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Angela Besana ()
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Angela Besana: IULM University

Chapter Chapter 15 in Advances in Cross-Section Data Methods in Applied Economic Research, 2020, pp 219-227 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Independent foundations are grant-makers whose aim is to engage citizens and communities and develop and improve their quality of life according to the vision of the founder. The founder can be an individual, a family, a patron whose legacy is matched with needs of a community and a territory… when alive and/or when dead. The founder can be an artist and the artist, as philanthropist, is a very recent topic and issue in the economics of American foundations and not-for-profit organizations (Aspen Institute, 2018). Though a small portion of all US foundations, these endowments are growing in number and grant-making and they represent a potential force shaping cultural philanthropy, old and contemporary art heritage, creative industries and education. With a strong advocacy for community betterment, they can be both operating and grant-making. The aim of this paper is to highlight the role of American artist-endowed foundations, trusts and associations in contemporary times, both of them supporting community development and, foremost, culture: from education to heritage, from visual arts to performing ones and above all, music education. The methodology includes the analysis of mission statements, Web sites and 990 Forms, and a cluster analysis of 2016s accounting data of a sample of the biggest USA artists-endowed foundations. Thanks to cluster analysis, economic performances, fundraising and fund-giving are highlighted together with a ‘concentration ratio’ for their being involved either in the education of specific arts (music, visual, performing, etc.) or in arts next to community welfare and other not-for-profit issues.

Keywords: Artist-endowed foundation; Education; Music; Economics; Cluster; L31; Z11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-38253-7_15

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