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Theaters

There are 8,056theaters in the United States. Combined, these theatersemploy 89,013 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
895
1-10
854
11-25
374
26-100
432
101 to 1,000
240
1,000+
1
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Sizes of theaters

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
2,815
$250k to $1M
1,152
$1M to $5M
477
$5M to $25M
97
$25M to $100M
22
$100M+
2
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Directory of theaters

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1-20 of 8,056

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
$24.3m
Assets
$27.7m
Employees
157
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
$69.9m
Assets
$172.5m
Employees
1,376
EIN
13-6192346
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Paper Mill Playhouse

Paper Mill Playhouse produces high-quality musical theater, fosters creativity and inclusion, and engages young people in live theater.
Revenue
$28.6m
Assets
$54.1m
Employees
987
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
$29.8m
Assets
$145.6m
Employees
372
EIN
53-0246894
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Musical Theatre West

Musical Theatre West enriches the community through live musical theatre, youth programs, and a travel club.
Revenue
$5.9m
Assets
$6.9m
Employees
295
EIN
95-6100108
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
$12.1m
Assets
$32.6m
Employees
432
EIN
13-1969314
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
$10.1m
Assets
$6.0m
Employees
222
EIN
75-0959992
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
$6.0m
Assets
$4.0m
Employees
234
EIN
36-3653114
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
$9.8m
Assets
$21.5m
Employees
158
EIN
23-7390464
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)

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
$34.8m
Employees
209
EIN
52-1136132
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
$10.6m
Assets
$44.0m
Employees
468
EIN
13-2805131
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
$26.3m
Assets
$101.8m
Employees
419
EIN
74-1143076
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
$11.3m
Assets
$25.1m
Employees
12
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
$15.2m
Assets
$64.3m
Employees
439
EIN
52-1405988
IRS type
501(c)(3)

TimeLine Theatre Company

TimeLine Theatre Company presents stories inspired by history that connect with today's social and political issues. Our collaborative artistic team produces provocative theatre and educational programs that engage, entertain and enlighten.
Revenue
$15.4m
Assets
$27.0m
Employees
80
EIN
36-4197407
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Theatre Development Fund (TDF)

Theatre Development Fund (TDF) identifies and provides support, including financial assistance, to theatrical works of artistic merit and encourages and enables diverse audiences to attend live theatre and dance in all their venues.
Revenue
$17.5m
Assets
$16.2m
Employees
151
EIN
13-6216919
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
$7.8m
Assets
$11.9m
Employees
264
EIN
74-1369410
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)

New York Theatre Workshop

NYTW provokes and presents theatrical experiences that reflect, respond to, and invigorate the world through cultivating visionary artists.
Revenue
$9.2m
Assets
$15.5m
Employees
740
EIN
13-3131491
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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