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California performing arts organizations

There are 4,880 performing arts organizations in California. Combined, these Californian performing arts organizations employ 157,181 people, earn more than $3 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $7 billion.
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Types of performing arts organizations in California

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Performing arts organizations
 
4,880
 
$2,500,955,346
Music festival and event organizations
 
1,167
 
$322,913,908
Theaters
 
966
 
$474,194,794
Dance organizations
 
612
 
$142,146,585
Symphony orchestras
 
283
 
$506,301,825
Performing arts centers
 
181
 
$422,960,233
Ballet companies
 
169
 
$125,401,783
Operas
 
82
 
$158,525,482
Performing arts schools
 
74
 
$168,315,247
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Performing arts organizations by major California cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Los Angeles
 
1,698
 
$1,168,948,042
San Francisco
 
964
 
$607,161,347
San Diego
 
416
 
$270,878,282
San Jose
 
310
 
$76,522,686
Riverside
 
295
 
$61,760,416
Sacramento
 
248
 
$62,938,859
Oxnard
 
121
 
$17,765,933
Santa Maria
 
82
 
$48,820,251
Santa Rosa
 
75
 
$42,139,321
Santa Cruz
 
60
 
$13,843,430
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Job trends for California performing arts organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
618
1-10
 
358
11-25
 
172
26-100
 
230
101 to 1,000
 
103
1,000+
 
4
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Sizes of performing arts organizations in California

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
1,646
$250k to $1M
 
545
$1M to $5M
 
232
$5M to $25M
 
54
$25M to $100M
 
13
$100M+
 
2
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Directory of performing arts organizations in California

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San Francisco Opera Association

San Francisco Opera is committed to being the most exciting force in the opera world. To present opera performances of the highest international quality available to the widest possible audiences.
Revenue
$85.3m
Assets
$346.9m
Employees
913
EIN
94-0836240
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Los Angeles Opera Company

LA Opera produces world-class opera, promotes diversity, and offers equitable access to programming through unique programs for students, children, and families.
Revenue
$39.7m
Assets
$100.3m
Employees
1,026
EIN
95-2096402
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Music Center (TMC)

The Music Center, located in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, serves more than 1.3 million people annually through performances by its four resident companies - LA Opera, the LA Phil, Center Theatre Group, and the Los Angeles Master Chorale.
Revenue
$65.3m
Assets
$137.0m
Employees
1,226
EIN
95-2217011
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Stern Grove Festival Association

The Stern Grove Festival Association provides free live music and educational programs in San Francisco, uniting the community through accessible musical experiences.
Revenue
$3.5m
Assets
$16.2m
Employees
175
EIN
94-6064356
IRS type
501(c)(3)

San Francisco Ballet

San Francisco Ballet's mission is to share their joy of dance with the widest possible audience in their community and around the globe and to provide the highest caliber of dance training in their School.
Revenue
$59.8m
Assets
$38.4m
Employees
780
EIN
94-1415298
IRS type
501(c)(3)

San Francisco Symphony (SFS)

SFS's mission is to maintain financial stability and gains public recognition as a means of ensuring its ability to fulfill its mission.
Revenue
$71.1m
Assets
$397.2m
Employees
941
EIN
94-1156284
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National Children's Chorus (NCC)

As America's leading choral institution for youth, the National Children's Chorus (NCC) aims to provide young singers with the finest music education and performance experience possible.
Revenue
$6.8m
Assets
$4.1m
Employees
170
EIN
95-4353867
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

The mission of Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts is to create, present and celebrate unique performing arts events and educational programs that reflect the rich cultural diversity of their community.
Revenue
$9.6m
Assets
$86.3m
Employees
349
EIN
95-4467830
IRS type
501(c)(3)

San Diego Theatres

San Diego Theatres is a non-profit, public benefit corporation that operates the Civic Theatre and the Historic Balboa Theatre.
Revenue
$11.6m
Assets
$24.5m
Employees
164
EIN
14-1886373
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Los Angeles Philharmonic Association (LAP)

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association presents an inspiring array of music from all genres at two of L.A.'s iconic venues- Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Hollywood Bowl- to audiences of all ages and economic backgrounds.
Revenue
$208.1m
Assets
$531.4m
Employees
2,612
EIN
95-1696734
IRS type
501(c)(3)

SAG-AFTRA Foundation

The Screen Actors Guild Foundation provides vital assistance and educational programming to the professionals of SAG-AFTRA while serving the public at large through its signature children's literacy programs.
Revenue
$29.0m
Assets
$74.8m
Employees
56
EIN
95-3967876
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Pacific Symphony

Pacific Symphony inspires and engages Orange County with exceptional music performances, education, and community programs.
Revenue
$23.7m
Assets
$55.2m
Employees
473
EIN
95-3635496
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Colburn School

The Colburn School is a performing arts school with a focus on music and dance located in downtown Los Angeles. It consists of four divisions: the Conservatory of Music, the Music Academy, Community School of Performing Arts, and Dance Academy.
Revenue
$74.2m
Assets
$648.1m
Employees
465
EIN
95-2501387
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Latino Theater Company (LATC)

Los Angeles Theatre Center provides a world-class arts center for those pursuing artistic excellence; a laboratory where both tradition & innovation are honored and honed; a place where the convergence of people, cultures & ideas contribute to the future.
Revenue
$8.7m
Assets
$10.6m
Employees
87
EIN
95-4572361
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Berkeley Music Group

Berkeley Music Group renovates and operates UC Theatre, a 1,400-capacity non-profit music venue in Berkeley with a youth education program.
Revenue
$5.6m
Assets
$5.8m
Employees
231
EIN
46-1517597
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Irvine Barclay Theatre Operating

Manages and operates the Irvine Barclay Theatre to showcase top quality artists, provide a superior facility, and enhance UC Irvine's educational mission.
Revenue
$6.0m
Assets
$7.8m
Employees
136
EIN
33-0157868
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Geffen Playhouse

Geffen Playhouse is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to enriching the cultural life of Los Angeles through plays & educational programs that inform, entertain & inspire.
Revenue
$13.6m
Assets
$27.1m
Employees
341
EIN
95-4492653
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Society

To enrich and connect our community through intimate and transformative musical experiences which exemplify and foster artistic excellence, education and innovation.
Revenue
$5.9m
Assets
$6.5m
Employees
160
EIN
23-7010825
IRS type
501(c)(3)

La Jolla Playhouse

La Jolla Playhouses mission is to advance theatre as an art form and as a vital social, moral and political platform by providing unfettered creative opportunities for the leading artists of today and tomorrow.
Revenue
$23.7m
Assets
$88.0m
Employees
581
EIN
95-1941117
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Berkeley Repertory Theatre

Berkeley Repertory Theatre creates ambitious theatre that entertains and challenges its audiences, provokes civic engagement, and inspires people to experience the world in new and surprising ways.
Revenue
$15.4m
Assets
$76.5m
Employees
457
EIN
94-1679756
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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