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Performing arts schools

There are 952 performing arts schools in the United States. Combined, these performing arts schools employ 14,552 people, earn more than $777 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $3 billion.
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Job trends for Performing arts schools

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
96
1-10
 
107
11-25
 
61
26-100
 
109
101 to 1,000
 
40
1,000+
 
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Sizes of performing arts schools

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
293
$250k to $1M
 
178
$1M to $5M
 
93
$5M to $25M
 
31
$25M to $100M
 
2
$100M+
 
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Directory of performing arts schools

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1-20 of 952

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
$9.6m
Assets
$26.0m
Employees
165
EIN
34-0714339
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
$26.7m
Employees
391
EIN
36-2373635
IRS type
501(c)(3)

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
$12.1m
Assets
$25.4m
Employees
209
EIN
13-5596825
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National Children's Chorus (NCC)

As America's leading choral institution for youth, the National Children's Chorus (NCC) aims to provide young singers with the finest music education and performance experience possible.
Revenue
$9.6m
Assets
$7.8m
Employees
178
EIN
95-4353867
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
$12.8m
Assets
$25.6m
Employees
337
EIN
52-1063325
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Macphail Center for Music

Macphail Center for Music transforms lives through music, serving 15,000+ learners annually with diverse instruction, innovative partnerships, and board-certified music therapy.
Revenue
$14.6m
Assets
$40.5m
Employees
377
EIN
41-1729340
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Harlem School of the Arts

Harlem School of the Arts empowers youth and adults through inclusive, interdisciplinary training in dance, music, theater, and visual arts, building skills and character.
Revenue
$5.2m
Assets
$14.2m
Employees
222
EIN
13-2552500
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
$23.3m
Assets
$113.4m
Employees
227
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
$13.8m
Assets
$46.9m
Employees
224
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
$69.7m
Assets
$761.5m
Employees
527
EIN
95-2501387
IRS type
501(c)(3)

North Texas Performing Arts

North Texas Performing Arts develops youth character through performing arts education and family entertainment, offering year-round classes, camps, productions, and inclusive programs for students and adults.
Revenue
$5.0m
Assets
$2.6m
Employees
82
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
$16.4m
Assets
$76.1m
Employees
399
EIN
13-0429660
IRS type
501(c)(3)

New World Symphony (NWS)

NWS envisions a strong and secure future for classical music and will reimagine, reaffirm, express and share its traditions with as many people as possible.
Revenue
$21.5m
Assets
$302.1m
Employees
112
EIN
59-2809056
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
$9.0m
Assets
$8.7m
Employees
0
EIN
13-2792668
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
$9.5m
Assets
$49.0m
Employees
12
EIN
94-6084831
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Perlman Music Program (PMP)

The Perlman Music Program (PMP) offers unparalleled musical training to young string players of rare and special talent.
Revenue
$10.9m
Assets
$24.8m
Employees
57
EIN
11-3247651
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Community Music Center (CMC)

The mission of Community Music Center is to make high-quality Music accessible to people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities, regardless of financial means. We believe in the power of Music to connect people, celebrate cultures and transform lives.
Revenue
$9.0m
Assets
$17.9m
Employees
161
EIN
94-1156270
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
$15.0m
Assets
$33.4m
Employees
375
EIN
13-1991118
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Brooklyn Conservatory of Music

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
$11.2m
Assets
$10.6m
Employees
227
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
$5.8m
Assets
$26.6m
Employees
102
EIN
94-1692171
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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