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Top 25 Creative economy development organizations based in the United States

Name: Creative economy development organizations based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 889 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 889 creative economy development organizations headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 12,333 professional contacts across them, including 4,013 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers creative economy development organizations headquartered in the 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

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The 25 largest creative economy development organizations based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 889 creative economy development organizations based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to creative economy development organizations: 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	Allegheny County	Indirect evidence	Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,059 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Allegheny County is home to some of the world’s leading businesses and organizations in the fields of advanced manufacturing, information & communications technology, healthcare &…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	Acdi Voca	Strong evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,152 contacts →
	Strong evidence “ACDI/VOCA is an economic development organization that fosters broad-based economic growth, raises living standards, and creates vibrant communities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	NEW York City Economic Development Corporation	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	660 contacts →
	Strong evidence “New York City Economic Development Corporation is a mission-driven, nonprofit organization that works for a vibrant, inclusive, and globally competitive economy for all New…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	City Of Peoria, Illinois	Indirect evidence	Peoria, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	203 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Just like in the old vaudevillian days, quality of life MUST BE GOOD to play in Peoria.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	Gener8tor	Indirect evidence	Madison, WI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	180 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “gener8tor fosters innovation ecosystems through its accelerator programs, venture funds, and skills-based workforce initiatives.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	Urban Redevelopment Authority Of Pittsburgh	Strong evidence	Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	107 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The URA is the City of Pittsburgh’s economic development enterprise.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	Invest Atlanta	Indirect evidence	Atlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	103 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Whether you are building a new headquarters, expanding or starting a company, developing real estate, or buying a home, Invest Atlanta offers a wide portfolio of tools, services…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	Kinexus Group	Partial evidence	Benton Harbor, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	101 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We inspire positive economic change one person, one business, one community at a time.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	Orlando Economic Partnership	Strong evidence	Orlando, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	90 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Orlando Economic Partnership (the Partnership) is the Orlando region’s economic and community development organization that is seizing the moment to advance Broad-based…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	TEDCO	Partial evidence	Columbia, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	86 contacts →
	Partial evidence “TEDCO enhances economic empowerment growth through the fostering of an inclusive entrepreneurial innovation ecosystem.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	J.E. Austin Associates	Indirect evidence	Arlington, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	78 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “J.E.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	Startup Genome	Strong evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	69 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Startup Genome is the world-leading innovation ecosystem development organization, having worked with more than 180 economic and innovation ministries and public/private agencies…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance	Partial evidence	Cedar Rapids, IA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	69 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Our mission is to drive economic, workforce and population growth strategies and to help businesses succeed.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	Activate INC Google	Indirect evidence	Fremont, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	n/a	69 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Activate, Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	City Of Texarkana, Texas	Indirect evidence	Texarkana, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	66 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our community is rich with opportunities for shopping, dining, arts, history, entertainment, business, and more.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	Pragma	Strong evidence	Falls Church, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	62 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Pragma is a leader in international development consulting with a focus on advancing economic growth and reform in some of the world’s most challenging environments.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	Baltimore Development Corporation	Strong evidence	Baltimore, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	55 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Baltimore Development Corporation (BDC) is the economic development agency for the City of Baltimore.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	City Of York, PA	Indirect evidence	York, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	54 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “About the City of York: Revolutionary Place To Do Business Based on its demographics, geography, business outlook, tax incentives, extraordinary value, and quality of life, York…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	Retail Strategies	Indirect evidence	Birmingham, AL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	53 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Retail Strategies is the most trusted partner for recruiting businesses.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	Burlington City Arts	Indirect evidence	Burlington, VT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	53 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The mission of Burlington City Arts is to nurture a dynamic environment through the arts that makes quality experiences accessible to a broad audience.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	St. Louis Economic Development Partnership	Indirect evidence	St. Louis, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	52 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “St.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	City Of Camas, Washington	Indirect evidence	Camas, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	51 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Situated in the eastern hilly portion of Clark County lies the City of Camas, home to approximately 23,100 residents and several large, hi-tech manufacturing industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	LOS Angeles Alliance For A NEW Economy	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	45 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1993, LAANE (Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy) is a nationally recognized leading advocacy organization dedicated to building a new economy for all.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	West Michigan Center For Arts Technology - Wmcat	Partial evidence	Grand Rapids, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	44 contacts →
	Partial evidence “West Michigan Center for Arts + Technology (WMCAT) provides a culture of opportunity for people to make social and economic progress in their lives and community.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Institute For NEW Economic Thinking	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	40 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) is dedicated to the rigorous pursuit of innovative economic theories and methods that address society’s most pressing concerns.” 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: creative economy development organizations. 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 creative economy development organizations.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of creative economy development organizations, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name creative economy development organizations. 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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Creative economy development organizations based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

32.5%Verified-email coverage

13.9Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

3.6%Largest-city concentration · New York

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

674

11-50

147

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 889 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 creative economy development organizations, 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 the United States whose own description of what they do matches “creative economy development organizations”. 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 creative economy development organizations), 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 creative economy development organizations, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States 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, 4,013 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.

Creative economy development organizations by metro

Creative economy development organizations in New York32

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 creative economy development organizations, 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 creative economy development organizations are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 889 creative economy development organizations headquartered in the 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?

Allegheny County, headquartered in Pittsburgh, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most creative economy development organizations?

New York leads with 32 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (24) and Chicago (20).

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 4,013 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 889 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.