Worcester Business Journal

wbjournal.com | Book of Lists 2025 | Worcester Business Journal 45 E D U C A T I O N & N O N P R O F I T S F O C U 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/ description description Top executive/ year founded 1 Worcester Art Museum 55 Salisbury St., Worcester 01609 508-799-4406 • worcesterart.org $39,935,868 $181,246,202 Aug. 31, 2024 120 Art museum Matthias Waschek director 1896 2 Groton Hill Music Center 122 Old Ayer Road, Groton 01450 978-486-9524 • grotonhill.org $30,884,240 $244,845,809 June 30, 2024 30 Music performance and education Lisa Fiorentino CEO 1985 3 Collings Foundation American Heritage Museum 568 Main St., Hudson 01749 978-562-9182 • americanheritagemuseum.org $28,392,564 $116,013,706 Nov. 30, 2023 10 History museum and living history events Robert Collings Jr. president 1979 4 Walnut Hill Center for the Arts 12 Highland St., Natick 01760 508-653-4312 • walnuthillarts.org $26,143,683 $75,686,277 June 30, 2024 155 Arts education Eric Barber head of school 1893 5 Old Sturbridge Village 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge 01566 800-733-1830 • osv.org $15,054,768 $28,498,521 Jan. 31, 2024 150 Historical village and museum James E. Donahue president & CEO 1946 6 Hanover Theatre & Conservatory for the Performing Arts 2 Southbridge St., Worcester 01608 877-571-7469 • thehanovertheatre.org $12,615,565 $10,134,844 June 30, 2023 108 Performing arts and education Alan Seiffert president & CEO 2008 7 New England Botanical Garden at Tower Hill 11 French Drive, P.O. Box 598, Boylston 01505 508-869-6111 • nebg.org $10,693,720 $58,921,141 March 31, 2024 66 Botanical garden Grace Chapman Elton executive director 1842 8 American Antiquarian Society 185 Salisbury St., Worcester 01609 508-755-5221 • americanantiquarian.org $6,370,246 $117,152,453 Aug. 31, 2024 45 American history and research society Scott E. Casper president 1812 9 EcoTarium 222 Harrington Way, Worcester 01604 508-929-2700 • ecotarium.org $5,223,532 $22,076,338 Dec. 31, 2023 50 Science museum Noreen Johnson Smith president & CEO 1825 10 Discovery Museum 177 Main St., Acton 01720 978-264-4200 • discoveryacton.org $4,561,122 $12,781,455 Dec. 31, 2023 75 STEAM museum ((11)) Marie Beam CEO 1982 11 Mechanics Hall 321 Main St., Worcester 01608 508-752-5608 • mechanicshall.org $3,660,683 $11,000,372 June 30, 2024 35 Historic concert and events hall Meghan Montaner (2) executive director 1857 12 The Center for the Arts in Natick 14 Summer St., Natick 01760 508-647-0097 • natickarts.org $2,100,269 $3,290,110 Dec. 31, 2023 8 Art films, programs and performances David Lavalley executive director 1997 13 Wayside Inn 72 Wayside Inn Road, Sudbury 01776 978-443-1776 • wayside.org $2,069,219 $3,592,601 Feb. 29, 2024 163 (3) Historic site, education and innkeeping Steve Pickford innkeeper & general manager 1944 14 Museum of Worcester (4) 30 Elm St., Worcester 01609 508-753-8278 • worcesterhistory.org $2,022,289 $18,267,013 June 30, 2023 18 History museum William D. Wallace executive director 1875 15 Music Worcester 319 Main St., Worcester 01608 508-754-3231 • musicworcester.org $1,991,548 $14,284,460 June 30, 2024 8 Music and performing arts Adrien C. Finlay executive director 1858 16 Creative Hub Worcester (The Hub) 653 Main St., Worcester 01610 508-459-9188 • creativehubworcester.org $1,903,273 $4,636,934 Jan. 31, 2024 10 (5) Accessible arts programs and events Laura Marotta executive director 2016 17 Hopkinton Center for the Arts 98 Hayden Rowe St., Hopkinton 01748 508-435-9222 • hopartscenter.org $1,876,807 $2,701,243 Dec. 31, 2023 15 Arts education Kelly Grill executive director 2011 18 Southborough Historical Society 25 Common St., Southborough 01772 508-624-7640 • southboroughhistory.org $1,808,126 $1,804,526 April 30, 2023 0 (6) Historical preservation Michael Weishan president 1965 19 Hebrew at the Center (HATC) 290 Turnpike Road, Suite 5 -214, Westborough 01581 617-580-3565 • hebrewatthecenter.org $1,748,531 $1,280,158 June 30, 2023 14 (6) Language education Andrew Ergas executive director 2007 20 Fitchburg Art Museum 185 Elm St., Fitchburg 01420 978-345-4207 • fitchburgartmuseum.org $1,645,952 $24,647,159 June 30, 2024 25 Art museum Nick Capasso director 1925 Sources: GuideStar by Candid and individual nonprofits (1) STEAM=science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (2) Expected first day is July 21, 2025; taking over for retired executive director Kathleen Gagne (3) As reported in fiscal year 2024 990 tax filing (4) Formerly Worcester Historical Museum (5) Figure from WBJ's 2024 survey (6) As reported in fiscal year 2023 990 tax filing -Compiled by: Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com Museum of Worcester executive director to retire after half a century After 50 years serving as executive director of the Museum of Worcester, William Wallace will be calling it a career at the end of 2025. Wallace joined the Museum of Worcester, then known as the Worcester Historical Museum, as its leader on July 1, 1976. As he nears his 50th year with the city's staple, Wallace said it's the perfect time to step into retirement. "This is an exciting year for the Museum of Worcester. We've re- branded. We've made major capital and interpretive improvements in our galleries [and] concluded our successful capital campaign," he said. "A moment like this when I'm beginning my 50th year as a logical point of transition for the institution and for me." In celebration of its 150th anniversary, the museum changed its name from Worcester Historical Museum to the Museum of Worces- ter in January to better reflect its mission to be a central hub for curating and showcasing all things Worcester. Throughout his tenure, leading the museum for one third of its existence, Wallace said there has been no singular proudest or most important accomplishment. "They're all important steps forward," he said. "At the end of the day, this may be the Museum of Worcester, but the entire community is a museum and we are all the storytellers of that history," he said. "Every partnership exhibit we've done, every program we've done with community, just reinforces that reality that we all make Worcester." - Story by Mica Kanner-Mascolo William Wallace

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