The Asheville Art Museum where I work is a private 501c3 museum.  We =
receive grants from local, state, and federal agencies, but these are =
year to year, no guarantees, and generally for specific projects.  We =
are a non-profit under any criteria.  I think that there are a lot of =
museums in the US that are similar.  Depending upon ones definition of a =
museum, possibly more are not government agencies than are.

Frank Thomson
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"'I weep for you the Walrus said, I deeply sympathize.'
With sobs and tears he sorted out those of the larger size."
-Lewis Carroll
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From:   John Martinson[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent:   Sunday, May 26, 1996 10:31 AM
To:     Multiple recipients of list MUSEUM-L

Those on the line, how many of you are associated with
"a museum" that is not state, federal or government
supported with paid salary?  benefits? site or building,
etc.?  How many are really totally non-profit and on
their own in the naked jungle of "where's my funding
coming from next?"


John Martinson
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Work: Fort Walla Walla Museum
755 Myra Rd
Walla Walla, WA  99364
(509) 525-7703 (Work)

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