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Connecticut performing arts organizations

There are 591 performing arts organizations in Connecticut. Combined, these Connecticuter performing arts organizations employ 5,188 people, earn more than $195 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $427 million.
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Types of performing arts organizations in Connecticut

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Performing arts organizations
 
591
 
$195,470,193
Theaters
 
129
 
$63,075,703
Music festival and event organizations
 
128
 
$7,907,177
Symphony orchestras
 
41
 
$14,967,200
Dance organizations
 
37
 
$3,579,919
Performing arts centers
 
26
 
$74,837,358
Ballet companies
 
23
 
$8,220,034
Performing arts schools
 
10
 
$10,399,440
Operas
 
8
 
$490,936
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Performing arts organizations by major Connecticut cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Lansing
 
192
 
$76,240,670
Bridgeport
 
168
 
$56,146,100
New Haven
 
133
 
$37,879,067
Norwich
 
51
 
$12,515,707
Worcester, MA
 
11
 
$819,819
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Job trends for Connecticut performing arts organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
72
1-10
 
45
11-25
 
14
26-100
 
24
101 to 1,000
 
19
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of performing arts organizations in Connecticut

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
180
$250k to $1M
 
65
$1M to $5M
 
31
$5M to $25M
 
5
$25M to $100M
 
1
$100M+
 
0
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Directory of performing arts organizations in Connecticut

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Goodspeed Musicals

Goodspeed Musicals is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and advancement of musical theater and the creation of new works, located in East Haddam, Connecticut.
Revenue
$12.5m
Assets
$32.1m
Employees
359
EIN
13-1969314
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts

For over 80 years, The Bushnell has been central to life in Greater Hartford serving as its unique gathering place for arts, education, and community activities.
Revenue
$26.1m
Assets
$76.0m
Employees
336
EIN
06-0662112
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Hartford Stage Company

The mission of Hartford Stage is to enlighten, entertain, and educate by creating theatrical programming of the highest caliber that have a transformative impact on the organization's audiences, their community and their field.
Revenue
$6.9m
Assets
$24.8m
Employees
287
EIN
06-0790484
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ridgefield Playhouse

To present a variety of performing arts to the community and the surrounding area that they can enjoy and experience at a varied price point. The Playhouse presents national and local acts and is the cultural hub for the town of Ridgefield.
Revenue
$8.8m
Assets
$18.5m
Employees
153
EIN
06-1463501
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Stamford Center for the Arts

To encourage, promote and foster the presentation of a broad variety of cultural, educational and entertainment events and to create and operate a cultural civic Center to serve all citizens of the regional community.
Revenue
$6.6m
Assets
$19.1m
Employees
149
EIN
06-1048684
IRS type
501(c)(3)

College Street Music Hall

College Street Music Hall owns and operates indoor/outdoor facilities, fostering appreciation for performing arts and serving local community.
Revenue
$10.6m
Assets
$16.6m
Employees
251
EIN
06-1537819
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Hartford Symphony Orchestra (HSO)

The Hartford Symphony Orchestra (HSO) is the second largest orchestra in New England and is widely recognized as one of America's leading regional orchestras.
Revenue
$4.5m
Assets
$12.0m
Employees
277
EIN
06-0637319
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Eugene O'Neill Memorial Theater Center

A premier theater development center in Waterford, CT empowering new artists and works that advance American theater through innovative programs.
Revenue
$4.5m
Assets
$11.5m
Employees
122
EIN
06-6070900
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Westport Country Playhouse

The Westport Country Playhouse is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit, professional theater under the artistic direction of Mark Lamos and management leadership of Michael Ross.
Revenue
$3.8m
Assets
$12.2m
Employees
123
EIN
23-7357943
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Fairfield Theatre Company

Fairfield Theatre Company connects and enriches the community through the arts by providing theatre, concession facilities, and program services.
Revenue
$3.2m
Assets
$4.4m
Employees
58
EIN
06-1594125
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center

To provide a historically restored venue to present Cultural Arts performances for The enjoyment, Cultural enrichment, and education of today's and future generations of citizens of all ages in The town of old saybrook, ct and other towns and cities along....
Revenue
$3.4m
Assets
$4.5m
Employees
53
EIN
51-0646562
IRS type
501(c)(3)

New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO)

To increase the impact and value of orchestral music for our audiences through high quality, affordable performances and educational programming. Our musicians inspire, delight, challenge, and unite larger and more diverse communities.
Revenue
$2.3m
Assets
$4.6m
Employees
265
EIN
06-6000592
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Northwest Connecticut Association for the Arts

Northwest CT Association for the Arts promotes performing, visual & literary arts education, provides public performances at the Warner Theatre.
Revenue
$3.3m
Assets
$10.1m
Employees
44
EIN
06-1048713
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Neighborhood Music School (NMS)

Neighborhood Music School strives to provide the highest quality instruction in music and dance and to make it accessible to people of all ages, backgrounds, economic means and levels of ability.
Revenue
$4.7m
Assets
$8.5m
Employees
174
EIN
06-0662152
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Palace Theater Group

The Palace Theater Group operates the historic Palace Theater in Waterbury, CT and presents plays and shows to promote theatre arts.
Revenue
$4.9m
Assets
$7.8m
Employees
267
EIN
02-0620399
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts

The Nutmeg Conservatory is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization committed to creating world-class artists who will excel in dance and academics.
Revenue
$2.3m
Assets
$11.3m
Employees
44
EIN
23-7396180
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Connecticut Players Foundation

Long Wharf Theatre produces boundary-breaking theatre for diverse audiences in New Haven, providing subsidized tickets for students.
Revenue
$2.9m
Assets
$10.8m
Employees
125
EIN
06-6073063
IRS type
501(c)(3)

TheaterWorks Hartford

TheaterWorks is a non-profit theater company committed to producing relevant and entertaining contemporary plays for a broad, diverse audience.
Revenue
$2.4m
Assets
$6.2m
Employees
103
EIN
06-1172413
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Act of Connecticut

Act of Connecticut produces exceptional theater and offers education programs to elevate entertainment and foster community through the arts in Fairfield County.
Revenue
$2.7m
Assets
$3.3m
Employees
106
EIN
81-3092871
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Garde Arts Center (GAC)

The Garde Arts Center strives to engage, enrich, entertain and inspire the region of greater New London County, by protecting, operating and enhancing the historic Garde Theatre and its facilities as a central cultural gathering place.
Revenue
$2.8m
Assets
$9.8m
Employees
80
EIN
06-1143582
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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