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Lexington arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits

There are 270arts, culture, and humanities organizations in the greater Lexingtonmetro area, including the cities of Lexington and Lexington-Fayette. Combined, these Lexington metro arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsemploy 740 people, earn more than $62 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $176 million.
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Types of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Lexington

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Performing arts organizations
79
$12,606,651
Arts and culture promoting and producing organizations
48
$5,474,727
Historical societies and organizations
43
$2,931,295
Museums
24
$4,688,176
Media production and publishing organizations
21
$27,970,685
Music festival and event organizations
16
$775,034
Theaters
16
$4,529,613
History museums
14
$2,650,348
Visual arts nonprofit organizations
13
$1,387,782
Cultural and ethnic awareness organizations
12
$240,665
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Job trends for Lexington arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
26
1-10
32
11-25
14
26-100
2
101 to 1,000
2
1,000+
0
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Sizes of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Lexington

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
65
$250k to $1M
39
$1M to $5M
6
$5M to $25M
2
$25M to $100M
0
$100M+
0
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Directory of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Lexington

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Kentucky Educational Television (KET)

KET's mission is to make Kentucky a better place and strengthen its communities by educating, inspiring, informing, and connecting its citizens through the power of public media.
Revenue
$10.6m
Assets
$11.5m
Employees
110
EIN
61-0722558
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lexarts

Lexarts promotes quality arts experiences through funding and advocacy, supporting over 20 arts organizations in Central Kentucky.
Revenue
$2.7m
Assets
$4.0m
Employees
16
EIN
61-1163184
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Kentucky Humanities Council

Kentucky Humanities Council tells Kentucky's story and supports local programs, including the annual Kentucky Book Fair.
Revenue
$2.6m
Assets
$6.2m
Employees
8
EIN
31-0981031
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Lex

The Lex creates professional theatre productions and trains the next generation of theatre artists, allowing the community to share in masterful storytelling.
Revenue
$2.3m
Assets
$3.3m
Employees
96
EIN
46-4867178
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lexington Children's Theatre (LCT)

To provide professional theatre experiences for young audiences. To provide quality theatre education for young people annually. LCT provides quality theatre experiences and theatre arts education for as many as 150,000 children's.
Revenue
$1.4m
Assets
$2.6m
Employees
19
EIN
61-0929277
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Henry Clay Memorial Foundation

Preserves The Henry Clay Estate, operates it as a museum and educational center for 19th century history, and honors Henry Clay.
Revenue
$844.4k
Assets
$5.5m
Employees
18
EIN
61-0461732
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Commonwealth Fund for KET

The organization's mission is to support and further the educational, charitable and public purposes and activities of the Kentucky authority for educational television (authority) and the related Kentucky educational television foundation, Inc. (foundati....
Revenue
$15.0m
Assets
$45.2m
Employees
0
EIN
61-1285473
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lexington Children's Museum

Explorium of Lexington inspires learning and curiosity with hands-on programs for 20,000+ visitors annually and positively impacts another 2,500 children.
Revenue
$911.0k
Assets
$610.9k
Employees
13
EIN
61-1183278
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lexington Philharmonic Society

To enrich the lives of our diverse citizenry, to educate current and future audiences and to bring distinction to our community through the orchestra's presence and standing.
Revenue
$1.1m
Assets
$52.5k
Employees
164
EIN
61-6033529
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Friends of the Kentucky Theatre

Nonprofit overseeing restoration and maintenance of historic Kentucky Theatre. Celebrated theater's 100th anniversary in 2022 as independent art-house cinema.
Revenue
$1.7m
Assets
$362.4k
Employees
8
EIN
87-2882616
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Grand Theatre-Frankfort

Grand Theatre-Frankfort's purpose is to renovate and restore a historic movie theatre into a venue for art and education programs for the community. The organization raises funds from charitable, private, and public sources.
Revenue
$989.6k
Assets
$5.3m
Employees
3
EIN
03-0405779
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Alliance for Women in Media Foundation

The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation supports women in media through education, awards, and scholarships.
Revenue
$929.1k
Assets
$1.0m
Employees
0
EIN
52-1193933
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Scott County Historical Society

Scott County Historical Society is a historical societies or organization in Georgetown, KY that was founded in 1992.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
61-1207553
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Daughters of the American Colonists / Kentucky State Society

Daughters of the American Colonists / Kentucky State Society is a historical societies or organization in Nicholasville, KY that was founded in 1945.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
61-6058091
IRS type
501(c)(3)

INSTITUTE 193 Incorporated

INSTITUTE 193: Collaborating with artists to showcase exhibitions, publications, and projects that document the modern South's cultural landscape.
Revenue
$177.0k
Assets
$200.5k
Employees
2
EIN
27-1871255
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Whistle Work

Whistle Work is an arts, culture, or humanities organization in Lexington, KY that was founded in 2021.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
47-2359584
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bluegrass Families First

Bluegrass Families First is a music festival or event organization in Lexington, KY that was founded in 2013.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
46-3082463
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame

The organization holds an annual banquet to induct members into the KY Pro Football Hall of Fame. Each year, an organization is chosen to benefit from excess funds from the event. The recipient for 2019 was The Salvation Army - net proceeds $2950.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
32-0348702
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Music Live Foundation

Music Live Foundation is a music festival or event organization in Lexington, KY that was founded in 2017.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
82-2753881
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The International 190sl Group

The International 190sl Group preserves and restores Mercedes Benz 190sl autos, publishing a technical manual, videos, and a bi-weekly newsletter. The group sponsors annual conventions and automobile events related to the cars.
Revenue
$62.4k
Assets
$158.5k
Employees
N/A
EIN
52-1569225
IRS type
501(c)(7)
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