National and Local Profiles of Cultural Support [1998-2001]

The Profiles Project derived its findings through a variety of research methods and analytical lenses, including the use and augmentation of a national database, a national sample mail survey, a set of local inventories and mail surveys, local elite interviews, and local case contextualization. The national survey of nonprofit arts organizations was conducted between February 27 and June 13, 2001 by the Center for Survey Research (CSR) at The Ohio State University. The universe of organizations was taken from a national database of IRS Form 990s, the Return Transaction File maintained by the National Center for Charitable Statistics at the Urban Institute. Out of a universe of 10,657 organizations, 3,830 were randomly selected and sent a mail survey. A total of 796 usable responses were received. Note: only organizations with budgets of $25,000 or more are obligated to file an IRS Form 990; therefore, organizations with smaller budgets are not represented in these data. A total of 275 semi-structured interviews were conducted with a sample of local government officials in ten communities between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2001. Most of the interviews were conducted in person, while some were conducted by phone. The local surveys of nonprofit arts organizations were conducted in the fall of 1999 through the spring of 2000 by the Center for Survey Research (CSR) at The Ohio State University. The core universe of organizations in each community was taken from a national database of IRS Form 990s, the Return Transaction File maintained by the National Center for Charitable Statistics at the Urban Institute. In each community, this core universe was expanded to reflect local definitions of nonprofit arts organizations, resulting in some variation in each community's survey universe. Mail surveys were sent to all organizations in the local universe. In Amery, a total of 7 usable questionnaires were received. In Cleveland, a total of 84 usable questionnaires were received. In Los Angeles, a total of 193 usable questionnaires were received. In Miami, a total of 82 usable questionnaires were received. In Montgomery County, a total of 114 usable questionnaires were received. In Nashville, a total of 46 usable questionnaires were received. In New Orleans, a total of 63 usable questionnaires were received. In Philadelphia, a total of 138 usable questionnaires were received. In Providence, a total of 43 usable questionnaires were received. In San Jose, a total of 51 usable questionnaires were received.

Profiles项目（The Profiles Project）的研究结论依托多元研究方法与多维度分析视角得出，涵盖国家级数据库的使用与拓展、全国性抽样邮寄调查、多套地方清单调研与邮寄调查、地方精英访谈以及地方案例情境化分析。
该项针对非营利艺术组织的全国性调查于2001年2月27日至6月13日，由俄亥俄州立大学调查研究中心（Center for Survey Research, CSR）开展。本次调查的组织抽样总体取自美国城市研究所（Urban Institute）慈善统计国家中心维护的IRS 990表返还交易文件（Return Transaction File）全国数据库。原始抽样框共计10657家组织，研究团队从中随机抽取3830家并邮寄调查问卷，最终回收有效问卷796份。注：仅预算达25000美元及以上的机构才有义务提交IRS 990表（IRS Form 990s），因此预算规模更小的机构未被纳入本数据集。
2000年1月1日至2001年12月31日期间，研究团队针对10个社区的地方政府官员样本开展了275场半结构化访谈，其中多数访谈采用面对面形式，其余则通过电话完成。
针对非营利艺术组织的地方调查于1999年秋季至2000年春季，由俄亥俄州立大学调查研究中心（CSR）开展。各社区的核心组织抽样总体同样取自上述IRS 990表返还交易文件全国数据库，随后研究团队结合各社区对非营利艺术组织的地方性定义对抽样总体进行扩充，使得不同社区的调查样本框存在一定差异。本次调查向地方样本框内的所有组织邮寄了调查问卷，各社区有效问卷回收情况如下：阿默里7份、克利夫兰84份、洛杉矶193份、迈阿密82份、蒙哥马利县114份、纳什维尔46份、新奥尔良63份、费城138份、普罗维登斯43份、圣何塞51份。