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Washington performing arts organizations

There are 1,129 performing arts organizations in Washington. Combined, these Washingtonian performing arts organizations employ 9,091 people, earn more than $431 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $905 million.
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Types of performing arts organizations in Washington

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Performing arts organizations
 
1,129
 
$430,591,748
Music festival and event organizations
 
289
 
$28,369,058
Theaters
 
214
 
$118,480,743
Dance organizations
 
97
 
$7,536,638
Symphony orchestras
 
84
 
$65,523,241
Performing arts centers
 
48
 
$130,516,737
Ballet companies
 
36
 
$36,277,200
Operas
 
15
 
$23,807,739
Performing arts schools
 
7
 
$1,015,629
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Performing arts organizations by major Washington cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Seattle
 
635
 
$343,036,952
Spokane
 
59
 
$19,346,100
Bremerton
 
50
 
$10,670,347
Olympia
 
47
 
$10,005,294
Bellingham
 
45
 
$6,881,432
Portland, OR
 
44
 
$5,035,255
Kennewick
 
29
 
$2,663,505
Mount Vernon
 
24
 
$3,309,234
Wenatchee
 
20
 
$5,098,067
Yakima
 
19
 
$4,111,812
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Job trends for Washington performing arts organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
107
1-10
 
89
11-25
 
48
26-100
 
40
101 to 1,000
 
19
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of performing arts organizations in Washington

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
297
$250k to $1M
 
144
$1M to $5M
 
39
$5M to $25M
 
10
$25M to $100M
 
4
$100M+
 
0
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Directory of performing arts organizations in Washington

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1-20 of 1,129

Seattle Opera

Seattle Opera strives to produce musically extraordinary, theatrically compelling operas, employing uniformly high quality casts, dramatically aware conductors, and innovative yet textually concerned directors and designers.
Revenue
$23.2m
Assets
$80.6m
Employees
529
EIN
91-0760426
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Seattle Theatre Group

Seattle Theatre Group presents performances, preserves historic theatres, and seeks to engage diverse communities through enriching arts experiences.
Revenue
$75.6m
Assets
$75.0m
Employees
693
EIN
94-3130227
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Seattle Symphony Foundation

Seattle Symphony Foundation supports the orchestra and music center endowments, distributing up to 7.5% annually to aid operations.
Revenue
$7.6m
Assets
$43.4m
Employees
0
EIN
91-1351925
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Seattle Repertory Theatre

Seattle Repertory Theatre collaborates with artists to create productions that reflect and elevate the diverse culture, with related educational programs.
Revenue
$17.3m
Assets
$13.6m
Employees
529
EIN
91-0756535
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Act Theatre

ACT is a Seattle landmark promoting civic engagement and artistic ambition by expanding our understanding of humanity through theater.
Revenue
$5.7m
Assets
$3.9m
Employees
226
EIN
91-0787792
IRS type
501(c)(3)

B H Music Center

Preserves Benaroya Hall in Seattle for the Symphony and other arts groups, maintaining a three-auditorium concert hall and gallery space.
Revenue
$6.6m
Assets
$54.1m
Employees
8
EIN
91-1704263
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Seattle Children's Theatre Association

Seattle's Children Theatre Association provides professional theatre and education for children. It offers year-round classes, workshops, and residencies.
Revenue
$11.0m
Assets
$7.7m
Employees
256
EIN
51-0172421
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Village Theatre

Village Theatre's mission is to be a regionally recognized and nationally influential center of excellence in family theatre: to promote a season of top quality productions; and to commission and produce new musicals that achieve national exposure.
Revenue
$11.8m
Assets
$21.2m
Employees
652
EIN
91-1077130
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB)

Enriching lives in the Pacific Northwest, considered a national treasure and acclaimed worldwide, PNB epitomizes excellence in the performing arts.
Revenue
$25.5m
Assets
$30.8m
Employees
633
EIN
91-0897129
IRS type
501(c)(3)

5th Avenue Theatre Association

5th Ave Theatre Association: Celebrates and advances musicals. Develops new works, revitalizes classics, and fosters creative teams. National leader in Seattle, WA.
Revenue
$29.0m
Assets
$28.2m
Employees
669
EIN
91-1087612
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Seattle Symphony Orchestra: Innovative, acclaimed orchestra presenting high-quality symphonic music for cultural enrichment, education, and community engagement in Seattle.
Revenue
$31.3m
Assets
$19.0m
Employees
347
EIN
91-0667412
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Seattle Shakespeare Company

Seattle Shakespeare Company engages audiences through live performances of classic plays, including at low-priced student matinees in Washington state.
Revenue
$2.4m
Assets
$4.5m
Employees
189
EIN
91-1512717
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Tacoma Musical Playhouse (TMP)

TMP is a theater in Tacoma, WA whose mission is: Tacoma Musical Playhouse's mission is to enrich lives through the art form of musical theater.
Revenue
$2.3m
Assets
$6.5m
Employees
18
EIN
94-3198670
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Town Hall Association

Seattle's Town Hall Association provides an inclusive and affordable gathering place for arts, civic engagement, science, and culture.
Revenue
$2.8m
Assets
$34.8m
Employees
64
EIN
91-1910904
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Intiman Theatre Festival

Intiman Theatre was founded in 1972 to provide its patrons with intimate, consistently high-quality experiences of classical drama and modern masterpieces.
Revenue
$2.1m
Assets
$911.6k
Employees
94
EIN
23-7328597
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Taproot Theatre Company

Taproot Theatre Company creates theatre experiences to brighten the spirit, engage the mind and deepen the understanding of the world around us while inspiring imagination, conversation and hope.
Revenue
$2.6m
Assets
$5.8m
Employees
234
EIN
91-0971237
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra (SYSO)

Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras is the largest youth orchestra training program in the United States. The organization serves over 1,600 diverse students each year with four full orchestras.
Revenue
$2.0m
Assets
$2.9m
Employees
17
EIN
91-0493840
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Kirkland Performance Center (KPC)

Kirkland Performance Center presents live music, theatre, dance, comedy, film and family programming along with arts education for K-12 students and community members.
Revenue
$2.0m
Assets
$3.8m
Employees
44
EIN
94-3129859
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Spokane Symphony

The Spokane Symphony is dedicated to providing high quality, professional orchestral performances and education to the Inland Northwest for the purpose of enriching and transforming lives through music.
Revenue
$7.2m
Assets
$25.8m
Employees
269
EIN
91-0730435
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Field Arts and Events Hall

Field Arts and Events Hall is a Port Angeles facility for arts, events, conferences, and community engagement.
Revenue
$5.9m
Assets
$63.6m
Employees
51
EIN
81-3062077
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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