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Arts, Culture & Humanities Nonprofit Executive Compensation

11,862 arts, culture & humanities nonprofits reported paying a top executive in recent IRS Form 990 filings. Median total compensation: $690,414.

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Highest reported executive compensation — Arts, Culture & Humanities

OrganizationStateRevenueTotal comp
Metropolitan Museum Of Art NY $697,601,819 $3,280,613
Museum Associates CA $194,481,499 $2,772,197
The Carnegie Hall Corporation NY $90,483,367 $2,699,180
Lincoln Center For The Performing Arts NY $235,064,233 $2,686,845
Museum Of Modern Art NY $236,680,721 $2,257,486
Metropolitan Opera Association Inc NY $283,987,551 $2,237,377
Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc MA $117,090,967 $1,717,195
Theatre For A New Audience Inc NY $5,749,506 $1,581,174
National Gallery Of Art MD $315,490,371 $1,559,733
John F Kennedy Center For The Performing DC $306,877,220 $1,460,095
The Museum Of Fine Arts Houston TX $147,981,263 $1,414,522
American Museum Of Natural History NY $228,656,406 $1,369,590
Fox Theatre Inc GA $37,365,614 $1,357,579
Harvard Business School Publishing MA $318,965,400 $1,341,155
Los Angeles Opera Company CA $46,611,716 $1,239,626
New Jersey Performing Arts Center NJ $80,379,907 $1,233,485
Superior Credit Union Inc OH $83,093,307 $1,212,424
Public Broadcasting Service VA $544,038,860 $1,168,661
Roundabout Theatre Company Inc NY $69,919,591 $1,156,161
Liberty Science Center NJ $40,343,463 $1,134,689
The Vivian Beaumont Theaterinc NY $60,643,840 $1,098,649
Whitney Museum Of American Art NY $100,886,000 $1,092,468
Philadelphia Museum Of Art PA $114,413,997 $1,088,590
Philadelphia Orchestra Association PA $84,378,360 $1,072,718
The Franklin Institute PA $51,159,403 $1,063,589
Sesame Workshop NY $186,926,322 $1,060,482
The Brooklyn Institute Of Arts NY $50,937,193 $1,059,936
Performing Arts Center Of Los Angeles CA $66,626,970 $1,057,819
Museum Of Fine Arts MA $99,573,924 $1,057,475
The Second Stage Theatre Inc NY $28,749,503 $1,035,877
South Shore Playhouse Associates Inc MA $9,234,933 $1,020,122
The Musical Arts Association OH $76,819,625 $1,011,904
New York Historical Society NY $53,968,889 $988,893
Walnut Street Theatre Corporation PA $10,055,224 $986,174
Curtis Institute Of Music PA $24,929,198 $986,035
National Constitution Center PA $22,527,069 $973,218
The Philharmonic Symphony Society Of Ny NY $113,915,338 $970,994
The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame OH $65,273,883 $967,589
The American Film Institute CA $39,747,123 $962,677
Cleveland Museum Of Art OH $102,901,148 $961,238
National Inventors Hall Of Fame Inc OH $49,259,765 $959,601
The Museum Of Contemporary Art CA $17,001,472 $949,861
Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation NY $88,200,362 $946,303
Chicago Public Media Inc IL $35,621,838 $943,475
The Nelson Gallery Foundation MO $36,221,182 $934,228
Country Music Association Inc TN $78,217,001 $933,543
Kenneth C Griffin Museum Of Science And IL $66,431,592 $923,879
The Paley Center For Media NY $17,189,064 $916,044
Jazz At Lincoln Center Inc NY $44,022,035 $911,780
Henry E Huntington Library CA $180,717,178 $910,408