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Los Angeles arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits

There are 5,963 arts, culture, and humanities organizations in the greater Los Angeles metro area, including the cities of Los Angeles, Anaheim, Arcadia, Burbank, Carson, Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Gardena, Glendale, Irvine, Long Beach, Newport Beach, Orange, Pasadena, Santa Ana, Santa Monica, Torrance, and Tustin. Combined, these Los Angeles metro arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits employ 106,166 people, earn more than $4 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $13 billion.
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Types of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Los Angeles

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Arts and culture promoting and producing organizations
 
1,864
 
$350,147,294
Performing arts organizations
 
1,749
 
$1,213,566,786
Cultural and ethnic awareness organizations
 
789
 
$194,231,055
Media production and publishing organizations
 
644
 
$779,730,760
Music festival and event organizations
 
414
 
$168,597,832
Theaters
 
373
 
$210,319,069
Film and video production organizations
 
327
 
$399,424,369
Arts education organizations
 
309
 
$84,041,193
Historical societies and organizations
 
288
 
$24,190,472
Museums
 
259
 
$872,827,702
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Job trends for Los Angeles arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
728
1-10
 
343
11-25
 
149
26-100
 
150
101 to 1,000
 
66
1,000+
 
3
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Sizes of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Los Angeles

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
1,635
$250k to $1M
 
471
$1M to $5M
 
220
$5M to $25M
 
69
$25M to $100M
 
21
$100M+
 
6
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Directory of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Los Angeles

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1-20 of 5,963

Los Angeles Opera Company

LA Opera produces world-class opera, promotes diversity, and offers equitable access to programming through unique programs for students, children, and families.
Revenue
$46.6m
Assets
$105.6m
Employees
930
EIN
95-2096402
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Film Independent

Film Independent help filmmakers make their movies, build an audience for their projects and work to diversify the film industry. They provide access to a network of like-minded artists who are driving creativity in the film industry.
Revenue
$19.4m
Assets
$8.7m
Employees
89
EIN
95-3943485
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Music Center (TMC)

The Music Center, located in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, serves more than 1.3 million people annually through performances by its four resident companies - LA Opera, the LA Phil, Center Theatre Group, and the Los Angeles Master Chorale.
Revenue
$65.3m
Assets
$137.0m
Employees
1,226
EIN
95-2217011
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) promotes conservation, engages communities through diverse exhibitions, and offers educational programs across multiple artistic disciplines.
Revenue
$156.1m
Assets
$1.7b
Employees
581
EIN
95-2264067
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Hammer Museum

The Hammer Museum at UCLA believes in the promise of art and ideas to illuminate their lives and build a more just world.
Revenue
$31.9m
Assets
$299.3m
Employees
576
EIN
95-4217197
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Huntington Library Art Museum and Botanical Gardens

The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens is a collections-based research and educational institution serving scholars and the general public.
Revenue
$168.0m
Assets
$960.2m
Employees
620
EIN
95-1644589
IRS type
501(c)(3)

KCRW Foundation

The KCRW Foundation engages audiences with eclectic music, NPR news, and cultural programming, connecting diverse perspectives and fostering community in Los Angeles.
Revenue
$22.3m
Assets
$54.4m
Employees
178
EIN
95-3750631
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA)

The Broadcast Film Critics Association is the largest film critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing 199 television, radio and online critics.
Revenue
$7.5m
Assets
$1.8m
Employees
0
EIN
95-4560659
IRS type
501(c)(6)

CAIR-California

To enhance understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding. To be a leading advocate for justice and mutual understanding.
Revenue
$17.4m
Assets
$23.3m
Employees
130
EIN
77-0411194
IRS type
501(c)(3)

New Tang Dynasty Televison La

NTD TV educates viewers about important topics, promotes rational debate, and facilitates Chinese culture exchange. Based in El Monte, CA.
Revenue
$13.2m
Assets
$2.9m
Employees
131
EIN
20-3196533
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National Children's Chorus (NCC)

As America's leading choral institution for youth, the National Children's Chorus (NCC) aims to provide young singers with the finest music education and performance experience possible.
Revenue
$6.3m
Assets
$5.0m
Employees
178
EIN
95-4353867
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Vine Street Archive Foundation

Vine Street Archive Foundation supports the Academy Foundation and promotes the importance of motion pictures through science and technology and screenwriting.
Revenue
$11.2m
Assets
$40.1m
Employees
0
EIN
95-4860162
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Los Angeles Nomadic Division

Los Angeles Nomadic Division curates contemporary art projects through its public art initiative, Land, in LA and beyond.
Revenue
$5.5m
Assets
$4.7m
Employees
4
EIN
27-0250572
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

The mission of Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts is to create, present and celebrate unique performing arts events and educational programs that reflect the rich cultural diversity of their community.
Revenue
$8.8m
Assets
$86.1m
Employees
349
EIN
95-4467830
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Charles W Bowers Museum Corporation

Bowers Museum enriches lives with 90k+ objects in collections including North American Indian, Pre-Columbian, African, and Oceanic cultural art. Kidseum for children's education.
Revenue
$10.0m
Assets
$31.0m
Employees
80
EIN
33-0106161
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Writers Guild of America West (WGAW)

Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) is a labor union composed of the thousands of writers who write the content for television shows, movies, news programs, documentaries, animation, and Internet and mobile.
Revenue
$38.2m
Assets
$137.9m
Employees
224
EIN
95-1809455
IRS type
501(c)(5)

Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise (LAAAE)

To prepare students for leadership in the arts and business, where creativity, academic knowledge and financial literacy are essential for success.
Revenue
$7.2m
Assets
$7.0m
Employees
56
EIN
54-2170689
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Pacifica Foundation

Non-commercial, listener-supported public radio organization with five stations and an archive of programs available to other stations and individuals.
Revenue
$11.3m
Assets
$3.8m
Employees
141
EIN
94-1347046
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Creative Visions

Creative Visions empowers creative activists worldwide to raise awareness of critical issues and drive positive change through impact storytelling - one of the most powerful tools we have for creating a more just, caring and sustainable world.
Revenue
$11.4m
Assets
$2.0m
Employees
7
EIN
39-1902814
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Japanese American National Museum

The mission of the Japanese American National Museum (the National Museum) is to promote understanding and appreciation of America's ethnic and cultural diversity by sharing the Japanese American experience.
Revenue
$20.7m
Assets
$78.0m
Employees
107
EIN
95-3966024
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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