Boutique cinemas in San Francisco are turning to nonprofit status or support to raise revenue, reflecting an industry trend, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The city’s Roxie Theater became a nonprofit in 2008 and has been able to raise its operating budget by supplementing ticket sales with grants, benefit events, and a membership drive. Two other local cinemas, the Vogue and the Balboa, rely on the nonprofit San Francisco Neighborhood Theater Foundation for renovations and other major expenses.
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