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Arts, Culture & Humanities Nonprofits in Massachusetts

Median Total Compensation
$70,815
25th
$15k
75th
$143k
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 1,771 arts, culture & humanities organizations in Massachusetts with compensation data from IRS Form 990 filings. The median total compensation across 1,522 reported positions is $70,815, with the middle 50% earning between $15,000 and $142,772.

Organizations in Arts, Culture & Humanities in Massachusetts

1,771 organizations · Page 2 of 36

Name
City
Revenue
Executives
Old Dartmouth Historical SocietyNew Bedford$7.7M4
CONSENSUS BUILDING INSTITUTE INCCambridge$7.5M8
COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER OF BOSTONBoston$7.3M1
THE WALDEN WOODS PROJECTLincoln$7.2M1
ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICABoston$7.2M6
MARTHA'S VINEYARD MUSEUM INCVineyard Haven$7M2
EDWARD M KENNEDY INSTITUTE FOR THEBoston$6.7M6
WEST NEWTON CINEMA FOUNDATION INCWest Newton$6.7M0
NORTHEAST DOCUMENT CONSERVATIONAndover$6.6M5
HERITAGE PLANTATION OF SANDWICH INCSandwich$6.5M4
PROJECT STEP INCBoston$6.5M2
TRUSTEES OF THE BERKSHIRE MUSEUMPittsfield$5.8M1
TREMONT THEATRE INCBoston$5.7M10
BERKSHIRE THEATRE GROUP INCPittsfield$5.6M1
MAHAIWE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER INCGreat Barrington$5.5M3
GENERAL SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTSPlymouth$5.4M3
MARTHA'S VINEYARD PRESERVATIONEdgartown$5.3M1
NORMAN ROCKWELL MUSEUM ATStockbridge$5.3M6
USS CONSTITUTION MUSEUM INCBoston$5.2M4
BOSTON EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL INCCambridge$5.2M1
LONGYEAR FOUNDATIONChestnut Hill$5.1M4
WILLIAMSTOWN THEATRE FOUNDATIONINCWilliamstown$5M3
BOSTON ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION INCBoston$5M1
BERKSHIRE PULSE INCHousatonic$4.9M1
ROCKPORT MUSIC INCRockport$4.9M3
REVOLUTIONARY SPACES INCBoston$4.9M4
SHAKESPEARE & COMPANY INCLenox$4.9M5
PROVINCETOWN ART ASSOCIATION AND MUSEUMProvincetown$4.7M1
COLLINGS FOUNDATION INCHudson$4.5M3
DECORDOVA AND DANA MUSEUM & PARKLincoln$4.4M6
GRUB STREET INCBoston$4.4M3
The Hyams Foundation IncBoston$4.4M10
THE FILMMAKERS COLLABORATIVE INCMelrose$4.4M1
CONCORD ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETYConcord$4.3M2
SOUTH SHORE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC INCHingham$4.3M1
ADAMS PRESIDENTIAL CENTER AND FOUNDATIONQuincy$4.3M2
NATIONAL BRAILLE PRESS INCBoston$4.2M3
HARVARD MAGAZINE INCCambridge$4.2M9
DISCOVERY MUSEUM INCActon$4.1M4
AURORA HUMANITARIAN INITIATIVE FOUNDATION INCCambridge$4.1M2
MASSACHUSETTS FOUNDATION FOR THENorthampton$4.1M2
CAPE COD CENTER FOR THE ARTS INCDennis$3.8M1
CAPE ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT INCWest Barnstable$3.7M4
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETYBoston$3.7M6
WORCESTER COUNTY MECHANICS ASSOCIATIONWorcester$3.7M1
THE PARTNERSHIP INCBoston$3.6M6
INNOVATIVE OPTICAL AND WIRELESS NETWORKWakefield$3.6M0
Boston Philharmonic Orchestra CorporationBoston$3.5M2
BOSTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS INCBoston$3.3M2
BOSTON CHILDREN'S CHORUS INCBoston$3.3M4

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