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Massachusetts performing arts organizations

There are 1,277 performing arts organizations in Massachusetts. Combined, these Massachusettsan performing arts organizations employ 11,745 people, earn more than $634 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $2 billion.
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Types of performing arts organizations in Massachusetts

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Performing arts organizations
 
1,277
 
$634,379,277
Music festival and event organizations
 
321
 
$70,824,792
Theaters
 
256
 
$125,095,835
Dance organizations
 
89
 
$39,196,840
Symphony orchestras
 
80
 
$132,472,829
Performing arts centers
 
68
 
$126,859,121
Ballet companies
 
32
 
$47,272,538
Performing arts schools
 
31
 
$41,778,109
Operas
 
17
 
$14,337,577
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Performing arts organizations by major Massachusetts cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Boston
 
857
 
$487,911,235
Springfield, MA
 
119
 
$24,528,733
Worcester
 
89
 
$24,080,004
Providence, RI
 
84
 
$14,571,401
Barnstable Town
 
62
 
$19,027,370
Pittsfield
 
53
 
$59,062,600
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Job trends for Massachusetts performing arts organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
110
1-10
 
96
11-25
 
45
26-100
 
48
101 to 1,000
 
38
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of performing arts organizations in Massachusetts

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
522
$250k to $1M
 
121
$1M to $5M
 
69
$5M to $25M
 
17
$25M to $100M
 
5
$100M+
 
0
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Directory of performing arts organizations in Massachusetts

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1-20 of 1,277

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
$24.3m
Assets
$27.7m
Employees
157
EIN
04-2665867
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Theater Offensive

To present the diversity of lesbian, gay and transgender lives in arts so bold it breaks through personal isolation, challenges the status quo and builds thriving communities.
Revenue
$6.0m
Assets
$11.7m
Employees
13
EIN
04-3039900
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
$10.6m
Assets
$23.3m
Employees
389
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
$33.5m
Assets
$19.3m
Employees
404
EIN
04-3317597
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Groton 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
$22.7m
Assets
$224.0m
Employees
132
EIN
04-2867945
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Boch Center

Boch Center innovates and safeguards iconic Boston venues, delivering inclusive performing arts and cultural education to diverse audiences.
Revenue
$6.1m
Assets
$36.1m
Employees
125
EIN
51-0197209
IRS type
501(c)(3)

South Shore Playhouse Associates

South Shore Playhouse Associates owns venues, supports non-profits in art, recreation and education. Enriching public culture through shows at two locations.
Revenue
$9.8m
Assets
$17.6m
Employees
236
EIN
04-2312063
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
$7.3m
Assets
$10.4m
Employees
114
EIN
04-2437973
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Celebrity Series of Boston

The Celebrity Series of Boston brings together outstanding performing artists to inspire and enrich the community with their excellence and innovation in the performing arts.
Revenue
$8.8m
Assets
$22.2m
Employees
74
EIN
22-2958508
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Boston Early Music Festival

Boston Early Music Festival promotes public interest in music written and recorded before 1800 through international early music series concerts, exhibitions, and recordings of concerts. The festival is located in Cambridge, MA.
Revenue
$5.2m
Assets
$1.4m
Employees
9
EIN
04-2704827
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Project Step

Project Step is a Boston-based nonprofit offering classical music training to low-income students, which leads to college or conservatory attendance.
Revenue
$6.5m
Assets
$8.9m
Employees
5
EIN
22-2505816
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
$27.5m
Assets
$132.0m
Employees
447
EIN
22-2659560
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
$18.9m
Assets
$27.7m
Employees
55
EIN
04-2790069
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Boston Symphony Orchestra delivers world-class performances and educational programs, engaging diverse audiences while fostering a commitment to musical excellence in the community.
Revenue
$93.2m
Assets
$653.5m
Employees
949
EIN
04-2103550
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
$41.1m
Assets
$91.7m
Employees
630
EIN
04-2312734
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
$7.1m
Assets
$10.1m
Employees
61
EIN
47-1431634
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bostons Childrens Chorus (BCC)

The Boston Children's Chorus (BCC) harnesses the power and joy of music to unite our city's diverse communities and inspire social change.
Revenue
$4.0m
Assets
$2.9m
Employees
37
EIN
65-1188279
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
$4.0m
Assets
$1.5m
Employees
196
EIN
04-2678312
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Conservatory Lab Foundation

The Foundation's purpose is to support the dissemination of learning through music as an educational model.
Revenue
$2.0m
Assets
$25.0m
Employees
3
EIN
04-3443578
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
$3.5m
Assets
$5.6m
Employees
252
EIN
04-3317590
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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