A number of ships sit in the Harbor Sphere, waiting for the wind to pick up so they can take their industrial goods to the other city-states of the Clovis Concord. There is a heat and humidity to the air that would normally only be eased by the breezes from the Lucidian Ocean. It is summer in Port Zoon, and its been hotter than usual – the old salts who sit in the city’s taverns claim that it’s the hottest its been in recent memory. Read the entire article in The American Scholar. A mandate for urgent change was identified and enforced.
… And less than 4 percent focus on advancing social justice goals.” Also, the staffing of these organizations, and of their boards, was overwhelmingly white.
Only 10 percent of grant dollars made with a primary or secondary purpose of supporting the arts explicitly benefit underserved communities. These institutions focus primarily on Western European art forms, and their programs serve audiences that are predominantly white and upper income. “Such organizations, which comprise less than 2 percent of arts and cultural nonprofits, receive more than half of the sector’s total revenue. “The majority of arts funding supports large organizations with budgets greater than $5 million,” the report summarized. A decade ago, a pivotal study commissioned by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy reconsidered foundation giving to nonprofit arts and cultural institutions. But here our story becomes complexly entwined with a new world of identity politics and social justice reform, diversity, and inclusivity.
Absent government largesse, and with hard times reducing individual contributions, America’s big philanthropic foundations will matter more than ever.
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