Contemporary Irish Arts Center Los Angeles

What Contemporary Irish Arts Center Los Angeles does

Contemporary Irish Arts Center Los Angeles (CIACLA) is a private, California-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 83-3422385) founded in 2019 and headquartered in the Los Angeles area (Santa Monica). Its mission is to promote contemporary Irish art and culture and to support local communities in Los Angeles through a multidisciplinary program delivered in collaboration with local and international cultural partners. CIACLA serves a narrowly defined beneficiary segment: Irish, Irish-American, and allied creative professionals — including artists, actors, filmmakers, musicians, dancers, writers, and broader creative-industry workers — living in California.

CIACLA's offerings are organized around three interconnected programs. 'Events and Programs' delivers live music performances and cultural events across Los Angeles County, exemplified by 'The LA Sessions,' a free county-wide live music event scheduled for October 25, 2025. 'Creative Network' provides monthly in-person networking opportunities for the target creative-professional community. 'Creative Platform' is a developing infrastructure intended to support artists and facilitate collaboration and dissemination of Irish-American cultural contributions between Ireland and the United States. The organization operates without owned physical venues, instead partnering with existing locations throughout Los Angeles County.

The business model is donation-driven. CIACLA is funded by tax-deductible charitable contributions collected through the Zeffy donation platform, supplemented by institutional support from partners including Culture Ireland, the Government of Ireland, the California Arts Council, Los Angeles County Arts & Culture, California Humanities, the U.S. Small Business Administration, the California Office of the Small Business Advocate, and MMart. All programming — including flagship events like The LA Sessions — is offered free of charge to maximize community access. There is no disclosed revenue, no app product, no proprietary technology stack, and no AI capabilities; CIACLA is not an investable technology company but a community-anchored cultural nonprofit.

Name

Contemporary Irish Arts Center Los Angeles

Legal name

Contemporary Irish Arts Center Los Angeles

Website

https://ciacla.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CIACLA is a Los Angeles–based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that promotes contemporary Irish arts and culture through free events, a monthly Creative Network for Irish and Irish-American creative professionals in California, and a developing Creative Platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Arts and Cultural Services

NAICS

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Musical Groups and Artists (71113)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Art, Arts Councils & Grantmaking Programs (BPAGAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Performing Arts Centers & Presenters (Programming/Booking) (MPAGABAM)

Keywords

• Irish arts programming
• Cultural networking events
• Nonprofit arts organization
• Community cultural events
• Irish-American cultural exchange

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Monica

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, CIACLA relies on tax-deductible charitable contributions from donors to support its mission of celebrating contemporary Irish arts in Los Angeles. The organization accepts donations through Zeffy donation platform.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CIACLA is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) arts organization that promotes Contemporary Irish Art & Culture in Los Angeles through a multidisciplinary programme of cultural events, live performances, and community gatherings hosted at partner venues across Los Angeles County. It runs the Creative Network, a monthly in-person networking opportunity for Irish and Irish-American creative professionals, and is developing the Creative Platform to support artists and the dissemination of Irish-American cultural contributions between Ireland and the United States.

Product overview

CIACLA is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) arts organization that operates as a single unified program rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The organization delivers its mission through three interconnected offerings: (1) Events and Programs featuring multidisciplinary cultural events and live performances across Los Angeles County; (2) Creative Network providing monthly in-person networking for creative professionals; and (3) Creative Platform, a developing infrastructure to support artists. These programs work together to promote Contemporary Irish Art & Culture and strengthen ties between Ireland and the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Events and Programs A multidisciplinary programme of live music performances, cultural events, and community gatherings across Los Angeles County celebrating contemporary Irish arts and culture, for Irish and Irish-American creative professionals and the wider Los Angeles community.
• Creative Network A monthly in-person networking opportunity for Irish, Irish-American, and friends who work as artists, actors, filmmakers, musicians, dancers, writers, and anyone working in the creative industries living in California.
• Creative Platform A developing creative platform intended to support artists, facilitate collaboration, and disseminate Irish-American cultural contributions in both Ireland and the United States.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Culture IrelandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCulture Ireland is a government body that promotes Irish arts internationally. As a supporting partner, Culture Ireland likely provides funding and promotional support for CIACLA's cultural programming and international cultural exchange initiatives between Ireland and the United States.
• Government of IrelandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Government of Ireland supports CIACLA's mission to promote Irish-American cultural contributions and strengthen ties between Ireland and the United States through arts and culture programming.
• California Arts CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCalifornia Arts Council provides institutional backing for arts programming in California, supporting CIACLA's initiatives to promote contemporary Irish arts and culture in Los Angeles.
• Los Angeles County Arts & CulturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLA Arts & Culture supports arts organizations in Los Angeles County, partnering with CIACLA to advance cultural programming and community engagement in the region.
• California HumanitiessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCalifornia Humanities supports public humanities programming throughout California, providing funding and programmatic support for cultural initiatives that strengthen community understanding.
• U.S. Small Business AdministrationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe U.S. SBA supports small businesses and entrepreneurs, potentially providing resources for creative professionals and artists within the CIACLA community network.
• California Office of the Small Business AdvocatesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCalOSBA supports small businesses in California, potentially offering resources and advocacy for creative industry professionals engaged with CIACLA.
• MMartsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMMart is listed as a supporting partner of CIACLA, providing partnership support for the organization's cultural programming and community initiatives.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Japanese American Cultural & Community Center: LA-based nonprofit dedicated to Japanese American arts, culture, and community. Comparable as a diaspora cultural organization in Los Angeles running multidisciplinary arts programming and serving a specific ethnic creative community.
• Skirball Cultural Center: Los Angeles-based Jewish cultural center with performing arts, exhibitions, and community programs. Comparable as a major LA cultural nonprofit running venue partnerships and community programming, though focused on a different diaspora community.

Others

• Culture Ireland: Government of Ireland body promoting Irish arts globally. CIACLA is a grantee/partner of Culture Ireland; comparable in mission (promoting Irish arts internationally) but functions as a funder rather than direct arts presenter.
• Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Cultural Programs: LA cultural venue hosting arts programming including concerts and exhibitions. Comparable as an LA arts and culture programming venue, though not specifically focused on a single diaspora community like CIACLA.

Regional players

• Self Help Graphics & Arts: East LA nonprofit arts organization focused on Chicana/o and Latino arts through exhibitions, workshops, and community programming. Comparable as a grassroots LA arts nonprofit serving a specific cultural community, though with a different artistic focus.

Direct peers

• Irish Arts Center: New York-based nonprofit dedicated to contemporary Irish arts and culture, presenting music, dance, film, literature, and visual arts. Directly comparable to CIACLA as a diaspora-focused Irish cultural nonprofit serving creative communities, though at a much larger scale.
• Irish Cultural Centre London: UK nonprofit promoting Irish arts and culture through events, exhibitions, music, and community programming for the Irish diaspora. Comparable as a diaspora Irish cultural organization running community programming in a major international city.

Emerging players

• Levantine Cultural Center: LA-based nonprofit promoting Middle Eastern arts and culture through events, exhibitions, and community engagement. Comparable as a small diaspora cultural nonprofit in Los Angeles with similar community-driven programming model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CIAC_LA
• Facebookfacebook.com/CIACLA

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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