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United Arts Fund: History and Background
The UAF movement began in 1949, when civic leaders in Cincinnati, OH, and Louisville, KY, determined that community-wide campaigns, loosely based upon the United Way model, could raise substantially more money to provide ongoing operating support to their major arts institutions. Over the past 54 years, more than 100 communities across the country—both large and small—have established UAFs with more than 60 currently operating in the United States.
Largest United Arts Fund Campaigns During 2011
|
City |
United Arts Fund |
Campaign Revenue |
|
| 1 | Cincinnati, OH | ArtsWave |
$11,000,127
|
| 2 | Milwaukee, WI | United Performing Arts Fund |
$9,947,593
|
| 3 | Atlanta, GA | Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center |
$8,949,000
|
| 4 | Charlotte, NC | Arts & Science Council of Charlotte/Mecklenburg, Inc. |
$8,317,183
|
| 5 | Louisville, KY | Greater Louisville Fund for the Arts |
$7,350,000
|
| 6 | Orlando, FL | United Arts of Central Florida |
$4,682,237
|
| 7 | New York (LC) | Lincoln Center Consolidated Corporate Fund |
$4,470,000
|
|
8 |
Hartford, CT | Greater Hartford Arts Council |
$3,405,466
|
| 9 | White Plains, NY | ArtsWestchester |
$3,204,851
|
| 10 | Winston-Salem, NC | The Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County |
$3,108,630
|