I would be interested in this information also.  I am not aware of any but
we could put together some imformation from the users of this list of they
would all answer a simple questionaire and reply back to you or me with the
respones. We could also retain the email address of those participating and
share the results with them.  I guess that the real question is "Is this
forum respresentative of all Museums/"


Ann Rybon
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Date: Thursday, September 23, 1999 4:55 PM
Subject: Museum Endowments


>Greetings -
>
>I was in a meeting today with a reviewer for an endowment grant request.
>The question was posed as to how our museum's endowment compared to
>others of our size. Also asked about endowment in relationship to
>operating budget.
>
>I have not come across comparative numbers like this before, but it
>seems like a vary worthwhile piece of information.
>
>I'm looking for benchmarks. Is there a publication or a study on this
>topic?
>
>AAM Bookstore had nothing on-line. I'm waiting on a call back from two
>other source,s but I thought I'd post to the list in search of info as
>well.
>
>Thanks,
>
>
>Robb Hyde
>Marketing/Development Manager
>Canton Museum of Art
>
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