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Arts Advocacy Day

Washington, D.C.

March 23, 2015

Randy Cohen

Americans for the Arts

@ArtsInfoGuy

Facts & Figures

to Make

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The arts are a

fundamental

component of

our humanity!

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Source of Revenue for

Nonprofit Arts Organizations (Estimated)

Earned Income

60%

Individual 24%

Foundation 4%

Corporate 3%

Federal Govt.

3%

Local Govt. 4%

State Govt. 2%

Source of Revenue for

Nonprofit Arts Organizations (Estimated)

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Contributed

revenue keeps

the arts

affordable and

accessible.

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Government Support for the Arts

1995 to 2015

NEA Funding

Fails to Keep Pace with Inflation

1992 to 2015

NEA Budget as Percentage of (Non-Defense)

Discretionary Federal Budget: 2 ½ cents Per $100

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NEA budget

has failed to

keep up with

inflation!

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Private Giving to Arts, Culture & Humanities:

1999-2013 (Billions of Current Dollars)

Private Giving to Arts, Culture & Humanities as

Percent of Total Philanthropy (1999-2013)

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Private sector is

contributing. The

government

needs to do its

share!

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Arts & Culture: 4.3 Percent of GDP (2012)

($ in Billions)

$699

$434 $448

$174

$530

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Arts & Culture Tourism Transportation Agriculture Construction

National Findings

Most Comprehensive Study EverAll 50 States + D.C.

Organizations & Audiences Spent

$135 Billion

Jobs Supported (FTE)

4.1 Million

Total Government Revenue

$22.3 Billion

Attendees Spent $24.60 Per Person, Per Event

Meals & Snacks$13.14

Souvenir/Gifts$2.74

Transportation$2.65

Lodging$3.51

Other$2.56

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Event-Related SpendingLocal vs. Nonlocal Audiences

Local Non-Local

$17.42

$39.96

59 percent of nonlocal attendees said: “this arts event is their primary purpose for their trip.”

AEP4 Calculator

www.AmericansForTheArts.org/EconomicImpact

National AEP4 Research Partners

A Growing Percentage of Foreign Visitors

Participate in the Arts While in the U.S.

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When we invest

in the arts, we

provide cultural

AND economic

benefits to the

community.

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Creative Industries in IL-4

912 Arts-Related Business Employ 2,901 People

4.7% of all businesses

1.7% of all employees

How Many Arts Businesses in

YOUR COMMUNITY?

www.AmericansForTheArts.org/CreativeIndustries

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703,000 arts

businesses in the

US. A creativity-

based economy

is in every

Congressional

District.

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Arts Creativity Innovation

Ready to Innovate Conclusion:

“…it is clear that the arts—music, creative writing,

drawing, dance—provide skills sought by employers

of the third millennium.”

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The arts provide

skills sought by

employers of

the 21st century.

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Thomas Südhof

2013 Nobel Prize for medicine:

“I owe it all to my bassoon teacher”

Drive for excellence…visual thinking…pattern

recognition…problem solving…perseverance

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Nobel Prize

winning

scientists are 17

times more

likely to practice

an art form.

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Improved Academic Performance

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If you want

higher test

scores and lower

dropout rates—

keep arts in the

schools!

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Arts in Healthcare Benefits

• Reduced length of hospital stay

• Fewer medical visits

• Reduced use of pain and anxiety

med’s

• Improved recovery time

• Reduced depression

Good Luck

And

Thank You!