When Congress first authorized the Kennedy Center in 1958, it was with the premise the facility would be self-sustaining and privately funded. It didn’t happen.
Since 2016, the Center has pulled in $270 million in federal funds. During this period, its president, Deborah Rutter, made $5.1 million. Our auditors at OpenTheBooks.com quantified these financial numbers from the Center’s IRS disclosures and conversations with their spokesperson.
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