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The Arts: A Competitive Advantage for California II, a study commissioned by the California Arts Council (CAC), reveals that the nonprofit arts in California are a vibrant economic engine that:

*adds some $5.4 billion to the state's economy
*supports more than 160,000 jobs
*generates nearly $300 million in state and local taxes
*ranks California as the nation's leader with more arts-related businesses and more people employed in the creative industries than in any other state
*are the equivalent of 10,000 small businesses

Conducted by Diane L. Mataraza, Inc. and funded by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, The Arts: A Competitive Advantage for California II serves as an update to the Arts Council's groundbreaking 1994 report, The Arts: A Competitive Advantage, prepared by KPMG Peat Marwick. Employing the same methodology as the 1994 report, researchers surveyed 3,200 large and small nonprofit arts organizations and several thousand audience members across the state. When compared to 1994 findings, the current report reveals significant increases, such as:

*The overall economic impact of the arts is 152 percent greater than the 1994 study;
*Local and state taxes generated as a result of the arts are up 279 percent;
*Admissions and on-site sales increased 141 percent;
*Arts and cultural organization worker income has increased 89 percent;
*Arts and cultural organization income has increased 207 percent; and,
*Grants and contributions to the arts have grown 318 percent.

To download a copy of the full report, executive summary, fact sheet, and / or report appendices follow the links identified below.

You may download the Executive Summary, Highlights, or Full Report of the Economic Impact Study - click here: http://www.cac.ca.gov/advantage/index.cfm

You may download the Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2003-04, here: www.cac.ca.gov/library/publications/publication_files/AnnualReport0203.pdf

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Updated: 5/5/04

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