Data Tables

National Trends 2026

 

Data represents mean averages for that fiscal year, unless otherwise noted. For more information about data sources and analysis techniques, please see the methodology section of this report.

*FY 2025 values represent preliminary results because less data is available for the most recent fiscal year.

 

Financial Outlook Data

Average Unrestricted Revenue vs Expenses — Inflation-adjusted, 2018–2025

Revenue / Expense Type 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025*
Unrestricted Revenue $1,691,000 $1,761,000 $1,672,000 $1,893,000 $1,692,000 $1,619,000 $1,565,000 $1,523,000
Expenses $1,577,000 $1,603,000 $1,488,000 $1,267,000 $1,359,000 $1,387,000 $1,352,000 $1,352,000

 

 

Total Revenue by Budget Size— Inflation-adjusted, 2018–2025

Budget Size 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025*
Under $250K $113,000 $110,000 $111,000 $110,000 $97,000 $94,000 $91,000 $87,000
$250K–$1M $588,000 $604,000 $565,000 $628,000 $514,000 $477,000 $469,000 $478,000
Over $1M $5,950,000 $5,621,000 $5,354,000 $7,838,000 $4,355,000 $4,842,000 $4,953,000 $5,717,000

 

 

Percent of Organizations Operating with Deficits, by Budget Size, 2018–2025

Budget Size 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025*
Under $250K 28% 30% 25% 26% 32% 33% 34% 28%
$250K–$1M 37% 37% 35% 23% 39% 46% 44% 37%
Over $1M 40% 43% 46% 21% 41% 49% 48% 39%
Overall 34% 35% 33% 24% 37% 41% 41% 34%

 

 

Average Months of Total Working Capital, by Budget Size, 2018–2025

Budget Size 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025*
Under $250K 9.5 8.2 14.9 18.4 16.8 11.0 9.0 8.8
$250K–$1M 6.4 7.4 8.9 12.4 11.0 10.3 9.4 8.7
Over $1M 9.8 8.2 11.0 18.5 14.6 12.2 15.0 12.0
Overall 8.6 7.9 11.8 16.4 14.1 11.1 11.1 9.9

 

 

Revenue and Attendance Data

Composition of Revenue — Inflation-adjusted, 2018–2025

Revenue Type 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025*
Unrestricted Contributed Revenue $856,000 $893,000 $926,000 $1,118,000 $1,021,000 $829,000 $774,000 $753,000
Earned Revenue $686,000 $701,000 $508,000 $345,000 $482,000 $518,000 $524,000 $514,000

 

 

Total Contributed Revenue by Source — Inflation-adjusted, 2018–2025

Revenue Source 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025*
Trustee Support $136,000 $121,000 $133,000 $119,000 $101,000 $100,000 $85,000 $85,000
Individual Support $242,000 $249,000 $262,000 $300,000 $230,000 $209,000 $210,000 $248,000
Corporate Support $94,000 $78,000 $66,000 $65,000 $62,000 $57,000 $51,000 $48,000
Foundation Support $272,000 $263,000 $259,000 $321,000 $296,000 $258,000 $261,000 $282,000
Government Support $179,000 $173,000 $201,000 $335,000 $326,000 $202,000 $169,000 $151,000

 

 

Average Foundation Support by Budget Size — Inflation-adjusted, 2018–2025

Budget Size 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025*
Under $250K $27,000 $22,000 $27,000 $28,000 $23,000 $21,000 $19,000 $21,000
$250K–$1M $120,000 $122,000 $138,000 $156,000 $121,000 $113,000 $110,000 $125,000
Over $1M $723,000 $706,000 $747,000 $1,008,000 $842,000 $726,000 $737,000 $782,000
Overall $272,000 $263,000 $259,000 $321,000 $296,000 $258,000 $261,000 $282,000

 

 

Ticket Sales and Membership/Subscription Income — Inflation-adjusted, 2018–2025

Revenue Type 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025*
Ticket Sales $325,000 $341,000 $198,000 $94,000 $209,000 $256,000 $252,000 $241,000
Membership/Subscription Income $221,000 $201,000 $120,000 $64,000 $103,000 $105,000 $104,000 $105,000

 

 

Average Attendance, Paid and Free, 2018–2025

Attendance Type 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025*
Paid 17,800 18,000 10,300 6,400 11,500 13,600 16,800 14,400
Free 21,800 18,600 11,000 10,500 12,600 12,800 17,100 17,400

 

 

Expenses and Staffing Data

Personnel and Non-Personnel Expenses — Inflation-adjusted, 2018–2025

Expense Type 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025*
Personnel $899,000 $904,000 $869,000 $739,000 $773,000 $788,000 $758,000 $802,000
Non-personnel $664,000 $681,000 $589,000 $506,000 $562,000 $580,000 $553,000 $535,000

 

 

Artistic Payments vs. Other Personnel Expenses — Inflation-adjusted, 2018–2025

Expense Type 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025*
Artist Expenses $241,000 $248,000 $177,000 $137,000 $163,000 $181,000 $169,000 $168,000
Other Personnel Expenses $730,000 $749,000 $717,000 $664,000 $678,000 $681,000 $660,000 $631,000

 

 

Average Staff Counts, Full Time and Part Time, 2018–2025

Staff Type 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025*
Full Time Staff 11.3 10.8 10.7 10.5 11.0 10.8 9.5 10.6
Part-Time Staff 21.9 21.5 18.5 17.1 20.0 19.7 18.0 19.3

 

 

*FY 2025 values represent preliminary results because less data is available for the most recent fiscal year.