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Performing arts schools

There are 531 performing arts schools in the United States. Combined, these performing arts schools employ 12,979 people, earn more than $660 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $2 billion.
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Job trends for Performing arts schools

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
53
1-10
 
61
11-25
 
44
26-100
 
81
101 to 1,000
 
39
1,000+
 
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Sizes of performing arts schools

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
115
$250k to $1M
 
117
$1M to $5M
 
69
$5M to $25M
 
28
$25M to $100M
 
4
$100M+
 
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Directory of performing arts schools

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Third Street Music School Settlement

Third Street Music School Settlement provides high-quality music and dance education through on-site, public-school and community programs, as well as an arts-infused preschool, to New Yorkers of all ages, regardless of background.
Revenue
$10.1m
Assets
$24.0m
Employees
208
EIN
13-5596825
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)

Old Town School of Folk Music

Founded in 1957, the Old Town School of Folk Music provides a wide range of music, dance, theater, and visual arts courses to people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds.
Revenue
$14.0m
Assets
$27.0m
Employees
371
EIN
36-2373635
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Music Settlement

The mission of The Music Settlement is to create an inclusive community where artistic expression belongs to everyone by serving those who seek personal growth through the arts.
Revenue
$5.3m
Assets
$22.0m
Employees
162
EIN
34-0714339
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Settlement Music School

Settlement Music School is the leading provider of arts therapy in the Philadelphia area through the Kardon Center for Arts Therapy. The Kardon Center provides a welcoming environment for clients and their families.
Revenue
$13.5m
Assets
$34.2m
Employees
316
EIN
23-1352676
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The School of American Ballet (SAB)

The School of American Ballet was founded in 1934 by George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein. The School of American Ballet has been training ballet dancers for generations. SAB is the official School of New York City Ballet.
Revenue
$31.2m
Assets
$104.3m
Employees
193
EIN
13-1275970
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Merit School of Music

Merit School of Music transforms the lives of Chicago-area youth through removing barriers to high-quality music education.
Revenue
$16.0m
Assets
$43.0m
Employees
203
EIN
36-3028768
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Colburn School

The Colburn School is a performing arts school with a focus on music and dance located in downtown Los Angeles. It consists of four divisions: the Conservatory of Music, the Music Academy, Community School of Performing Arts, and Dance Academy.
Revenue
$74.2m
Assets
$648.1m
Employees
465
EIN
95-2501387
IRS type
501(c)(3)

North Texas Performing Arts

North Texas Performing Arts nurtures youth through performing arts education, promoting skills like teamwork and leadership while providing engaging family entertainment for the community.
Revenue
$5.0m
Assets
$3.0m
Employees
53
EIN
75-2387300
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA)

Founded in 1884, The American Academy of Dramatic Arts is the first conservatory for actors in the English-speaking world. Since then, its purpose has remained constant, to provide students with the tools needed to make acting their profession.
Revenue
$22.6m
Assets
$85.7m
Employees
409
EIN
13-0429660
IRS type
501(c)(3)

MIND Education

We believe every child has the potential to be a powerful learner and to acquire the problem-solving and math proficiency needed to compete in a knowledge-based economy.
Revenue
$34.2m
Assets
$38.4m
Employees
291
EIN
33-0798804
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Kaufman Music Center

Kaufman Music Center stimulates appreciation and participation in music through music performance and education in ways that awaken creativity, advance innovation and create a sense of wonder among performers, students, teachers and the public at large.
Revenue
$10.8m
Assets
$33.2m
Employees
368
EIN
13-1991118
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts Usdan

Usdan is the nation's preeminent not-for-profit day camp for the arts. Profiled in The New York Times and in Time Magazine, Usdan has been declared a "Best Of" camp by TimeOutNY/Kids, and by NY Metro Parents.
Revenue
$8.9m
Assets
$8.6m
Employees
329
EIN
13-2792668
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Pasadena Conservatory of Music (PCM)

The fundamental purpose of the Pasadena Conservatory of Music (PCM) is to provide opportunities for students of all ages and backgrounds to learn, perform, and enjoy music.
Revenue
$6.3m
Assets
$21.2m
Employees
110
EIN
95-3900207
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Community Music Center (CMC)

Community Music Center (CMC) is the Bay Area's oldest community arts organization and San Francisco's largest provider of low-cost, high quality music education, serving over 2,300 students and 19,500 concertgoers each year.
Revenue
$8.7m
Assets
$17.4m
Employees
148
EIN
94-1156270
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Merola Opera Program

Merola Opera Program trains young opera talent through intensive summer programs, offering expert guidance, master classes, and financial support for artistic growth.
Revenue
$7.8m
Assets
$45.6m
Employees
10
EIN
94-6084831
IRS type
501(c)(3)

CircEsteem

Circus arts program fostering self-esteem and mutual respect through social workshops, academic enrichment, mentoring, and community development programming for Chicago youth.
Revenue
$7.7m
Assets
$13.8m
Employees
97
EIN
32-0050649
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Brooklyn Conservatory of Music (BCM)

The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music transforms and enriches the lives of those who are underserved by providing music education programs in schools, community centers, and through collaboration with other organizations.
Revenue
$7.3m
Assets
$5.6m
Employees
210
EIN
11-1532426
IRS type
501(c)(3)

East Bay Center for the Performing Arts

East Bay Center for the Performing Arts engages youth and young adults in imagining and creating new worlds for themselves and new visions for their communities through the inspiration and discipline of rigorous training in world performance traditions.
Revenue
$6.5m
Assets
$25.8m
Employees
102
EIN
94-1692171
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Stella Adler Studio of Acting

To create an environment with the purpose of nurturing theatre artists who value humanity, their own and others, as their first and most precious priority while providing art and education to the greater community.
Revenue
$8.7m
Assets
$19.5m
Employees
262
EIN
13-4112234
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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