The Surprise Standard

City Budget Review

Arts, Culture & Library budget, year by year

Arts, Culture & Library spent $4.5M in fiscal year 2025, up 142% from $1.9M in 2023, according to records published by the City of Surprise.

Arts, Culture & Library spending, revenue and salaries by fiscal year
Fiscal yearSpendingRevenueSalaries
Fiscal year 2025$4.5M0.9% of city totalup 25% on the year before$305K$2.0M
Fiscal year 2024$3.6M1.1% of city totalup 94% on the year before$62K$1.9M
Fiscal year 2023$1.9M0.5% of city total$69.51$1.7M

Open a year for its spending by category, largest payments and salaries by division.

City labels these records unaudited. View the city's original records.