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Potential impact on funding if free programming is reduced
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Commissioner Cumbo briefly addresses the potential impact on funding if cultural institutions significantly reduce their free programming.
- At a certain point, reduction in free programming could affect an institution's funding
- If an organization were to eliminate all free programming and accessibility, it could jeopardize its relationship with the City of New York as a CIG member
- The discussion emphasizes the importance of maintaining a balance between financial sustainability and public accessibility
Laurie Cumbo
0:38:12
At a certain point, it would be.
Carmen N. De La Rosa
0:38:13
It would be.
Laurie Cumbo
0:38:14
At a certain point, if an if an organization you know, we we've operated more so from a policy standpoint.
0:38:21
And so if an organization were to start to make decisions to say, we provide no free programming.
0:38:28
We provide no accessibility.
0:38:29
School groups, those sorts of things are gonna have to pay general admission costs.
0:38:34
Like, if it started to operate as a for profit entity, then we would have to seriously consider our relationship as a cultural institution group with the City Of New York.