California nonprofits keep losing funding in what new study calls 'the shadow of the pandemic cliff'

"The session focused on the nonprofit arts sector, and Weinstein cited its "vital role" in both Los Angeles and California at large. "The arts are not only an economic engine," she said. "The arts add value to our lives in so many other ways. They anchor our neighbourhoods, they help us tell our diverse stories, and art and social-justice movements have been intimately linked throughout history.""

"The dashboard is loaded with data from 2011 to 2023, which finds, for example, 925 nonprofit cultural organisations within Los Angeles County. The nonprofits are split into seven categories-such as education, museums and visual arts. Some of the information may not be surprising, but it does back hunches and could be helpful for long-term planning and future applications for funding."

The Otis College Report on the Creative Economy, titled In the Shadow of the Pandemic Cliff, examined the nonprofit arts sector in Los Angeles and California. The report was prepared by Westwood Economics and Planning Associates under partners Patrick Adler and Taner Osman. The research combined public IRS filings with interviews and surveys to compile data from 2011 to 2023 on 925 nonprofit cultural organisations in Los Angeles County across seven categories. A new online dashboard enables filtering by organisation size, location, assets, and revenue. The findings corroborate expectations, support long-term planning, and can inform funding applications.

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