Item B: Arts & Economic Prosperity IV (AEP4)

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About This Study The Arts & Economic Prosperity IV study was conducted by Arinericans for the Arts to document the economic impact of the nonprofit arts and culture industry in 182 communities and regions (139 clues and counties, 31 multi -city or multi - county re and 10 states, and two individual arts districts)— representing . all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.. The diverse communities range in population (1,600 to four million) and type (rural to turban). The study focuses solely on nonprofit arts and culture organizations and their audiences. Public arts counolls and public presenting facilities /institutions are included as are select programs embedded within another organization (that have their own k udget and play a substantial role in the Cultural life cif the community). The study excludes spending by individual artists and the For -profit arts and cntertal,ftment sector (e.g., l3roadway or [lie mutian picture idustry). Detailed expenditure data were collected Pram 9,731 arts rind culture organizations and 151,862 of their attendees. The project economists, from the Georgia Institute of Technology, customized input- output analysis models for each study region to provide specific and reliable economic impact data about their nonprofit arts and culture industry, specifically full -time equivalent jobs, household income, and local and state government revenue. The 182 Local, Regional, and Statewide Study Partners Arncricuins for [lie arts PUblished a Call for Participants in 2014 seeking communities interested in participating in the Arls dr ,Ecorwin c Prosperity 1V study. Of the more than 200 potential partners drat expressed interest, 182 agreed to participate and complete four participation criteria: (1) identify and code the universe of uonprvlit arts and culture orgarizat om in their study region; (2) assist researchers with the collection of detailed financial and attendance data from those organizations; (3) conduct audience- intercept surveys at cultural events; and (4) pay a modest cast- sharing fee (no community was refused participation for an inability to pay). The Amts and Business Alliance at Eugene responder) to the 2010 Call for Participants, end agreed to complete the required participation criteria. Surveys of Nonprofit Arts and Culture OR ANIZATtONS Each of the 182 study regions attempted to identify its comprehensive universe of nonptctit arts and culture ❑rpnizations using the Urban Institute's National Taxonomy of Exempt Entity (NT EE) cading system as a guideline. The NTEE system — developed by the National Center for Charitable Statistics at the Urban Institute —is a definitive classification system for nonprofit organizations recognized as tax exempt by the Internal Revenue Code. This system divides the entire universe of nonprofit organizations into 10 f0ajor catcgorics, including "Arts, Culture, and Humanities." The Urban Institute reports that 113,000 nonprofit arts and culture organisations were registered with the IRS in 2010, up from 94,450 in 2005. The following NTEE " Atts, Culture, and Humanities" subcategories were included in this study: Arts & Ecanamfa Prow vdy JV I Arnoncans for the Arts 17