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Most Efficient Arts, Culture & Humanities Charities

The Arts, Culture & Humanities category covers museums, performing-arts organizations, libraries, historical societies, and cultural-heritage groups. 289 entities, $22.0B combined revenue.

Average efficiency in the Arts, Culture & Humanities category is 56/100. Cultural organizations rely on a mix of earned revenue (admissions, tickets), endowment income, and individual donor cycles, which makes the financial pattern distinct from grant-funded program nonprofits. Below: the full Arts, Culture & Humanities nonprofit ranking sorted by efficiency score. Top of the list combines healthy financial reserves with controlled officer compensation and steady multi-year revenue.

289
Organizations
56/100
Avg Score
5
A-Rated
$22.0B
Total Revenue
#OrganizationScoreOfficer PayGrade
1Internews Network
California
91$1.2MA
2Crystal Stairs Inc
California
87$1.0MA
3National Trust For Local News
Colorado
83$371KA
4Open Technology Fund
District of Columbia
81$834KA
5Health Education Learning Project H E L P
Texas
81$600KA
6Harvard Business School Publishing Corporation
Massachusetts
79$3.6MB
7National Foundation For The Ctrs For Disease Contr & Prevention Inc
Georgia
79$3.1MB
8Friends Of United Hatzalah Inc
New York
79$1.2MB
9Epoch Times Association Inc
New York
79$111KB
10Alamo Trust Inc
Texas
79$507KB
11New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation Inc
Louisiana
79$601KB
12Kaizen Educational Foundation
Arizona
79B
13American Theatre Guild
Missouri
79$311KB
14Mann Center For The Performing Arts
Pennsylvania
79$472KB
15Ubongo International
Texas
79$128KB
16Academy Of Mathematics & Science South Inc
Arizona
78$665KB
17Music And Event Management Inc
Ohio
78$845KB
18Hennepin Theatre Tr
Minnesota
78$608KB
19Wang Theatre Inc
Massachusetts
78$534KB
20Rfe Rl Inc
District of Columbia
77$1.3MB
21Wolf Trap Foundation For The Performing Arts
Virginia
77$1.1MB
22Dr Phillips Center For The Performing Arts Inc
Florida
77$1.2MB
23Adrienne Arsht Center Trust Inc
Florida
77$739KB
24Austin Theatre Alliance
Texas
77$519KB
25Corporation For Public Broadcasting
District of Columbia
76$3.9MB
26Canada Council For The Arts
Unknown
76$1.7MB
27Public Broadcasting Service
Virginia
75$6.0MB
28Paper Mill Playhouse
New Jersey
75$888KB
29Radio Free Asia
District of Columbia
74$959KB
30The Hobby Center Foundation
Texas
74$964KB
31Artsquest
Pennsylvania
74$1.0MB
32Overture Center Foundation Inc
Wisconsin
74$887KB
33National Minority Supplier Development Council Inc
New York
74$793KB
34Jazz At Aspen Snowmass
Colorado
74B
35National Public Radio Inc
District of Columbia
73$5.2MB
36Minnesota Public Radio
Minnesota
73$2.3MB
37National Arts Centre Corporation
Unknown
73$137KB
38Royal National Theatre
New York
73$570KB
39Milwaukee World Festival Inc
Wisconsin
73$2.8MB
40Denver Center For The Performing Arts
Colorado
73$2.4MB
41National Inventors Hall Of Fame Inc
Ohio
73$2.0MB
42Woodlands Center For The Performing Arts
Texas
73$1.4MB
43Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc
Virginia
72$3.2MB
44Seattle Theatre Group
Washington
72$3.4MB
45San Francisco Ballet Association
California
72$2.1MB
46North Carolina Performing Arts Center At Charlotte Foundation
North Carolina
72$1.8MB
47Close Up Foundation
Virginia
72$1.7MB
48Fractured Atlas Inc
New York
72B
49Ruth Eckerd Hall Inc
Florida
72$815KB
50Tennessee Performing Arts Center Management Corporation
Tennessee
72$1.3MB
51Broadway Dallas Inc
Texas
72$952KB
52John F Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts
District of Columbia
71$5.3MB
53Pro Publica Inc
New York
71$2.2MB
54Walton Arts Center Council Inc
Arkansas
71$2.4MB
55National Football Museum Inc
Ohio
71$1.1MB
56French American School Of New York Inc
New York
71$911KB
57Henry E Huntington Library & Art Gallery
California
70$2.6MB
58Royal Shakespeare
Unknown
70$614KB
59Twin Cities Public Television Inc
Minnesota
70$2.6MB
60Metropolitan Opera Association Inc
New York
69$4.5MB
61Manhattan School Of Music
New York
69$2.7MB
62Commemorative Air Force
Texas
69B
63Boston Ballet Inc
Massachusetts
68$1.4MB
64Our Rescue
Utah
67$2.0MB
65Jserra Catholic High School
California
67B
66Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association
Oregon
67$1.6MB
67Omaha Performing Arts Society
Nebraska
67$1.1MB
68Columbus Association For The Performing Arts Inc
Ohio
67$832KB
69Pbs Foundation
Virginia
67$435KB
70Whyy Inc
Pennsylvania
66$2.8MB
71Navy Seal Foundation Inc
Virginia
66$589KB
72Borealis Philanthropy
Minnesota
66$648KB
73Common Sense Media
California
66$2.5MB
74Bethel Woods Center For The Arts Inc
New York
66$1.1MB
75Houston Grand Opera Association Inc
Texas
65$2.2MB
76San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association
California
64$973KC
77Roundabout Theatre Company Inc
New York
64$3.8MC
78American Film Institute Inc
California
64$3.1MC
79Los Angeles Philharmonic Association
California
63$9.0MC
80The Colorado Museum Of Natural History
Colorado
63$1.9MC
81National Board Of Osteopathic Medical Examiners Inc
Illinois
63$2.2MC
82Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Inc
Maryland
63C
83Sesame Workshop
New York
62$4.4MC
84California Institute Of The Arts
California
62$1.4MC
85Polynesian Cultural Center
Hawaii
62$1.7MC
86Center Theatre Group Of Los Angeles
California
62$1.4MC
87Kvie Inc
California
62$683KC
88Academy Foundation
California
61$330KC
89Norton Museum Of Art Inc
Florida
61$606KC
90Corporation Of The Fine Arts Museums
California
61$2.5MC
91Hope Media Group
Texas
61$1.0MC
92Preservation Society Of Newport County
Rhode Island
61$674KC
93Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation
New York
60$3.5MC
94Prx Incorporated
Massachusetts
60$1.3MC
95Chicago Theatre Group Inc
Illinois
60$1.3MC
96Crystal Bridges Museum Of American Art Inc
Arkansas
59$890KC
97Segerstrom Center For The Arts
California
59$1.5MC
98Florida West Coast Symphony Inc
Florida
59$710KC
99San Antonio Valley Ranch Llc
California
59$356KC
100Shen Yun Performing Arts Inc
New York
59$83KC
101Crosswater Canyon Inc
Kentucky
59$67KC
102Art Bridges Inc
Arkansas
59C
103Pacific Northwest Ballet Association
Washington
59$1.3MC
104Providence Performing Arts Center
Rhode Island
59$730KC
105Holocaust Legacy Foundation Inc
Massachusetts
59$102KC
106Playhouse Square Foundation
Ohio
58$1.6MC
107Minnesota Historical Society
Minnesota
58$692KC
108Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Pennsylvania
58$2.1MC
109Fayetteville Performing Arts Center At Trilith
Georgia
58C
110World Trade Center Performing Arts Center Inc
New York
58$1.0MC
111Ravinia Festival Association
Illinois
58$871KC
112Sundance Institute
Utah
58$2.8MC
113Dallas Symphony Association Inc
Texas
58$3.6MC
114Uss Midway Museum
California
58$628KC
115Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
New York
58C
116Helen Marie Taylor Charitable Foundation Inc
Virginia
58C
117Historic Haymarket Milwaukee I Inc
Wisconsin
58C
118Cox Science Center And Aquarium Inc
Florida
58$331KC
119Legacy Foundation
Alabama
58C
120Radiant Life Ministries
Illinois
58$273KC
121Cp 2023
Pennsylvania
58C
122The Metropolitan Museum Of Art
New York
57$10.3MC
123Houston Museum Of Natural Science
Texas
57$1.6MC
124Royal Ontario Museum
Unknown
57$2.6MC
125Childrens Museum Of Indianapolis Incorporated
Indiana
57$885KC
126Window To The World Communications Inc
Illinois
57$986KC
127International Spy Museum
District of Columbia
57$544KC
128Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall Corporation
Connecticut
57$1.3MC
129American Journalism Project Inc
District of Columbia
57$2.0MC
130Museum Of Fine Arts Houston
Texas
56$3.5MC
131Field Museum Of Natural History
Illinois
56$2.2MC
132Cleveland Museum Of Art
Ohio
56$2.5MC
133Navy Pier Inc
Illinois
56$1.8MC
134Walker Art Center Inc
Minnesota
56$1.5MC
135Country Music Foundation Inc
Tennessee
56$1.7MC
136Oregon Public Broadcasting
Oregon
56$1.7MC
137Peace Center Foundation
South Carolina
56$918KC
138Milwaukee Repertory Theater Inc
Wisconsin
56$934KC
139Ballet Theatre Foundation Inc
New York
56$1.7MC
140National Society Of The Daughters Of The American Revolution
District of Columbia
56$372KC
141Houston Symphony Society
Texas
56$1.5MC
142Tate Americas Foundation
New York
56$371KC
143Smithsonian Institute
District of Columbia
55$10.5MC
144United States Holocaust Memorial Council
District of Columbia
55$2.5MC
145The Musical Arts Association
Ohio
55$1.4MC
146The Colburn School
California
55$2.1MC
147New York Public Radio
New York
55$2.3MC
148Museum Of Flight Foundation
Washington
55$1.6MC
149Minnesota Orchestral Association
Minnesota
55$1.1MC
150Jorge M Perez Art Museum Of Miami Dade County Inc
Florida
55$1.1MC
151Guthrie Theatre Foundation
Minnesota
55$967KC
152The Santa Fe Opera
New Mexico
55$1.0MC
153Menil Foundation Inc
Texas
55$726KC
154National Gallery Of Art
Maryland
54$7.1MC
155Educational Media Foundation
California
54$3.6MC
156Lincoln Center For The Performing Arts Inc
New York
54$7.9MC
157Philadelphia Museum Of Art
Pennsylvania
54$2.5MC
158Interlochen Center For The Arts
Michigan
54$2.5MC
159Opas Foundation
Nebraska
54C
160Performing Arts Center Of Los Angeles County
California
54$2.5MC
161Kimbell Art Foundation
Texas
54C
162Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Missouri
54$1.2MC
163The Studio Museum In Harlem
New York
54$1.6MC
164Memphis Brooks Museum Of Art Inc
Tennessee
54C
165Hale Centre Theatre
Utah
54$1.3MC
166Real Life Ministry
California
54C
167Broad Art Foundation
California
54C
168Washington Drama Society Inc
District of Columbia
54$1.0MC
169Portland Art Museum
Oregon
54$985KC
170Columbus Symphony Orchestra Inc
Ohio
54C
171Tampa Museum Of Art Foundation Inc
Florida
54C
172Cullen Trust For The Performing Arts
Texas
54C
173Dallas Symphony Foundation
Texas
54C
174Kqed Inc
California
53$4.8MC
175Los Angeles County Museum Of Natural History Foundation
California
53$3.0MC
176Mount Vernon Ladies Association Of The Union
Virginia
53$1.7MC
177Kenneth C Griffin Museum Of Science And Industry
Illinois
53$2.5MC
178The Smith Center For The Performing Arts
Nevada
53$1.5MC
179Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall Inc
Michigan
53$2.6MC
180Statue Of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation Inc
New York
53$1.4MC
181Artspace Projects Inc
Minnesota
53$1.3MC
182Cincinnati Museum Center
Ohio
53$553KC
183Brandywine Conservancy & Museum Of Art
Pennsylvania
53$624KC
184Worcester Art Museum
Massachusetts
53$607KC
185Wgbh Educational Foundation
Massachusetts
52$4.3MC
186The Barack Obama Foundation
Illinois
52$5.1MC
187Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Ohio
52$1.9MC
188Fox Theatre Inc
Georgia
52$2.0MC
189Houston Ballet Foundation
Texas
52$1.0MC
190Dia Center For The Arts Inc
New York
52$1.7MC
191Seattle Symphony Orchestra Inc
Washington
52$2.0MC
192Municipal Theatre Association Of St Louis
Missouri
52$913KC
193Johnny Morris Wonders Of Wildlife Foundation
Missouri
52C
194Groton Hill Music Inc
Massachusetts
52$228KC
195Society For The Preservation Of New England Antiquities Inc
Massachusetts
52$920KC
196Childrens Museum Of Manhattan
New York
52$524KC
197National Trust For Historic Preservation In The United States
District of Columbia
51$2.6MC
198Minneapolis Society Of Fine Arts
Minnesota
51$2.8MC
199Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame And Museum Inc
Ohio
51$3.0MC
200Cascade Public Media
Washington
51$1.2MC
201Southern California Public Radio
California
51$2.9MC
202American Battlefield Tr
District of Columbia
51$693KC
203American Council Of Learned Societies
New York
51$1.2MC
204St Louis Art Museum Foundation
Missouri
51C
205Society Of The Four Arts
Florida
51$939KC
206Museum Associates
California
50$4.0MC
207Coif Charities Investment Fund
Unknown
50C
208Whitney Museum Of American Art
New York
50$3.8MC
209The Edison Institute Inc
Michigan
50$1.4MC
210Museum Of Science
Massachusetts
50$2.0MC
211Indianapolis Museum Of Art Inc
Indiana
50$1.3MC
212National Cable Satellite Corporation
District of Columbia
50$2.0MC
213Medal Of Honor Museum Foundation
Texas
50$2.0MC
214Atlanta Historical Society Inc
Georgia
50$1.1MC
215American Museum Of Natural History
New York
49$7.2MD
216Philharmonic Symphony Society Of New York Inc
New York
49$4.3MD
217New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation
New Jersey
49$5.4MD
218The Detroit Institute Of Arts
Michigan
49$2.1MD
219American Printing House For The Blind Inc
Kentucky
49$2.8MD
220Old Globe Theatre
California
49$2.2MD
221New York Historical Society
New York
48$2.9MD
222Chautauqua Institution
New York
48$3.5MD
223Chicago Public Media Inc
Illinois
48$1.8MD
224Virginia Museum Of Fine Arts Foundation
Virginia
48$804KD
225Perot Museum Of Nature And Science
Texas
48$2.1MD
226National Constitution Center
Pennsylvania
48$1.3MD
227Lucas Museum Of Narrative Art
California
47D
228National World War Ii Museum Inc
Louisiana
47$3.7MD
229California Science Center Foundation
California
47$450KD
230Los Angeles Opera Company
California
47$3.6MD
231Science Museum Of Minnesota
Minnesota
47$632KD
232White House Historical Association
District of Columbia
47$2.6MD
233Music Associates Of Aspen Inc
Colorado
47$2.2MD
234North Texas Public Broadcasting Inc
Texas
47$2.4MD
235Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Virginia
46$3.4MD
236Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Illinois
46$2.1MD
237New York City Ballet Inc
New York
46$2.3MD
238Shed Nyc Inc
New York
46$3.6MD
239Wnet
New York
45$4.0MD
240Academy Museum Foundation
California
45$1.4MD
241San Francisco Symphony
California
45$597KD
242Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc
California
45$3.8MD
243Ohio Historical Society
Ohio
45$898KD
244New York Shakespeare Festival
New York
44$3.3MD
245Missouri Historical Society Jefferson Memorial Building
Missouri
44$733KD
246San Francisco Ballet Endowment Foundation
California
44$195KD
247Museum Of Arts & Sciences
Florida
44$199KD
248The Exploratorium
California
43$1.7MD
249Philadelphia Orchestra Association
Pennsylvania
43$3.8MD
250Franklin Institute
Pennsylvania
43$2.9MD
251Facing History & Ourselves Inc
Massachusetts
43$3.5MD
252Artis Naples Inc
Florida
42$2.4MD
253Kauffman Center For The Performing Arts
Missouri
42$595KD
254Kimmel Center Inc
Pennsylvania
42D
255Robert W Woodruff Arts Center Inc
Georgia
41$4.5MD
256National September 11 Memorial And Museum At The World Trade Center
New York
41$3.5MD
257Nashville Symphony Association
Tennessee
41$2.0MD
258Public Media Group Of Southern California
California
40$3.1MD
259Intrepid Museum Foundation Inc
New York
40$4.6MD
260New Museum Of Contemporary Art
New York
40$3.1MD
261San Francisco Opera Association
California
39$2.5MD
262Lyric Opera Of Chicago
Illinois
39$3.2MD
263Seattle Art Museum
Washington
39$1.3MD
264New York City Center Inc
New York
38$2.2MD
265Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc
Massachusetts
37$2.7MD
266Carnegie Institute
Pennsylvania
37$2.8MD
267Brooklyn Institute Of Arts And Sciences
New York
37$3.1MD
268Denver Art Museum Inc
Colorado
37$1.1MD
269San Francisco Museum Of Modern Art
California
35$1.7MD
270Pittsburgh Symphony Inc
Pennsylvania
35$1.2MD
271Musical Instrument Museum
Arizona
35D
272Museum Of Chinese In The America
New York
35$230KD
273Natl Sept 11 Memorial And Museum At The World Trade Center Fdn Inc
New York
33$2.7MF
274Museum Of Fine Arts
Massachusetts
32$3.4MF
275Carnegie Hall Society Inc
New York
32F
276Thomas Jefferson Foundation Inc
Virginia
32$1.1MF
277Asian Art Museum Foundation Of San Francisco
California
32$1.7MF
278Museum Of The American Revolution
Pennsylvania
32$995KF
279California Academy Of Sciences
California
31$5.0MF
280Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum Inc
Delaware
31$1.7MF
281Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation Inc
New York
30$2.5MF
282School Of American Ballet Inc
New York
29$1.2MF
283Museum Of Modern Art
New York
28$13.3MF
284Dallas Museum Of Art
Texas
28$2.3MF
285The Carnegie Hall Corporation
New York
26$7.9MF
286Armand Hammer Museum Of Art And Cultural Center Inc
California
25$3.0MF
287Vivian Beaumont Theater Inc
New York
24$4.3MF
288Jazz At Lincoln Center Inc
New York
22$5.5MF
289Nelson Gallery Foundation
Missouri
20$995KF

Frequently Asked Questions

The most efficient arts, culture & humanities charities are ranked above by Efficiency Score. Internews Network leads with a score of 91/100. The category average is 56/100.

The arts, culture & humanities sector has 289 tracked organizations with an average Efficiency Score of 56/100 and 5 A-rated charities.