Apologies for cross-postings. We have now released our new report on Indiana Nonprofits: Trends in Arts, Entertainment and Recreation, 1995-2009. Click to see the Press Release for this study, a short four-page summary or the full report. For more information about the report, click here.
I hope you find the report of interest and encourage you to distribute the findings as widely as you think appropriate and useful. Here are just a few of our key findings:
Overall Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Employment
· Although total employment in Arts, Entertainment and Recreation (AER) outpaced that of Indiana employment overall over the 1995-2009 period, nonprofit employment increased only modestly (up by less than 10 percent), while for-profit employment more than doubled.
· Nonprofit wages in AER employment trail those of for-profit employees, although average wages grew for both sectors (adjusted for inflation).
· Employment, establishments, payroll, and average wages in the AER industry show notable seasonal fluctuations. Consequently, a significant segment of employees in this industry must find other employment during the off season and AER establishments must devote considerable resources to hiring, training and terminating employees.
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation
· Amusement, gambling, and recreation was the largest AER sub-industry and responsible for most of the increase in the total AER employment, reflecting significant growth in for-profit employment and moderate gains in nonprofit employment. Expanded opportunities for riverboat gambling beginning in 1995 is likely to have benefited mainly for-profit employment
· Amusement, gambling, and recreation had the lowest average wages of all three sub-industries and were especially low for nonprofit employees (averaging $18,800 over the 1995-2009 period, adjusted for inflation).
Museums and Historical Sites
· Between 1995 and 2009, nonprofits dominated employment in the museums and historical sites sub-industry, employing at least 95 percent of private sector employees in all years and accounting for 90 percent of all establishments.
Performing Arts and Spectator Sports
· The number of nonprofit establishments in performing arts and spectator sports increased 75 percent during the time period, but the average size shrank by 20 percent, from an average of 32 employees to an average of 23 employees per establishment.
· Nonprofit wages in this sub-industry averaged $25,700 in the period from 1995 to 2009, while for-profit wages averaged nearly double that amount, at $59,400. However, there are notable differences between nonprofit and for-profit establishments in this sub-industry: nonprofit performing arts organizations may employ many part-time workers, while the presence of highly paid executives, athletes or performers in professional sports or commercial arts skew the average for for-profits.
Kirsten
Kirsten A. Grønbjerg
Efroymson Chair in Philanthropy
Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University
Chair, Governance and Management Faculty
Professor, School of Public & Environmental Affairs
SPEA, Room 419, Indiana University
1315 E. 10th Street
Bloomington, IN 47405
(812) 855-5971; fax: (812)-855-7802
kgronbj@indiana.edu
http://www.spea.indiana.edu/gronbjerg/