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Chicago arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits

There are 3,692arts, culture, and humanities organizations in the greater Chicagometro area, including the cities of Chicago, Bolingbrook, Des Plaines, Elgin, Evanston, Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Schaumburg, Skokie, and Gary within the states of Illinois and Indiana. Combined, these Chicago metro arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsemploy 61,010 people, earn more than $2 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $8 billion.
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Types of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Chicago

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Performing arts organizations
1,303
$648,091,596
Arts and culture promoting and producing organizations
994
$202,137,383
Cultural and ethnic awareness organizations
426
$69,968,720
Theaters
360
$145,354,509
Historical societies and organizations
314
$342,210,784
Music festival and event organizations
279
$77,533,028
Media production and publishing organizations
231
$198,660,621
Museums
193
$818,432,265
Arts education organizations
171
$68,586,023
Dance organizations
170
$33,674,382
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Job trends for Chicago arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
385
1-10
286
11-25
109
26-100
73
101 to 1,000
43
1,000+
2
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Sizes of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Chicago

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
1,096
$250k to $1M
306
$1M to $5M
138
$5M to $25M
40
$25M to $100M
10
$100M+
3
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Directory of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Chicago

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Art Institute of Chicago (AIC)

The Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) is an encyclopedic art museum located in Chicago's Grant Park. It features a collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art in its permanent collection.
Revenue
$414.9m
Assets
$1.8b
Employees
3,261
EIN
36-2167725
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Obama Foundation

The Obama Foundation is a historical societies or organization in Chicago, IL whose mission is: Obama Foundation's mission is to inspire and empower people to change their world.
Revenue
$309.3m
Assets
$945.0m
Employees
251
EIN
46-4950751
IRS type
501(c)(3)

GiGi's Playhouse

To change the way the world views Down syndrome through national campaigns, educational programs, and by empowering individuals with Down syndrome, their families and the community.
Revenue
$6.3m
Assets
$5.8m
Employees
51
EIN
20-0058563
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Window To the World Communications (WTTW)

Window To the World Communications (WTTW) is Chicago's premier public media organization committed to creating and presenting unique content for television and digital media.
Revenue
$49.2m
Assets
$84.7m
Employees
354
EIN
36-2246703
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Chicago Symphony Orchestra enriches lives through music and education. Presented 38 weeks of concerts during the 2021/22 season. Prestigious training program: Civic Orchestra of Chicago.
Revenue
$102.4m
Assets
$530.9m
Employees
785
EIN
36-2167823
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Chicago Public Media

Chicago Public Media serves the public interest by creating and delivering diverse compelling content that informs, inspires, enriches and entertains. Through a broad range of media platforms, they connect diverse audiences in their service area & beyond.
Revenue
$38.7m
Assets
$105.5m
Employees
210
EIN
36-3687394
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Old Town School of Folk Music

Founded in 1957, the Old Town School of Folk Music provides a wide range of music, dance, theater, and visual arts courses to people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds.
Revenue
$14.4m
Assets
$26.8m
Employees
355
EIN
36-2373635
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National Public Housing Museum (NPHM)

The National Public Housing Museum is the first cultural institution in the United States dedicated to interpreting the American experience in public housing.
Revenue
$10.2m
Assets
$13.3m
Employees
12
EIN
51-0649843
IRS type
501(c)(3)

United States Artists

United States Artists (USA) is a grant-making, artist-advocacy organization dedicated to supporting America's finest artists working across diverse disciplines. To invest in America's finest artists and illuminate the value of artists to society.
Revenue
$16.1m
Assets
$50.7m
Employees
21
EIN
22-3903993
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (HSDC)

The mission of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is to bring artists, art, and audiences together to enrich, engage, educate, and change lives through the experience of dance.
Revenue
$6.1m
Assets
$12.6m
Employees
66
EIN
36-2950283
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Adler Planetarium

The Adler Planetarium ('Adler') is a not-for-profit cultural institution whose mission is to connect people to The universe and each other under The sky we all share. It aspires to be The world's premier center for engaging in astronomy and space science.....
Revenue
$18.8m
Assets
$67.1m
Employees
185
EIN
36-6210902
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Harris Theater for Music and Dance

The Harris Theater is also dedicated to presenting internationally acclaimed music and dance organizations to enhance its reputation as well as to help build audiences for the Theater's resident companies.
Revenue
$8.7m
Assets
$59.4m
Employees
198
EIN
36-3930153
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Frank Lloyd Wright Trust

The mission of the Trust is to engage, educate and inspire the public through architecture, design and the legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright, and to preserve the Trust's historic sites and collections.
Revenue
$5.6m
Assets
$8.3m
Employees
68
EIN
23-7414937
IRS type
501(c)(3)

DuPage Children's Museum (DCM)

DuPage Children's Museum's mission is to stimulate curiosity, creativity, thinking and problem solving in young children through self-directed, open-ended experiences; integration of the arts, science and math; the child-adult learning partnership.
Revenue
$5.2m
Assets
$4.7m
Employees
79
EIN
36-3565001
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Theological Library Association

Atla fosters study of theology & religion by developing libraries and librarianship, creating databases, providing professional development & collaborative projects.
Revenue
$7.7m
Assets
$18.3m
Employees
50
EIN
74-1473899
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Chicago History Museum (CHM)

Chicago History Museum continues to share the stories of the city and its people through exhibitions, programs, publications, and digital media. Thousands of school groups from Chicago and the surrounding area visit annually.
Revenue
$15.0m
Assets
$127.4m
Employees
245
EIN
36-2167004
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Klairmont Kollections Automotive Museum

Klairmont Kollections is a Chicago-based not-for-profit auto museum with over 300 award-winning historic vehicles and hosts charity and corporate events.
Revenue
$11.3m
Assets
$29.1m
Employees
0
EIN
82-5417208
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Chiarts Foundation

Supports and promotes arts education programs for the Chicago High School for the Arts, located in Chicago, IL.
Revenue
$6.2m
Assets
$4.9m
Employees
7
EIN
85-1586666
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum of Contemporary Art: Innovative center of art, emphasizing learning and public practice with exhibitions introducing important contemporary artists. Located in Chicago.
Revenue
$19.2m
Assets
$214.5m
Employees
185
EIN
36-6154098
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre creates courageous and inclusive art that sparks curiosity, empathy, and joy through theatrical learning opportunities.
Revenue
$28.5m
Assets
$122.0m
Employees
252
EIN
51-0149370
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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