The largest public funder of culture in the country, providing support for nonprofit organizations representing the visual, literary and performing arts disciplines, as well as zoos, botanical gardens, historical and science museums. The Department oversees operating funds for 33 City-owned cultural institutions, a capital program for cultural facilities, and program grants for roughly 800 cultural organizations in all five boroughs. The Department also commissions public artworks through the Percent for Art program, provides resources to more than 3,000 non-profit organizations and public schools annually through the Materials for the Arts program, and administers federal grants for cultural groups serving low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. The Department is an advocate for the City's nonprofit cultural community, providing technical assistance to individual organizations, developing promotional initiatives to boost participation in the city's cultural life and articulating the profound impact of culture on New York City's quality of life and economic wellbeing.