Business support to the arts totaled $3.16 billion in 2006 according to the tri-ennial national survey released by the Business Committee for the Arts, Inc. (BCA), a national nonprofit organization established in 1967 to bring business and the arts together. Titled The BCA Report: National Survey of Business Support to the Arts 2007, this survey revealed a 5% decline in support in comparison to the $3.32 billion business allocated to the arts in 2003.

To find more information about this survey (including a summary of major conclusions) and instructions on how to order, see the BCA’s website at www.bcainc.org. Executive summary is $10; full report is $125.