How many performing arts centers are there in the United States?

1,082 performing arts centers file a Form 990 with the IRS in the United States.

What else are Performing arts theater facilities called?

Also known as Theater facilities and Performing arts presenters.

Performing Arts Centers

Performing Arts Centers nonprofits in the U.S.

Organizations that operate facilities including theaters for the performing arts. 1,082 performing arts centers file a Form 990 in the United States. Together they report $2.9 billion in revenue and hold $11 billion in assets. Browse the largest below, or drill in by state. Also called Theater facilities, Performing arts presenters.

The largest are John F Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts, Lincoln Center For The Performing Arts Inc, and Segerstrom Center For The Arts.

Organizations

1,082

Total revenue

$2.9B

Total assets

$10.7B

Largest performing arts centers

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

Top 100 by revenue · 1,082 performing arts centers nationwide

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Organization	State	Revenue	Assets
John F Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts Washington	DC	$306.9M	$691.4M
Lincoln Center For The Performing Arts Inc New York	NY	$171.7M	$1.2B
Segerstrom Center For The Arts Costa Mesa	CA	$106.0M	$558.2M
The Carnegie Hall Corporation New York	NY	$101.8M	$663.5M
Denver Center For The Performing Arts Denver	CO	$89.3M	$99.7M
Seattle Theatre Group Seattle	WA	$86.5M	$100.4M
Playhouse Square Foundation Cleveland	OH	$83.1M	$343.0M
New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation Newark	NJ	$76.5M	$392.9M
Performing Arts Center Of Los Angeles County Los Angeles	CA	$66.6M	$138.4M
Chautauqua Institution Chautauqua	NY	$63.4M	$304.4M
Raymond F Kravis Center For The Performing Arts Inc West Palm Bch	FL	$54.6M	$214.3M
Tennessee Performing Arts Center Management Corporation Nashville	TN	$54.2M	$148.3M
Mann Center For The Performing Arts Philadelphia	PA	$53.8M	$76.3M
North Carolina Performing Arts Center At Charlotte Foundation Charlotte	NC	$48.0M	$65.4M
Artis-Naples Inc Naples	FL	$42.0M	$274.0M
Peace Center Foundation Greenville	SC	$41.9M	$160.1M
Broadway Dallas Inc Dallas	TX	$38.0M	$23.0M
The Smith Center For The Performing Arts Las Vegas	NV	$37.0M	$469.4M
Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall Corporation Hartford	CT	$36.9M	$83.2M
Columbus Association For The Performing Arts Inc Columbus	OH	$35.3M	$84.9M
Providence Performing Arts Center Providence	RI	$34.1M	$95.2M
Ruth Eckerd Hall Inc Clearwater	FL	$32.2M	$62.4M
New York City Center Inc New York	NY	$31.0M	$77.8M
Count Basie Theatre Inc Red Bank	NJ	$28.2M	$74.4M
Shea'S O'Connell Preservation Guild Ltd Buffalo	NY	$27.6M	$35.6M
Performing Arts Fort Worth Inc Fort Worth	TX	$25.0M	$146.7M
Greater Austin Performing Arts Center Inc Austin	TX	$24.5M	$57.9M
Arts Center And Theater Of Schenectady Inc Schenectady	NY	$24.4M	$48.9M
F Friends Of The Cultural Center Inc Palm Desert	CA	$23.3M	$58.9M
Starlight Theatre Association Of Kansas City Inc Kansas City	MO	$23.2M	$50.1M
V Victoria Theatre Association Dayton	OH	$22.6M	$45.7M
Ordway Center For The Performing Arts Saint Paul	MN	$22.1M	$91.2M
Wang Theatre Inc Boston	MA	$19.9M	$25.6M
Historic Tennessee Theatre Foundation Knoxville	TN	$18.7M	$46.1M
Kauffman Center For The Performing Arts Kansas City	MO	$18.7M	$369.8M
Cincinnati Arts Association Cincinnati	OH	$18.6M	$72.6M
Santa Barbara Center For The Performing Arts Inc Santa Barbara	CA	$17.9M	$133.1M
Rochester Broadway Theatre League Inc Rochester	NY	$17.7M	$20.7M
Detroit Opera Detroit	MI	$17.0M	$46.8M
The Florida Theatre Performing Arts Cent Jacksonville	FL	$16.5M	$22.7M
Saratoga Springs Performing Arts Center Inc Saratoga Spgs	NY	$16.4M	$36.1M
Arts Of Southern Kentucky Inc Bowling Green	KY	$15.7M	$18.8M
Lyric Foundation Inc Baltimore	MD	$14.2M	$18.7M
The Strathmore Hall Foundation Inc N Bethesda	MD	$14.1M	$25.3M
Mccarter Theatre Company Princeton	NJ	$13.9M	$36.1M
Maltz Jupiter Theatre Inc Jupiter	FL	$13.8M	$58.2M
Pearl Arts Inc Fort Wayne	IN	$13.3M	$26.3M
C Calvin Simmons Theatre Emeryville	CA	$13.3M	$39.6M
L Louisville Theatrical Association Louisville	KY	$12.9M	$15.8M
Friends Of The Music Hall Portsmouth	NH	$12.7M	$21.5M
Lubbock Entertainment And Performing Arts Association Lubbock	TX	$12.4M	$168.7M
Alaska Center For The Performing Arts Inc Anchorage	AK	$11.3M	$6.9M
Fox Cities Performing Arts Center Inc Appleton	WI	$11.2M	$88.0M
Bergen Performing Arts Center Inc Englewood	NJ	$10.4M	$13.8M
Washington Performing Arts Society Washington	DC	$10.4M	$28.2M
Zeiterion Theatre Inc New Bedford	MA	$10.1M	$3.1M
Gallo Center For The Arts Inc Modesto	CA	$9.4M	$42.4M
Music Hall Center For The Performing Arts Inc Detroit	MI	$9.3M	$20.5M
South Shore Playhouse Associates Inc Cohasset	MA	$9.2M	$21.5M
Music And Dance Theater Chicago Inc Chicago	IL	$8.9M	$57.3M
54 Below Inc New York	NY	$8.6M	$2.4M
Vilar Performing Arts Center Inc Avon	CO	$8.4M	$24.2M
B H Music Center Seattle	WA	$8.3M	$60.5M
Intersection For The Arts San Francisco	CA	$8.1M	$4.0M
Maxwell C King Center For The Performing Arts Inc Cocoa	FL	$8.1M	$9.1M
Irvine Barclay Theatre Operating Co Irvine	CA	$8.1M	$7.1M
Cabot Performing Arts Center Inc Beverly	MA	$7.9M	$11.7M
Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center Inc W Hampton Bch	NY	$7.8M	$12.8M
Stages Houston	TX	$7.4M	$31.6M
P Port Angeles Waterfront Center Dba Field Arts & Events Hall Port Angeles	WA	$6.9M	$63.8M
Palace Theatre Trust Manchester	NH	$6.9M	$20.4M
Embassy Theatre Foundation Inc Fort Wayne	IN	$6.9M	$21.7M
Orpheum Performing Arts Centre Ltd Wichita	KS	$6.3M	$8.9M
Confluence Council Inc Eau Claire	WI	$6.3M	$8.3M
Mississippi Arts And Entertainment Center Meridian	MS	$6.2M	$11.5M
Stamford Center For The Arts Inc Stamford	CT	$6.2M	$17.5M
F M Kirby Center For Thr Perform Ing Arts Wilkes Barre	PA	$5.8M	$10.3M
Mount Baker Theatre Bellingham	WA	$5.8M	$9.7M
Palace Theater Group Inc Waterbury	CT	$5.7M	$7.7M
N Newark Performing Arts Corporation Newark	NJ	$5.7M	$5.9M
The Wang Center For The Performing Arts Inc Boston	MA	$5.5M	$41.5M
Sun Valley Summer Symphony Inc Sun Valley	ID	$5.4M	$25.6M
Academy Center Of The Arts Inc Lynchburg	VA	$5.3M	$43.3M
La Mama Experimental Theatre Club Inc New York	NY	$5.3M	$27.4M
State Theatre Center For The Arts Inc Easton	PA	$5.1M	$7.4M
Michigan Theater Foundation Inc Ann Arbor	MI	$5.1M	$12.3M
Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center Inc Oklahoma City	OK	$5.1M	$24.4M
Lobero Theatre Foundation Santa Barbara	CA	$5.1M	$16.8M
The Sheldon Arts Foundation Saint Louis	MO	$5.1M	$21.5M
Palace Performing Arts Center Inc Albany	NY	$4.9M	$7.8M
Luther F Carson Four Rivers Center Inc Paducah	KY	$4.9M	$65.3M
Mid Atlantic Center For The Arts Cape May	NJ	$4.8M	$6.7M
Sun Valley Performing Arts Center Inc Ketchum	ID	$4.7M	$18.1M
Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center Inc York	PA	$4.6M	$15.0M
Maryland Hall For The Creative Arts Inc Annapolis	MD	$4.5M	$18.4M
Entertainment Revue Hits Foundation Inc Tampa	FL	$4.5M	$180
Haleakala Inc New York	NY	$4.3M	$16.5M
Syracuse Area Landmark Theatre Syracuse	NY	$4.3M	$21.5M
Hancock County Performing Arts Center Findlay	OH	$4.3M	$14.3M
Bardavon 1869 Opera House Inc Poughkeepsie	NY	$4.2M	$15.5M

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Largest performing arts centers by state

California110 orgs New York103 orgs Florida62 orgs Texas58 orgs

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