Arts & Economic Prosperity IV is the fourth study by Americans for the Arts of the nonprofit arts and culture industry’s impact on the economy. The most comprehensive study of its kind, it features customized findings on 182 study regions representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia as well as estimates of economic impact nationally. Despite the economic headwinds that our country faced in 2010, the results are impressive. Nationally, the industry generated $135.2 billion of economic activity—$61.1 billion by the nation’s nonprofit arts and culture organizations in addition to $74.1 billion in event-related expenditures by their audiences. This economic activity supports 4.1 million full-time jobs. Our industry also generates $22.3 billion in revenue to local, state, and federal governments every year—a yield well beyond their collective $4 billion in arts allocations.

Arts & Economic Prosperity IV is the fourth study by Americans for the Arts of the nonprofit arts and culture industry’s impact on the economy. The most comprehensive study of its kind, it features customized findings on 182 study regions representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia as well as estimates of economic impact nationally. This sample document is a swiss cheese press release to be used by organizations participating in the study.