What does it mean to be the largest community arts campaign in the country?  $12,250,000 in community contributions is a big number, but it doesn’t capture the full scope of our region’s amazing commitment to the arts.  Here are a few more impressive numbers from the 2015 campaign:


456 Companies Made Corporate Gifts and/or Ran Workplace Campaigns
  67 of those were new companies
  More than $145,000 in new contributions from small and mid-size businesses

2,500 new gifts at $75 ArtsPass level, thanks in part to a new incentive of Cincinnati Reds tickets

7,660 new donors and an estimated 40,000 total donors

12,000 attendees at Macy’s Arts Sampler weekend

2,200 tickets sold to April Cincinnati Reds games, with $5 per ticket going to ArtsWave

$40,000 raised at ArtsWave’s CincySings event, hosted by Drew Lachey

93 singers participating in CincySings

4,000 Young Professional donors (under 40) contributing more than $600,000

More than 1,000 Leadership Donors (giving more than $1,500 each)

172 new leadership donors

More than 300 Women’s Leadership Roundtable members

More than 1,000 employee campaign coordinator volunteers

More than 100 arts and community organizations supported by the campaign

More than 250 people showed us their “ArtsWave” on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram


All of this adds up to a more connected and vibrant region. Thank you for helping us exceed our 2015 goal and for keeping Cincinnati at the top of the list for community support for the arts.