4Culture Doors Open Evaluation Planning

The Doors Open Ordinance passed by the King County Council at the end of 2023 imposes a one-tenth of one percent sales and use tax for seven years, raising an estimated $100 million annually to finance cultural access programs. This public investment in King County cultural health gives 4Culture increased resources for evaluation and assessment capacity at the same time it significantly raises the bar for accountability and measurement of program performance. Seva Workshop is supporting the 4Culture leadership team and an Evaluation Work Group in the development of the Doors Open Evaluation Framework and Plan to be included in the 2024 Annual Report. Our team is also helping integrate Doors Open into longer-term organizational evaluation planning, including the eventual development of an in-house evaluation team, and helping to implement parts of the Evalution Plan through providing data collection, analysis, reporting, and technical assistance.

Image credit: Sans façon. Monument to Rain. 2025. Seattle, WA. King County Public Art Collection. Rendering: El Dorado.