H. Res. 1582 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
September 23, 2010. 
Whereas Americans for the Arts is the Nation’s leading non-
profit organization for advancing the arts and arts edu-
cation in the United States; 
Whereas celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2010, Americans 
for the Arts is dedicated to representing and serving local 
communities and creating opportunities for every person 
in the United States to participate in and appreciate all 
forms of the arts; 
Whereas Americans for the Arts was founded and chartered 
in 1960 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, by then-first 
board president George Irwin, Philip Hanes, Ralph 
Burgard, Arthur Gelber, Charles Mark, Keith Martin, 
Leslie White, and Edgar Young with the mission of en-
hancing public and private support for the nonprofit arts 
and serving local arts councils in United States; 
Whereas 
Americans 
for 
the 
Arts 
is 
now 
currently 
headquartered in Washington, DC, with offices in New 
York, Massachusetts, California, and Florida under the 
leadership of Americans for the Arts President and CEO 
Robert L. Lynch;
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Whereas Americans for the Arts played a key role in the for-
mation and establishment of the National Endowment for 
the Arts in 1965; 
Whereas Americans for the Arts has provided leadership and 
training to local public and nonprofit arts agencies 
through a national network consisting of Arts and Busi-
ness Councils, Business Committees for the Arts, State 
arts agencies, State arts advocacy organizations, and 
community-based cultural organizations across the coun-
try serving 5,000 local arts agencies and their commu-
nities; 
Whereas Americans for the Arts continues to produce 
groundbreaking research that is the industry standard 
for reliable and credible information on the size and eco-
nomic impact of the nonprofit arts industry through its 
series on ‘‘Arts and Economic Prosperity’’, which reports 
that approximately 100,000 nonprofit cultural organiza-
tions generate $166,200,000,000 in economic activity 
every year supporting 5,700,000 jobs and generating 
$29,600,000,000 in government revenue; 
Whereas Americans for the Arts produces annual events that 
heighten national visibility for the arts and arts edu-
cation, including Arts Advocacy Day in cooperation with 
the Congressional Arts Caucus in Washington, DC, and 
the Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy that 
has featured illustrious artists and policymakers with 
speakers such as Maya Angelou, Arthur Schlesinger, 
Leonard Garment, Wynton Marsalis, Representatives 
John Brademas and Barbara Jordan, Senator Alan K. 
Simpson, and Robert Redford, National Arts and Hu-
manities Month, and National professional and leadership
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development convenings annually for 50 consecutive 
years; and 
Whereas Americans for the Arts has been a leader in pro-
moting active participation in arts education both in and 
out-of-school through its professional development work 
and national visibility PSA campaigns, ‘‘The Arts. Ask 
for More’’: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives congratu-
lates and honors Americans for the Arts for its 50 years of 
service in advancing the arts and arts education in the 
United States. 
Attest: 
Clerk.