Question 6

Response Rate 50%

                                      All  All     Small Emer-  Mino-  Rural
                              respondents  museums       ging   rity

NUMBER OF RESPONSES

Opened to public for first time        11       11    8    11      0       3
Formed a Board of Trustees or other
governing authority                    10       10    7    10      0       3
Developed bylaws, constitution or
charter                                14       14    8    14      0       4
Developed a statement of purpose       52       49   32    49      2      17
Received 501(C)(3) status from IRS     13       13    8    13      0       5

Developed a long-range plan            96       93   56    67      6      39
Started to raise operating funds       55       52   33    52      7      19
Started to raise capital funds         65       62   38    62      6      26
Established an endowment fund          45       44   29    44      2      16
Fundamentally revised its purpose      18       17   12    17      4       7

Significantly reduced its operations   28       26   15    15      6      11
Appointed first staff member
(paid or not)                          15       14   12    14      1       5
Appointed first staff member whose job is
curatorial or educational duties only  33       30   19    30      4      11