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Washington DC performing arts organizations

There are 965 performing arts organizations in the greater Washington DC metro area, including the cities of Washington DC, Bethesda, Frederick, Gaithersburg, Rockville, Alexandria, Arlington, and Reston within the states of Maryland, District of Columbia, and Virginia. Combined, these Washington DC metro performing arts organizations employ 9,669 people, earn more than $686 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $1 billion.
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Types of performing arts organizations in Washington DC

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Performing arts organizations
 
965
 
$685,776,358
Music festival and event organizations
 
188
 
$32,983,282
Theaters
 
175
 
$128,955,583
Dance organizations
 
128
 
$33,725,463
Symphony orchestras
 
75
 
$18,482,068
Ballet companies
 
37
 
$28,465,972
Performing arts centers
 
27
 
$386,833,726
Operas
 
13
 
$5,486,856
Performing arts schools
 
13
 
$15,980,239
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Job trends for Washington DC performing arts organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
108
1-10
 
85
11-25
 
30
26-100
 
20
101 to 1,000
 
17
1,000+
 
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Sizes of performing arts organizations in Washington DC

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
290
$250k to $1M
 
82
$1M to $5M
 
56
$5M to $25M
 
13
$25M to $100M
 
2
$100M+
 
1
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Directory of performing arts organizations in Washington DC

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Ford's Theatre

A working theatre, historical monument, world-class museum and learning center, Ford's Theatre is the premier destination in Washington, DC, to explore and celebrate Abraham Lincoln's ideals and leadership principles.
Revenue
$14.2m
Assets
$72.3m
Employees
314
EIN
52-6073157
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts

To present and create excellent and innovative performing arts programs for the enrichment, education, and enjoyment of diverse audiences and participants.
Revenue
$57.0m
Assets
$95.6m
Employees
716
EIN
23-7011544
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Strathmore Hall Foundation

Strathmore presents and produces exemplary visual and performing arts programs for diverse audiences, creates dynamic arts education experiences, and nurtures new ideas and conversations that advances the future of the arts.
Revenue
$12.8m
Assets
$27.3m
Employees
318
EIN
52-1233092
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Arena Stage

Arena Stage is a DC-based theater with a 72 year history of presenting innovative stories from American artists.
Revenue
$29.8m
Assets
$145.6m
Employees
372
EIN
53-0246894
IRS type
501(c)(3)

John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

National performing arts center serving as living memorial to President Kennedy, presenting over 2,000 annual performances and events.
Revenue
$286.4m
Assets
$632.6m
Employees
2,550
EIN
53-0245017
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Studio Theatre

Studio Theatre produces exceptional contemporary theatre in deliberately intimate spaces, fostering a more thoughtful, more empathetic, and more connected community, in Washington DC and beyond.
Revenue
$6.8m
Assets
$35.7m
Employees
194
EIN
52-1136132
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Shakespeare Theatre (STC)

Shakespeare Theatre Company produces and presents the highest-quality classic theatre productions across genres, bringing them to vibrant life in a provocative, imaginative and accessible style.
Revenue
$15.2m
Assets
$64.3m
Employees
439
EIN
52-1405988
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Levine Music

Levine Music, the Washington DC region's preeminent center for music education, is a welcoming community where children and adults find lifelong inspiration and joy through learning, performing, listening to, and participating with others in music.
Revenue
$12.1m
Assets
$20.1m
Employees
331
EIN
52-1063325
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Washington Ballet

The Washington Ballet is a ballet company and school of ballet in Washington, DC, providing community enrichment and outreach performances.
Revenue
$14.2m
Assets
$10.5m
Employees
165
EIN
52-0846173
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Olney Theatre Corporation

To create professional theater productions & other programs that nurture artists, students, technicians, administrators & audience members; & to develop individual's creative potential using skills & imaginative possibilities of theater & performing arts.
Revenue
$11.9m
Assets
$24.2m
Employees
329
EIN
52-1149571
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Round House Theatre

Round House Theatre enriches the community with outstanding theatrical experiences that inspire empathy and serve over 4,000 students annually.
Revenue
$6.8m
Assets
$9.4m
Employees
226
EIN
52-1289737
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Capital Concerts

To seek creative solutions for educational and cultural problems through the use of the arts, public television, and collaborative activity by providing educational programs and cultural events for the country.
Revenue
$12.0m
Assets
$4.5m
Employees
327
EIN
52-2019014
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Signature Theatre

Signature Theatre is a professional theater company that produces musicals, plays, and cabaret performances. It also has eight education programs designed to nurture emerging talent and expanding audiences. The company is located in Arlington, VA.
Revenue
$11.8m
Assets
$10.6m
Employees
497
EIN
62-1417785
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Imagination Stage

Imagination Stage, Inc. Inspires creativity through theatre and arts education programs that challenge, nurture, and empower young people of all abilities.
Revenue
$5.2m
Assets
$7.5m
Employees
349
EIN
52-1164889
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company's mission is to create rousing, visceral, enlightening theater experiences that galvanize diverse artists and audiences to engage with their world in unexpected and often challenging ways.
Revenue
$5.0m
Assets
$7.9m
Employees
216
EIN
52-1242900
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorale of Montgomery County

NatPhil engages and inspires diverse communities in the DC area through outstanding music performances and innovative education programs.
Revenue
$2.3m
Assets
$1.2m
Employees
198
EIN
52-1361650
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Association of Performing Arts Professionals

APAP supports performing arts presenters, booking and touring professionals through ArtsForward program & leadership development.
Revenue
$3.3m
Assets
$6.0m
Employees
14
EIN
39-1131995
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Joe's Movement Emporium

A center for world arts that offers performances, out-of-school youth programming, and promotes progressive education and community-based economic growth.
Revenue
$2.9m
Assets
$2.5m
Employees
35
EIN
52-1804860
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Groupo de Artistas Latinoamericanos (GALA)

GALA has been promoting and sharing the Latino arts and cultures with a diverse audience, creating work that speaks to communities today.
Revenue
$2.1m
Assets
$6.3m
Employees
13
EIN
52-1064097
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Orchestra of the Americas Group

The YOA program provides a unique, intensive musical and cultural experience that will better the lives of its participants and those with whom they contact.
Revenue
$2.4m
Assets
$1.1m
Employees
5
EIN
52-2309214
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.
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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