The
Sacramento Business Journal covered metro Denver's
Scientific and Cultural Facilities District as a potential model for the California capital.
Excerpt:
Up until a
buzzer shot donation last week, the
Sacramento Region Performing Arts Alliance was grappling with insolvency. Past studies have concluded fewer Sacramentans donate to the arts than the national average, and those who do donate, give less per capita than those nationwide.
Since 1988, the Denver region has directed one penny for every $10 spent on sales and use to about 300 arts organizations throughout seven-county region. The biggest beneficiaries include Denver’s arts museum, a performing arts group, the zoo, botanical gardens and a museum of nature and sciences. Outside of the city, the dollars funds things like community theater and concerts.
In 2013, the tax yielded $46 million for the arts, and supporters say the returns are significant.
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