Albuquerque’s arts and culture nonprofit organizations are increasing; assets are growing; attendance, volunteerism, and individual donations are up and expectations for continued growth exist. Yet, the capacity of the community to support these organizations is relatively low compared to the capacity in other peer cities.

INDICATORS

• 44.1 Community Support for Albuquerque Nonprofit Arts and Cultural Organizations
• 44.2 Arts, Culture, Humanities Registered Organizations; Revenues as a Percentage of Community Total Personal Income

  LOCAL TREND:

Much of a community’s arts and cultural environment, events, and performances are organized, promoted, and/or conducted by nonprofit organizations. The largest Albuquerque nonprofit arts and cultural groups report growing individual donations, attendance, and volunteerism and expect continued growth into the future. They also expect that donations from corporations and foundations will increase. The number of arts and cultural groups is increasing and their revenues and assets, as reported to the IRS, have grown between 2003 and 2008.

  NATIONAL/REGIONAL COMPARISON:

The Albuquerque area ranks in the middle of peer communities, when comparing the total revenues of arts nonprofits to the Total Personal Income of the community. Albuquerque ranks at the bottom when comparing Personal Income averaged per registered arts and cultural organization. This suggests that revenues from individuals are being maximized and that it might be difficult to maintain growth in the number of arts and cultural groups.

  CITIZEN PERCEPTION:

Residents recognize that the community has made progress, supporting Albuquerque’s arts and culture. Within the goal this condition is highly ranked for importance, especially among women, minorities, and residents of the North Valley, Near Heights, and East Gateway areas.

Opportunity to Continue to Improve	LOCAL TREND IS:	Positive
	ALBUQUERQUE, COMPARED TO OTHERS, IS:	Similar
	CITIZEN PERCEPTION COMPARED TO DATA:	Matches

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