In October 2006, Americans for the Arts’ National Arts Policy Roundtable was inaugurated. Co-convened with the Sundance Preserve, the topic of the roundtable was The Future of Private Giving to the Arts in America. Among the critical findings was that charitable corporate giving to the arts dropped 65 percent between 2000 and 2005, when adjusted for inflation. Further, these reductions seemed to be primarily among large corporations.

 

To better understand this phenomenon, Americans for the Arts commissioned a pilot research study by Prescott & Associates that targeted a small number of good corporate arts citizens. This Monograph provides a summary of the findings gained from these in-depth interviews and suggests some strategies for the arts community to consider as we endeavor to better understand the impact of the changing corporate philanthropic landscape on the future of the arts.