ARTS & ECONOMIC PROSPERITY 6 (AEP6)
The newly released Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6) is an economic and social impact study of the nation’s nonprofit arts and culture industry. Building on its 30-year legacy as the largest and most inclusive study of its kind, AEP6 provides detailed findings on 373 regions from across all 50 states and Puerto Rico—ranging in population from 4,000 to 4 million—and representing rural, suburban, and large urban communities.
$151,675,522,000
TOTAL FEDERAL IMPACT OF THE NONPROFIT ARTS & CULTURE SECTOR
MISSOURI
$11,020,114,000
TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACT
89,149
TOTAL JOBS SUPPORTED
3.1%
TOTAL PORTION OF GSP
KANSAS
$4,444,433,000
TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACT
44,637
TOTAL JOBS SUPPORTED
2.3%
TOTAL PORTION OF GSP
GREATER KANSAS CITY REGION
$615,192,367
TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACT
8,977
TOTAL JOBS SUPPORTED, MAKING THE NONPROFIT ARTS &
CULTURE SECTOR THE FOURTH LARGEST EMPLOYER IN THE METRO
$97,499,264
TOTAL ANNUAL TAX REVENUE GENERATED FOR FEDERAL, STATE,
AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
4,516,503
TOTAL ANNUAL AUDIENCE MEMBERS
The resulting regional data from AEP6 was identified through 267 organization surveys and 1,787 audience surveys, including 279 surveys from attendees of BIPOC and ALAANA organizations. As the regional arts council, ArtsKC strives to equip our arts ecosystem and its advocates with tools, resources, and data that will propel their work forward.
Ways to use AEP6 data:
-Make a solid comparison to other industries in the community to show the vast economic impact of the arts.
-Be able to “speak the language of business,” giving artists and arts organizations confidence and credibility in interacting with businesses or elected officials while fundraising or advocating.
-Prove that an investment in and relationship with the arts community is advantageous, resulting in jobs and revenue for locally-based businesses not typically associated with the arts.
VIEW AND DOWNLOAD REGIONAL REPORTS FROM AFTA
VIEW AND DOWNLOAD REGIONAL TOOLKIT
THANK YOU TO OUR SURVEY PARTNERS
ARTS COUNCIL OF JOHNSON COUNTY
CITY OF LEE’S SUMMIT, MISSOURI
KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
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