The Woodward Opera House circa 1851 "America's oldest authentic 19th century theater
 

Economic Impact of the Woodward Restoration Project

The Economic Impact of Nonprofit Arts Organization and Their Audiences

POPULATION of your community:    Less than 50,000
Organization's TOTAL EXPENSES:    $250,000
TOTAL ATTENDANCE to your organization's arts events:    50,000
             
  Total Expenditures: FTE JOBS Household Income Local Gov't Revenue State Gov't Revenue TOTAL Gov't Revenue
 Annual Impact of Nonprofit Arts Organizations: $250,000 7 $173,313 $7,800 $12,353 $20,153
Annual Impact of Nonprofit Arts Audiences: $1,160,500 39 $588,965 $52,304 $72,311 $124,615
Annual Impact of Organizations and Audiences: $1,410,500 46 $762,278 $60,104 $84,664 $144,768
      54.04% 7.88% 11.11% 18.99%
             
Total Expenditures:   The total dollars spent by your nonprofit arts organization and its audiences; event-related spending by arts audiences is estimated using the average dollars spent per person by arts event attendees in similarly populated communities.
FTE Jobs:   The total number of full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs in your community that are supported by the expenditures made by your arts organization and/or its audiences. An FTE can be one full-time employee, two half-time employees, four employees who work quarter-time, etc.
Household Income The total dollars paid to community residents as a result of the expenditures made by your arts organization and/or its audiences. Household income includes salaries, wages, and proprietary income.
Government Revenue: The total dollars received by your local and state governments (e.g., license fees, taxes) as a result of the expenditures made by your arts organization and/or its audiences.
             
Annual Impact of Organizations and Audiences: $1,410,500 46 $762,278 $60,104 $84,664 $144,768
             
Annual Impact from Tourism Development (See next page): $299,350.00 0 $161,778.04 $23,603.11 $33,247.93 $56,841.04
             
Total Anticipated ECONOMIC IMPACT (per year): $1,709,850.00 46 $924,056.04 $83,707.11 $117,911.93 $201,619.04
             
Source: See www.AmericansForTheArts.org and click on the Arts and Economic Prosperity calculator in the Arts Policy, Research and Information Center.