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About This Study This Arts & Economic Prosperity 5 study was conducted by Americans for the Arts to document the economic impact of the nonprofit arts and culture industry in 341 communities and regions (113 cities, 115 counties, 81 multi-city or multi-county regions, 20 states, and 12 individual arts districts)—representing all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The diverse local communities range in population inability to pay). Thirty of the 250 partners included (1,500 to four million)and type(rural to urban). multiple study regions as part of their AEP5 The study focuses solely on nonprofit arts and participation(e.g.,a county as well as a specific city cultural organizations and their audiences. The located within the county). As a result,the 250 local, study excludes spending by individual artists and regional,and statewide organizations represent a total the for-profit arts and entertainment sector(e.g., of 341 participating study regions. Broadway or the motion picture industry). Detailed expenditure data were collected from 14,439 arts The Cultural Council of Indian River County and culture organizations and 212,691 of their responded to the 2015 Call for Participants,and attendees.The project economists, from the agreed to complete the required participation Georgia Institute of Technology,customized input- criteria. output economic models for each participating study region to provide specific and reliable Surveys of Nonprofit Arts and economic impact data about their nonprofit arts and Cultural ORGANIZATIONS culture industry: full-time equivalent jobs, Each of the 250 study partners identified the universe household income,and local and state government of nonprofit arts and cultural organizations that are revenue. located in their region(s)using the Urban Institute's National Taxonomy of Exempt Entity(NTEE) The 250 Local, Regional, and coding system as a guideline. The NTEE system— Statewide Study Partners developed by the National Center for Charitable Americans for the Arts published a Call for Statistics at the Urban Institute—is a definitive Participants in 2015 seeking communities interested classification system for nonprofit organizations in participating in the Arts& Economic Prosperity recognized as tax exempt by the Internal Revenue 5 study. Of the more than 300 potential partners Code. This system divides the entire universe of that expressed interest,250 local, regional,and nonprofit organizations into 10 Major categories, statewide organizations agreed to participate and including"Arts,Culture,and Humanities."The complete four participation criteria: identify and Urban Institute reports that approximately 100,000 code the universe of nonprofit arts and cultural nonprofit arts and cultural organizations were organizations in their study region;assist registered with the IRS in 2015. researchers with the collection of detailed financial • and attendance data from those organizations; The following NTEE"Arts,Culture, and conduct audience-intercept surveys at cultural Humanities" subcategories were included in this events;and pay a modest cost-sharing fee(no study: community was refused participation for an AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS I Arts&Economic Prosperity 5 19