3. Organizational Setup

Discover insights into staff composition, leadership structures, benefits offered, and challenges faced by staff members. 

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Key Findings

Latinx/é arts and culture organizations mobilize a large and diverse human workforce, driven primarily by volunteers and board leadership. Across missions and disciplines, most organizations operate with limited full-time staff and rely heavily on volunteers for staffing support.

Key Findings

Latinx/é arts and culture organizations are largely comprised of Latinx/é individuals: 78% of staff within each staffing category identified as Latinx/é, whereas 88% of full-time staff and 82% of part-time staff identified as Latinx/é.

Key Findings

A substantial portion of Latinx/é arts and culture organizations are led by Latinx/é leaders, reflecting strong representation within the field.

Key Findings

Latinx/é arts and culture organizations tend to prioritize flexibility and basic paid time off benefits for full-time employees.

Key Findings

The data show that staffing challenges are widespread, structural, and persistent across budgets and disciplines, shaping how organizations operate and grow.

3.3 Organization Benefits

Latinx/é arts and culture organizations with larger budget sizes offer more full-time employee benefits.  

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Latinx/é arts and culture organizations tend to prioritize flexibility and basic paid time off benefits for full-time employees.

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Data Summary

  • 30.1% of all organizations stated they provide health insurance to full-time employees.
  • 22.4% of all organizations shared they provide dental insurance to full-time employees.
  • 19.2% of all organizations stated they provide vision insurance to full-time employees.
  • 12.7% of all organizations stated they provide a retirement plan to full-time employees.
  • 19.7% of all organizations responded that they provide life insurance to full-time employees.
  • 43.0% of all organizations shared they provide disability insurance to full-time employees.
  • 41.5% of all organizations stated they provide paid time off to full-time employees.
  • 27.9% of all organizations reported they provide sick leave to full-time employees.
  • 11.2% of all organizations shared they provide family leave to full-time employees.
  • 15.9% of all organizations stated they provide professional development opportunities to full-time employees.
  • 57.7% of all organizations shared they offer a flexible schedule to full-time employees.

Successes

  • 36.4% of organizations offer paid time off to full-time staff.

Opportunities

  • Provide funding to strengthen Latinx/é organizations that will enable them to build stable, healthy workforces through access to core benefits such as medical coverage, retirement plans, and paid leave.

Challenges

  • 46.4% of organizations do not offer any benefits to part-time staff.

Health Insurance

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Dental Insurance

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Vision Insurance

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Retirement Plan

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Life Insurance

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Disability Insurance

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Paid Time Off

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Sick Leave

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Family Leave

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Professional Development

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Flexible Schedule

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Artistic Disciplines

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Primary Activity

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Image Credits

  • Image #1: CONTRA-TIEMPO, 2017 NALAC Fund for the Arts Organization Project Grantee
  • Image #2: Juan Hernandez, 2023 NALAC Fund for the Arts Grantee
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