IBO summarizes implications and announces upcoming reports and webinar
Armbruster says CDF grantees are responsive to underserved communities but small and government-reliant, so city policies have outsized impact; IBO will publish more reports and host a webinar on Thursday.
In summary, because most cultural organizations receiving DCLA support do so through the CDF,
Create NYC's goals to improve cultural equity and access hinge on CDF grantees and the programs they provide.
IBO found that many of the nonprofits funded by the CDF are responsive to underserved communities.
But these same grantees are often small and reliant on government funding for a considerable portion of their income.
This means that city policies can have an outsized impact on them, positively and negatively, a dynamic with direct implications for the city's ability to meet any cultural equity goals it sets in the future.
IBO encourages anyone interested in these findings to visit our website to read the next report in this series.
Sign up for IBO's newsletter and follow us on social media to be notified when the next reports are published.
We are also hosting a webinar on cultural policy and public administration this Thursday at 2 p.m.
With details and registration on our website.
Thank you again for the opportunity to testify today, and I'm happy to take any questions you might have.