Pew Charitable Trusts

For Support Of The California Cultural Data Project

  • Amount
    $166,532
  • Program
  • Date Awarded
    11/15/2010
  • Term
    24.0 Months
  • Type of Support
    Project
Overview
Launched in early 2008, the California Cultural Data Project (CACDP) is a ground-breaking statewide collaborative of more than forty arts funders, providing the first opportunity to collect and disseminate longitudinal, organizational, and financial information about the nonprofit arts and culture sector in California. CACDP, operated by the Pew Charitable Trusts, works to strengthen the sector by supporting fact-based decision-making through more effective financial management, analysis and reporting by nonprofit arts and culture organizations, and the provision of standardized data for grantmaking and research efforts. The Cultural Data Project is now operating in eight states, well on its way to becoming the national standard for data collection on the arts and culture sector. A renewed grant to Pew would support the ongoing operations of CACDP, including the provision of technical assistance, trainings and help desk support for its 2,800 participating arts and culture organizations (with a goal of 4,000 participants by 2012), technology upgrades, and promotion of research for advocacy and policy making.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.pewtrusts.org 
Address
901 E Street NW, Washington, DC, 20004, United States
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