Facts & Figures to Make Your Case

Arts Advocacy Day

Washington, D.C.March 24, 2014

#ArtsInfoGuy Randy Cohen

Americans for the Arts

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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 forNonprofit Arts Organizations (Estimated)

Government Support for the Arts1995 to 2014

NEA Funding Fails to Keep Pace with Inflation

1992 to 2013

NEA Budget as Percentage of Non-Military Discretionary Federal Budget:

2014: 3 cents/$100

Private Giving to Arts & Humanities: 1998-2012 (Billions of Current Dollars)

Private Giving to Arts & Culture Percent of Total Philanthropy (1998-2012)

Arts & Culture: 3.25 Percent of GDP (2011)($ in Billions)

Arts & Culture Tourism Transportation Agriculture Construction$0

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$504 $434 $448

$174

$530

National Findings

Most Comprehensive Study EverAll 50 States + D.C.

Organizations & Audiences Spent

$135 Billion

Jobs Supported (FTE)

4.1 Million

Local & State 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

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

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use these reports to measure themselves.

Creative Industries in IL-4912 Arts-Related Business Employ 2,901 People

4.7% of all businesses

1.7% of all employees

Creative Industries in Pennsylvania26,123 Arts-Related Business Employ 127,426 People

3.7% of all businesses

2.0% of all employees

How Many Arts Businesses in

YOUR COMMUNITY?

www.AmericansForTheArts.org/CreativeIndustries

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.”

IBM’s Global CEO Study

1.4%

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High Arts Involvement Low Arts Involvement

Students with High Levels of Arts Involvement: Less Likely To Drop Out of School by Grade 10

Improved Academic Performance

Arts Students Outperform Non-Arts Students:

Average Points Better on SAT Scores

Thomas Südhof2013 Nobel Prize for medicine:

“I owe it all to my bassoon teacher”

Observation…visual thinking…pattern recognition…practice…perseverance

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

Thank You!

www.AmericansForTheArts.org