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Minneapolis arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits

There are 1,891 arts, culture, and humanities organizations in the greater Minneapolis metro area, including the cities of Minneapolis, Bloomington, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Edina, Minnetonka, Plymouth, and St. Paul. Combined, these Minneapolis metro arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits employ 162,600 people, earn more than $1 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $4 billion.
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Types of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Minneapolis

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Performing arts organizations
 
662
 
$309,116,115
Arts and culture promoting and producing organizations
 
540
 
$130,785,705
Cultural and ethnic awareness organizations
 
273
 
$54,496,556
Historical societies and organizations
 
166
 
$27,955,934
Theaters
 
160
 
$55,495,111
Media production and publishing organizations
 
136
 
$234,307,470
Music festival and event organizations
 
129
 
$19,401,114
Dance organizations
 
101
 
$12,077,180
Museums
 
90
 
$199,731,528
Arts, culture, and humanities professional societies
 
84
 
$145,221,347
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Job trends for Minneapolis arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
166
1-10
 
162
11-25
 
78
26-100
 
56
101 to 1,000
 
24
1,000+
 
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Sizes of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Minneapolis

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
476
$250k to $1M
 
173
$1M to $5M
 
88
$5M to $25M
 
19
$25M to $100M
 
11
$100M+
 
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Directory of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Minneapolis

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The Minnesota Opera

The Minnesota Opera advances musical storytelling through innovative productions, community engagement, and diverse programs, fostering empathy and equity in the art of opera.
Revenue
$10.5m
Assets
$42.5m
Employees
281
EIN
41-0946789
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Craft Council (ACC)

ACC connects craft communities to advance craft's impact with a library, exhibitions, and shows including online marketplaces due to the pandemic.
Revenue
$3.7m
Assets
$3.6m
Employees
21
EIN
13-1566058
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society

The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra shares distinctive and engaging chamber orchestra performances to enrich the Twin Cities community.
Revenue
$15.9m
Assets
$74.5m
Employees
241
EIN
41-0829498
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Minnesota Children's Museum

Minnesota Children's Museum sparks learning through kid-led play, offering interactive, open-ended exhibits and programs that build confidence, creativity, and life skills for families.
Revenue
$11.8m
Assets
$44.6m
Employees
191
EIN
41-1354181
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Twin Cities Public Television (TPT)

Twin Cities PBS (TPT) is one of the preeminent PBS affiliate stations in the country, producing and broadcasting public media programming in the Twin Cities and its surrounding areas.
Revenue
$50.8m
Assets
$108.1m
Employees
266
EIN
41-0769851
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Mia collects, preserves, and exhibits diverse cultural art. It serves the community through education programs and student pass program.
Revenue
$57.7m
Assets
$439.7m
Employees
336
EIN
41-0693915
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Minnesota Orchestral Association

Internationally recognized orchestra in Minneapolis, MN committed to enriching and inspiring the community through outstanding performances and recordings.
Revenue
$47.0m
Assets
$197.5m
Employees
748
EIN
41-0693875
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Minnesota Public Radio American Public Media

Minnesota Public Radio American Public Media delivers noncommercial news and classical programming across radio, digital, and live platforms, amplifying voices and providing critical statewide alerts.
Revenue
$114.6m
Assets
$235.9m
Employees
572
EIN
41-0953924
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Macphail Center for Music

Macphail Center for Music transforms lives through music, serving 15,000+ learners annually with diverse instruction, innovative partnerships, and board-certified music therapy.
Revenue
$14.6m
Assets
$40.5m
Employees
377
EIN
41-1729340
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Science Museum of Minnesota

Interactive science museum on the Mississippi River in St. Paul, committed to inspiring learning and improving lives through STEM education.
Revenue
$40.1m
Assets
$114.2m
Employees
453
EIN
41-0706172
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Public Media Group

American Public Media Group strengthens MPR and SCPR with shared administrative and financial support, grants, and programming distribution through American Public Media.
Revenue
$24.1m
Assets
$197.1m
Employees
59
EIN
36-3503764
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Children's Theatre Company (CTC)

Children's Theatre Company creates extraordinary theatre experiences that educate, challenge, and inspire young people and their communities.
Revenue
$13.8m
Assets
$34.5m
Employees
413
EIN
41-1254553
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Walker Art Center

The Walker Art Center is a catalyst for the creative expression of artists and the active engagement of audiences.
Revenue
$53.5m
Assets
$449.0m
Employees
243
EIN
41-0693929
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts creates transformative live performance through Broadway, concerts, dance, comedy, and education programs that connect and inspire communities.
Revenue
$29.5m
Assets
$91.2m
Employees
567
EIN
41-1428998
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS)

The Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) is a nonprofit educational and cultural institution dedicated to preserving the history of the U.S. state of Minnesota.
Revenue
$85.4m
Assets
$349.3m
Employees
703
EIN
41-0713907
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Indian Land Tenure Foundation

The Indian Land Tenure Foundation ensures Native American ownership of reservation lands through grant-making and supports conservation innovation and the National Indian Carbon Coalition.
Revenue
$21.5m
Assets
$81.3m
Employees
15
EIN
41-2014273
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Hennepin Theatre Trust

Hennepin Theatre Trust drives cultural and economic vitality in Minnesota through leadership of the Hennepin Theatre District and educational programming.
Revenue
$26.5m
Assets
$33.1m
Employees
55
EIN
41-2017278
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Guthrie Theater Foundation

The Guthrie is an American theater center for performance, production, education and training. Located in Minneapolis, MN.
Revenue
$32.9m
Assets
$164.3m
Employees
671
EIN
41-0854160
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Walker West Music Academy

Walker West Music Academy nurtures a diverse music community, offering accessible lessons in various instruments while celebrating the African American cultural experience.
Revenue
$10.4m
Assets
$14.5m
Employees
58
EIN
41-1678368
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Hennepin Arts

Hennepin Arts supports the arts through various programs as a theater organization based in Minneapolis, MN.
Revenue
$17.4m
Assets
$22.9m
Employees
457
EIN
93-2894183
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.
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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