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New York visual arts nonprofits

There are 406 visual arts nonprofit organizations in New York. Combined, these New Yorker visual arts nonprofits employ 1,732 people, earn more than $224 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $1 billion.
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Visual arts nonprofits by major New York cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
New York City
 
292
 
$203,105,642
Rochester, NY
 
21
 
$4,690,947
Buffalo
 
16
 
$2,021,917
Albany, NY
 
16
 
$2,279,436
Syracuse
 
10
 
$1,329,474
Poughkeepsie
 
10
 
$471,608
Kingston
 
10
 
$3,327,743
Binghamton
 
7
 
$179,911
Ithaca
 
4
 
$255,792
Glens Falls
 
3
 
$578,295
Showing 10 of 12 metros

Job trends for New York visual arts nonprofits

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
62
1-10
 
82
11-25
 
22
26-100
 
16
101 to 1,000
 
2
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of visual arts nonprofits in New York

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
164
$250k to $1M
 
61
$1M to $5M
 
48
$5M to $25M
 
4
$25M to $100M
 
1
$100M+
 
0
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Directory of visual arts nonprofits in New York

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1-20 of 406

College Art Association (CAA)

CAA, as the preeminent international leadership organization in the visual arts, promotes these arts and their understanding through advocacy, intellectual engagement, and a commitment to the diversity of practices and practitioners.
Revenue
$2.8m
Assets
$13.1m
Employees
22
EIN
13-1671148
IRS type
501(c)(3)

International Center of Photography (ICP)

The International Center of Photography (ICP) is the world's leading institution dedicated to the practice and understanding of photography and the reproduced image in all its forms.
Revenue
$8.0m
Assets
$59.8m
Employees
358
EIN
23-7412428
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Gordon Parks Foundation

Preserving Gordon Parks' work, the Foundation offers grants and supports artistic and educational activities advancing social justice themes.
Revenue
$6.3m
Assets
$22.2m
Employees
5
EIN
20-2412662
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Aperture Foundation

Aperture Foundation, a not-for-profit foundation, connects the photo community and its audiences with the most inspiring work, the sharpest ideas, and with each other in print, in person, and online.
Revenue
$7.3m
Assets
$15.6m
Employees
53
EIN
13-3120824
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Alex Katz Foundation

The Alex Katz Foundation is a New York-based nonprofit that supports artwork contributions and exhibitions at the Colby College Museum of Art.
Revenue
$36.8m
Assets
$110.9m
Employees
2
EIN
51-0529249
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Dieu Donne Paper Mill

The organization is a nonprofit artist workspace dedicated to the creation, promotion and preservation of contemporary art in the hand Paper making process.
Revenue
$2.2m
Assets
$1.6m
Employees
17
EIN
22-2814886
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)

We define global standards and ethical practices, guide design education, inspire designers and the public, enhance professional development, and make powerful tools and resources accessible to all.
Revenue
$3.3m
Assets
$2.3m
Employees
22
EIN
13-1623893
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Salmagundi Club

Salmagundi Club: Art club in NYC that encourages originality among members and offers educational programs, located in New York.
Revenue
$2.5m
Assets
$5.3m
Employees
0
EIN
13-5365520
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Architectural League of New York (ALNY)

Founded in 1881, the Architectural League of New York is a leading forum for the presentation of new work and ideas in contemporary architecture, urbanism, and related disciplines.
Revenue
$4.6m
Assets
$8.9m
Employees
16
EIN
13-1671027
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Center for Curatorial Leadership

CCL Fellowship program prepares museum curators for directorship and other high-responsibility roles through coursework and opportunities.
Revenue
$3.1m
Assets
$5.7m
Employees
6
EIN
46-2027985
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Magnum Foundation

Magnum Foundation is a non-profit, photographic foundation located in New York. It was founded by members of Magnum Photos to encourage and fund independent photojournalism efforts.
Revenue
$2.7m
Assets
$5.2m
Employees
7
EIN
45-0573269
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Urbanglass New York Contemporary Glass Center

Urbanglass NY fosters glass experimentation and education with a studio, classes, and gallery in Brooklyn.
Revenue
$3.3m
Assets
$1.1m
Employees
106
EIN
13-3098471
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Center for Less Unpleasant Living

Supporting artists at any level to foster and nurture creative arts through education, performance, residencies, and other opportunities.
Revenue
$2.7m
Assets
$7.1m
Employees
7
EIN
87-1365441
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Federation of Arts (AFA)

The mission of the American Federation of Arts is to enrich the public's experience and understanding of art, primarily by taking original works "on tour to the hinterlands of the United States.
Revenue
$2.8m
Assets
$19.2m
Employees
22
EIN
13-1669334
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Art21

ART21 has established itself as the preeminent chronicler of contemporary art and artists through its Peabody Award-winning, PBS-broadcast television series, ART21 Art in the Twenty-First Century.
Revenue
$4.3m
Assets
$8.8m
Employees
0
EIN
13-3920288
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Artists Space

Artists Space is a contemporary art venue in New York. It supports artists through exhibitions, public programs, and arts education.
Revenue
$2.4m
Assets
$10.2m
Employees
15
EIN
13-2749632
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Municipal Art Society of New York

Mas lifts up the voices of New Yorkers to shape the built environment, promoting diverse, livable neighborhoods through community-based urban planning and values-based preservation.
Revenue
$3.1m
Assets
$8.8m
Employees
29
EIN
13-5562288
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Center for Architecture / Center for Architecture Foundation

The Center for Architecture promotes public understanding and appreciation of architecture and design through educational programs for K-12 students and teachers, families, and the general public.
Revenue
$2.2m
Assets
$2.6m
Employees
18
EIN
22-3047700
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Society of Illustrators

To promote the art of illustration, to appreciate its history and evolving nature through exhibitions, lectures and education, and to contribute the service of its members to the welfare of the community at large.
Revenue
$2.2m
Assets
$6.1m
Employees
14
EIN
13-1325246
IRS type
501(c)(3)

SculptureCenter

Founded by artists in 1928, SculptureCenter is a not-for-profit arts institution dedicated to experimental and innovative developments in contemporary sculpture.
Revenue
$2.1m
Assets
$6.1m
Employees
26
EIN
13-1669204
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 "A40: Visual Art Organizations, Services" 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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