Tax Policy Toward Arts Nonprofits: Democracy or Plutocracy?

Mon Mar 09 2026 | 1:00PM – 2:30PM | Mon Mar 09 2026

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The US budget for direct arts spending for the National Endowment for the Arts was $207 million in 2024. However, in 2024 the United States spent between $2 and $3.35 billion to support arts nonprofits through the charitable contribution deduction. Over 90% of those deductions came from people earning more than $200,000. Are there such important enough benefits from these Congressionally provided charitable tax benefits supporting arts-based nonprofits to justify this plutocratic approach to arts policy?

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