In the fiscal year 2023, running between October 1, 2022 and September 30, 2023, the Smithsonian Institution received federal appropriations, namely U.S. governmental funds, for roughly 1.1 billion U.S. dollars. The amount of funding increased in 2023 over the previous fiscal year, when federal appropriations amounted to about 1.06 billion U.S. dollars.
Federal appropriations to Smithsonian museums and institutions from 2003 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars)
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Smithsonian. (January 9, 2023). Federal appropriations to Smithsonian museums and institutions from 2003 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/192375/federal-funding-of-the-smithsonian/
Smithsonian. "Federal appropriations to Smithsonian museums and institutions from 2003 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192375/federal-funding-of-the-smithsonian/
Smithsonian. (2023). Federal appropriations to Smithsonian museums and institutions from 2003 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192375/federal-funding-of-the-smithsonian/
Smithsonian. "Federal Appropriations to Smithsonian Museums and Institutions from 2003 to 2023 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192375/federal-funding-of-the-smithsonian/
Smithsonian, Federal appropriations to Smithsonian museums and institutions from 2003 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192375/federal-funding-of-the-smithsonian/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Federal appropriations to Smithsonian museums and institutions from 2003 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Smithsonian, January 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/192375/federal-funding-of-the-smithsonian/