The following was the original statement adopted by the 1990 San Francisco Arts Task Force that established the Cultural Equity grants program. The Task Force, appointed by the Board of Supervisors, had 59-members; the vote was 58 yes, 0 no, with one abstention.
—-Jeff Jones

CEG grants are offered in the spirit that all people who make up the city ought to have fair access to information, financial resources and opportunities for full cultural expression, as well as opportunities to be represented in the development of arts policy and the distribution of arts
resources; that all the cultures and subcultures of the city are represented in thriving, visible arts organizations of all sizes; that new large-budget arts institutions whose programming reflects the
experiences of historically underserved communities flourish.