Tacoma Concert Band – Concert Performance
REPORTS
Young ballet folklorico performers during Mi Centro’s Cinco de Mayo celebration. Photo by Joseph Cabrera.
2023-24 TACOMA cREATES ANNUAL rEPORT
The 2023-24 Tacoma Creates Annual Report shows the impact of the fourth year of support for arts, culture, heritage, and science organizations in the City of Tacoma. Highlights include:
$5.8 Million distributed to 65 organizations in the City of Tacoma
Over 1,200 programs were produced by Tacoma Creates-funded organizations.
77% of programs were free for all participants.
Partnerships with Tacoma Public Schools and Tacoma Public Library continue to grow, serving thousands of youth and families across Tacoma.
Tacoma Creates nurtures the sustainability of the cultural sector by supporting organizations’ financial health, their ability to collaborate, and their programming and staffing capacity. Visit the Program Locations page for an interactive map of the locations where Tacoma Creates-supported programming took place.
To learn more about the good work of Tacoma Creates-supported organizations and the impact of $5.8 million in Tacoma Creates contracts, check out the Tacoma Creates 2023-24 Annual Report.
¡Nos complace compartir que nuestro Informe Anual 2023-2024 de Tacoma Creates ya está disponible en español! Conozca cómo los fondos de Tacoma Creates han apoyado la programación artística, cultural, patrimonial y científica durante nuestro cuatro ciclo de financiación. El Informe Anual incluye la lista de organizaciones financiadas en 2023-2024, algunas instantáneas de más de 1.200 programas y eventos apoyados por Tacoma Creates, un mapa de ubicación de los programas y un resumen financiero.
Arts & Economic Prosperity Study
From May 2022 - July 2023, the City of Tacoma's Arts & Cultural Vitality Division participated in a national study called Arts & Economic Prosperity 6. The study documented the economic and social benefits that nonprofit arts and culture organizations, and their audiences, have both locally and nationally.
In 2022, Tacoma's nonprofit arts and culture industry generated $163 million in economic activity - that's $87.1 million in spending by nonprofit arts and cultural organizations, which leveraged an additional $75.9 million in event-related spending by their audiences. The impact of this activity is significant in Tacoma, supporting 2,065 jobs, generating $28.7 million in tax revenue, and providing $87.2 million in personal income to local residents.
Find out more at www.cityoftacoma.org/AEP
2022-23 tacoma creates annual Report
The 2022-23 Tacoma Creates Annual Report is now available. Learn more about how Tacoma Creates funding has supported arts, culture, heritage, and science organizations during our third funding cycle, the list of organizations funded in 2022-23, a few snapshots from over 1,100 Tacoma Creates-supported programs and events, and a financial summary. Highlights include:
4.5 million in funding was distributed to 56 arts, culture, heritage, and science organizations in the City of Tacoma.
1,185 programs were produced by Tacoma Creates-supported organizations; 733 of those programs were general public programs, and 412 programs were youth education programs.
78% of those programs were free for all participants.
Tacoma Creates nurtures the sustainability of the cultural sector by supporting organizations’ financial health, their ability to collaborate, and their programming and staffing capacity.
Visit the Program Locations page for an interactive map of the locations where Tacoma Creates-supported programming took place.
A Spanish language version of the Annual Report is now available:
¡Nos complace compartir que nuestro Informe Anual 2022-2023 de Tacoma Creates ya está disponible en español! Conozca cómo los fondos de Tacoma Creates han apoyado la programación artística, cultural, patrimonial y científica durante nuestro tercer ciclo de financiación. El Informe Anual incluye la lista de organizaciones financiadas en 2022-2023, algunas instantáneas de más de 1.100 programas y eventos apoyados por Tacoma Creates, un mapa de ubicación de los programas y un resumen financiero.
2021-2022 Tacoma Creates Annual Report
The 2021-2022 Tacoma Creates Annual Report is available. Learn more about how Tacoma Creates funding has supported arts, culture, heritage, and science organizations during our second funding cycle, the list of organizations funded in 2021-2022, a few snapshots from over 1,000 Tacoma Creates-supported programs and events, and a financial summary. Highlights include:
$4.2 million in funding was distributed to 51 cultural organizations throughout the City of Tacoma
Over 1,000 programs were produced by Tacoma Creates-supported organizations; nearly 2/3 of those programs were general public programs, and over 1/3 were youth education programs
74% of those programs were free for all participants
Organizations also used Tacoma Creates funds to makes their programming more accessible and welcoming for both continuing and new participants, and to update internal policies and practices that support more inclusive and sustainable organizations.
Visit the Program Locations page for an interactive map of the locations where Tacoma Creates-supported programming took place.
¡Nos complace compartir que nuestro Informe Anual 2021-2022 de Tacoma Creates ya está disponible en español! Conozca cómo los fondos de Tacoma Creates han apoyado la programación artística, cultural, patrimonial y científica durante nuestro segundo ciclo de financiación. El Informe Anual incluye la lista de organizaciones financiadas en 2021-2022, algunas instantáneas de más de 1.000 programas y eventos apoyados por Tacoma Creates, un mapa de ubicación de los programas y un resumen financiero.
2020-2021 Tacoma Creates Annual Report
The first Tacoma Creates Annual Report is available to view. Learn more about how Tacoma Creates funding has supported arts, culture, heritage, and science organization in our first funding cycle, the list of our inaugural cohort of funded organizations, snapshots of programming that has been supported by Tacoma Creates funds in our first year, and a financial summary.
2020 Annual Reports
The Arts & Cultural Vitality Division publishes an annual report each year; read about Tacoma Creates pilot projects in the 2020 report linked below.
2019 Annual Reports
The Arts & Cultural Vitality Division publishes an annual report each year; read about Tacoma Creates pilot projects in the 2019 report linked below.
REPORTS 2019 ANNUAL REPORTS The Office of Arts & Cultural Vitality publishes an annual report each year; read about Tacoma Creates pilot projects in the 2019 report linked below. Data Collection Reports University of Washington – Tacoma professor Matt Kelley recently provided two reports on where cultural programming is held across Tacoma. You can view the data reports below.
Data Collection Reports
University of Washington – Tacoma professor Matt Kelley recently provided two reports on where cultural programming is held across Tacoma. You can view the data reports below.