Arts and culture is one of our region’s strongest assets for growth. The 2011 Portfolio provides information on the health, breadth, and diversity of the region’s cultural sector, including the first comprehensive look at the effects of the recession on Southeastern Pennsylvania’s nonprofit arts and cultural organizations.

As in our two previous Portfolio reports (2006 and 2008), the 2011 Portfolio provides a single year snapshot of the current financial and programmatic health of the region’s nonprofit cultural organizations. The report comes at a critical time for our region, as the recent economic downturn has significantly altered the landscape in which cultural groups operate. This report also examines recession-period trend data for 276 organizations, enabling us to better understand the recession’s impact at its height.

By examining the height of the recession and its impact to date on the region’s nonprofit cultural organizations, the 2011 Portfolio captures the sector at a moment in which we all have a stake and a powerful individual influence on the outcome. We hope that the findings of this report inform the region’s thinking about how best to advance economic, educational, community, and personal growth through the cultural and civic vibrancy of Southeastern Pennsylvania. The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance is proud to present, with the support of 405 participating organizations, the 2011 Portfolio.

Arts and culture is one of our region’s strongest assets for growth. The 2011 Portfolio provides information on the health, breadth, and diversity of the region’s cultural sector, including the first comprehensive look at the effects of the recession on Southeastern Pennsylvania’s nonprofit arts and cultural organizations.