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Boston arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits

There are 3,269 arts, culture, and humanities organizations in the greater Boston metro area, including the cities of Boston, Cambridge, Framingham, Newton, and Waltham. Combined, these Boston metro arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits employ 21,755 people, earn more than $2 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $9 billion.
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Types of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Boston

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Performing arts organizations
 
1,007
 
$550,120,252
Arts and culture promoting and producing organizations
 
804
 
$156,608,094
Historical societies and organizations
 
408
 
$167,898,341
Cultural and ethnic awareness organizations
 
334
 
$84,165,219
Media production and publishing organizations
 
300
 
$791,434,714
Music festival and event organizations
 
258
 
$83,862,373
Theaters
 
192
 
$85,409,138
Museums
 
182
 
$578,074,851
Arts education organizations
 
132
 
$28,282,755
Arts, culture, and humanities professional societies
 
115
 
$33,238,636
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Job trends for Boston arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
371
1-10
 
344
11-25
 
110
26-100
 
104
101 to 1,000
 
44
1,000+
 
1
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Sizes of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Boston

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
1,125
$250k to $1M
 
360
$1M to $5M
 
168
$5M to $25M
 
47
$25M to $100M
 
8
$100M+
 
5
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Directory of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Boston

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1-20 of 3,269

Museum of Science

We believe that everyone has a role to play in the world of science and technology - as learners, as future scientists or engineers, as citizens of our nation, as community leaders and members of the workforce, as consumers, and as stewards of our planet.
Revenue
$211.9m
Assets
$512.8m
Employees
525
EIN
04-2103916
IRS type
501(c)(3)

WGBH Educational Foundation

The WGBH Educational Foundation creates inspiring media content, engages audiences through diverse programs, and supports equitable learning for children and youth.
Revenue
$225.0m
Assets
$928.3m
Employees
1,379
EIN
04-2104397
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Repertory Theatre (ART)

A.R.T. actively engages more than 10,000 community members and local students annually in project-based partnerships and workshops.
Revenue
$25.9m
Assets
$32.3m
Employees
221
EIN
04-2665867
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Handel and Haydn Society (H+H)

Handel and Haydn Society is dedicated to performing Baroque and Classical music at the highest level of artistic excellence.
Revenue
$10.4m
Assets
$41.2m
Employees
249
EIN
04-2126598
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Holocaust Legacy Foundation

Holocaust Legacy Foundation supports organizations to preserve the memory and lessons of the Holocaust, while building its own museum.
Revenue
$30.2m
Assets
$44.1m
Employees
4
EIN
83-4670212
IRS type
501(c)(3)

USS Constitution Museum

We seek to create a positive, memorable experience for both children and adults by inspiring within them a love for the freedom that Constitution symbolizes.
Revenue
$5.2m
Assets
$14.8m
Employees
41
EIN
04-2505888
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Boston Children's Museum

Boston Children's Museum is a children's museum in Boston, Massachusetts, dedicated to the education of children.
Revenue
$11.9m
Assets
$64.9m
Employees
153
EIN
04-2103993
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Northeast Document Conservation Center

Northeast Document Conservation Center conserves paper-based collections and offers digital imaging, preservation training, and consultation services for libraries and museums.
Revenue
$6.6m
Assets
$15.0m
Employees
56
EIN
23-7349330
IRS type
501(c)(3)

New Hampshire Public Broadcasting (NHPBS)

New Hampshire Public Television, New Hampshire's only statewide locally owned and operated television network, engages minds, connects communities, and celebrates New Hampshire with programs that entertain, educate and enrich.
Revenue
$6.4m
Assets
$10.3m
Employees
43
EIN
94-3443883
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum houses an art collection of world importance, including significant examples of European, Asian, and American art, from paintings and sculpture to tapestries and decorative arts.
Revenue
$22.3m
Assets
$331.6m
Employees
286
EIN
04-2104334
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning

Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning partners with clients to create world-class leadership development solutions for managers at all levels in global organizations and governments.
Revenue
$317.0m
Assets
$191.3m
Employees
568
EIN
04-3177990
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Archaeological Institute of America

AIA promotes understanding of human past, supports archaeologists with scholarships/grants, and sponsors national lectures for societies. Located in Boston, MA.
Revenue
$6.5m
Assets
$18.6m
Employees
27
EIN
13-5669180
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Wang Theatre

Wang Theatre is a performance arts venue in Boston, MA, which presents music, broadway, opera, dance, and comedy to the general public. The venue's mission is to provide arts programming to the public while preserving the theatre itself.
Revenue
$32.8m
Assets
$19.9m
Employees
388
EIN
04-3317597
IRS type
501(c)(3)

MIT Technology Review

The mission of MIT Technology Review is to bring about better-informed and more conscious decisions about technology through authoritative, influential, and trustworthy journalism.
Revenue
$22.3m
Assets
$6.5m
Employees
69
EIN
95-4893200
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Tremont Theatre

CPCS is dedicated to providing broad-based, popular entertainment & arts education programming at the Wang, Shubert, Emerson Colonial Theatres & Boston community.
Revenue
$5.7m
Assets
$6.2m
Employees
271
EIN
04-3317590
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Peabody Essex Museum

Peabody Essex Museum presents diverse art and cultural exhibitions, fostering creativity and community engagement while exploring the interconnectedness of humanity and the natural world.
Revenue
$20.0m
Assets
$826.0m
Employees
259
EIN
04-3157815
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Boston Arts Academy Foundation

The Boston Arts Academy Foundation raises funds to support Boston's only public high school for the arts, providing innovative curricula and daily art classes.
Revenue
$6.5m
Assets
$13.4m
Employees
15
EIN
04-3454898
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Groton Hill Music (IHM)

Since 1985, Indian Hill Music has filled a growing need for high-quality music education and professional performances in the 40-town region of the Nashoba and Merrimack Valleys.
Revenue
$30.9m
Assets
$244.8m
Employees
158
EIN
04-2867945
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Embrace Boston

Embrace Boston cultivates belonging through arts, culture, and storytelling, empowering communities and amplifying untold narratives for enduring change.
Revenue
$7.7m
Assets
$5.9m
Employees
0
EIN
88-1392629
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Longyear Foundation

Longyear Museum is an independent historical museum dedicated to advancing the understanding of the life and work of Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer, Founder, and Leader of Christian Science.
Revenue
$5.1m
Assets
$85.7m
Employees
47
EIN
04-2203829
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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