I've had tangential dealings with arts organizations based in San Francisco, and fundraising is pretty dire - donors are dying out, and despite the incredible a

I've had tangential dealings with arts organizations based in San Francisco, and fundraising is pretty dire - donors are dying out, and despite the incredible amount of wealth in the area, younger folks aren't filling the gap. It's kind of a cultural thing. The same people who'll pay thousands of dollars for VIP tents at Coachella aren't interested in things like NPR, new music, choral groups, independent theater, or art galleries. In Europe, this is less of an issue because there are much greater government-sponsored art initiatives, but that sort of thing's been destroyed in the US both nationally and on a state-by-state basis.