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53% -- share of organizations retaining 45pct or more of new donors for Arts & Culture organizations (2025)
53% of surveyed arts and culture organizations retained 45% or more of their new donors in 2025.
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53%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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Sample Size
89
Geography
US
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60
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30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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CCS Fundraising
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Tier A
https://www.ccsfundraising.com/insights/philanthropy-pulse-arts-culture/ ↗
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Arts & Culture Fundraising in Practice: Findings from 2026 Pulse Survey - CCS Fundraising
Audience growth slowed for many Arts & Culture organizations in 2025, but fundraising results remained strong. Revenue increased across much of the sector, even as attendance patterns shifted and subscriptions declined.
Of 618 organizations participating in the 2026 Philanthropy Pulse survey in late…
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CCS Fundraising 2026 Philanthropy Pulse survey
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IndustryArts & Culture
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Arts & Culture organizations: 53% share of organizations retaining 45pct or more of new donors. Source: CCS Fundraising (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/arts-culture-donor-retention-45pct-2025
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/arts-culture-donor-retention-45pct-2025" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>53%</strong> -- share of organizations retaining 45pct or more of new donors for Arts & Culture organizations<br><small>Source: CCS Fundraising (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/arts-culture-donor-retention-45pct-2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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