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Louisville arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits

There are 447arts, culture, and humanities organizations in the greater Louisvillemetro area. Combined, these Louisville metro arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsemploy 1,596 people, earn more than $132 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $485 million.
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Types of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Louisville

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Performing arts organizations
125
$51,452,954
Historical societies and organizations
94
$10,317,557
Arts and culture promoting and producing organizations
82
$10,752,679
Media production and publishing organizations
35
$6,981,845
Cultural and ethnic awareness organizations
32
$1,397,218
Theaters
31
$19,013,171
Museums
29
$40,908,474
Music festival and event organizations
26
$1,090,376
Humanities nonprofit organizations
17
$936,998
Visual arts nonprofit organizations
16
$2,753,415
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Job trends for Louisville arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
52
1-10
29
11-25
8
26-100
8
101 to 1,000
5
1,000+
0
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Sizes of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Louisville

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
113
$250k to $1M
33
$1M to $5M
14
$5M to $25M
8
$25M to $100M
0
$100M+
0
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Directory of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Louisville

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1-20 of 447

Kentucky Derby Museum Corporation

Kentucky Derby Museum: Engages, educates, and excites on the history and tradition of the Kentucky Derby and thoroughbred racing.
Revenue
$9.6m
Assets
$35.2m
Employees
135
EIN
31-1023459
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Speed Art Museum

The Speed Art Museum, originally known as the J. B. Speed Memorial Museum, is Kentucky's oldest and largest art museum. It was founded in 1925 by Hattie Bishop Speed as a memorial to her husband, James Breckinridge Speed.
Revenue
$13.1m
Assets
$131.4m
Employees
171
EIN
61-0444823
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Louisville Ballet

Louisville Ballet, the State Ballet of Kentucky, offers dance to an audience of more than 43,000 people each year with over 70 world premiere ballets and 150 works to its credit.
Revenue
$6.5m
Assets
$4.6m
Employees
96
EIN
61-6033779
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Kentucky Science Center

We exude a do Science philosophy. Our message is simple: play, tinker, collaboratee, test, experiment, goof up, and try again. We don't care if you get The right answers - The first time or ever.
Revenue
$6.4m
Assets
$8.2m
Employees
153
EIN
31-1005850
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Fund for the Arts

At the Fund for the Arts, we believe that art is a right, not a privilege because art is a fundamental expression of the human condition.
Revenue
$6.5m
Assets
$8.3m
Employees
21
EIN
61-0479626
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Louisville Orchestra

The Louisville Orchestra promotes music through performances and education to change lives throughout the community.
Revenue
$14.8m
Assets
$11.2m
Employees
250
EIN
61-6000384
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Louisville Public Media

LPM provides independent news, music, and culture. Three public radio stations, an investigative unit, podcasts and community events serve the Louisville, KY area.
Revenue
$6.3m
Assets
$7.1m
Employees
68
EIN
61-1259787
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Muhammad Ali Center

To preserve and share the legacy and ideals of Muhammad Ali, to promote respect, hope, and understanding, and to inspire adults and children everywhere to be as great as they can be.
Revenue
$3.6m
Assets
$29.9m
Employees
57
EIN
61-1323046
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Filson Historical Society

To collect, preserve, and tell the significant stories of Kentucky and Ohio Valley history and culture.
Revenue
$4.4m
Assets
$46.1m
Employees
35
EIN
61-0444690
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Adventurous Minds Produce Extraordinary Dreams

Music education for youth with a mission to cultivate kindness, guidance, and support that encourages community-focused citizenship in Louisville, KY.
Revenue
$3.5m
Assets
$9.1m
Employees
20
EIN
47-1113120
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Frazier History Museum

The Frazier History Museum is a museum in Louisville, Kentucky's "Museum Row" in the West Main District of downtown. It provides an unforgettable journey through more than 1,000 years of history with live performances every day.
Revenue
$2.6m
Assets
$36.0m
Employees
52
EIN
61-1378343
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Actors Theatre of Louisville

Kentucky's State Theatre promotes theatrical arts in Louisville, unlocking human potential and transforming society through storytelling.
Revenue
$2.7m
Assets
$21.8m
Employees
136
EIN
61-0645030
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Embroiderers' Guild of America

The Embroiderers' Guild of America promotes and preserves needle arts through education, cooperation, and opportunities for members to showcase their work globally.
Revenue
$850.7k
Assets
$3.2m
Employees
4
EIN
13-1914577
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Kentucky Performing Arts Foundation

KPAF solicits and receives gifts to finance Kentucky Center for the Arts Corporation. It also supports education program and manages Brown Theatre.
Revenue
$3.3m
Assets
$29.6m
Employees
0
EIN
31-0999046
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Portland Museum

Portland Museum is an educational resource that collects, preserves, exhibits, interprets, and enhances the culture and heritage of Portland, a neighborhood in louisville, Kentucky that was once a thriving independent town.at Portland Museum, we interpret....
Revenue
$1.8m
Assets
$3.1m
Employees
4
EIN
23-7422794
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Stage One

Stage One engages children and their communities through theatre productions and educational programs, fostering empathy, imagination and appreciation for the arts.
Revenue
$1.3m
Assets
$1.2m
Employees
81
EIN
61-0466715
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Louisville Visual Art

Engaging artists in Louisville, KY through education, outreach and support with programming like mural art, artebella, open studio weekend and calls for artists.
Revenue
$944.7k
Assets
$3.0m
Employees
0
EIN
61-0492348
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Louisville Theatrical Association

Louisville Theatrical Association produces and presents performances, expanding arts education for future artists with its Broadway Series Education Program.
Revenue
$11.2m
Assets
$11.0m
Employees
0
EIN
61-6000383
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Historic Homes Foundation

The Historic Homes Foundation preserves Kentucky's historical properties, offering public access and educational programming that promotes culture, history, and the arts.
Revenue
$895.1k
Assets
$6.0m
Employees
9
EIN
61-0549274
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Commonwealth Theatre Center

CTC provides excellent theatre education and performance for youth and the community with a rich heritage of innovation.
Revenue
$880.8k
Assets
$336.3k
Employees
19
EIN
61-0902722
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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This category corresponds to the "A00: Arts, Culture, and Humanities: General" 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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