TDC was delighted to partner with The Boston Foundation on this comparative study of Boston’s cultural and funding landscape and those in 10 peer cities. The report provides a snapshot of the cultural community and identifies levers for change.
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We are excited to share our latest report, Too Good to be True? The Opportunity and Cost of the $1 Building. Commissioned by the Kresge Foundation, Too Good to be True takes a close look at the impact of newly acquired buildings – all either free or low-cost – on organizations’ financial health and artistic outcomes.
2014
In this follow-up study to Getting Beyond Breakeven, TDC conducted a financial analysis of arts and culture organizations in Greater Philadelphia, looking at change over time and the effect of growth on organizations’ financial health.
2014
Working with the Consortium of Small Arts Funders (CSAF) in Pittsburgh, TDC analyzed a group of small and mid-sized arts organizations to better understand if natural cohorts existed, and if so, whether they could help promote audience growth.
2009
Commissioned by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the William Penn Foundation, TDC studied the financial health and capitalization challenges of 158 arts and culture organizations in greater Philadelphia. The study found that when it comes to capitalization, strong financial literacy does not translate into robust financial health, and delves into TDC’s latest thinking on the practice changes at individual organizations and within the system as a whole that could bridge this disconnect.
2007
After watching the use of debt skyrocket over the course of a decade, TDC conducted an in-depth study on how debt was deployed by and how it impacted organizations across three different disciplines: arts organizations, human service providers and private schools.
2007
Vital Signs is an examination of the health of Boston’s arts and culture sector from 1999 to 2004. In this work, TDC explored the level of innovation in the marketplace, supply and demand for the arts, the ability for organizations to be right-sized to their marketplace, and the degree to which organizations have engaged audiences.
2003
In a study commissioned by the Boston Foundation, TDC explored the size and scope of the Boston cultural market and examined the financial health of organizations in this sector.