COVID-19 Impact on the Arts and Culture Sector in Greater Philadelphia Summary of Research and Analysis Completed from October 2020 – June 2021 Over the course of several months, the Cultural Alliance conducted two surveys to begin to understand the impacts the COVID-19 pandemic was having on the nonprofit arts and culture sector in Greater…
To Prevent a Collapse of the Region’s Creative Economy and to Spur Economic Recovery, the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Calls for $20 Million in Relief Funding & Robust Support for Tourism Marketing in the FY22 City of Philadelphia Budget Building off its COVID-19 Economic Impact Report from March, the Cultural Alliance calls for this bold…
A Year Into the Pandemic, the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Projects a Staggering $371.7m Total Revenue Loss for Arts & Culture In a sector-wide analysis rooted in a survey of nearly 300 organizations, arts and culture reports stunning and ongoing losses, representing approximately a $1 million loss each day for the sector since March 2020…
COVID-19 Economic Impact Survey: March 2021 The COVID-19 Economic Impact Report provides the most complete view thus far of the economic, social and programmatic damage inflicted on the region’s arts and culture sector by the pandemic. The report represents the combined results of two surveys conducted by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, the first survey…
COVID-19 Economic Impact Survey Download the COVID-19 Economic Impact Report PDF 266 arts and culture organizations participated in our COVID-19 Economic Impact Survey, with responses collected between October 1 and November 13, 2020. Participating organizations covered the 5-county Philadelphia region, representing every artistic discipline, with budget sizes ranging from $2,000 to $55 million. We asked…
Agenda: Prosperity Southeastern Pennsylvania’s cultural organizations and their audiences have a combined impact of $4.1 billion on the region’s economy. Arts and culture is a powerhouse of economic impact in our region. It brings investment and jobs. It is a cornerstone of our tourism industry and of the region’s growing reputation as a vibrant, diverse…
2015 Portfolio: Culture Across Communities is the Alliance’s first national report, covering the activities of 5,502 organizations in 11 metros: Bay Area, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Twin Cities, and Washington DC.
National Nonprofit Arts & Culture Sector Recovering from Recession Despite Declines in Contributed Income Across 11 major metro regions, cultural attendance increased 3% from 2009 to 2012, reaching 210 million people annually. Overall revenues for arts and culture increased 7%, but contributed revenue, a critical source of support, declined 3.5% due to drops in individual,…
‘Patron Loyalty Study’ Reveals New Data on Museum and Performing Arts Audiences Philadelphia–The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance has just released an in-depth study of patron loyalty in the arts. The new report, the 2014 Patron Loyalty Study: Loyalty By the Numbers examined the financial transactions (including ticket sales, memberships and donations) of almost a million…
The 2014 Patron Loyalty Study: Loyalty By the Numbers, examines the financial transactions (including tickets, memberships and donations) of almost a million Greater Philadelphia households, using seven years of data from 17 major cultural attractions in the region. One of the key findings of the report is that, despite the sector’s focus on developing new audiences, the erosion of current audience loyalty represents one of the most significant financial risk for cultural groups. The study found that less than 3% of patrons generated over 62% of total patron revenue. However, spending by this small but powerful group of patrons declined12 % throughout the study, driven by a decline in primarily donor activity/revenue.