Support for the nonprofit arts is a mosaic of funding sources—a delicate 60-30-10 balance of earned revenue, private sector contributions, and government support.  The chart above provides a snapshot of what the average revenue picture looks like for a nonprofit arts organization in the U.S.

This fact sheet show how the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) budget has not been keeping pace with inflation.

This one pager complied by Americans for the Arts gives an overview of revenue sources for arts non profit organizations. Revenue from earned income is the largest sources of income, the remainder must be raise through contributed revenue.

This workbook series focuses on one of the many ways arts organizations can work with businesses—arts-based employee engagement. This broad concept can be defined as employee engagement training or a cultural experience, delivered through various arts disciplines (music, visual art, drama etc.).

This infographic provides an overview of what Local Arts Agencies are, how they are funded, and how they serve their communities.

This one pager give an overview of key data from the 2015 Local Arts Agency Census about how local arts agencies partner with businesses to develop healthier communities.

This one pager give an overview of key data from the 2015 Local Arts Agency Census about how local arts agencies approach grantmaking to develop healthier communities.

The 2015-16 State of the Arts in Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Report shows that the nation’s third-largest school district continues to improve in delivering instruction in the arts to all students. Since the approval of the 2012 CPS Arts Education Plan, which elevated the arts to a core subject and specified many elements of what a quality arts education should look like, CPS students have benefited from four consecutive years of improvements in arts education. This report provides the most current, comprehensive view of arts education in Chicago.

Part 1 of this series will establish a foundational knowledge of local chambers of commerce, the networks in which they operate and that serve them, how to navigate a traditional business environment, and basic activations a local arts agency can undertake to establish a partnership. Participants will hear from chamber and arts leaders and gain perspective on chamber priorities and challenges and learn to identify the various chamber and economic

This one pager give an overview of key data from the 2015 Local Arts Agency Census about how local arts agencies support arts education in their communities.