The Massachusetts Cultural Data Project (CDP), a powerful online financial management and reporting tool for arts and cultural organizations, has entered its second year and over 400 organizations are already participating.

The Cultural Data Project provides cultural organizations with an array of tools to understand, analyze and report on their own financial situation. It makes it easy for organizations to benchmark and compare their own information with aggregate records from other cultural organizations throughout Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Illinois, California, Pennsylvania and Maryland! It continues to help all of us in the nonprofit cultural community to make our case—to board members, potential donors, advocates, and policy-makers—to invest in our sector.

Best of all, the CDP is provided to all nonprofit cultural organizations in Massachusetts at no cost to participating organizations. The Massachusetts CDP is sponsored by a statewide partnership of public and private funders, including the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC), the Barr Foundation, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, and The Boston Foundation. Additional support is provided by the Greater Worcester Community Foundation.

Participation in the CDP is required of all Partners and Colleagues in the MCC's Cultural Investment Portfolio. CDP data must be entered by June 30 of each year.

Get started by visiting the Massachusetts CDP website today.

Questions? Contact the Massachusetts CDP Help Desk at 877-MASSCDP, 877-627-7237 or help@massculturaldata.org