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Boston performing arts organizations

There are 775performing arts organizations in the greater Bostonmetro area, including the cities of Boston, Cambridge, Framingham, Newton, and Waltham. Combined, these Boston metro performing arts organizationsemploy 8,777 people, earn more than $405 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $1 billion.
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Types of performing arts organizations in Boston

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Performing arts organizations
775
$405,070,099
Music festival and event organizations
202
$84,616,454
Theaters
146
$66,819,288
Dance organizations
70
$14,972,917
Symphony orchestras
50
$108,740,234
Performing arts centers
35
$44,935,255
Performing arts schools
17
$23,159,850
Ballet companies
8
$44,742,102
Operas
8
$10,981,968
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Job trends for Boston performing arts organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
50
1-10
59
11-25
19
26-100
34
101 to 1,000
18
1,000+
1
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Sizes of performing arts organizations in Boston

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
258
$250k to $1M
54
$1M to $5M
44
$5M to $25M
8
$25M to $100M
3
$100M+
0
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Directory of performing arts organizations in Boston

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American Repertory Theatre (ART)

A.R.T. actively engages more than 10,000 community members and local students annually in project-based partnerships and workshops.
Revenue
$17.8m
Assets
$24.0m
Employees
276
EIN
04-2665867
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Handel and Haydn Society (H+H)

Handel and Haydn Society is dedicated to performing Baroque and Classical music at the highest level of artistic excellence.
Revenue
$6.4m
Assets
$14.6m
Employees
432
EIN
04-2126598
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Indian Hill Music (IHM)

Since 1985, Indian Hill Music has filled a growing need for high-quality music education and professional performances in the 40-town region of the Nashoba and Merrimack Valleys.
Revenue
$38.8m
Assets
$127.9m
Employees
115
EIN
04-2867945
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Boston Lyric Opera (BLO)

The mission of Boston Lyric Opera is to produce artistically excellent productions of a diverse repertoire that entertain and inspire audiences; to feature emerging operatic talent; and to engage and educate the community of all ages about opera.
Revenue
$7.7m
Assets
$20.5m
Employees
516
EIN
04-2469627
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Wang Theatre

Wang Theatre is a performance arts venue in Boston, MA, which presents music, broadway, opera, dance, and comedy to the general public. The venue's mission is to provide arts programming to the public while preserving the theatre itself.
Revenue
$13.4m
Assets
$13.7m
Employees
407
EIN
04-3317597
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Celebrity Series of Boston

See form 990 part i, question 1. Our mission is to present world-class performing artists who inspire and enrich our community. We express our vision as follows: we believe in The power of excellence and innovation in The performing arts to enrich life ex...
Revenue
$7.1m
Assets
$20.3m
Employees
72
EIN
22-2958508
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Boch Center

Boch Center is a performing arts center in Boston, MA whose mission is: Citi Performing Arts Center is one of The nation's foremost nonprofit Performing Arts institutions.
Revenue
$5.4m
Assets
$31.6m
Employees
145
EIN
51-0197209
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Boston Symphony Orchestra

The mission of the Boston Symphony Orchestra is to foster and maintain an organization dedicated to the making of music consonant with the highest aspirations of the musical art, creating performances and providing educational and training programs at the...
Revenue
$92.5m
Assets
$625.7m
Employees
1,349
EIN
04-2103550
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Huntington Theatre

Huntington Theatre is a professional theatre company located in Boston, MA that is one of the region's premier cultural assets. Since its founding in 1982, it has received over 150 Elliot Norton and Independent Reviewers of New England Awards.
Revenue
$22.4m
Assets
$74.4m
Employees
546
EIN
22-2659560
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Newport Festivals Foundation

The Newport Festivals Foundation fosters the legacy and expands the impact of its Festivals through educational initiatives that celebrate innovation while preserving the deep traditions inherent in Jazz and Folk music.
Revenue
$8.0m
Assets
$12.9m
Employees
324
EIN
27-4099544
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Boston Ballet

Since 1963, Boston Ballet has been one of the leading dance companies in the world on stage, in the studio and in the community.
Revenue
$43.7m
Assets
$53.7m
Employees
664
EIN
04-2312734
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Boston Philharmonic Orchestra Corporation (BMO)

Provide opportunities for an evolving community of amateur, student and professional players to perform together, to present challenging classical repertoires and to enhance the public's awareness and understanding of music.
Revenue
$2.2m
Assets
$913.5k
Employees
268
EIN
04-2678312
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Boston 4 Celebrations Foundation

The Boston 4 Celebrations Foundation is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide for public celebration, concert, and fireworks on July 4th in Boston, viewed by thousands in person and through the media.
Revenue
$3.4m
Assets
$3.5m
Employees
0
EIN
04-3311403
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Tremont Theatre

CPCS is dedicated to providing broad-based, popular entertainment & arts education programming at the Wang, Shubert, Emerson Colonial Theatres & Boston community.
Revenue
$4.8m
Assets
$4.0m
Employees
315
EIN
04-3317590
IRS type
501(c)(3)

South Shore Conservatory

Serving nearly 3,000 students ranging in age from 0 to 14 the South Shore Conservatory provides instruction in all genres of music, dance, drama and creative arts therapies at its two beautiful campuses in Hingham and Duxbury.
Revenue
$5.0m
Assets
$8.7m
Employees
146
EIN
04-2470761
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Community Music Center of Boston (CMCB)

The mission of Community Music Center of Boston is to transform lives throughout Greater Boston by providing equitable access to excellent music education and arts experiences.
Revenue
$2.7m
Assets
$4.5m
Employees
132
EIN
04-2437973
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Friends of The Music Hall

The Music Hall is a nonprofit performing arts center that entertains 100,000 patrons, including 20,000 school children, annually with acclaimed film, Music, theater, and dance performances.
Revenue
$4.8m
Assets
$8.5m
Employees
85
EIN
02-0403452
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra (BYSO)

BYSO's mission is to encourage artistic excellence in a nurturing environment by providing the highest quality orchestral training and performance opportunities to qualified musicians, grades K-12.
Revenue
$3.2m
Assets
$5.4m
Employees
54
EIN
04-2790069
IRS type
501(c)(3)

From the Top

From the Top celebrates the power of music in the hands of extraordinary young people by: 1) unleashing the potential of young musicians as leaders in the arts; 2) trumpeting the role of music to impact and enrich lives; and 3) inspiring and building new ...
Revenue
$2.8m
Assets
$1.6m
Employees
31
EIN
04-3583756
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Cabot

The organization provides culturally-relevant artistic entertainment to the Greater Beverly, Massachusetts community including curated live and cinema entertainment as well as educational and literary programs for all ages.
Revenue
$4.5m
Assets
$6.0m
Employees
46
EIN
47-1431634
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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This category corresponds to the "A60: Performing Arts Organizations, Activities" 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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