Official Information

Houston Institute for Culture

STATUS: 501(c)(3) educational and charitable organization

EIN: 13-4204068

DIRECTOR
Mark Lacy

BOARD
Andrew Campbell
Mary Cooper
Rose Mary Salum
Koy Severino
C. Lee Taylor

DISTRICTS
Texas U.S. Representative - Congressional District 7

Texas State Senator - Senate District 13

Texas State Representative - House District 134

Texas State Board of Education - District 6

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/fyi/fyi.htm

City Council
http://www.houstontx.gov/council/about.html


MISSION
Houston Institute for Culture is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting cultural education and awareness through cultural activities. Our goal is to provide free and low-cost events, services and classes for the community. The organization's sphere of interest is Houston, the regions that have affected Houston's cultural history and the international origins of Houston's diverse population.

FUNCTIONS
Promote opportunities for cultural awareness and education.
Organize cultural arts and education events.
Organize conferences and forums on cultural and social topics.
Operate Camp Dos Cabezas, an educational youth camp for at-risk children.
Provide support and assistance to community organizations' programs.
Organize educational travel for students and budget-minded individuals.
Document cultural traditions and community issues.
Create radio and other media-based cultural education programs.

BRIEF STATEMENTS
...to promote diverse interests.
...to promote cultural literacy.
NOTE: The purpose of this activity is: increased support for arts; increased support for arts organizations; increased support for community organizations; increased support for advocacy organizations; increased support for local media; increased support for small, local and family-operated businesses; increased support for diverse cultures; increased support for public forums; improved knowledge of media; improved knowledge of cultures and issues; improved knowledge of local economies; improved knowledge of entertainment industries; etc.

DEFINITIONS
Culture: The integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief and behavior that depends upon humankind's capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations.

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