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San Luis Obispo arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits

There are 164 arts, culture, and humanities organizations in the greater San Luis Obispo metro area. Combined, these San Luis Obispo metro arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits employ 507 people, earn more than $29 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $62 million.
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Types of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in San Luis Obispo

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Performing arts organizations
 
53
 
$14,700,800
Arts and culture promoting and producing organizations
 
32
 
$2,456,655
Museums
 
23
 
$3,536,417
Historical societies and organizations
 
21
 
$3,381,288
History museums
 
15
 
$2,151,737
Music festival and event organizations
 
13
 
$1,109,597
Media production and publishing organizations
 
12
 
$3,137,844
Arts education organizations
 
9
 
$1,334,055
Dance organizations
 
8
 
$289,112
Arts, culture, and humanities professional societies
 
6
 
$326,943
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Job trends for San Luis Obispo arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
19
1-10
 
18
11-25
 
6
26-100
 
6
101 to 1,000
 
0
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in San Luis Obispo

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
53
$250k to $1M
 
21
$1M to $5M
 
6
$5M to $25M
 
0
$25M to $100M
 
0
$100M+
 
0
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Directory of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in San Luis Obispo

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San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre

Slo Rep produces professional theatre, nurtures artists and provides education for children and adults to enrich the central coast.
Revenue
$3.6m
Assets
$8.2m
Employees
24
EIN
95-2556678
IRS type
501(c)(3)

KCBX

KCBX is a cultural resource that exists to enlighten and enrich the quality of life for our listeners and users, especially on the Central Coast of California.
Revenue
$2.3m
Assets
$1.4m
Employees
31
EIN
23-7292203
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Festival Mozaic

Festival Mozaic produces classical music concerts, lectures, and public events in San Luis Obispo County to increase understanding of classical music.
Revenue
$990.4k
Assets
$334.0k
Employees
63
EIN
23-7172087
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Estrella Warbirds Museum

Estrella Warbirds Museum restores and displays vintage military aircraft, operates and maintains the museum for acquiring, restoring, and showcasing historical military aircraft and artifacts in Paso Robles, CA.
Revenue
$792.2k
Assets
$5.3m
Employees
4
EIN
77-0324714
IRS type
501(c)(3)

San Luis Obispo Symphony (SLOS)

SLOS' mission is to provide high-quality orchestral and ensemble education and performance opportunities to local youth and to reach out to the Central Coast community, introducing new audiences of adults and children to symphonic music.
Revenue
$1.2m
Assets
$856.3k
Employees
71
EIN
95-2493144
IRS type
501(c)(3)

San Luis Obispo Career Technical Education Foundation

The Foundation promotes visual and performing arts in San Luis Obispo County through student art displays, rental fees, and vocal arts training.
Revenue
$1.0m
Assets
$2.1m
Employees
0
EIN
20-1405868
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Central Coast Performing Arts Center Commission

Central Coast Performing Arts Center Commission develops policies for use of the Performing Arts Center San Luis Obispo's interior and exterior spaces.
Revenue
$3.2m
Assets
$3.3m
Employees
0
EIN
77-0408837
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Paso Robles Youth Arts Center

Free art programs for 500 children annually in Paso Robles, CA. Forty classes offered in voice, dance, theatre, music, art and digital media.
Revenue
$776.0k
Assets
$2.5m
Employees
28
EIN
77-0488880
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Clark Center for the Performing Arts

Supports and promotes performing arts in Arroyo Grande, CA through touring companies, community theater, and school district shows.
Revenue
$970.8k
Assets
$2.8m
Employees
19
EIN
77-0560115
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Foundation For The Performing Arts Center

Foundation provides and promotes accessible performing arts center. Supports program, operational expenses via partners, City of San Luis Obispo, and Cal Poly.
Revenue
$966.8k
Assets
$9.4m
Employees
4
EIN
77-0129605
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Northern Chumash Tribal Council

Consults with tribal government and provides Native American consulting for construction projects in San Luis Obispo County.
Revenue
$1.4m
Assets
$337.7k
Employees
3
EIN
84-1709436
IRS type
501(c)(3)

San Luis Obispo International Film Festival

Independent films, special events, and community benefits in April in San Luis Obispo, CA at the International Film Festival.
Revenue
$793.4k
Assets
$86.8k
Employees
6
EIN
77-0367414
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Paso Robles Pioneer Day Committee

Preserves Pioneer culture in Paso Robles by exhibiting historical equipment, hosting events, and restoring/maintaining memorabilia.
Revenue
$805.6k
Assets
$2.3m
Employees
0
EIN
95-6097022
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Central Coast Theatre Company

Central Coast Theatre Company is a performing arts organization in Nipomo, CA that was founded in 2023.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
92-1796702
IRS type
501(c)(3)

United Evangelical Churches / Cambria Christi

United Evangelical Churches / Cambria Christi is a nonprofit presses or publisher in Cambria, CA that was founded in 1970.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
95-3699189
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Art Always Reveals Truth

Art Always Reveals Truth is an arts or culture promoting or producing organization in SN Luis Obisp, CA that was founded in 2024.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
27-5063946
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Beyond the Bell

Beyond the Bell is an organization supporting multiple arts, culture, or humanities nonprofit in Arroyo Grande, CA that was founded in 2025.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
41-3011677
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Arroyo Grande Theatre Arts Boosters

Arroyo Grande Theatre Arts Boosters is a theater in Pismo Beach, CA that was founded in 2025.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
93-2555809
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Zebra Radio Project

Zebra Radio Project is a radio producing or broadcasting organization in San Simeon, CA that was founded in 2024.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
93-2908635
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Central Coast Dance Community

Central Coast Dance Community is a dance organization in Morro Bay, CA that was founded in 2024.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
99-3598951
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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