Every five years, the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance participates in the Arts and Economic Prosperity (AEP) study conducted by Americans for the Arts (AFTA). This year’s Arts & Economic Prosperity 6: The Economic and Social Impact Study of Nonprofit Arts and Culture Organizations and Their Audiences in the Greater Philadelphia Region (AEP6) marks the fifth time the Cultural Alliance has participated in this research.

The full report will be released on April 30, 2024. Join the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance for a release webinar on April 30 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. The Cultural Alliance’s Director of Research and Data, Kristen Vinh, will be joined by Nicholas Crosson, Development & Research Manager at PA Humanities to take arts and culture organizations through the AEP6 findings. Together, we will review the latest data about the total economic impact generated by Greater Philadelphia’s arts and culture nonprofits, data on audiences and their economic impact, tax revenue generated, and more! Participants will also learn more about the opportunity to purchase custom reports detailing their organization’s individualized impact.

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Read Agenda: Prosperity, the most recent report published in 2017.

Customized Impact Reports

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On April 30, we will be releasing the newest edition of our Prosperity Economic Impact Report. Collecting data is crucial to the Cultural Alliance's advocacy efforts; elected officials and civic leaders need to be able to see the returns on their public and private investments in arts and culture.  

In addition to the region-wide and city-level reports, the Cultural Alliance can also create customized economic-impact reports for specific cultural organizations. These individualized reports provide key economic indicators such as total economic impact, direct and indirect spending, resident household income, and tax revenue for each organization.

The data from the last Prosperity report is now over five years old, and we are eager to share the new aggregate findings with our community this spring. A customized Prosperity report is a powerful tool to quantify your organization's specific economic impact to key stakeholders like your board, donors, audiences, and others. 

Organizations must be in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia counties to receive a report. Reports will be delivered starting May 2024.