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Theaters

There are 8,466 theaters in the United States. Combined, these theaters employ 112,006 people, earn more than $4 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $8 billion.
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Job trends for Theaters

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
980
1-10
 
882
11-25
 
359
26-100
 
448
101 to 1,000
 
245
1,000+
 
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Sizes of theaters

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
2,879
$250k to $1M
 
1,208
$1M to $5M
 
488
$5M to $25M
 
118
$25M to $100M
 
23
$100M+
 
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Directory of theaters

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1-20 of 8,466

American Repertory Theatre (ART)

A.R.T. actively engages more than 10,000 community members and local students annually in project-based partnerships and workshops.
Revenue
$25.9m
Assets
$32.3m
Employees
221
EIN
04-2665867
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Roundabout Theatre Company

Roundabout Theatre Company is committed to producing the highest-quality theatre with the finest artists, sharing stories that endure and providing accessibility to all audiences.
Revenue
$83.2m
Assets
$195.5m
Employees
1,225
EIN
13-6192346
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Seattle Theatre Group

Seattle Theatre Group presents diverse performances, stewards historic theatres, and advances inclusive arts education and community engagement through camps, workshops, and professional development.
Revenue
$86.5m
Assets
$83.7m
Employees
769
EIN
94-3130227
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Paper Mill Playhouse

Paper Mill Playhouse produces acclaimed musical theatre and expands arts access through inclusive performances, education, and outreach programs that inspire audiences and students.
Revenue
$31.4m
Assets
$60.4m
Employees
881
EIN
22-1550515
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Arena Stage

Arena Stage champions American theater, fostering innovative productions and diverse voices while inspiring community engagement and advancing artistic development.
Revenue
$63.9m
Assets
$124.8m
Employees
378
EIN
53-0246894
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Fellowship for Performing Arts (FPA)

Founded by award-winning actor Max McLean, Fellowship for Performing Arts (FPA) is a not-for-profit New York City-based production company producing theatre from a Christian worldview to engage a diverse audience.
Revenue
$12.2m
Assets
$29.7m
Employees
15
EIN
52-1739276
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
$20.4m
Assets
$65.5m
Employees
480
EIN
52-1405988
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Alley Theatre

Alley Theatre inspires through diverse theatrical experiences, engages the community, and cultivates future artists, fostering empathy and discourse in Houston.
Revenue
$36.3m
Assets
$113.7m
Employees
388
EIN
74-1143076
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Irish Repertory Theatre Companyinc

The Irish Repertory Theatre provides a context for understanding the contemporary Irish-American experience through evocative works of theater, music, and dance.
Revenue
$5.7m
Assets
$12.0m
Employees
133
EIN
13-3531713
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Goodspeed Musicals

Goodspeed Musicals is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and advancement of musical theater and the creation of new works, located in East Haddam, Connecticut.
Revenue
$14.1m
Assets
$31.9m
Employees
465
EIN
13-1969314
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lookingglass Theatre Company

We are nationwide leader in the creation and presentation of new, cutting-edge theatrical works and in sharing its ensemble-based theatrical techniques with Chicago-area students and teachers through Education and Community Programs.
Revenue
$6.1m
Assets
$7.4m
Employees
78
EIN
36-3653114
IRS type
501(c)(3)

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
$6.7m
Assets
$33.2m
Employees
204
EIN
52-1136132
IRS type
501(c)(3)

A Noise Within

A Noise Within produces classic theatre that enriches community, challenges perspectives, and connects audiences and 18,000+ Southern California students through performances and education.
Revenue
$5.1m
Assets
$14.8m
Employees
204
EIN
95-4443878
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bay Street Theatre Festival

Bay Street Theatre is a regional theater presenting new, classic and contemporary works, with a committment to challenging and entertaining our diverse community.
Revenue
$5.4m
Assets
$2.2m
Employees
142
EIN
13-3628854
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Dallas Theater Center

Dallas Theater Center engages the community with diverse theatrical experiences, producing high-quality plays that inspire dialogue and reflect diverse cultural narratives.
Revenue
$7.4m
Assets
$5.6m
Employees
220
EIN
75-0959992
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Northlight Theatre

Northlight Theatre produces bold theatrical experiences to promote change of perspective and encourage compassion. Located in Skokie, IL.
Revenue
$12.0m
Assets
$31.0m
Employees
176
EIN
23-7390464
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Seattle Repertory Theatre

Seattle Repertory Theatre puts theater at the heart of public life, producing diverse stories, commissioning new works, and delivering youth and adult arts education.
Revenue
$15.5m
Assets
$11.9m
Employees
529
EIN
91-0756535
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Playwrights Horizons

Playwrights Horizons is dedicated to cultivating the most important American playwrights, composers, and lyricists, as well as developing and producing their bold new plays and musicals.
Revenue
$14.1m
Assets
$47.0m
Employees
455
EIN
13-2805131
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Zachary Scott Theatre Center

Zachary Scott Theatre Center inspires creativity and connection through engaging theater experiences, educational programs for youth, and vibrant productions that reflect the community.
Revenue
$9.3m
Assets
$10.1m
Employees
264
EIN
74-1369410
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Second Stage Theater (2ST)

Second Stage Theater (2ST) produces an adventurous range of premieres, musicals, bold new interpretations of contemporary plays, and unique theatrical experiences from America's most dynamic writers of the 21st century.
Revenue
$28.7m
Assets
$57.6m
Employees
751
EIN
13-3021180
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 "A65: Theater" 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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