[…] $76.1 million to $72.3 million), which represents a decrease of 14% if FY 2009 expenditures are put into FY 2005 dollars 5. After speaking with cultural leaders, we tested if those trends that might predate the recession, indicating a systemic threat to the vitality of Columbus arts organizations. Using data provided by GCAC, we analyzed 10‐years of revenue data (which included data from 14 organizations in 1999 and 20 5 Ibid, p. ii ‐ iii Aggregate Earned Revenue $34,458,961 $35,546,438 $1,087,477 3.2% 0.3% Aggregate Ticket & Membership Revenue $17,512,177 $12,731,817($4,780,360) -27.3% -2.9% Aggregate Contributed Revenue $25,350,552 $40,079,905 $14,729,353 58.1% 4.3% Aggregate Sponsorships $669,698 $1,863,912 $1,194,214 178.3% 9.8% Aggregate Corporate Contributions $5,654,300 $5,938,047 $283,747 5.0% 0.4% Aggregate Foundation […]