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Minnesota performing arts organizations

There are 921 performing arts organizations in Minnesota. Combined, these Minnesotan performing arts organizations employ 6,766 people, earn more than $383 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $861 million.
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Types of performing arts organizations in Minnesota

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Performing arts organizations
 
921
 
$382,928,689
Theaters
 
203
 
$62,964,026
Music festival and event organizations
 
169
 
$18,575,559
Dance organizations
 
115
 
$11,016,393
Symphony orchestras
 
55
 
$45,647,743
Performing arts centers
 
43
 
$166,580,177
Ballet companies
 
17
 
$4,354,332
Operas
 
15
 
$17,810,085
Performing arts schools
 
10
 
$5,194,263
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Performing arts organizations by major Minnesota cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Minneapolis
 
609
 
$310,748,027
Rochester, MN
 
47
 
$4,268,979
Duluth
 
41
 
$9,819,868
St. Cloud
 
30
 
$5,028,430
Mankato
 
17
 
$2,582,105
Fargo, ND
 
7
 
$540,268
La Crosse, WI
 
6
 
$225,839
Grand Forks, ND
 
3
 
$38,707
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Job trends for Minnesota performing arts organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
69
1-10
 
86
11-25
 
33
26-100
 
38
101 to 1,000
 
15
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of performing arts organizations in Minnesota

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
279
$250k to $1M
 
93
$1M to $5M
 
35
$5M to $25M
 
6
$25M to $100M
 
4
$100M+
 
0
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Directory of performing arts organizations in Minnesota

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1-20 of 921

The Minnesota Opera

Minnesota Opera advances opera, artists, and communities through bold visioning, education programs, new works development, and reinvigorating the American canon.
Revenue
$16.7m
Assets
$38.1m
Employees
310
EIN
41-0946789
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society

The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra shares distinctive and engaging chamber orchestra performances to enrich the Twin Cities community.
Revenue
$10.1m
Assets
$60.9m
Employees
279
EIN
41-0829498
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Macphail Center for Music

Macphail Center for Music provides exceptional music education to transform lives and enrich the community.
Revenue
$22.9m
Assets
$42.2m
Employees
393
EIN
41-1729340
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Children's Theatre Company (CTC)

Children's Theatre Company creates extraordinary theatre experiences that educate, challenge, and inspire young people and their communities.
Revenue
$12.3m
Assets
$32.6m
Employees
429
EIN
41-1254553
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts' mission is to be a community magnet that attracts artists and audiences, creating unforgettable shared experiences.
Revenue
$19.4m
Assets
$78.2m
Employees
605
EIN
41-1428998
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Hennepin Theatre Trust

Hennepin Theatre Trust drives cultural and economic vitality in Minnesota through leadership of the Hennepin Theatre District and educational programming.
Revenue
$45.1m
Assets
$31.9m
Employees
48
EIN
41-2017278
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Guthrie Theater Foundation

The Guthrie is an American theater center for performance, production, education and training. Located in Minneapolis, MN.
Revenue
$37.4m
Assets
$152.9m
Employees
724
EIN
41-0854160
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lundstrum Performing Arts

To cultivate a love and knowledge of the performing arts so that young people will discover their unique gifts, develop their depth of character and imagine new possibilities for their lives.
Revenue
$6.0m
Assets
$9.0m
Employees
12
EIN
41-1972424
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community

Assist in the development of environmental sustainability through the implementation of progressive policies relating to sustainability, health, poverty, and hunger, locally and regionally.
Revenue
$2.0m
Assets
$15.3m
Employees
58
EIN
20-6424699
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Schubert Club The

Schubert Club creates inspiring musical experiences, offers music education and community engagement programs, and hosts renowned artists in Saint Paul.
Revenue
$2.4m
Assets
$24.5m
Employees
30
EIN
41-0945277
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Circus Juventas

Circus Juventas inspires youth artistry and confidence through acrobatic training, with performances at its Saint Paul facility.
Revenue
$4.3m
Assets
$4.2m
Employees
68
EIN
41-1856160
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Paramount Center for the Arts

The mission of the Paramount Center for the Arts is to provide opportunities for artistic production, creative exploration, Arts education and the enjoyment of Arts and entertainment.
Revenue
$2.1m
Assets
$5.6m
Employees
58
EIN
41-1809017
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Duluth Playhouse

Founded in 1914, Duluth Playhouse is one of the nation's oldest continually running non-profit theatres, producing year-round seasons packed with dramas and musicals along with year-round programming within our school of performing arts for youth and adul....
Revenue
$3.6m
Assets
$19.4m
Employees
34
EIN
41-0694692
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The History Theatre

History Theatre entertains, educates, and inspires through creating, developing, and producing new and existing works that explore Minnesota's past and the diverse American experience.
Revenue
$2.9m
Assets
$2.7m
Employees
199
EIN
41-1408420
IRS type
501(c)(3)

LoveWorks Academy for Visual and Performance Arts

LoveWorks Academy is a Kindergarten through 8th grade public charter school, with the focus of visual and performing arts. They understand that art is one of the important ways students learn and interact with our world.
Revenue
$2.7m
Assets
$1.3m
Employees
45
EIN
75-3155906
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Artistry

Artistry exists to enrich the cultural fabric of the community we serve by providing high quality performing arts, visual arts, and arts education programs, and by welcoming and nurturing talent.
Revenue
$2.0m
Assets
$127.9k
Employees
87
EIN
41-1295187
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Stages Theatre Company (STC)

Stages Theatre Company is committed to the enrichment and education of children and youth in a professional theatre environment that stimulates artistic excellence and personal growth.
Revenue
$2.9m
Assets
$4.7m
Employees
177
EIN
36-3328812
IRS type
501(c)(3)

VocalEssence

VocalEssence champions choral music through innovative concerts, learning programs, and community engagement while celebrating diverse cultures and commissioning new music.
Revenue
$2.3m
Assets
$8.2m
Employees
47
EIN
41-1363849
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists (SPCPA)

The mission of Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists is to provide the highest caliber of academic and artistic education for aspiring pre-professional performing artists in the areas of instrumental and vocal music, theatre and dance.
Revenue
$4.9m
Assets
$4.6m
Employees
117
EIN
82-0555555
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Penumbra Theatre

Penumbra Theatre creates professional productions that are artistically excellent, thought provoking, and relevant and illuminates the human condition through the prism of the African American experience.
Revenue
$2.9m
Assets
$10.3m
Employees
126
EIN
41-1563764
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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