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Bakersfield arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits

There are 162arts, culture, and humanities organizations in the greater Bakersfieldmetro area. Combined, these Bakersfield metro arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsemploy 395 people, earn more than $20 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $36 million.
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Types of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Bakersfield

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Arts and culture promoting and producing organizations
45
$1,824,294
Performing arts organizations
38
$9,105,471
Museums
26
$6,480,492
Cultural and ethnic awareness organizations
21
$934,691
Historical societies and organizations
19
$294,601
Media production and publishing organizations
11
$2,106,575
History museums
10
$2,052,129
Arts education organizations
7
$84,325
Theaters
7
$578,595
Symphony orchestras
6
$1,169,477
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Job trends for Bakersfield arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
16
1-10
9
11-25
2
26-100
4
101 to 1,000
1
1,000+
0
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Sizes of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Bakersfield

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
47
$250k to $1M
12
$1M to $5M
5
$5M to $25M
0
$25M to $100M
0
$100M+
0
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Directory of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Bakersfield

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Kern Dance Alliance

Kern Dance Alliance promotes dance and the arts in California's Central Valleys through diverse programs, community engagement, and initiatives that enhance cultural appreciation.
Revenue
$4.0m
Assets
$478.7k
Employees
2
EIN
77-0437598
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Kern County Museum Foundation

Operational support for Kern County Museum through staffing, gathering funds and managing day-to-day operations, managing educational programs.
Revenue
$1.3m
Assets
$3.0m
Employees
27
EIN
77-0272697
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bakersfield Museum of Art

Art museum inspiring diverse audiences with exhibits, educational programs, community outreach, and special events in Bakersfield, CA.
Revenue
$1.1m
Assets
$2.7m
Employees
25
EIN
77-0125694
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The American General Media Foundation

The American General Media Foundation promotes the performing arts in New Mexico through classical music streaming and over-the-air FM radio.
Revenue
$779.8k
Assets
$2.4m
Employees
9
EIN
26-1295261
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Fox Theater Foundation

Restores and operates the historic Fox Theater in Bakersfield, CA for performing arts through contributions and grants.
Revenue
$1.7m
Assets
$1.7m
Employees
29
EIN
77-0306813
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bakersfield Music Theatre (BMT)

Bakersfield Music Theatre (BMT) was founded in 1969 by a group of educators and citizens interested in the performing arts. In 1974, it received non-profit status, and began operating as the Bakersfield Civic Light Opera at Harvey Auditorium.
Revenue
$904.1k
Assets
$313.0k
Employees
54
EIN
23-7351668
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Skyride Unlimited Incorporated

Skyride Unlimited provides commercial-free educational programming in Bakersfield, CA to advance educational programs and enhance values and mores.
Revenue
$1.1m
Assets
$630.7k
Employees
10
EIN
77-0303104
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra

Provide art and culture in the form of Symphony music to the county of kern. To develop an appreciation for the benefits classical music can have on a community.
Revenue
$897.6k
Assets
$485.5k
Employees
186
EIN
95-6001765
IRS type
501(c)(3)

California Living Museum Foundation

The California Living Museum Foundation forms to benefit California Living Museum, a native California plant and animal zoo and botanical garden. It develops programs to improve the museum.
Revenue
$992.3k
Assets
$2.1m
Employees
0
EIN
77-0420446
IRS type
501(c)(3)

China Lake Museum Foundation

The Museum and its associated educational activities will provide the history of the development of armament by the naval aviation community including the technological developments in the lineage of the organizations at China Lake naval air weapons stati....
Revenue
$951.6k
Assets
$2.8m
Employees
0
EIN
77-0340083
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Route 91 Kern County Victims Memorial

Route 91 Kern County Victims Memorial is a historical societies or organization in Bakersfield, CA that was founded in 2018.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
82-5250785
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Well Music and Arts Foundation

Well Music and Arts Foundation is a performing arts school in Tehachapi, CA that was founded in 2023.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
92-3959869
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Saxon Aerospace Group

Saxon Aerospace Group is a museum in Boron, CA that was founded in 2019.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
47-5212669
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Family Del Rio

Family Del Rio is a cultural or ethnic awareness organization in Bakersfield, CA that was founded in 2022.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
88-3504090
IRS type
501(c)(3)

African Association of Kern County

Provided educational supplies to school children; Reading and mentorship of school children. Cultural Education.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
80-0800053
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra Endowment Foundation

The Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra Endowment Foundation promotes musical awareness through the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra by assisting them to raise awareness to classical music.
Revenue
$191.4k
Assets
$2.7m
Employees
0
EIN
77-0329309
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Missing in Action Remembered

A Bakersfield-based organization raising awareness for the plight of missing in action United States veterans from World War II to present.
Revenue
$30.2k
Assets
$10.9k
Employees
N/A
EIN
83-1221367
IRS type
501(c)(3)

West Kern Oil Museum

West Kern Oil Museum preserves a historical monument and upgrades the Oil Museum to extend knowledge of early oil exploration and production to the population of Kern County. The museum is open to the public and located in Taft, CA.
Revenue
$233.3k
Assets
$1.2m
Employees
0
EIN
23-7366570
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Centro de Unidad Popular Benito Juarez (CUPBJ)

CUPBJ is an arts or culture promoting or producing organization in Bakersfield, CA that was founded in 2008.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
$0
Employees
N/A
EIN
26-0525829
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Dance Fitness Academy and Healing Arts

Dance Fitness Academy and Healing Arts is an arts or culture promoting or producing organization in Bakersfield, CA that was founded in 2021.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
85-3984280
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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This category corresponds to the "A00: Arts, Culture, and Humanities: General" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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