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Top 25 Nonprofit arts organizations based in Chicago, United States

Name: Nonprofit arts organizations based in Chicago, United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 79 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 79 nonprofit arts organizations headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 847 professional contacts across them, including 212 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers nonprofit arts organizations headquartered in Chicago, 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 20, 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 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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847Contacts tracked

212Verified emails

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The 25 largest nonprofit arts organizations based in Chicago, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 79 nonprofit arts organizations based in Chicago, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to nonprofit arts 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	Lillstreet ART Center	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	103 contacts →
	Partial evidence “About Lillstreet Art Center Since 1975, Lillstreet Art Center has served Chicago communities with opportunities for personal and professional growth through the arts.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	The Auditorium	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	79 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, an Illinois not-for-profit organization, is committed to presenting the finest international, cultural, community and educational…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	Harris Theater For Music And Dance	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	58 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Joan W.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Skyart NFP	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	46 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SkyART provides youth with an accessible safe place to participate in quality visual arts programs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	Arts Of Life, INC	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	39 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Opened in Arts of Life was the first program in Chicago to provide employment in the arts for adults with developmental disabilities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	Chicago Opera Theater	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	35 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Chicago Opera Theater’s mission is to enrich the lives of those who live, work and play in Chicago by bringing rarely produced and contemporary operas to life, supporting gifted…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Timeline Theatre Company	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	28 contacts →
	Partial evidence “TimeLine Theatre Company is a performing arts company in Chicago, Illinois, United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	Athenaeum Center For Thought & Culture	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	21 contacts →
	Partial evidence “A performing arts center located in the northside of Chicago.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	Cage Aquarium	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	18 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Life unfolds in a series of moments.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	Experimental Sound Studio	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	16 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Experimental Sound Studio is a Chicago-based nonprofit organization dedicated to artistic evolution and the creative exploration of sound.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Access Contemporary Music	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Access Contemporary Music is a non-profit organization with the mission of bringing musical creativity to life every day.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Chicago Artists Coalition	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	13 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “CAC is a non-profit organization that supports contemporary Chicago artists and curators by offering residency programs, exhibitions, professional development, and resources that…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	Snow City Arts	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Strong evidence “An award-winning nonprofit that provides arts education to children unable to attend school because of chronic or serious illness.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Rebuild Foundation	Indirect evidence	Chicago, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded by artist Theaster Gates in 2010, Rebuild Foundation is a platform for art, cultural development, and neighborhood transformation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Zhou B ART Center	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Zhou B Art Center was founded in 2004 by the internationally acclaimed Zhou Brothers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	The Ukrainian Institute Of Modern ART Uima	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	11 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA) preserves and promotes contemporary art as a shared expression of the Ukrainian and American experience.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Ingenuity - Chicago	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	11 contacts →
	Partial evidence “An arts education organization founded through city-wide collaboration, Ingenuity serves as Chicago's single hub of information, advocacy, strategy, and partnerships to reinstate…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Chiarts Foundation	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As the ChiArts Foundation concluded operations on June 30, 2026, this page remains available as a public archive of our mission, impact, and history.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Luminarts Cultural Foundation	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Luminarts Cultural Foundation identifies, amplifies and invests in exemplary emerging artists, to ensure that Chicago has a vibrant and sustainable cultural infrastructure.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	Elastic Arts Foundation	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Elastic Arts is a 501c(3) non-profit organization fostering artistic exploration from a versatile Chicago venue by programming and presenting multifaceted performance and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	3arts	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Founded in 1912, with a history centered on women artists, 3Arts is a nonprofit organization that supports artists working in the performing, teaching, and visual arts in the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	Public Media Institute	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Public Media Institute (PMI) is a non-profit 501(c) 3, community-based art & culture organization headquartered in the neighborhood of Bridgeport in the city of Chicago.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	ACRE	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ACRE is a non-profit organization based in Chicago designed to support emerging artists develop, discuss and present their artistic practices.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Hairpin Arts Center	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Hairpin Arts Center is managed by the Logan Square Chamber of Arts (LSCA), a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	Classical Music Chicago	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our mission is to expand access to classical music; to enhance opportunities for artists early in their professional career; and to engage audiences in various settings through…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 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: nonprofit arts 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 nonprofit arts organizations.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of nonprofit arts organizations, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name nonprofit arts 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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Nonprofit arts organizations based in Chicago, United States at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

25.0%Verified-email coverage

10.7Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

259.5%Largest-city concentration · New York

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

1,001-5,000

Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for Chicago, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Chicago, over 79 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 nonprofit arts 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 Chicago, United States whose own description of what they do matches “nonprofit arts 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 nonprofit arts 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 nonprofit arts organizations, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Chicago 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, 212 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 20, 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.

Nonprofit arts organizations 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 nonprofit arts 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 nonprofit arts organizations are there based in Chicago, United States?

RevenueBase identified 79 nonprofit arts organizations headquartered in Chicago, 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?

Lillstreet ART Center, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most nonprofit arts organizations?

New York leads with 205 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (98) and Chicago (79).

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 212 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 79 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 20, 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.