The Kimmel Center has an impressive list of board members, all with money to burn and a desire to dupport the arts. So shouldn’t the center’s finances be all too stable? Actually, it’s a lot more complicated than that: “Many of the Kimmel board members serve on other boards, which also tap them for time and money… No less than nine Kimmel board members are also members of the [Philadelphia Orchestra’s] board.” Philadelphia also is home to far fewer big corporations than some other major cities, limiting what the center can reap from that potential revenue stream.