65B - ARTS AND CULTURE MASTER PLAN

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2015 LOCAL ARTS AGENCY CENSUS Legal Status Until recently, most private, nonprofit LAAs were likely to be found in smaller communities, and public LAAs were found in medium- and larger -sized communities. The 2015 Census data, however, show a more equal distribution of public and private agencies across population categories. What does remain true is that most are private, nonprofit organizations (71 percent) and about three in 10 (29 percent) are part of the local government. Private LAAs: Of the responding private LAAs, 94 percent operate independently, 4 percent under the umbrella of another organization (e.g. a Chamber of Commerce), and 2 percent selected 'other.' Nearly all are 501(c)(3) nonprofits (96 percent) and almost half are designated by their local government as the official LAA for their community (46 percent). Revenues typically include a mixture of donations from individuals and businesses, foundation support, earned -income activities, and grants or service contracts from government. They are likely to be engaged in programs and services such as marketing, online art and event calendars, audience development, volunteer recruitment, board development, and individual giving. They partner extensively with non -arts community organizations as well as with local municipal agencies. Public LAAs: Operate as part of the city or county and are located throughout the government at different jurisdictional levels: 79 percent are part of city, 17 percent of county, 3 percent are part of a unified city/county government, and 4 percent indicated another level such as a special state district. Their largest source of revenue is from local government, and their largest expenditure is for awarding grants and contracts to local artists and cultural institutions. They are heavily engaged in partnerships with other city agencies. Public LAA Revenue Sources Private LAA Revenue Sources e Earned ■ Private Contributions e Government •In-Kind/Misc 65B-79 10% 29%