Worcester Business Journal

74 Worcester Business Journal | Book of Lists 2024 | wbjournal.com F O C U S E D U C A T I O N & N O N P R O F I T S Largest arts and culture nonprofits Ranked by total revenue for most recent fiscal year available Nonprofit Total revenue Total assets Fiscal year end date No. local employees Type of organization Top executive/ year founded 1 Worcester Art Museum 55 Salisbury St., Worcester 01609 508-793-4330 • worcesterart.org $30,005,812 $148,643,203 Aug. 31, 2022 130 Art museum Matthias Waschek director 1896 2 Walnut Hill Center for the Arts 12 Highland St., Natick 01760 508-653-4312 • walnuthillarts.org $24,034,781 $70,288,735 June 30, 2023 151 Arts education Eric Barber head of school 1893 3 Groton Hill Music Center 122 Old Ayer Road, Groton 01450 978-486-9524 • grotonhill.org $22,723,664 $224,041,401 June 30, 2023 100 Music performance and education Lisa Fiorentino CEO 1985 4 Collings Foundation American Heritage Museum 568 Main St., Hudson 01749 978-562-9182 • americanheritagemuseum.org $17,834,761 $90,808,753 Nov. 30, 2022 10 History museum and living history events Robert Collings Jr. president 1979 5 The Icon Museum and Study Center 203 Union St., Clinton 01510 978-598-5000 • iconmuseum.org $14,789,488 $23,470,735 Dec. 31, 2022 11 Art museum Simon Morsink executive director 2006 6 Old Sturbridge Village 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge 01566 800-733-1830 • osv.org $14,423,241 $28,299,483 Jan. 31, 2023 150 Historical village and museum James E. Donahue president & CEO 1946 7 Hanover Theatre & Conservatory for the Performing Arts 2 Southbridge St., Worcester 01608 877-571-7469 • thehanovertheatre.org $13,725,297 $9,691,794 June 30, 2022 100 Performing arts and education Troy Siebels president & CEO 2008 8 American Antiquarian Society 185 Salisbury St., Worcester 01609 508-755-5221 • americanantiquarian.org $10,974,880 $109,089,778 Aug. 31, 2023 50 American history and research society Scott E. Casper president 1812 9 New England Botanical Garden at Tower Hill 11 French Drive, P.O. Box 598, Boylston 01505 508-869-6111 • nebg.org $8,106,342 $52,393,106 March 31, 2023 60 Botanical garden Grace Chapman Elton executive director 1842 10 Music Worcester 319 Main St., Worcester 01608 508-754-3231 • musicworcester.org $5,579,210 $11,019,858 June 30, 2022 8 Music and performing arts Adrien C. Finlay executive director 1858 11 EcoTarium 222 Harrington Way, Worcester 01604 508-929-2700 • ecotarium.org $5,566,765 $21,458,004 Dec. 31, 2022 50 Science museum Noreen Johnson Smith president & CEO 1825 12 Discovery Museum 177 Main St., Acton 01720 978-264-4200 • discoveryacton.org $3,493,435 $12,128,266 Dec. 31, 2022 75 STEAM museum (1) Marie Beam CEO 1982 13 Mechanics Hall 321 Main St., Worcester 01608 508-752-5608 • mechanicshall.org $3,158,410 $9,068,606 June 30, 2022 40 Historic concert and events hall Kathleen Gagne executive director 1857 14 Worcester Historical Museum 30 Elm St., Worcester 01609 508-753-8278 • worcesterhistory.org $3,037,678 $17,403,532 June 30, 2022 18 History museum William D. Wallace executive director 1875 15 Wayside Inn 72 Wayside Inn Road, Sudbury 01776 978-443-1776 • wayside.org $2,044,656 $3,810,239 Feb. 28, 2023 165 (2) Historic site, education and innkeeping Steve Pickford innkeeper & GM 1944 16 Southborough Historical Society 25 Common St., Southborough 01772 508-624-7640 • southboroughhistory.org $1,808,126 $1,804,526 April 30, 2023 0 (2) Historical preservation Michael Weishan president 1965 17 Creative Hub Worcester (The Hub) 653 Main St., Worcester 01610 508-459-9188 • creativehubworcester.org $1,689,510 $1,786,963 Jan. 31, 2023 10 Accessible arts programs and events Laura Marotta executive director 2016 18 Hopkinton Center for the Arts 98 Hayden Rowe St., Hopkinton 01748 508-435-9222 • hopartscenter.org $1,660,000 $2,504,214 Dec. 31, 2022 16 (3) Arts education Kelly Grill executive director 2011 19 Preservation Worcester 61 Harvard St., Worcester 01609 508-754-8760 • preservationworcester.org $1,599,066 $2,609,509 Dec. 31, 2022 5 (4) Local architecture preservation Deborah Packard executive director 1969 20 Joy of Music Program (JOMP) 1 Gorham St., Worcester 01605 508-856-9541 • jomp.org $1,557,883 $3,886,405 Aug. 31, 2022 42 Music education and performance Jennifer Griffin Gaul executive director 1986 Sources: GuideStar by Candid and individual nonprofits (1) STEAM=science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (2) As reported in fiscal year 2023 990 tax filing (3) With an additional 108 independent contractors (4) As reported in fiscal year 2022 990 tax filing -Compiled by: Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com Mechanics Hall unveils portraits honoring Black Americans The portrait gallery at Mechanics Hall in Worcester now includes paintings honoring some of the most prominent Black figures in the 19th century's abolition and women's rights movements. The three portraits, which were commissioned in the fall of 2022 and were delivered this year, were revealed during a celebration event on March 14. The Worcester County Mechanics Association, which owns Mechanics Hall, decided in September 2020 following the police murder of George Floyd and the ensuing racial reckoning to put prominent Black Americans in the Great Hall, which previously only featured white men and women. The four subjects are: • Martha Tulip Lewis Brown, a free woman of African American descent who was the first woman of color to become a member of the Ladies Benevolent Society of the First Unitarian Church in Worcester. Brown helped raise money for freed and fugitive slaves • William Brown, a prominent Black upholster, carpet maker, and inventor who moved from Boston to Worcester with Martha, his wife, in 1841. Brown operated a business from the Central Exchange Building in downtown Worcester. • Frederick Douglass, widely considered to be one of the most important figures in the abolition movement. Douglass spoke at Me- chanics Hall on multiple occasions. • Sojourner Truth, a former slave who was born as Isabella Baumfree. Truth was one of the most influential Black women of the 19th century. – Story by Eric Casey Gloria Hall, standing in front of Frederick Douglass' new portrait, oversaw the Mechanics Hall project.

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