academic support. The Spady Cultural Heritage Museum says it works to expand, preserve, and present the culturally diverse history of Black communities in Palm Beach County. The Palm Beach Symphony says it educates and nurtures the local community in classical symphonic music. Other recipients included organizations whose stated missions focus on science education, creative learning, youth arts and dance, employment and training, and presenting performing arts.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the Council reported 56 grants totaling $1,366,917. Grants ranged from $5,971 to $65,000, with a median of $20,000. All reported grant dollars went to recipients in Florida. The listed large awards were identified as ACE Grants.
Notable 2025 recipients included Milagro Foundation Inc ($65,000), Cox Science Center and Aquarium Inc ($60,000), and Center for Creative Education, Digital Vibez Inc, Gulfstream Goodwill Industries, Palm Beach Dramaworks Inc, Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Inc, Spady Cultural Heritage Museum, and Palm Beach Symphony ($50,000 each).
The Council’s grant programs include biennial Tourism Grants Category B for Palm Beach County nonprofit arts and cultural organizations with annual operating revenue of at least $1,175,000; biennial Category C-II for organizations with revenue from $200,000 to $1,174,999; and annual Capacity-Building & Education Grants Category C-I for nonprofit cultural organizations with operating revenue of at least $25,000. The program descriptions state that the opportunities are currently open.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Cheryl K. Crowley as Chair; Edrick E. Barnes and Phillip Edwards as Vice Chairs; Christopher D. Caneles as Treasurer; and Barbara Cheives, David Cohen, Phil DiComo, Donald M. Ephraim, Willem Erwich, and Roe Green as Directors.
Cultural Council of Palm Beach County Inc is led by David Lawrence, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 3 of 22 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
David Lawrence
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$70K (2019) → $262K (2025)
Cheryl K Crowley
Chair
Member → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donald M Ephraim
Director
Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Phil DiComo
Director
Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Roe Green
Director
Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Cohen
Director
Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Denise Rivas
Director
Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Jacobs
Director
Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Cheives
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Greg Silpe
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hector Rubio
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Todd Kolich
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Willem Erwich
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Sullivan
Senior Vice President
Vice President of Marketing & Programs → Vice President of Markteting, 2022
Vice President of Markteting → Senior Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$122K (2019) → $163K (2025)
Kathleen Alex
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$162K (2019) → $151K (2025)
Christopher D Caneles
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Davika Thompson
Executive Officio Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Edrick E Barnes
Vice Chair
Member → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Phillip Edwards
Vice Chair
Member → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Emanuel Perry
Executive Officio Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mari Woodward
Executive Officio Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William Parmelee
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (30)
- Former: Barbara McQuinn (2019–2024) — Executive Officio Member
- Former: Bill Parmelee (2019–2024) — Member
- Former: Bruce Beal (2019–2024) — Member · Filing note: Resigned 220
- Former: Daryn M Kirchfeld (2019–2024) — Chairman
- Former: Jean Sharf (2019–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Elizabeth Bowers Stoops (2022–2024) — Member
- Former: Commissioner Marci Woodward (2023–2024) — Executive Officio Member
- Former: Nathan Slack (2019–2023) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Joan Hutchison (2022–2023) — Executive Officio Member
- Former: Ethel Isaacs Williams (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Frances Fisher (2019–2022) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Greg Weiss (2019–2022) — Executive Officio Member
- Former: Michele Jacobs (2019–2022) — Executive Officio Member
- Former: Charles Hanna (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Elizabeth Bowers (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Glenn P Jergensen (2019–2021) — Executive Officio Member
- Former: Gopal Rajegowda (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Kelly W Rooney (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Sherry Jacobs (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Suzanne Niedland (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Jo Anne Moeller (2021) — Member
- Former: Bert Korman (2019–2020) — Member · Filing note: Deceased 720
- Former: JoAnne Moeller (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Ken Steinback (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Leonard Klorfine (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Paul Hess (2019–2020) — Member · Filing note: Resigned 220
- Former: Mary Moews (2020) — Director of Development
- Former: Jack Lighton (2019) — Executive Officio Member
- Former: Jan Rodusky (2019) — Chief Grants Officer
- Former: Mary Lewis (2019) — Director of Development
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $262K, to David Lawrence (President and CEO). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Cultural Council of Palm Beach County Inc
How much does Cultural Council of Palm Beach County Inc give each year?
Cultural Council of Palm Beach County Inc gave $1.4M across 56 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.2M across 52 grants.
What is Cultural Council of Palm Beach County Inc's typical grant size?
Cultural Council of Palm Beach County Inc's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $24,409, across 56 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Cultural Council of Palm Beach County Inc give grants?
Cultural Council of Palm Beach County Inc gives mostly in Florida: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were West Palm Beach, FL (25 grants), Boca Raton, FL (9 grants), Delray Beach, FL (6 grants) and Lake Worth, FL (6 grants).
Does Cultural Council of Palm Beach County Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 56 grants with a stated purpose on Cultural Council of Palm Beach County Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "ACE Grant" (32 grants) and "C-1 Grant" (24 grants).
Who are Cultural Council of Palm Beach County Inc's largest grantees?
Cultural Council of Palm Beach County Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Milagro Foundation Inc ($89,672 across 2 grants), Cox Science Center and Aquarium Inc ($60,000) and Resource Depot ($51,549 across 2 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 15% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Cultural Council of Palm Beach County Inc?
Cultural Council of Palm Beach County Inc reported $5.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.1M.
What does Cultural Council of Palm Beach County Inc fund?
The Council’s stated mission is to nurture, promote, and support a healthy, diverse, and inclusive cultural sector, championing cultural organizations and creative professionals so arts and culture are part of everyday life for everyone. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Cultural Council of Palm Beach County Inc?
Applications must be submitted through the online application portal. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Cultural Council of Palm Beach County Inc's EIN?
Cultural Council of Palm Beach County Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-1862336. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 6, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 19, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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