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Houston arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits

There are 2,080 arts, culture, and humanities organizations in the greater Houston metro area, including the cities of Houston, Baytown, Conroe, Galveston, Sugar Land, and The Woodlands. Combined, these Houston metro arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits employ 9,218 people, earn more than $1 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $5 billion.
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Types of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Houston

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Arts and culture promoting and producing organizations
 
635
 
$80,755,033
Performing arts organizations
 
605
 
$428,928,300
Cultural and ethnic awareness organizations
 
312
 
$34,758,890
Historical societies and organizations
 
191
 
$13,978,333
Music festival and event organizations
 
150
 
$28,564,143
Museums
 
118
 
$472,172,688
Theaters
 
111
 
$92,740,048
Media production and publishing organizations
 
97
 
$35,289,691
Dance organizations
 
96
 
$7,743,354
Arts education organizations
 
92
 
$9,685,403
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Job trends for Houston arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
223
1-10
 
119
11-25
 
35
26-100
 
20
101 to 1,000
 
18
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Houston

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
454
$250k to $1M
 
150
$1M to $5M
 
57
$5M to $25M
 
17
$25M to $100M
 
11
$100M+
 
1
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Directory of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Houston

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Houston Ballet Foundation

Houston Ballet Foundation inspires dance through excellent performances, education programs and academy. Professional dancers perform locally and internationally.
Revenue
$42.0m
Assets
$185.0m
Employees
602
EIN
74-1394920
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Alley Theatre

Alley Theatre inspires through diverse theatrical experiences, engages the community, and cultivates future artists, fostering empathy and discourse in Houston.
Revenue
$36.3m
Assets
$113.7m
Employees
388
EIN
74-1143076
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Houston Arts Alliance

Houston Arts Alliance fosters arts and culture development, supports artists, and enhances resilience in the Houston community through grantmaking and disaster preparedness initiatives.
Revenue
$25.5m
Assets
$39.7m
Employees
31
EIN
74-1946756
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Houston Museum of Natural Science

Houston Museum of Natural Science sparks lifelong curiosity through immersive exhibits, films, and hands-on programs, drawing on 1.5 million objects to advance science learning.
Revenue
$48.4m
Assets
$299.4m
Employees
944
EIN
74-1036131
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

The Hobby Center Foundation coordinates events and manages premier venues for resident companies at The Hobby Center for Performing Arts.
Revenue
$34.0m
Assets
$85.5m
Employees
102
EIN
76-0428914
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Asia Society Texas Center

Asia Society Texas Center is an organization that promotes education and understanding of cultural diversity between Asia and the United States.
Revenue
$7.1m
Assets
$70.6m
Employees
40
EIN
03-0433949
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Contemporary Arts Museum Houston

Contemporary Arts Museum Houston is an art museum in Houston, TX whose mission is: CAMH exhibits thought-provoking contemporary art and organizes educational programs in Houston, TX.
Revenue
$6.1m
Assets
$21.7m
Employees
133
EIN
74-1093771
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

Founded in 1990, The Center for the Performing Arts at The Woodlands is a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization that provides diverse, high-quality performing arts events for the entertainment and enrichment of a broad regional audience.
Revenue
$60.2m
Assets
$54.8m
Employees
539
EIN
76-0276606
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Children's Museum of Houston

Houston museum provides innovative, child-centered learning through bilingual exhibits and weekly programming on parenting, literacy, STEM. Educational gift shop.
Revenue
$14.3m
Assets
$54.9m
Employees
289
EIN
74-2178563
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Menil Foundation

The Menil Foundation supports and runs the Menil Collection, a free art museum in Houston, with rotating exhibitions and over 17,000 collected works.
Revenue
$36.4m
Assets
$507.0m
Employees
163
EIN
74-6045327
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Space Center Houston

The Manned Space Flight Education Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational foundation offering extensive science education programs and a space museum.
Revenue
$61.2m
Assets
$125.2m
Employees
541
EIN
76-0217152
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Museum of Fine Arts Houston

The Museum of Fine Arts Houston presents 5,000 years of global art, inspiring creativity through exhibitions, education programs, libraries, conservation, and research.
Revenue
$226.8m
Assets
$2.3b
Employees
842
EIN
74-1109655
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Foundation for Jones Hall

Jones Hall's foundation refurbishes the city-owned performing arts center in Houston, TX, preserving its history and architectural design.
Revenue
$9.1m
Assets
$10.9m
Employees
8
EIN
76-0202646
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Performing Arts Houston

SPA connects audiences with diverse performances and learning experiences. It offers culturally diverse programming in Houston, TX.
Revenue
$6.4m
Assets
$8.6m
Employees
18
EIN
74-6077505
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Battleship Texas Foundation

Foundation restoring Battleship Texas to preserve history, repair leaks, reinforce structure, update flooring and air conditioning. Located in Houston.
Revenue
$23.2m
Assets
$11.6m
Employees
14
EIN
76-0449761
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Houston Grand Opera Association

The Houston Grand Opera Association creates and produces world-class opera, inspires diverse audiences, supports emerging artists, and advances the art form through new works.
Revenue
$30.4m
Assets
$26.9m
Employees
872
EIN
74-6016764
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Houston Landing

Houston Landing provides nonpartisan news and public service journalism to diverse communities in Greater Houston via a digital platform.
Revenue
$6.4m
Assets
$13.2m
Employees
61
EIN
87-4133043
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Miller Theatre Advisory Board

Miller Theatre Advisory Board supports free, professional performances, enhancing Houston's cultural diversity through an eight-month season of varied artistic events.
Revenue
$5.6m
Assets
$5.5m
Employees
9
EIN
23-7058964
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Stages

The mission of Stages repertory theatre is to advance theatre and enliven our community to make a more vibrant houston.
Revenue
$7.4m
Assets
$31.6m
Employees
138
EIN
74-2090278
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Houston Symphony Society

Houston Symphony Society delivers world-class orchestral performances, education programs, and community engagement, inspiring diverse audiences and strengthening community impact through music.
Revenue
$45.2m
Assets
$6.8m
Employees
678
EIN
74-1157373
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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