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Top 25 Arts nonprofits based in Washington, United States

Name: Arts nonprofits based in Washington, United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 209 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 209 arts nonprofits headquartered in Washington, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 3,421 professional contacts across them, including 719 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers arts nonprofits headquartered in Washington, United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

209Companies

3,421Contacts tracked

719Verified emails

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The 25 largest arts nonprofits based in Washington, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 209 arts nonprofits based in Washington, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to arts nonprofits: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	The John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	703 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The John F.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	Busboys And Poets	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	194 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Busboys and Poets is a community gathering place.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	Dance Place	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	n/a	164 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 1980, Dance Place builds a community of dance artists, audiences, and students through high quality performances, commissions, training and educational program.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	Levine Music	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	157 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Levine Music, the Washington DC region’s preeminent center for music education, is a welcoming community where children and adults find lifelong inspiration and joy through…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	The Washington Ballet	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	122 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Artistic Director Julie Kent’s long-term vision is to elevate the prominence of the company as world-class ballet company in the nation’s capital by concurrently expanding the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	Sitar Arts Center	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	93 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Sitar Arts Center engages DC youth, from early childhood to young adulthood, in building a creative community of learning and belonging that removes financial and cultural…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	Studio Theatre	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	88 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our Mission Studio Theatre is dedicated to producing the best in contemporary theatre.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	74 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Tony Award®-winning Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company creates badass theatre that highlights the stunning, challenging, and tremendous complexity of our world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	Artechouse	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	72 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “An innovative leader in the field of digital and experiential art, ARTECHOUSE expands the possibilities of art and how we experience it by creating, curating, producing, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	Washington Performing Arts	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	54 contacts →
	Partial evidence “One of the most established and honored performing arts institutions in America, Washington Performing Arts has engaged for more than half a century with artists, audiences…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	Building Bridges Across The River	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	48 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Building Bridges Across the River is a nonprofit with five signature initiatives-THEARC, Building Bridges Farms, THEARC Theater, Skyland Workforce Center, and the 11th Street…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	International Child ART Foundation	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	46 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Established in 1997 as the national arts organization for American children and the global arts organization for children worldwide, ICAF cultivates their creativity and grows…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	Words Beats & Life	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	38 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Words Beats & Life began as a conference at the University of Maryland in the fall of our founders worked to create a vehicle to transform individual lives and communities through…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	Gala Hispanic Theatre	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	36 contacts →
	Partial evidence “GALA (Grupo de Artistas LatinoAmericanos) Hispanic Theatre is a National Center for Latino Performing Arts in the nation's capital.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	Citydance, INC	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	34 contacts →
	Partial evidence “CityDance is a leading nonprofit dance institution serving the national capital region.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	Capitol Hill Arts Workshop	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	n/a	34 contacts →
	Partial evidence “CHAW provides inspirational and creative programming for its Youth Arts (after-school and summer camp), Early Childhood, and Adult programs; in addition to producing and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	The Musicianship	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	34 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We empower youth and emerging musicians from communities throughout the DC metropolitan region and beyond by providing free music education and enrichment programs that build…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	Atlas Performing Arts Center	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	32 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Atlas Performing Arts Center (APAC) is home for adventurous audiences, artists and ideas, presenting contemporary music, film, dance, theatre and performing arts unlike…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	International Arts & Artists	Strong evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Strong evidence “International Arts & Artists (IA & A) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing cross-cultural understanding and exposure to the arts internationally through…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	Project Create	Strong evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	n/a	31 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Project Create is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides opportunities for creative youth development through accessible, multidisciplinary arts education to empower young…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	Association Of Performing Arts Professionals	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	29 contacts →
	Partial evidence “APAP, the Association of Performing Arts Professionals is based in Washington, D.C, is the national service, advocacy and membership organization with over 1600 member…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	Five Points Washington	Indirect evidence	Washington, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	28 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Five Points Washington is a one-of-a-kind gathering place where we can grow as individuals and as a greater community.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	JOY Of Motion Dance Center	Strong evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	28 contacts →
	Strong evidence “3 locations / 300+ classes per week / 80+ concerts & events per year / Serving over 10,800 individuals annually Joy of Motion Dance Center, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable arts…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	The Orchestra Of The Americas Group	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Home to, The Global Leaders Institute \| OAcademy Music Conservatory \| The Orchestra of the Americas \| Líderes Emprendedores \| Gabriela Montero Piano Lab \| Music in Action Journal…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Theater J	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	25 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Theater J produces thought-provoking, publicly engaged, personal, passionate and entertaining plays and musicals that celebrate the distinctive urban voice and social vision that…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: arts nonprofits. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names arts nonprofits.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of arts nonprofits, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name arts nonprofits. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Arts nonprofits based in Washington, United States at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

21.0%Verified-email coverage

16.4Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

629.7%Largest-city concentration · New York

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

138

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for Washington, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Washington, over 209 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among arts nonprofits, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Washington, United States whose own description of what they do matches “arts nonprofits”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names arts nonprofits), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among arts nonprofits, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Washington are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 719 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Arts nonprofits by metro in the United States

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names arts nonprofits, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many arts nonprofits are there based in Washington, United States?

RevenueBase identified 209 arts nonprofits headquartered in Washington, United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

The John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts, headquartered in Washington, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most arts nonprofits?

New York leads with 1316 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (511) and Chicago (435).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 719 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 209 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.