The high-quality data collected by the CDP has been used in a growing number of research and advocacy reports produced by professional researchers around the country. In order to foster significant research both regionally and nationally, the CDP partners with qualified researchers who analyze and report out on the data on the arts and cultural sector.
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Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Report Demonstrates Public Funding has a Positive Community Impact in Cuyahoga County

With more than $95 million invested in arts and culture organizations, public funding from a Cuyahoga county tax has provided a dedicated source of growth for the sector. Cuyahoga Arts & Culture’s 2012 Report to the Community uses Ohio CDP data to highlight the importance of arts and culture as an economic driver for the Greater Cleveland region.
Arts and culture enriches Arizona lives and economies.
The arts & culture sector is an economic engine for Allegheny County, PA
CDP data used for annual checkup on arts and culture nonprofits in Cuyahoga county
ArtServe Michigan releases new Creative State Michigan report
Nonprofit arts generate $1 billion for Maryland
Philadelphia leads the nation in arts and cultural employment
New report: Majority of NYC dancemakers are fiscally sponsored
Visiting Chicago for a performance? You’ll spend 2.5x more than those who live there.
CDP data used for new research from The Municipal Arts Society of New York
Arts & Economic Prosperity IV released

The arts are a $135 billion national industry. That’s one of the findings in a report released by Americans for the Arts that examined the national economic impact of nonprofit arts and cultural organizations. The report looked at data from all 50 states and the District of Columbia and included research from the Cultural Data Project.
Using CDP data, Arts Alliance Illinois shows the impact of arts and culture in the state
CDP data used in Montgomery County’s latest report, “Let’s Start With A Dollar”
For every $1 invested in the arts and cultural sector of Montgomery County, Maryland, $15.40 is put back into the local economy. That’s one of the findings of the most recent edition of the report released by the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County.
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture releases new report, shows 30 percent growth in region’s arts sector

In Ohio’s Cuyahoga County, public investment in the arts has caused the sector to grow by 30 percent. That’s one of the findings of the newly-released report Strengthening Community 2011 by Cuyahoga Arts & Culture. Ohio CDP data also showed that for every dollar invested by CAC, nineteen dollars were pumped back into the local economy.
CDP data used to develop Creative State Michigan

ArtServe Michigan has released Creative State Michigan, a new resource for information on how the arts, culture, arts education and creative industries impact Michigan and its communities. The report and accompanying website use information from the Michigan Cultural Data Project and other sources to report on arts and culture’s role in creating jobs, tax revenue, and vibrant communities across the state.
CDP Data cited in Massachusetts Cultural Council’s news release

The Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) cited CDP data in a recent news release titled, “New Year - New Data to Make the Case for Arts & Culture.” The MCC uses data collected from the Massachusetts Cultural Data Project to evaluate the impact and public value of the cultural organizations supported through its largest grant program, the Cultural Investment Portfolio.
CDP Data used in State of NYC Dance report

Dance/NYC has released a new report which highlights findings on New York City nonprofit dance that have been developed using information from the New York State Cultural Data Project. The report, State of NYC Dance, establishes key benchmarks for measuring the activity, economics and workforce of nonprofit dancemakers with budgets of more than $25,000.
Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance releases 2011 Portfolio
The 2011 Portfolio, the third installment in the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance ’s Portfolio series, used CDP data from 405 Pennsylvania arts and cultural organizations to provide the “first comprehensive look at the effects of the recession on Southeastern Pennsylvania’s nonprofit arts and cultural organizations.”














