Philanthropy: Encouraging arts philanthropy: selected resources
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D'Art Report: Encouraging arts philanthropy: selected resources
D'Art Topics in Arts Policy no.7, February 2003
IFACCA and the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Australia
This report presents the interim results from IFACCA’s seventh D'Art question on how governments encourage greater philanthropy for the charitable sector through enhanced income tax provisions. Due to staff changes, the original requestor was unable to complete a full report. The IFACCA secretariat released an interim report for anyone who is looking for a quick reference resource on this nebulous topic. The interim report is divided into two main parts:
(1) Online resources – URL addresses for useful websites sorted by country/region, and
(2) selected references – a list of useful publications (post 1990).
This is an interim report that provides preliminary references.
Publications
An arts guide to philanthropic gifts and tax: the dry stuff
This guide will help not-for-profit cultural organisations and individual artists understand the formalities associated with receiving philanthropic gifts. This is your one-stop-shop for tax and legal information about philanthropic fundraising. more >
Philanthropy and the Arts
Philanthropy and the Arts. An overview of recent developments in philanthropy with particular reference to Philanthropy and the Arts in Northern Ireland. This report was commissioned by Arts & Business Northern Ireland more >
The Arts and Business Tax Guide
A website guide on tax concessions in the United Kingdom to encourage individual and business support to the arts. more >
Private giving for the public good
Leaders of Britain’s major cultural institutions have come together to launch a manifesto to encourage a culture of giving to the arts and heritage. more >
Thematic File on Tax Incentives
A 'thematic file' on culture and tax incentives has resources from a number of countries and an excellent bibliography. more >
A report on 21st-century philanthropy and on the role of trusts and foundations in supporting the arts in the United Kingdom
Explores support to the arts by independent grant-making trusts and foundations in the UK . more >
A Segmentation Model for Donors
Outcome of a two-year study of the values and motivations driving performing arts donations. more >
Sponsorship and Taxes
The Budapest Observatory website has a page dedicated to sponsorship and taxes in the cultural sector from a European perspective. more >
Corporate funding of the arts in a turbulent environment
Identifies a distinctive logic of company support and government support for nonprofit organizations, drawing implications for long-term development strategies by nonprofits. more >
Tax Concessions
John O'Hagan's succinct backgrounder to arts tax concessions: from in Ruth Towse’s edited 'A Handbook of Cultural Economics', which has generously been made available online.
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Tax incentives for private support to culture
Looks at the various regimes of tax relief/incentive which accompany private financial support to culture in Europe. more >
Taxes and Charities: An International Comparison
This paper examines how other countries have adjusted their definition of charitable status, highlights the best mechanisms being used by other countries to ensure that qualified charitable organizations have access to the tax system for fundraising and other purposes, and evaluates the comparative costs and benefits of alternative approaches to restructuring the tax system. more >
News
Creative accounting
Fierce competition for the philanthropic dollar has forced artistic companies to come up with new ways of attracting money. more >
Philanthropy for the Arts
As the effects of the recession continue to be felt by New Zealand's cultural community, the spotlight is on what role philanthropic giving can have in supporting arts organisations. more >
Arts Council conference on effective philanthropy and corporate fundraising for funded organisations
The Arts Council is holding a conference on Monday 19 April in the National Gallery, for its funded organisations, on recessionary management and how effective philanthropy and corporate fundraising can help grow non-statutory income. more >
Review to improve arts philanthropy
A taskforce consisting of several of New Zealand's most high-profile supporters of the arts will investigate ways to improve levels of philanthropic giving in New Zealand, Minister of Arts Culture and Heritage Chris Finlayson announced today. more >
More private funding needed for Vietnam’s arts
Vietnam’s government should encourage independent sponsors to support the country’s art rather than relying on funding from state-owned agencies. more >
Patron of heritage awards 2008 celebrates record philanthropic donations worth S$110 million
The Patron of Heritage Awards celebrates a record year in heritage philanthropy. Now in its third year, the prestigious national accolade by the National Heritage Board (NHB) recognises S$110 million of donations and loans contributed to heritage causes islandwide in 2008 – the highest sum received within a year. more >
Levels of giving and sponsorship to cultural organisations
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage is undertaking research on the levels of income derived by cultural organisations in New Zealand, from gifts, grants and other charitable and sponsorship sources. more >
Manager – East Region - Arts and Business
Arts and Business is seeking a Manager, East Region. The post holder will grow Arts & Business’ profile, client base and influence in the region. more >
A portrait of art as a tax deduction
A federal crackdown on deductions for so-called fractional gifts of art has crimped donations of valuable collections. more >
Tories' US-style philanthropy plan for the arts
In his first big speech since becoming shadow culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt will tonight outline the Conservatives' arts policy, saying that the Labour party, despite its self-projection as the natural party of the arts, has become "the party of arts bureaucracy". more >
Arts funding plan to reward donors
Plans to give gongs to philanthropists, as part of a broader shake-up in arts funding, will be set out by Jeremy Hunt, the shadow culture secretary. more >
Arts eyes generous donors
A plan to encourage more philanthropy as a source of funding for the arts is being prepared by the Arts Council. It has asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism Martin Cullen for his assistance in developing such a culture. more >
Philanthropy underutilised source of funding - Arts Council
Philanthropy is an underutilised source of funding for the arts, and the new Ireland should expect and encourage those who have prospered most to give back to national life, the Arts Council has said. more >
Cultural leaders call for increase in private giving for the public good
Leaders of Britain’s major cultural institutions have come together to launch a new manifesto, Private Giving for the Public Good, opening a nationwide campaign to encourage a culture of giving to the arts and heritage. more >
Public subsidy for cultural events and the formation of audiences
Arturo Navarro Ceardi argues for the need to include private funding in the Ley de Donaciones (Donation Law) that outlines the tax deductions for which a private company can apply when it supports a cultural or artistic event. more >
El subsidio público de espectáculos culturales y la construcción de públicos
A la columna “La misión que nos deja Morricone”, de Arturo Navarro, sobre la necesidad de cambiar la Ley de Donaciones de Chile para que incluya el principio de financiamiento cultural mixto (público y privado), responde Jorge Orlando Melo, ex director de la Biblioteca Luís Ángel Arango del Banco de la República de Colombia, con una alternativa que surge de su experiencia en el contexto colombiano. more >
Library books donated to Namibia
The Luxembourg Agency for Development Cooperation (LUX Development), donated library books, computers, electronic equipment and library furniture to the Ministry of Education, Namibia...more >
Minister seeks rise in arts sponsorship
Arts minister Seamus Brennan is aiming to treble corporate and business sponsorship of the arts. more >
Tax efficient giving guide targets arts supporters
An online guide has been launched on the tax implications for both donors and beneficiaries of charitable giving to help donors give as tax-efficiently as possible. (free registration required to view) more >
The art of giving
Donations worth $15 million to three competing galleries were announced last week. more >
Philanthropists keeping the arts in business
Individual donors have become increasingly important to the survival of Australian performing arts companies. New figures show growth in private philanthropy last year outstripped corporate sponsorship for the second year in a row. more >
Urban Institute Releases Study On Effective Philanthropy
A new study from the Urban Institute finds that many grantmaking foundations are not engaging in practices that, according to their own standards, are important for effectiveness and that attitudes on performance vary greatly across the field. more >
Encouraging Arts Philanthropy
IFACCA has released an interim report on its D'Art query number 7, about ways to encourage arts philanthropy through tax provisions. The interim report, which lists online resources and selected publications, should be a good starting point for anyone wanting to research this extremely important subject themselves. The D'Art query generated much interest, and the IFACCA Secretariat will be keeping a 'watching brief' on the topic. So if you can suggest any further resources, or would just like to comment, please don't hesitate to contact us at ifacca@ozco.gov.au. Download the Report by clicking Here. more >
Update: Philanthropy and the arts
Our D'Art research question about philanthropy and the arts has generated a great deal of interest and we expect many of you will be looking forward to the results! IFACCA and Australia's Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DoCITA) (who asked the question) wish to thank all those who took the time to provide information. DoCITA is working on the analysis of the responses and we hope to be able to circulate it soon. more >
CAN YOU HELP?: TAX PROVISIONS FOR ARTS PHILANTHROPY
IFACCA's latest D'Art question (number 7) is from the Taxation and Cultural Statistics Section of Australia's Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts. They seek information on the income tax mechanisms used by other countries to encourage philanthropic giving to the arts. We have already received valuable responses from Professor Mark Schuster and the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport and will publish an overview of replies in August. http://www.ifacca.org/en/files/dart7.pdf. more >
Events
Public and private involvement in financing
On October the 5th and 6th 2007, the Boekman Foundation organises a round table in cooperation with the Erasmus University Rotterdam. more >
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