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Arts, Culture & Humanities Nonprofits in California

Median Total Compensation
$74,468
25th
$20k
75th
$146k
90th
$238k

Museums, performing arts organizations, historical societies, media outlets, and other nonprofits focused on arts, culture, and the humanities. Includes visual arts, music, theater, film, and cultural preservation.

There are 5,411 arts, culture & humanities organizations in California with compensation data from IRS Form 990 filings. The median total compensation across 4,406 reported positions is $74,468, with the middle 50% earning between $20,000 and $145,815.

Organizations in Arts, Culture & Humanities in California

5,411 organizations · Page 1 of 109

Name
City
Revenue
Executives
CRYSTAL STAIRS INCLos Angeles$365.3M8
EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATIONRocklin$261M19
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATIONLos Angeles$216.7M20
MUSEUM ASSOCIATESLos Angeles$194.5M13
HENRY E HUNTINGTON LIBRARYSan Marino$168M11
LUCAS MUSEUM OF NARRATIVE ARTLos Angeles$154.8M1
Segerstrom Center for the ArtsCosta Mesa$123.4M8
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTSValencia$119.6M9
INTERNEWS NETWORKArcata$111.3M8
KQED INCSan Francisco$108.9M19
SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ASSOCIATIONSan Francisco$103.9M14
THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRASan Diego$96.5M8
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF NATURALLos Angeles$81.6M15
ACADEMY MUSEUM FOUNDATIONBeverly Hills$79.2M11
ACADEMY FOUNDATIONBeverly Hills$78.7M11
THE COLBURN SCHOOLLos Angeles$74.2M10
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONYSan Francisco$67.8M7
PERFORMING ARTS CENTER OF LOS ANGELESLos Angeles$66.6M11
THE EAMES INSTITUTEPetaluma$61.9M6
SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ARTSan Francisco$61.2M9
THE EXPLORATORIUMSan Francisco$61M11
SAN FRANCISCO BALLET ASSOCIATIONSan Francisco$59.8M13
CALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTER FOUNDATIONLos Angeles$59.2M9
CORPORATION OF THE FINE ARTS MUSEUMSSan Francisco$54.3M14
AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATRE FOUNDATIONSan Francisco$51.9M12
GOLDEN GLOBE FOUNDATIONWest Hollywood$50.1M0
THE BROAD ART FOUNDATIONLos Angeles$47.3M1
LOS ANGELES OPERA COMPANYLos Angeles$46.6M13
CENTER THEATRE GROUP OF LOS ANGELESLos Angeles$45.6M10
THE WENDE MUSEUM OF THE COLD WAR INCCulver City$44.5M3
BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATREBerkeley$42.9M7
USS MIDWAY MUSEUMSan Diego$39.8M8
THE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTELos Angeles$39.7M12
PUBLIC MEDIA GROUP OF SOUTHERNBurbank$39.2M16
JUNIPERO SERRA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLSan Juan Capistrano$38.6M5
COMMON SENSE MEDIASan Francisco$34M13
SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INCLos Angeles$33.3M13
OLD GLOBE THEATRESan Diego$33.2M11
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RADIOPasadena$32.6M20
ASIAN ART MUSEUM FOUNDATIONSan Francisco$30.7M10
SCREEN ACTORS GUILD-AMERICAN FEDERATIONLos Angeles$29M9
THE BROADLos Angeles$28.9M4
ARMAND HAMMER MUSEUM OF ART ANDLos Angeles$28.7M13
PETERSEN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM FOUNDATIONLos Angeles$28M8
Newman Kahlon Foundation CorpOntario$27.9M0
SAN DIEGO SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORYSan Diego$27.3M9
CENTER FOR THE COLLABORATIVE CLASSROOMAlameda$26.9M13
THE AYN RAND INSTITUTE THE CENTER FORSanta Ana$25.1M12
TEACH INCLos Angeles$25M7
THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OFCorona$24.7M11

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