In connection to being a main driver of societal wellbeing, arts and culture philanthropy is pertinent in economic growth to create a prosperous community. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the arts and culture nonprofit industry accounts for about 0.87 percent of the entire U.S. workforce. While this may seem to be an insignificant percentage, put in perspective in comparison to other common careers, the percentage is quite significant. According to the same collection of data from the U.S. Department of Labor, police officers represent 0.51 percent of the U.S. workforce and farmers represent 0.32 percent, meaning art philanthropy accounts for more of the U.S. workforce than police officers and farmers combined (Middleton).  Clearly, arts philanthropy brings a lot of jobs to the workforce, overall leading to a stronger community where more individuals can make money to support themselves. Additionally, arts and culture related areas contribute greatly to the money the U.S. economy receives. In 2017 the Bureau of Economic Analysis and National Endowment for the Arts determined that art had contributed 877.8 billion dollars to the United States economy. This comes out to about 4.5% of the US gross domestic product for that year (During Economic Highs and Lows). In the same year of 2017, over 5 million wage‐and‐salary workers were employed in the arts and cultural sector, earning a total of $405 billion.