ArtMix in Indianapolis, IN, is the recipient of Arts Endowment grants to support a vocational internship program focused on youth and young adults with disabilities. Photo courtesy of ArtMix, Inc[EA1.1]
Michigan’s Accent Pontiac is the recipient of Arts Endowment grants to support an instrumental music education program for students. Photo courtesy of Jeff Dunn Photography
Americana and Bluegrass duo Kyle Dilingham and Peter Markes perform at the National Endowment for the Arts' Legacy Stage at the Great American State Fair. Photo by Mike Morgan Photography
A scene from Lawbreakers! (A Fast and Furious History of Women’s Suffrage) at StageOne Family Theatre in Louisville, Kentucky, supported by the Arts Endowment. Women’s Equality Day, the anniversary of the 19th amendment, is August 26th.
Wave Magnetik performs at the National Endowment for the Arts' Legacy Stage at the Great American State Fair. Photo by Mike Morgan Photography
A military family explores the Dayton Art Institute during a Blue Star Museums event in Dayton, OH. Learn more about this program offering free access to museums for military families at arts.gov/BlueStarMuseums. Photo credit: Carrs & Co Photography House
Singer-songwriter Tony Memmel and his band perform at the National Endowment for the Arts' Legacy Stage at the Great American State Fair. Photo by Mike Morgan Photography
Gospel artists and 2022 National Heritage Fellows the Legendary Ingramettes perform at the National Endowment for the Arts' Legacy Stage at the Great American State Fair. Photo by Mike Morgan Photography
Students in the Missoula Children's Theatre production of Hansel and Gretel, supported by the National Endowment for the Arts. Photo by the Missoula Children’s Theatre
An aerialist with Cirque Mechanics performs at the National Endowment for the Arts' Legacy Stage at the Great American State Fair. Photo by Mike Morgan Photography
Grants
The National Endowment for the Arts awards grants to nonprofit organizations, state arts agencies, and regional arts organizations in support of arts projects across the country.
Impact
See the impact of the Arts Endowment on your state, and how the agency's work in research, accessibility, and other areas has had a major impact in the arts and culture of the country.
Some Facts about the National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent federal agency that funds, promotes, and strengthens the creative capacity of our communities by providing all Americans with opportunities for arts participation.
Approximately 2,400 Grants
Recommended for grant awards annually in all 50 states, DC, and U.S. territories.
More than 70 Percent
Percentage of Arts Endowment grants that go to small and medium-sized organizations (budgets up to $2 million).
Approximately 33 Percent
Percentage of Arts Endowment-funded activities in high-poverty neighborhoods.
Some Facts from the National Endowment for the Arts
These facts are based on the most recent data (2023) from the Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account (ACPSA), which is produced jointly by the National Endowment for the Arts’ Office of Research & Analysis and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Commerce Department. The ACPSA tracks the annual economic impact of arts and cultural production from 35 industries, both commercial and nonprofit.
$1.2 trillion
Amount the arts and cultural industries contribute to the U.S. economy.
4.2 Percent
Percentage of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product is accounted for by arts and cultural industries.
Nearly 5.4 Million
Americans work in the arts and cultural industries on payroll.
Some Facts about the National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent federal agency that funds, promotes, and strengthens the creative capacity of our communities by providing all Americans with opportunities for arts participation.
61 Cents
The Arts Endowment’s annual cost to each American.
0.003 Percent
The Arts Endowment’s percentage of the federal budget.
More Than $6 Billion
Amount awarded by the Arts Endowment since its beginning in 1965.
Some Facts from the National Endowment for the Arts
These facts are based on the most recent data (2022) from the Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA), a national survey conducted in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau that has allowed cultural policymakers, arts managers, scholars, and journalists to obtain reliable statistics about American patterns of arts engagement.
Utah
The state’s percentage of adults who attended a live performing arts event (62 percent) exceeded that of the national percentage of U.S. adults (38 percent).
Vermont
The percentage of the state’s adults who read a literary work (60 percent) far exceeded the national average (38 percent).
Wisconsin
The state’s adult population created or performed any type of art at a higher percentage (73 percent) than the national average for U.S. adults (52 percent).