Arts and humanities councils
There are 1,519 arts councils in the United States. Combined, these arts councils employ 12,042 people, earn more than $1 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $2 billion.
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Job trends for Arts councils
| Employees per organization | Number of organizations |
|---|---|
| 0 | 157 |
| 1-10 | 428 |
| 11-25 | 132 |
| 26-100 | 87 |
| 101 to 1,000 | 17 |
| 1,000+ | 0 |
Key takeaways for employment stats:
- Employment in Arts councils is driven by large organizations like Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Bric Arts Media Bklyn, Festival of Arts of Laguna Beach, ArtsQuest, and Maui Arts & Cultural Center (MACC).
Sizes of arts councils
| Revenues per organization | Number of organizations |
|---|---|
| < $250k | 473 |
| $250k to $1M | 358 |
| $1M to $5M | 164 |
| $5M to $25M | 22 |
| $25M to $100M | 0 |
| $100M+ | 1 |
Key takeaways for revenue stats:
- Large organizations like Canada Council for the Arts, ArtsQuest, Bric Arts Media Bklyn, Arts and Science Council (ASC), and The Honeywell Foundation earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Arts councils.
- Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 23.3% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Arts councils with more than $100 million account for 24.0% of nonprofit earnings.
Directory of arts councils
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Stern Grove Festival Association
Revenue
$2.4m
Assets
$15.2m
Employees
81
EIN
94-6064356
IRS type
501(c)(3)
ArtsFund
Revenue
$5.2m
Assets
$5.0m
Employees
14
EIN
91-0839644
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Bric Arts Media Bklyn
Revenue
$16.4m
Assets
$22.0m
Employees
519
EIN
11-2547268
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County
Revenue
$6.1m
Assets
$1.0m
Employees
10
EIN
52-1086825
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Revenue
$12.3m
Assets
$18.4m
Employees
634
EIN
94-3042571
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Festival of Arts of Laguna Beach
Revenue
$10.4m
Assets
$26.2m
Employees
463
EIN
95-1964772
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA)
Revenue
$3.7m
Assets
$4.8m
Employees
16
EIN
13-2601303
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Glendale Arts
Revenue
$2.2m
Assets
$570.7k
Employees
70
EIN
95-4416336
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Revenue
$4.1m
Assets
$8.3m
Employees
28
EIN
23-7348782
IRS type
501(c)(3)
National Arts Strategies (NAS)
Revenue
$2.6m
Assets
$7.3m
Employees
9
EIN
13-3170827
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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This category corresponds to the "A26: Arts Council/Agency" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.