Nonprofit Organizations, Community, and Shared Urgency: Lessons from the Arts and Culture Sector

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Table 1 Summary of Case Studies

	Cinema	Center	Festival	Theater	Institute
COMMUNITY DEMOGRAPHICS
Metropolitan Community Size*	2	2	1	3	1
Town/City Demographics**
Town/City Population (Approx.)	40,000	175,000	7,500	3,000	625,000
Median Age	22	33	51	54	31
Age 65+	7%	12%	23%	27%	10%
Owner-Occupied Housing	46%	45%	67%	80%	34%
Race Caucasian	77%	69%	97%	97%	54%
Bachelor degree or higher (age 25+)	71%	30%	52%	62%	43%
Household Income > $150K	15%	6%	18%	19%	12%
Household Income Median	$52,281	$46,846	$71,447	$59,234	$51,739
Household Income Mean	$83,884	$60,926	$98,858	$83,314	$78,125
Mgmt., Science, Arts Occupations (age 16+)	47%	34%	52%	42%	46%
Arts, Entertainment, Recr. Industry (age 16+)	11%	8%	10%	18%	11%
PROJECT BACKGROUND
Concept Phase Begins	1999	2000	1999	2000	2000
Groundbreaking	2006	2006	2009	2006	2009
Grand Opening	2006	2008	2010	2007	2010
Land/Facility Acquisition	Purchase 2001; Sold 2005; Repurchase 2008	Donated to nonprofit 2002	Purchase 2006	Purchase 2005	Owned facility; Purchase adjacent land 2006
Estimated Total Project Cost	$3M	$31M	$20M	$6M	$32M
Approx. Square Footage	10,640	66,000	17,300	17,000	47,000
Approx. Venue Seating Capacity	278	2,300	330	210	340

*U.S. Department of Agriculture 2013 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes: 1 = Counties in metro areas of 1 million+ population; 2 = Counties in metro areas of 250,000 to 1 million population; 3 = Counties in metro areas of fewer than 250,000 population.**Source: American Community Survey 2007–2011.

Table 2 Overview of Interviewees

Cinema	Center	Festival	Theater	Institute
Executive Director, Donor, former Board President	Executive Director	Board Chair, Donor	Artistic Director	President, Donor
Property Developer, Financier, Donor, Childhood Friend of Founding Board President	Financier (Real Estate)	Board Treasurer, Donor	Architect	Financier (Banking)
Legislator	Architect, Donor, Childhood friend of Founder	Board Member, Donor	Executive Director	Board Chair, Donor
Board Officer, Donor	Founder, Financier, Board Officer, Donor	Architect		Facilities Consultant

Figure 1 Data structure: Community-Organization concepts, themes, and dimensions.