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New Orleans arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits

There are 695 arts, culture, and humanities organizations in the greater New Orleans metro area, including the cities of New Orleans and Metairie. Combined, these New Orleans metro arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits employ 3,759 people, earn more than $383 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $1 billion.
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Types of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in New Orleans

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Arts and culture promoting and producing organizations
 
205
 
$52,406,905
Performing arts organizations
 
167
 
$117,757,360
Cultural and ethnic awareness organizations
 
73
 
$8,011,267
Historical societies and organizations
 
64
 
$12,986,836
Museums
 
57
 
$138,570,565
Music festival and event organizations
 
47
 
$78,078,599
Arts education organizations
 
34
 
$17,002,756
Media production and publishing organizations
 
31
 
$24,092,457
Theaters
 
28
 
$5,291,366
Dance organizations
 
25
 
$1,305,580
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Job trends for New Orleans arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
61
1-10
 
53
11-25
 
26
26-100
 
24
101 to 1,000
 
4
1,000+
 
1
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Sizes of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in New Orleans

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
132
$250k to $1M
 
57
$1M to $5M
 
41
$5M to $25M
 
10
$25M to $100M
 
2
$100M+
 
0
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Directory of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in New Orleans

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1-20 of 695

New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and Foundation

Preserving and promoting Louisiana's music, culture, and heritage through festivals, programs, and economic development initiatives.
Revenue
$73.7m
Assets
$54.8m
Employees
1,064
EIN
72-0692744
IRS type
501(c)(3)

New Orleans Museum of Art

New Orleans Museum of Art is an art museum in New Orleans, LA whose mission is: We inspire and celebrate the love of Art.
Revenue
$10.0m
Assets
$105.8m
Employees
102
EIN
72-6000331
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National WWII Museum

The National WWII Museum tells the story of the American Experience in the war that changed the world-why it was fought, how it was won, and what it means today-so that all generations will understand the price of freedom and be inspired.
Revenue
$81.8m
Assets
$415.7m
Employees
398
EIN
72-1200790
IRS type
501(c)(3)

World War II Theatre

The Higgins Hotel and Conference Center in New Orleans supports the National WWII Museum's educational, charitable, and social purpose.
Revenue
$20.5m
Assets
$65.1m
Employees
14
EIN
42-1743078
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra

The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra transforms communities through music, offering diverse programs, performing 100 concerts annually, and enriching cultural education in New Orleans.
Revenue
$6.4m
Assets
$6.2m
Employees
222
EIN
72-1189023
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Greater New Orleans Educational Television Foundation

Wyes TV, licensed by Greater New Orleans Educational Television Foundation, produces public and educational programs for southeast Louisiana.
Revenue
$5.7m
Assets
$22.6m
Employees
22
EIN
72-0497926
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Encore Learning

The mission of Encore Learning is to provide a rigorous and differentiated academic program strengthened by a broad musical arts curriculum, enabling students to become college and career ready critical thinkers, lifelong learners, and positive contributo....
Revenue
$9.6m
Assets
$15.2m
Employees
89
EIN
45-3827468
IRS type
501(c)(3)

WWOZ 90.7 FM New Orleans

WWOZ 90.7 FM is the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Station, a community radio station currently operating out of the French Quarter in New Orleans.
Revenue
$7.4m
Assets
$7.8m
Employees
17
EIN
58-1702220
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities

Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities partners with communities to explore Louisiana's past, publish scholarship, and develop humanities-focused family reading programs.
Revenue
$6.5m
Assets
$11.5m
Employees
36
EIN
72-0795568
IRS type
501(c)(3)

French Quarter Festivals

French Quarter Festivals showcases New Orleans' unique culture through high-quality events, including the world's largest Louisiana music showcase and holiday celebrations.
Revenue
$5.8m
Assets
$3.8m
Employees
11
EIN
72-1046163
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Young Audiences of Louisiana

Young Audiences of Louisiana inspires children and communities through arts education, with over 300 teaching artists, 400 performances, and 4,000 workshops.
Revenue
$6.2m
Assets
$3.6m
Employees
65
EIN
72-6027054
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Tales of the Cocktail Foundation

Tales of the Cocktail Foundation is a non-profit organization that educates, advances, and supports the golbal hospitality industry and creates lasting impact on host communities.
Revenue
$3.9m
Assets
$531.5k
Employees
27
EIN
84-1701381
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Deutsches Haus

Deutsches Haus celebrates German culture through festivals, events, and community engagement in New Orleans, fostering Gem7tlichkeit and preserving traditions.
Revenue
$2.4m
Assets
$8.4m
Employees
12
EIN
72-0169334
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Louisiana Childrens Museum

LCM engages children's potential through play and dialogue, offering educational programs and exhibits in New Orleans and beyond.
Revenue
$4.5m
Assets
$44.9m
Employees
89
EIN
72-0929068
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience

MSJE explores the Jewish heritage in the American South through unique exhibitions, collections, and educational programs in New Orleans.
Revenue
$3.5m
Assets
$15.2m
Employees
15
EIN
82-3442378
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Oak Alley Foundation

Oak Alley Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public non-profit trust organized and operated exclusively for charitable, literary and educational purposes. Its trustees are charged with maintaining and preserving the mansion.
Revenue
$4.7m
Assets
$9.2m
Employees
68
EIN
72-6032652
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Shift Design

Shift Design supports community-driven initiatives for social, cultural, and resource equity through research and design projects.
Revenue
$2.0m
Assets
$1.3m
Employees
0
EIN
30-0718529
IRS type
501(c)(3)

New Orleans Ballet Association

NOBA provides accessible arts instruction and performance opportunities for all ages, hosting renowned companies alongside pre-professional students.
Revenue
$2.1m
Assets
$4.4m
Employees
39
EIN
23-7122403
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Whitney Plantation

Whitney Plantation: A museum and historic site in Edgard, LA, educating the public about slavery through tours, exhibits, and programs.
Revenue
$2.3m
Assets
$1.5m
Employees
35
EIN
47-4417039
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Preservation Hall Foundation

The Preservation Hall Foundation is a private foundation that provides educational programming to troubled areas in New Orleans with no current musical education. It is located in New Orleans, LA and made $18,900 in grants last year.
Revenue
$4.1m
Assets
$9.3m
Employees
35
EIN
27-2910626
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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