New England's Creative Economy:  The Non-Profit Sector 2000 

In 2000, the non-profit segment of the creative economy cluster in Rhode Island, as measured by 848 organizations:

Spent a total of $241.1 million, of which $100.2 million were for salaries, and $140.9 million were for other operating expenses.

Received $282.7 million in income, of which $55.8 million were private contributions, $21.0 million were government contributions, and $205.9 million were earned from all other sources.  Of the total, 16.9 percent came from out-of-state sources.

Provided 8,703 jobs.  Counted among these employed persons were 6,124 artists.

Had 4,731,616 admissions to its events, or almost five times the population of the entire state.  About 77 percent were paid admissions.

Collected and/or paid $7.1 million in federal social security taxes, and $2.6 million in state sales taxes.

Benefited from the help of 22,446 volunteers.

Enhancing the direct spending reported above with the indirect and induced spending on the state's arts, cultural, and humanities organizations financed by sources outside the state leads to:

A total economic impact of $316.8 million, including indirect and induced spending of $75.7 million.

The New England Foundation for the Arts report of the area's Creative Economy as seen in the Non-Profit Sector, an analysis of the year 2000, was released in May of this year.  It reports the economic status of Rhode Island's non-profit cultural organizations in 2000, including estimates of total spending, income net assets, admissions, employment and taxes for the state's 848 cultural organizations.  

*Report submitted by:
Gregory H. Wassall, Ph.D.                              Douglas DeNatale, Ph.D.
Department of Economics                              Senior Research Consultant
Northeastern University                                 New England Foundation for the Arts

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