History of Business Support to the Arts

Since 1967, The Business Committee for the Arts has been commissioning in-depth surveys to determine the level of business support for the arts.  These numbers are drawn from each of the surveys.

1967    $22 million
1968    $85 million
1970    $110 million
1973    $144 million
1976    $221 million
1979    $436 million
1981    $385 million
1982    $506 million
1983    $548 million
1984    $646 million
1985    $698 million
1989    $634 million
1991    $518 million
1994    $875 million
1997    $1.16 billion
2000    $1.56 billion
2003    $3.32 billion