Seven Days: Leahy Bill Would Give Artists Full Value for Donations

Seven Days: Leahy Bill Would Give Artists Full Value for Donations: "Leahy Bill Would Give Artists Full Value for Donations
ART (03.28.07)



SEN. PATRICK LEAHY

It’s been a grim decade for arts funding, between federal and state cuts to arts organizations and a precipitous dip in private philanthropic donations. In an era of heartrending disasters from tsunamis, earthquakes and hurricanes, giving money to artists and other traditional nonprofits has perhaps been considered secondary."