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Maine performing arts organizations

There are 250 performing arts organizations in Maine. Combined, these Mainer performing arts organizations employ 1,871 people, earn more than $70 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $155 million.
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Types of performing arts organizations in Maine

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Performing arts organizations
 
250
 
$70,267,897
Theaters
 
63
 
$17,476,753
Music festival and event organizations
 
62
 
$14,679,580
Dance organizations
 
18
 
$972,701
Performing arts centers
 
18
 
$20,606,143
Symphony orchestras
 
8
 
$6,492,060
Performing arts schools
 
7
 
$3,123,802
Ballet companies
 
3
 
$1,419,173
Operas
 
2
 
$471,319
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Performing arts organizations by major Maine cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Portland, ME
 
130
 
$43,906,384
Bangor
 
16
 
$2,450,450
Lewiston, ME
 
10
 
$1,161,440
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Job trends for Maine performing arts organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
12
1-10
 
26
11-25
 
10
26-100
 
14
101 to 1,000
 
4
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of performing arts organizations in Maine

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
55
$250k to $1M
 
36
$1M to $5M
 
12
$5M to $25M
 
2
$25M to $100M
 
0
$100M+
 
0
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Directory of performing arts organizations in Maine

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Ogunquit Playhouse Foundation

Preserving an iconic playhouse, producing world-class performances, and cultivating new works in Ogunquit, ME. Includes youth programming.
Revenue
$10.4m
Assets
$14.1m
Employees
401
EIN
01-0490316
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT)

We are dedicated to the total production of musical theatre. That is, our set designs, costumes and musical arrangements are original, and are designed and constructed here in Brunswick.
Revenue
$7.2m
Assets
$10.3m
Employees
216
EIN
01-0355212
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bay Chamber Concerts

Transforming lives through high-quality programs and community outreach, Bay Chamber Concerts presents chamber music concerts and offers music education in Rockport, ME.
Revenue
$3.8m
Assets
$10.0m
Employees
28
EIN
01-6023519
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bowdoin International Music Festival

Intensive summer study program and concert series for gifted young musicians to study with world-class artists.
Revenue
$3.1m
Assets
$5.5m
Employees
22
EIN
04-3384601
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Waterville Creates

Waterville Creates enriches community life through arts education, exhibitions, and performing arts programming at the 810-seat opera house.
Revenue
$4.0m
Assets
$5.9m
Employees
56
EIN
01-0505433
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Portland Stage Company

The leading professional theater in Northern New England, Portland Stage is committed to creating great art, passionate about using the theater to educate, and dedicated to enriching our community.
Revenue
$2.4m
Assets
$10.2m
Employees
103
EIN
51-0143171
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Johnson Hall

Johnson Hall promotes artistic excellence and drives cultural and economic growth through world-class entertainment and performing arts education in Gardiner, ME.
Revenue
$2.3m
Assets
$3.8m
Employees
5
EIN
01-0430677
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Maine Arts Academy

Maine Arts Academy offers college prep academic education with a focus on the performing arts, including music, theatre, and dance.
Revenue
$2.7m
Assets
$4.3m
Employees
54
EIN
47-4890021
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Portland Symphony Orchestra (PSO)

The Portland Symphony Orchestra's mission is to serves our community by enriching lives through music.
Revenue
$4.3m
Assets
$15.6m
Employees
284
EIN
01-6006058
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Portland Ovations

Portland Ovations contributes to the cultural, social, and economic wellbeing of our community by presenting an array of high quality performing artists from around the world and creating diverse educational experiences that bring the enjoyment, energy, a....
Revenue
$2.2m
Assets
$3.7m
Employees
9
EIN
01-0350707
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Kneisel Hall Chamber Music

Kneisel hall Chamber Music Festival, often called the "cradle of chamber music teaching in America" in the coastal village of Blue Hill, Maine, is a chamber music school, a concert series and chamber music advocate.
Revenue
$1.5m
Assets
$13.3m
Employees
35
EIN
23-7361263
IRS type
501(c)(3)

317 Main St

317 Main St creates an inclusive community for music-making, offering lessons, ensembles, and workshops in Yarmouth, ME.
Revenue
$1.4m
Assets
$7.4m
Employees
50
EIN
20-1424631
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Maine Academy of Modern Music

Maine music school emphasizing rock, contemporary genres. Offers individual/group lessons, workshops, performances and camps in 4 locations including Portland.
Revenue
$789.5k
Assets
$65.6k
Employees
32
EIN
26-0835852
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bangor Symphony Orchestra (BSO)

BSO is a symphony orchestra in Bangor, ME whose mission is: The Bangor Symphony Orchestra is one of the oldest continuously operating orchestras in the U.S.
Revenue
$866.6k
Assets
$3.5m
Employees
6
EIN
01-0024645
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Public Theater

The Public theatre produces professional, contemporary plays that entertain, inspire and delight, while remaining accessible to all.
Revenue
$894.2k
Assets
$1.8m
Employees
33
EIN
01-0466131
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Maine State Ballet

Inspiring ballet education and performances for Maine community. School offers instruction in ballet, jazz, tap, musical theatre to 300+ students. Located in Falmouth.
Revenue
$1.3m
Assets
$2.6m
Employees
38
EIN
01-0420070
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Penobscot Theater Company

Promoting and encouraging dramatics and theatrical art by producing and sponsoring high quality live theatre and conducting children's workshops, educational outreach programs and intern training programs.
Revenue
$1.3m
Assets
$2.6m
Employees
63
EIN
01-0387418
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Friends of the Strand Theatre

Friends of the Strand Theatre owns and operates the theater in Rockland, offering year-round film screenings, live music, and special events.
Revenue
$774.6k
Assets
$782.5k
Employees
14
EIN
46-3330177
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Portland Conservatory of Music

Portland Conservatory of Music provides quality music education and fosters a musical community through lessons, concerts, recitals, symposiums, and classes.
Revenue
$767.4k
Assets
$1.8m
Employees
45
EIN
01-0495589
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Roslyn Young Memorial

Roslyn Young Memorial is a music festival or event organization in Northport, ME that was founded in 2009.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
26-3738214
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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