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New York arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits

There are 11,188arts, culture, and humanities organizations in New York. Combined, these New Yorkerarts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsemploy 93,142 people, earn more than $9 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $34 billion.
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Types of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in New York

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Performing arts organizations
3,575
$3,131,400,602
Arts and culture promoting and producing organizations
2,814
$746,369,969
Historical societies and organizations
1,238
$253,757,361
Cultural and ethnic awareness organizations
1,118
$201,715,176
Theaters
950
$645,720,743
Music festival and event organizations
859
$238,364,381
Media production and publishing organizations
857
$1,433,405,151
Museums
648
$2,572,356,190
Dance organizations
455
$158,591,184
Arts education organizations
412
$245,399,758
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Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits by major New York cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
New York City
7,731
$7,910,956,096
Rochester, NY
483
$176,282,264
Buffalo
474
$239,280,827
Albany, NY
455
$137,791,701
Poughkeepsie
356
$133,342,688
Syracuse
306
$76,154,032
Kingston
186
$33,290,755
Ithaca
112
$19,314,109
Utica
104
$41,649,026
Binghamton
99
$16,371,921
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Job trends for New York arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
1,327
1-10
1,069
11-25
411
26-100
393
101 to 1,000
170
1,000+
8
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Sizes of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in New York

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
3,601
$250k to $1M
1,068
$1M to $5M
620
$5M to $25M
195
$25M to $100M
44
$100M+
13
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Directory of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in New York

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Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Lincoln Center sustains performing arts, educates the public, and maintains a complex with multiple venues in New York.
Revenue
$182.7m
Assets
$1.2b
Employees
973
EIN
13-1847137
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Carnegie Hall / The Carnegie Hall Corporation

Carnegie Hall presents music to wide audiences, with education programs and a Weill Music Institute for accessible musical interaction.
Revenue
$90.5m
Assets
$624.7m
Employees
663
EIN
13-1923626
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Museum of Modern Art

MoMA: Leading modern and contemporary art museum in NYC. Catalyst for experimentation, learning, and creativity. Home for artists and their ideas.
Revenue
$265.3m
Assets
$2.5b
Employees
912
EIN
13-1624100
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Brooklyn Museum

The Brooklyn Museum is an art museum located in the New York City. The museum is New York City's third largest in physical size and holds an art collection with roughly 1.5 million works.
Revenue
$88.9m
Assets
$368.4m
Employees
524
EIN
11-1672743
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

The mission of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is to collect, preserve, study, exhibit, and stimulate appreciation for and advance knowledge of works of Art that collectively represent the broadest spectrum of human achievement at the highest level of qual....
Revenue
$653.5m
Assets
$5.4b
Employees
2,079
EIN
13-1624086
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation (SRGF)

Committed to innovation, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation collects, preserves, and interprets modern and contemporary art, and explores ideas across cultures through dynamic curatorial and educational initiatives and collaborations.
Revenue
$75.9m
Assets
$232.2m
Employees
536
EIN
13-5562233
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Democracy Now Productions

Democracy Now! produces daily listener-sponsored news, trains journalist interns, and promotes democracy through multi-media collaboration.
Revenue
$8.6m
Assets
$33.9m
Employees
44
EIN
01-0708733
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Joe's Pub

Joe's Pub, one of the six performance spaces within The Public Theater, is a music venue and restaurant that hosts live performances across genres and arts, ranging from cabaret to modern dance to world music.
Revenue
$70.5m
Assets
$136.5m
Employees
1,374
EIN
13-1844852
IRS type
501(c)(3)

New York City Ballet

New York City Ballet performs and promotes classical ballet, while preserving the dance aesthetic created by its founders. Located in NY.
Revenue
$85.6m
Assets
$313.0m
Employees
889
EIN
13-2947386
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Sesame Workshop (SW)

Sesame Workshop is the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street and so much more. Sesame Workshop's mission is to help kids grow smarter, stronger, and kinder.
Revenue
$271.2m
Assets
$540.2m
Employees
1,142
EIN
13-2655731
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Museum of Natural History

Museum conducting scientific research and education with collections and exhibits, serving teachers and students online and onsite.
Revenue
$228.3m
Assets
$1.6b
Employees
1,143
EIN
13-6162659
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Metropolitan Opera Association

The Metropolitan Opera Association is an organization that provides live performances of opera to the public, makes audio and video recordings of these performances, and also presents performances at the Metropolitan Opera house.
Revenue
$281.6m
Assets
$536.2m
Employees
4,467
EIN
13-1624087
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Brooklyn Academy of Music

BAM provides a platform for adventurous artists and audiences, showcasing diverse performances from both local and international talent.
Revenue
$47.0m
Assets
$157.0m
Employees
654
EIN
11-2201344
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Roundabout Theatre Company

Roundabout Theatre Company is committed to producing the highest-quality theatre with the finest artists, sharing stories that endure and providing accessibility to all audiences.
Revenue
$51.7m
Assets
$143.7m
Employees
748
EIN
13-6192346
IRS type
501(c)(3)

New York Philharmonic

The New York Philharmonic plays a leading cultural role in New York City, the United States, and the world. Each season the Philharmonic connects with up to 50 million music lovers through live concerts in New York City and on its worldwide tours.
Revenue
$120.8m
Assets
$578.2m
Employees
519
EIN
13-1664054
IRS type
501(c)(3)

League of American Orchestras

League of American Orchestras' mission is to advance the experience of orchestral music, support the people and organizations that create it, and champion the contributions they make to the health and vibrancy of communities.
Revenue
$8.0m
Assets
$11.9m
Employees
33
EIN
23-7300636
IRS type
501(c)(3)

College Art Association (CAA)

CAA, as the preeminent international leadership organization in the visual arts, promotes these arts and their understanding through advocacy, intellectual engagement, and a commitment to the diversity of practices and practitioners.
Revenue
$3.8m
Assets
$11.7m
Employees
27
EIN
13-1671148
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Jewish Historical Society

AJHS provides access to millions of artifacts reflecting Jewish history in the U.S., with a library of approximately 50,000 volumes.
Revenue
$1.8m
Assets
$5.9m
Employees
11
EIN
13-1764804
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Morgan Library & Museum

The mission of the Morgan Library & Museum is to preserve, build, study, present, and interpret a collection of extraordinary quality, in order to stimulate enjoyment, excite the imagination, advance learning, and nurture creativity.
Revenue
$59.2m
Assets
$416.3m
Employees
199
EIN
13-1624146
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Museum of Jewish Heritage A Living Memorial To the Holocaust

The Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust is committed to the crucial mission of educating diverse visitors about Jewish life before, during, and after the Holocaust.
Revenue
$11.4m
Assets
$50.9m
Employees
74
EIN
13-3376265
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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