1. Landscape

Take a closer look at the breadth, depth, and creativity that shape the Latinx/é arts and culture ecosystem. Learn more about these organizations' primary activities and creative services, artistic disciplines and practices, geographic locations, and organizational structures.

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Key Findings

Latinx/é arts and culture organizations most commonly identified their primary activity as Artistic Production (21%) or Performance/Presenting (21%), underscoring a strong emphasis on creating and showcasing creative work.

Key Findings

A substantial share of organizations also occupied field-support roles: Arts Services Organizations (17%) and Arts Training/Education/Professional Development (13%).

Key Findings

Mid-sized clusters of Latinx/é arts and culture organizations appear in Puerto Rico, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. Smaller concentrations are spread across the Southwest in Arizona and Colorado.

Key Findings

Most Latinx/é arts and culture organizations (68%) reported operating as incorporated 501(c)(3) nonprofits.

Among those that reported not operating as a 501(c)(3), Visual Arts organizations were most likely (53.8%) to operate as limited liability companies (LLCs), while Performing Arts organizations were most likely (51.5%) to operate under fiscal sponsorship.

1.3 Geography and Areas Served

Latinx/é arts and culture organizations are geographically widespread across the U.S., including Puerto Rico. The top three states represented among respondents were California (17.6%), Texas (14.9%), and New York (14.6%).

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Data Summary

The most represented states for all Latinx/é arts and culture organizations are California (65), Texas (55), and New York (54).
While rooted in local communities, most organizations reported their reach is more extensive. For the selected primary activity all, Latinx/é arts and culture organizations stated that they actively provide programs at the Local levels.

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76.3% of organizations reported having an office or facility located within at least one of the communities they serve.
85.3% of organizations reported providing programs locally.

Organization Locations

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Where are Programs Provided?

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Image Credits

Image #1: Ramon Ramos Alayo, 2024 NALAC Fund for the Arts Grantee
Image #2: Nuclear Meltdown, 2017 NALAC Fund for the Arts San Antonio Artist Grantee

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