ARTS PHILANTHROPY SURGED IN 2014, STUDY FINDS
An annual report on charitable contributions released by Giving USA found that gifts of $200 million and over pushed Americans’ overall donations to the arts by 9.2 percent in 2014, reports the Los Angeles Times‘ Mike Boehm.
It’s the highest increase in nine categories tracked by the institution. Estimated donations to arts and culture totaled $17.2 billion, which was 4.8% of the $358.4 billion in giving that was tracked.
