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Alabama arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits

There are 1,428 arts, culture, and humanities organizations in Alabama. Combined, these Alabamian arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits employ 2,482 people, earn more than $246 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $646 million.
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Types of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Alabama

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Performing arts organizations
 
361
 
$76,426,340
Historical societies and organizations
 
324
 
$22,939,981
Arts and culture promoting and producing organizations
 
320
 
$29,297,431
Museums
 
135
 
$50,480,585
Music festival and event organizations
 
94
 
$4,140,293
Cultural and ethnic awareness organizations
 
81
 
$5,167,492
Theaters
 
71
 
$31,676,837
History museums
 
65
 
$8,820,979
Arts education organizations
 
59
 
$7,981,578
Media production and publishing organizations
 
55
 
$17,368,465
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Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits by major Alabama cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Birmingham
 
390
 
$94,427,720
Huntsville
 
165
 
$28,965,703
Montgomery
 
143
 
$56,177,888
Mobile
 
135
 
$23,531,633
Tuscaloosa
 
75
 
$6,504,921
Daphne
 
57
 
$4,195,031
Dothan
 
52
 
$4,577,799
Florence, AL
 
45
 
$5,208,604
Auburn
 
43
 
$2,691,162
Gadsden
 
30
 
$2,293,888
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Job trends for Alabama arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
155
1-10
 
99
11-25
 
24
26-100
 
23
101 to 1,000
 
4
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Alabama

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
305
$250k to $1M
 
115
$1M to $5M
 
42
$5M to $25M
 
5
$25M to $100M
 
1
$100M+
 
0
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Directory of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Alabama

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1-20 of 1,428

Alabama Education Television Foundation Authority

Alabama Education Television Foundation funds Alabama Public Television, offering workshops for teachers and content from PBS.
Revenue
$9.2m
Assets
$15.1m
Employees
72
EIN
63-6050895
IRS type
501(c)(3)

McWane Science Center

McWane Science Center is a science museum and research archive located in downtown Birmingham, Alabama (United States).
Revenue
$7.6m
Assets
$12.4m
Employees
153
EIN
58-1933712
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Alabama Shakespeare Festival

Alabama Shakespeare Festival is a theater in Montgomery, AL whose mission is: Transformative theater productions and educational outreach in Montgomery, AL.
Revenue
$9.5m
Assets
$10.5m
Employees
222
EIN
63-0652734
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Alabama Symphonic Association

ASA provides classical and pops music performances and education programs in Alabama, focusing on diverse musical programming for the general public.
Revenue
$6.0m
Assets
$1.2m
Employees
81
EIN
63-1103036
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Red Mountain Theatre Company (RMTC)

Red Mountain Theatre Company (RMTC) is a non-profit professional theatre organization with an emphasis on musical theatre.
Revenue
$7.1m
Assets
$32.1m
Employees
64
EIN
58-1994417
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Invisible Histories

Invisible Histories Project preserves and researches LGBTQ history in the US South, focusing on community engagement and accessible collections in Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia.
Revenue
$2.3m
Assets
$2.1m
Employees
3
EIN
82-0777440
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Alabama Humanities Alliance

Alabama Humanities Alliance fosters learning and appreciation of people, culture and communities through programs such as Alabama History Day and Regrants.
Revenue
$2.2m
Assets
$1.9m
Employees
8
EIN
63-0787109
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Alabama Media Foundation

The Alabama Media Foundation informs Alabamians on public-interest issues through 1819 News via articles, updates, radio, podcasts, social media, and events.
Revenue
$2.3m
Assets
$556.6k
Employees
20
EIN
92-1307257
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Alabama Historic Irownworks Commission

To preserve and promote the history of the ironworks industry in Alabama and to operate two parks, which includes a historical museum.
Revenue
$3.0m
Assets
$4.7m
Employees
53
EIN
63-0587127
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

BCRI is a museum and education institute in Birmingham, AL that focuses on civil and human rights through exhibits and outreach programs.
Revenue
$4.8m
Assets
$1.7m
Employees
21
EIN
58-1892067
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Mobile Symphony

Mobile Symphony produces and promotes symphonic music, delivers music education programs throughout Alabama and the Gulf Coast region, and serves over 100,000 attendees through concerts, educational programs in schools, and seasonal family concerts.
Revenue
$2.2m
Assets
$1.5m
Employees
26
EIN
23-7070234
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Alabama Theatre

The Alabama Theatre for the Performing Arts hosts many live events, as well as films. Each year the Theatre hosts over 300 events attended by a half million Birmingham area citizens.
Revenue
$4.1m
Assets
$22.5m
Employees
12
EIN
63-0958984
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Mobile Museum of Art

The Museum's mission is to provide a place where people enrich their lives through interaction with the visual arts in thought-provoking and creative ways that nourish and delight the mind and spirit.
Revenue
$4.5m
Assets
$4.6m
Employees
0
EIN
63-1162561
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Huntsville Symphony Orchestra (HSO)

Long considered the region's premiere performing arts group, the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra has set the standard in North Alabama for artistic quality, community support and service through education.
Revenue
$2.7m
Assets
$1.1m
Employees
218
EIN
63-0463802
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The State of Alabama Ballet

To promote and foster the development of classical and contemporary ballet through high quality performances, dance education and community outreach.
Revenue
$2.2m
Assets
$3.1m
Employees
91
EIN
63-0813626
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bellingrath Gardens and Home Foundation

The Bellingrath Gardens and Home Foundation assists with the operation and supports Bellingrath Gardens and Home by building an endowment.
Revenue
$4.2m
Assets
$5.4m
Employees
162
EIN
20-1422131
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Broadway Theater League of Huntsville (BTL)

To provide professional live theatre for citizens of the Tennessee Valley area to complete a well-rounded educational and cultural program and to provide students of the Tennessee Valley area a special opportunity.
Revenue
$4.6m
Assets
$2.0m
Employees
9
EIN
63-0885711
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Museum Board of the City of Huntsville

Museum Board of the City of Huntsville is an art museum in Huntsville, AL whose mission is: Exhibitions and collections.
Revenue
$3.9m
Assets
$898.4k
Employees
78
EIN
63-0644957
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bma Support

Bma Support ignites the creativity, imagination, and liveliness of Birmingham by connecting its diverse community to the experience, meaning, and joy of art.
Revenue
$4.4m
Assets
$7.5m
Employees
62
EIN
92-3124725
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Arts Council D / B / Arts Arts Huntsville (TAC)

The Arts Council stimulates and supports community creativity and engagement by advancing the arts, entertainment and culture to enrich quality of life, education, and economic development in the greater Huntsville metropolitan region.
Revenue
$2.8m
Assets
$1.8m
Employees
10
EIN
63-0463507
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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