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SUPPORT FOR ARTS AND CULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES
National Endowment for the Arts
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Distinctive Features:
▲2 aspects: non-profit and commercial
▲Decentralized support
▲Tax policy incentives
▲Private sector support
Support for Arts and Culture
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Non-profit vs Commercial
▲ Serve a public purpose
▲ Theater
▲ Museums
▲ Orchestras
▲ Non-profit presses
▲ Goal is financial gain
▲ Broadway theater
▲ Commercial galleries
▲ Pop concerts
▲ Commercial publishers
▲ “Hollywood” films
Not-for-profit Organizations Commercial Businesses
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Decentralized Government Support
▲ The United States has no Ministry of Culture
▲ Generally, government support is limited to non profit organizations
▲ Government support offered at different levels:
▲ Federal government (many agencies)
▲ State governments
▲ Local governments
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Decentralized Government Support
▲ National Endowment for the Arts ($146.2 million)
▲ National Endowment for the Humanities ($146.2 million)
▲ Institute of Museum and Library Services ($242.6 million)
▲ Corporation for Public Broadcasting ($420 million)
▲ Smithsonian Institution ($811.5 million)
▲ National Gallery of Art: $114.1 million)
▲ Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ($36.8 million)
Many Federal agencies support arts and culture (2012)
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Decentralized Government Support
▲ 50 State Arts Agencies (SAAs) and 6 jurisdictions
▲ Total of SAAs budgets
FY2011: $275 million
State governments support arts and culture:
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Direct Government Support
▲ Local governments support arts and culture▲ Mayor’s Office
▲ County government
▲ Non-profit organizations (sometimes)
▲ There are approximately 5,000 local arts agencies
▲ Local governments may have specific tax policies that provide funding for the arts▲ Hotel/motel tax
▲ Sales tax
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Direct Government Support
▲ Reflects the decentralization inherent in US structure of federal, state, and local governments
▲ Complements other streams of funding
▲ Promotes cooperative relationships and partnerships
▲ Create a single policy for the development of culture in the U.S.
▲ Allow one agency to control all funding
▲ Finance the majority of U.S. arts activity
What it does: What it does not do:
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Indirect Support: Tax Incentives
▲ U.S. tax policies allow individuals to deduct contributions made to non-profit organizations from their income taxes
▲ Individuals make a personal choice about their contributions.
▲ The U.S. has a long history of individual and corporate philanthropy.
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Private Sector Support
Total charitable contributions in 2010:
$290.89 billion
$13.3 billion for arts and culture
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Average U.S. Cultural Organization
Estimates are based on an analysis ofEstimates are based on an analysis of20062006--2010 data from the Urban Institute2010 data from the Urban Institute’’ssNational Center for Charitable StatisticsNational Center for Charitable Statistics(NCCS) and the U.S. Census Bureau(NCCS) and the U.S. Census Bureau’’ssEconomic Census. Various other dataEconomic Census. Various other datasources were also used where estimatessources were also used where estimateswere missing or for validation.were missing or for validation.
Performing Arts Organization & Museum Budgets
Gov’t Income6.7%
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Distinctive Features:
▲2 aspects: non-profit and commercial
▲Decentralized support
▲Tax policy incentives
▲Private sector support
Support for Arts and Culture
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NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
Support for Arts and Culture in the United States
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▲ An independent federal agency established by Congress in 1965
▲ Dedicated to advancing artistic excellence, creativity, and innovation for the benefit of individuals and communities
▲Awards grants to arts organizations of all sizes across all 50 states and 6 U.S. territories
What is the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)?
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Who We Are
▲ As an Executive Agency, the NEA is headed by a Chairman appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
▲ Each year, the budget request is sent to Congress to be debated and appropriated
▲ The NEA budget for FY2012 is $146.2 millionChairman Rocco Landesman
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▲Direct Grants
▲State and Regional Partnerships
▲Leadership Initiatives
▲Literature Fellowships
▲Lifetime Honors
NEA Funding
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Artistic Disciplines for Direct Grants
¨ Artist Communities
¨ Arts Education
¨ Dance
¨ Design
¨ Folk & Traditional Arts
¨ Literature
¨ Local Arts Agencies
¨ Media Arts
¨ Museums
¨ Music
¨ Musical Theater
¨ Opera
¨ Presenting
¨ Theater
¨ Visual Arts
▲ Direct grants constitute 60% of NEA’s grant funding.
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State and Regional Grants
▲ 40% of the NEA’s program budget is allocated to State Arts Agencies and Regional Arts Organizations.
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Model Projects
¨ Indisputable artistic quality and merit
¨ Broad national reach
¨ Partnerships with other organizations
¨ Strong educational component
Leadership Initiatives
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¨ Poetry
¨ Fiction and Creative Nonfiction
¨ Translation
Literature Fellowships
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¨ National Medal of Arts
¨ NEA Jazz Masters
¨ NEA Heritage Fellows2009 National Medal of Arts Recipient Rita Moreno receives her award from President Obama.
Lifetime Honors
1999 Jazz Master Dave Brubeck
2010 National Heritage Fellow Laverne Brackens
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▲Who may apply▲What we do not fund▲Grant review process▲Advisory panels
Applying for NEA Grants
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¨ Nonprofit, Tax-Exempt 501(c)(3) Organizationsn Arts Organizations
n Arts Service Organizations
n Local Arts Agencies
¨ Official Units of State or Local Governmentn School Districts
n City or State Arts Commissions
¨ Federally Recognized Tribal Communities or Tribes
Who May Apply
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¨ Three-year history of programming
¨ 1-to-1 match for project budget
Other Requirements
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We Do Not Fund:
▲ Individuals
▲ Individual schools
▲ General operating or seasonal support
▲ Facility construction, purchase, or renovation
▲ Commercial, for-profit enterprises
▲ Creation of new organizations
▲ Academic degrees
▲ Re-granting
▲ Projects that supplant existing in-school arts instruction
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Grant Review Process
Review Criteria:
Artistic Excellence and Artistic Merit
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¨ Discipline-specific Expertise
¨ Diverse Artistic Perspectives
¨ Broad Geographic Representation
¨ Gender and Ethnic Diversity
¨ Confidential Deliberation
¨ Conflict-free
Advisory Panels
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National Council on the Arts
▲ 18 artists, arts administrators and arts patrons appointed by the President and 6 non voting Members of Congress.
▲ Meets three times a year in Washington, DC to review and recommend grants.
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Art Works
Application Deadlines
March 2013Earliest Project Start Date: January 1, 2014
August 2013Earliest Project Start Date: June 1, 2014
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As the final step in review, the Chairman of the NEA makes the decision on grants awarded.
The NEA receives approximately 5,000 applications yearly and awards approximately 2,000 grants.
NEA Funding
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www.arts.gov
www.grants.gov
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