Good question Eric. I guess I should have remembered the old saying: "please put brain in gear before engaging mouth" What I mean is: should this institution with an annual budget of over $500,000 lose its government funding, it would be no big deal. In other words, a place that is not dependant on these funds for its everyday operation. Robert In article <[log in to unmask]>, Eric Siegel <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Bob, do you mean *no* government money at all, or no regular > tie to the govt teat? There are lots of museums that I can > think of in NYC that get occasional NEA/NEH grants, but have > no ongoing source of government support. The Sonora Museum > has gotten funding from NSF and NEH as well, I'm pretty > sure. > > Eric Siegel > [log in to unmask] -- Robert O. Dahl <[log in to unmask]> URL: http://www.indirect.com/user/ottar/