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Folk Arts

Folk Arts nonprofits in the U.S.

Organizations that produce, promote and disseminate information on traditional music, dance, theater or folklore of various cultures and organizations that perform, present and support folk art in a specific region. 288 folk arts file a Form 990 in the United States. Together they report $49 million in revenue and hold $114 million in assets. Browse the largest below, or drill in by state. Also called Folk Culture, Folk Dance, Folk Dancing, Folk Life, Folk Singing, Folk Songs, Folkart, Naive Art, Old Songs, Traditional Arts, Traditional Music.

The largest are Reka Darida Foundation, Iowa Public Radio Inc, and Carolina Art Association Dba Gibbes Museum Of Art.

Organizations
288
Total revenue
$49.4M
Total assets
$114.2M

Largest folk arts

Ranked by revenue. Sort any column, or follow an org to track it.

Top 100 by revenue · 288 folk arts nationwide
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Organization StateRevenueAssets Follow
Reka Darida Foundation New York NY$13.6M$32.3M
Iowa Public Radio Inc Des Moines IA$10.2M$16.5M
Carolina Art Association Dba Gibbes Museum Of Art Charleston SC$5.3M$23.5M
International Folk Art Alliance Inc Santa Fe NM$3.0M$8.1M
Northwest School Of Wooden Boat Building Port Hadlock WA$2.8M$8.4M
Foster Art & Wilderness Foundation Palo Alto CA$1.9M$8.4M
Mudflat Pottery School Inc Somerville MA$1.6M$4.2M
League Of New Hampshire Craftsmen Inc Concord NH$1.4M$3.2M
Teco Theatrical Productions Inc Dallas TX$1.4M$1.9M
Peace And Justice Action League Of Spokane Spokane WA$1.3M$1.6M
R Roots Music Project Foundation Boulder CO$1.1M$170K
Tennessee Association Of Craft Artists Nashville TN$552K$490K
Whippoorwill Arts Inc El Cerrito CA$423K$53K
Just Enterprises Inc Just Creations Louisville KY$280K$256K
Association Of Artists And Craftsmen Of Porter County Incorpo Chesterton IN$255K$540K
Lone Star Cowboy Poetry Gathering Alpine TX$248K$50K
The Forum Inc St Thomas VI$208K$50K
Country Dance & Song Society Inc Knoxville TN$174K$93K
National Association Of Black Storytellers Inc Baltimore MD$170K$190K
Aguijon Ii Theater Company Chicago IL$164K$175K
Mary Sully Foundation Frankfort MI$151K$366K
Cricket Craftsmen Inc Winston Salem NC$148K$106K
Asociacion Nacional De Grupos Folkloricos Phoenix AZ$143K$51K
H Hidalgo Society Inc Brawley CA$141K$247K
Association For Recorded Sound Collections Inc Annapolis MD$130K$280K
Fabric Of Life Inc Shelburne MA$125K$129K
Country Dance And Song Society Inc Spokane WA$121K$70K
Country Dance And Song Society Inc Belfast ME$114K$61K
B Blue Spot Tbb Aurora CO$114K$0
Mountain Collegium Charlotte NC$111K$92K
Stillwood Study Center Palmyra NY$110K$1.2M
N Northern Appalachian Folk Festival Inc Indiana PA$109K$848
H Halau Unuokeahi Hilo HI$106K$16K
Ohevet Ozevet Productions Inc Potomac MD$97K$28K
G Genesis Music & Arts Foundation Chicago IL$95K$23K
San Francisco Bay Queer Contra Danc Berkeley CA$94K$39K
Ancient Ways Scio OR$88K$57K
Music Is Culture Inc New York NY$87K$87K
B Bayberry Quilters Of Cape Cod Inc East Dennis MA$81K$130K
Marlboro Morris Ale Association Winooski VT$70K$11K
N National Folk Organization Of The United States Of America Provo UT$67K$93K
L Latin American Music Festival Inc Newton Highlands MA$65K$37K
El Camino Quilters Oceanside CA$62K$65K
G Georgia Pick & Bow Traditional Music School Inc Dahlonega GA$61K$20K
X Xiang Yu Folk Culture And Arts Inc Greenbelt MD$59K$2K
L Lost Highway Salt Lake Cty UT$58K$0
M Michigan League Of Handweavers Portage MI$56K$132K
A Afro Borinken Roots Performing Group Inc Miami FL$55K$993
Classical Arts Society Of Houston Sugar Land TX$53K$158K
The Montpelier Contra Dance Inc Montpelier VT$52K$13K
M Mrhs Maverick Belles Booster Club Katy TX$52K$14K
S Storytelling Association Of Alta California Walnut Creek CA$51K$0
Harvest Moon Folk Society Inc Central SC$48K$31K
All American Cloggers St George UT$46K$27K
Northwest Heritage Resources Seattle WA$45K$0
Pajaro Valley Quilt Association Aptos CA$39K$141K
Florida Artist Blacksmith Association Inc Valparaiso FL$33K$0
Tunas Mekar Incorporated Denver CO$32K$0
I International Capoeira Angola Foundation Oakland C Oakland CA$28K$18K
X Xochipilli De Santa Barbara Santa Barbara CA$23K$7K
S San Francisco Basque Folkloric Groups Corte Madera CA$19K$62K
Quilters Connection Inc Arlington MA$18K$82K
B Birmingham Society Of Piping Inc Hoover AL$18K$21K
Sacramento Guitar Society Folsom CA$18K$14K
Country Patches Quilt Guild White Oak TX$12K$0
The Yellow Frame Project Inc Fort Wayne IN$10K$7K
A American Scandinavian Association Of The Great Plains Lindsborg KS$5K$3K
M Mid-Missouri Fine Arts Society Washington MO$5K$8K
A American Tamil Media Irvine CA$4K$9K
Louisville Guitar Society Inc Louisville KY$4K$8K
T Tierra Mestiza Ballet Folklorico Temple TX$3K$2K
Cacapon Music And Dance Foundation Capon Bridge WV$2K$12K
Finding Human Project Blaine WA$815$120
H Hula Mai Sonoma CA$0$0
H Hershel House And The Woodbury School Foundation Inc Morgantown KY$0$0
N New Christy Minstrels Foundation Inc Arlington TX$0$0
G Griggs Quilt Guild Hannaford ND$0$0
P Pkm Polish Folk Dance Ensemble Philadelphia PA$0$0
L Los Angeles Chinese Orchestra Monterey Park CA$0$0
B Barry Harris Institute Of Jazz Dover DE$0$0
R Revontulet Inc Fitchburg MA$0$0
I Irish Dance Las Vegas Booster Club Las Vegas NV$0$0
I International Arts Society Rosenberg TX$0$0
S Son De Metztli Grupo Folklorico Suisun City CA$0$0
K Kildare Volunteer Fire Department Ponca City OK$0$0
D Dalisay Filipino American Dance Company Chino Hills CA$0$0
S Southern Appalachian Cloggers Inc Clyde NC$0$0
G Grupo De Como La Flor Cheyenne WY$0$0
R Roseburg Folklore Society Roseburg OR$0$0
W Western Barn Dancers Inc Woodstock GA$0$0
C Cama Beach Quilters Camano Island WA$0$0
L La-Oc Folklorico Cultural Arts La Habra CA$0$0
D Dhaanam Foundation Rcho Sta Marg CA$0$0
B Bay Area Persian Music Ensemble San Jose CA$0$0
M Minyo Tanoshimi Kai Lodi CA$0$0
W Worldwide Woodturners Tucson AZ$0$0
C Cedar And Salt Traditional Rug Hooking Artists Layton UT$0$0
M Memphis Seeds Memphis TN$0$0
T Tejano Legends Houston Official Chapter 9 League City TX$0$0
S Saguache Sagebrush Quilters Saguache CO$0$0
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All folk arts by state

California39 orgsTexas21 orgsNew York16 orgsNorth Carolina15 orgsMassachusetts11 orgsPennsylvania11 orgsVirginia10 orgsFlorida9 orgsNew Jersey9 orgsWashington9 orgsIndiana8 orgsMichigan8 orgsMaryland7 orgsOregon7 orgsUtah7 orgsColorado6 orgsIllinois6 orgsKentucky6 orgsTennessee6 orgs

Largest folk arts by state

California39 orgsTexas21 orgsNew York16 orgsNorth Carolina15 orgsMassachusetts11 orgsPennsylvania11 orgsVirginia10 orgsFlorida9 orgsNew Jersey9 orgsWashington9 orgsIndiana8 orgsMichigan8 orgsMaryland7 orgsOregon7 orgsUtah7 orgsColorado6 orgsIllinois6 orgsKentucky6 orgsTennessee6 orgs
Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & Business Master File. A 990 shows how an organization is run and funded — not its real-world outcomes. Figures are presented without evaluation; we do not rate, score, or rank organizations. · philanthropy.org