• State Partnership Critical for Quality and Access: 51% of Florida’s arts and cultural nonprofit organizations annual operating budgets are raised through individual contributions, fund-raising, corporate and foundation support, and local, state, and federal grants. State support is critical to help leverage other revenue sources critical to sustain quality programming and greater access to all Florida citizens.
• Return on Investment: on an annual basis our country’s arts and cultural nonprofit organizations contribute over $29.6 billion in revenue to local, state, and federal governments. A return of 7:1 is a very strong return on a modest investment!
• Impact on Jobs : according to Dun and Bradstreet, January 2008 data, there are over 40,081 arts-related businesses in Florida that employ over 168,468 people.
• Overall Economic Impact : Florida’s arts and cultural nonprofit industry is part of a national industry worth over $166 billion:
• $63.1 billion spent directly by national arts and cultural organizations
• $103.1 billion spent by attendees on event-related expenditures. The average amount spend by attendees is $27.79 plus admission.
• Tourism Impact : According to Florida Tax Watch, 74.9% of visitors to Florida participate in cultural activities. Non-local attendees spend twice as much as local attendees: $40.19 vs $19.53. Florida’s cultural tourists spend $631 vs $457 (non-cultural tourists).
• Competitive Edge to Attract and Keep Key Business: One criterion to locate in Florida used by both Scripps Research and Burnham Institute for Medical Research was how healthy the arts and cultural resources were in the areas they considered. They settled on Palm Beach and Orange counties, both rich with quality and diverse arts and cultural resources.
• Florida ’s Investment in Creative Economy Declining : The Division of Cultural Affairs’ grants program received a 61.6% cut in FY 2008. Florida is ranked 38 th in per capita arts funding according to the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies.

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Some Quick Facts about the Division of Cultural Affairs (a Division within the State Department)