Performing arts organizations

There are 31,158 performing arts organizations in the United States. Combined, these performing arts organizations employ 284,931 people, earn more than $14 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $33 billion.

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Types of performing arts organizations

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Performing arts organizations	31,158	284,931	$14,492,561,528	$32,854,811,688
Music festival and event organizations	7,223	20,580	$1,883,307,761	$4,307,137,811
Theaters	7,197	88,308	$3,547,415,203	$5,954,343,286
Dance organizations	3,123	10,190	$543,765,929	$869,323,844
Symphony orchestras	1,668	56,154	$2,081,571,339	$5,406,196,986
Performing arts centers	1,439	57,803	$3,932,164,745	$11,323,763,231
Ballet companies	731	14,824	$788,639,234	$1,218,978,841
Performing arts schools	427	16,408	$619,402,888	$1,801,366,094
Operas	245	16,057	$683,234,176	$1,512,775,737

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Job trends for Performing arts organizations

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	2,743
1-10	2,567
11-25	996
26-100	1,008
101 to 1,000	718
1,000+	20

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Performing arts organizations is driven by large organizations like John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Los Angeles Philharmonic Association (LAP), San Jose Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee World Festival, and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
The largest employers tend to be theaters, performing arts centers, symphony orchestras, music festivals and events, and performing arts schools.

Sizes of performing arts organizations

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	9,406
$250k to $1M	3,199
$1M to $5M	1,292
$5M to $25M	377
$25M to $100M	93
$100M+	7

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Los Angeles Philharmonic Association (LAP), Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Royal National Theatre, and Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Performing arts organizations.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 16.5% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Performing arts organizations with more than $100 million account for 7.7% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be performing arts centers, theaters, symphony orchestras, music festivals and events, and ballet companies.

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Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

To sustain, encourage, and promote the performing arts. See sch. O for continuation.and part iii, line 1, description of organization mission:to sustain, encourage, and promote the performing arts and to educate the public with relation thereto. In addi...

Revenue

$144.6m

Assets

$736.7m

Employees

1,990

EIN

13-1847137

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Carnegie Hall / The Carnegie Hall Corporation

TO PRESENT MUSIC & MUSICIANS, BRING THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF MUSIC TO THE PUBLIC, PROVIDE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, and provide new works, artists & audiences. To present music & musicians, bring The transformative power of music to The public, provide edu...

Revenue

$103.4m

Assets

$676.7m

Employees

765

EIN

13-1923626

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

$68.1m

Assets

$85.1m

Employees

1,287

EIN

13-1844852

IRS type

501(c)(3)

New York City Ballet

Perform the ballets and preserve the dance aesthetic and standards of excellence created and established by its founders; and to develop new work that draws on the creative talents of contemporary choreographers and composers, and speaks to the time in ...

Revenue

$99.8m

Assets

$332.6m

Employees

1,330

EIN

13-2947386

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Robert W Woodruff Arts Center

Charitable Arts organization to inspire, create, support, and celebrate renowned Arts and education for diverse audiences through our unique model of divisions and collaborations, in an institutionally sustainable manner. Charitable Arts organization to...

Revenue

$87.6m

Assets

$713.1m

Employees

1,154

EIN

58-0633971

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has helped to transform a downtrodden section of Downtown into a world-class Cultural District that stands as a national model of urban revitalization through the arts.

Revenue

$79.4m

Assets

$168.2m

Employees

484

EIN

25-1469002

IRS type

501(c)(3)

SoundExchange

SoundExchange works at the center of digital music, developing business solutions to benefit the entire music industry. We collect & distribute digital performance royalties on behalf of more than 130,000 recording artists & master rights owners.

Revenue

$68.3m

Assets

$679.7m

Employees

189

EIN

76-0742496

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Brooklyn Academy of Music

Bam's mission is to be the home for adventurous artists, audiences, and ideas. Bam is the home for adventurous artists, audiences, and ideas.

Revenue

$56.1m

Assets

$140.3m

Employees

1,085

EIN

11-2201344

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Minnesota Opera

The Minnesota Opera combines a culture of creativity and fiscal responsibility to produce Opera and Opera education programs that expand The art form, nurture artists, enrich audiences and contribute to The vitality of The community. To produce Opera an...

Revenue

$11.1m

Assets

$25.1m

Employees

258

EIN

41-0946789

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Kansas City Symphony

The vision of the Kansas City Symphony is to transform hearts, minds and communities through the power of symphonic music.

Revenue

$17.2m

Assets

$60.1m

Employees

329

EIN

43-1297475

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Joe's Pub

New York City Ballet

Robert W Woodruff Arts Center

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

SoundExchange

Brooklyn Academy of Music

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Kansas City Symphony

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