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Boston arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits

There are 3,045arts, culture, and humanities organizations in the greater Bostonmetro area, including the cities of Boston, Cambridge, Framingham, Newton, and Waltham. Combined, these Boston metro arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsemploy 19,993 people, earn more than $2 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $9 billion.
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Types of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Boston

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Performing arts organizations
929
$509,560,797
Arts and culture promoting and producing organizations
711
$133,148,858
Historical societies and organizations
387
$148,281,157
Media production and publishing organizations
290
$781,768,744
Cultural and ethnic awareness organizations
284
$72,589,732
Music festival and event organizations
236
$60,383,475
Museums
175
$377,668,296
Theaters
175
$93,629,200
Arts, culture, and humanities professional societies
119
$37,470,481
Humanities nonprofit organizations
110
$41,862,934
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Job trends for Boston arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
346
1-10
332
11-25
110
26-100
92
101 to 1,000
43
1,000+
1
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Sizes of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Boston

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
1,083
$250k to $1M
353
$1M to $5M
148
$5M to $25M
41
$25M to $100M
11
$100M+
2
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Directory of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Boston

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1-20 of 3,045

Museum of Science

We believe that everyone has a role to play in the world of science and technology - as learners, as future scientists or engineers, as citizens of our nation, as community leaders and members of the workforce, as consumers, and as stewards of our planet.
Revenue
$72.5m
Assets
$356.6m
Employees
488
EIN
04-2103916
IRS type
501(c)(3)

WGBH Educational Foundation

The WGBH Educational Foundation creates inspiring media content, engages audiences through diverse programs, and supports equitable learning for children and youth.
Revenue
$220.6m
Assets
$921.6m
Employees
1,368
EIN
04-2104397
IRS type
501(c)(3)

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)

Handel and Haydn Society (H+H)

Handel and Haydn Society is dedicated to performing Baroque and Classical music at the highest level of artistic excellence.
Revenue
$14.8m
Assets
$37.2m
Employees
225
EIN
04-2126598
IRS type
501(c)(3)

New Hampshire Public Broadcasting (NHPBS)

New Hampshire Public Television, New Hampshire's only statewide locally owned and operated television network, engages minds, connects communities, and celebrates New Hampshire with programs that entertain, educate and enrich.
Revenue
$6.4m
Assets
$10.0m
Employees
35
EIN
94-3443883
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum houses an art collection of world importance, including significant examples of European, Asian, and American art, from paintings and sculpture to tapestries and decorative arts.
Revenue
$19.3m
Assets
$313.6m
Employees
277
EIN
04-2104334
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Archaeological Institute of America

AIA promotes understanding of human past, supports archaeologists with scholarships/grants, and sponsors national lectures for societies. Located in Boston, MA.
Revenue
$7.2m
Assets
$17.5m
Employees
27
EIN
13-5669180
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning

Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning partners with clients to create world-class leadership development solutions for managers at all levels in global organizations and governments.
Revenue
$319.0m
Assets
$190.6m
Employees
566
EIN
04-3177990
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Northeast Document Conservation Center

Nedcc provides high-quality conservation and preservation services to institutions without in-house facilities or specialized expertise. Located in Andover, MA.
Revenue
$5.4m
Assets
$8.5m
Employees
56
EIN
23-7349330
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Boston Children's Museum

Boston Children's Museum is a children's museum in Boston, Massachusetts, dedicated to the education of children.
Revenue
$9.5m
Assets
$61.5m
Employees
113
EIN
04-2103993
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Public Television (APT)

APT has been a leading distributor of groundbreaking, high-quality, top-rated programming to the nation's public television stations. They develop and deliver valued program choices and services in partnership with America's public television community.
Revenue
$16.6m
Assets
$22.7m
Employees
48
EIN
04-6114548
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Wang Theatre

Wang Theatre is a performance arts venue in Boston, MA, which presents music, broadway, opera, dance, and comedy to the general public. The venue's mission is to provide arts programming to the public while preserving the theatre itself.
Revenue
$33.5m
Assets
$19.3m
Employees
404
EIN
04-3317597
IRS type
501(c)(3)

MIT Technology Review

The mission of MIT Technology Review is to bring about better-informed and more conscious decisions about technology through authoritative, influential, and trustworthy journalism.
Revenue
$22.9m
Assets
$7.3m
Employees
76
EIN
95-4893200
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Boston Arts Academy Foundation

The Boston Arts Academy Foundation raises funds to support Boston's only public high school for the arts, providing innovative curricula and daily art classes.
Revenue
$5.0m
Assets
$12.4m
Employees
12
EIN
04-3454898
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Theater Offensive

To present the diversity of lesbian, gay and transgender lives in arts so bold it breaks through personal isolation, challenges the status quo and builds thriving communities.
Revenue
$6.0m
Assets
$11.7m
Employees
13
EIN
04-3039900
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Groton Hill Music (IHM)

Since 1985, Indian Hill Music has filled a growing need for high-quality music education and professional performances in the 40-town region of the Nashoba and Merrimack Valleys.
Revenue
$22.7m
Assets
$224.0m
Employees
132
EIN
04-2867945
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Boston Lyric Opera (BLO)

The mission of Boston Lyric Opera is to produce artistically excellent productions of a diverse repertoire that entertain and inspire audiences; to feature emerging operatic talent; and to engage and educate the community of all ages about opera.
Revenue
$10.6m
Assets
$23.3m
Employees
389
EIN
04-2469627
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Peabody Essex Museum

Peabody Essex Museum celebrates artistic and cultural creativity by collecting, interpreting objects to stimulate visitors. Lynda Roscoe Hartigan runs it.
Revenue
$40.1m
Assets
$799.4m
Employees
269
EIN
04-3157815
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Esplanade Association

Revitalizes and enhances The Charles River Esplanade by providing educational, cultural, and recreational programs for everyone; collaborates with community organizations for restoration projects.
Revenue
$9.3m
Assets
$16.6m
Employees
19
EIN
04-3550635
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Longyear Foundation

Longyear Museum is an independent historical museum dedicated to advancing the understanding of the life and work of Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer, Founder, and Leader of Christian Science.
Revenue
$8.6m
Assets
$86.8m
Employees
46
EIN
04-2203829
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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