Economic impact of just 6 npos (Boston Globe)

This article in the Boston Globe reports that six cultural institutions in Framingham, a suburb of Boston, "generate nearly double their budgets in local spending annually, creating scores of jobs along the way." Combined, these arts and history centers, a public garden and library—spend about of $6.3 million annually create some 87 full-time equivalent jobs. And here is the most important element to the region's economic development - these organizations generate nearly double their own budgets annually—or $11.4 million—in local spending.