Worcester Business Journal

wbjournal.com | Book of Lists 2026 | Worcester Business Journal 67 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 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 (1) Arts education Eric Barber head of school 1893 2 Worcester Art Museum 55 Salisbury St., Worcester 01609 508-799-4406 • worcesterart.org $22,332,025 $198,478,434 Aug. 31, 2025 180 Art museum Matthias Waschek director 1896 3 Groton Hill Music Center 122 Old Ayer Road, Groton 01450 978-486-9524 • grotonhill.org $13,560,349 $248,631,838 June 30, 2025 137 Music performance and education Lisa Fiorentino CEO 1985 4 The Hanover Theatre & Conservatory for the Performing Arts 2 Southbridge St., Worcester 01608 877-571-7469 • thehanovertheatre.org $13,000,000 $11,671,414 June 30, 2024 370 Performing arts and education Alan Seiffert president & CEO 2008 5 EcoTarium 222 Harrington Way, Worcester 01604 508-929-2700 • ecotarium.org $10,466,059 $27,256,433 Dec. 31, 2024 45 Science museum Noreen Johnson Smith president & CEO 1825 6 Old Sturbridge Village 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge 01566 800-733-1830 • osv.org $8,986,095 $30,024,660 Sept. 30, 2024 (2) 215 (3) Historical village and museum James E. Donahue president & CEO 1946 7 New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill 11 French Drive, Boylston 01505 508-869-6111 • nebg.org $8,680,272 $59,413,619 March 31, 2025 67 Botanical garden Grace Chapman Elton executive director 1842 8 American Antiquarian Society 185 Salisbury St., Worcester 01609 508-755-5221 • americanantiquarian.org $7,798,791 $120,286,066 Aug. 31, 2025 45 American history and research society Scott E. Casper president 1812 9 The Icon Museum and Study Center 203 Union St., Clinton 01510 978-598-5000 • iconmuseum.org $7,633,513 $33,754,645 Dec. 31, 2025 11 Art museum Simon Morsink executive director 2006 10 American Heritage Museum, Collings Foundation 568 Main St., Hudson 01749 978-562-9182 • americanheritagemuseum.org $4,494,226 $17,933,659 Nov. 30, 2024 9 History museum and living history events Robert Collings Jr. president 1979 11 Discovery Museum 177 Main St., Acton 01720 978-264-4200 • discoveryacton.org $4,129,226 $12,714,046 Dec. 31, 2024 75 STEAM museum ((44)) Marie Beam CEO 1982 12 Mechanics Hall 321 Main St., Worcester 01608 508-752-5608 • mechanicshall.org $2,714,754 $10,819,122 June 30, 2025 49 Historic concert and events hall Meghan Montaner (5) executive director 1857 13 Fitchburg Art Museum 185 Elm St., Fitchburg 01420 978-345-4207 • fitchburgartmuseum.org $2,378,081 $25,859,623 June 30, 2025 25 Art museum Nick Capasso director 1925 14 The Center for the Arts in Natick 14 Summer St., Natick 01760 508-647-0097 • natickarts.org $2,310,621 $3,546,582 Dec. 31, 2024 8 (6) Art films, programs and performances Erin Basile executive director 1997 15 Wayside Inn 72 Wayside Inn Road, Sudbury 01776 978-443-1776 • wayside.org $2,221,830 $3,500,561 Feb. 28, 2025 163 (7) Historic site, education and innkeeping Steve Pickford innkeeper & general manager 1944 16 Music Worcester 319 Main St., Worcester 01608 508-754-3231 • musicworcester.org $2,145,829 $15,308,048 June 30, 2025 9 Music and performing arts Adrien C. Finlay executive director 1858 17 Museum of Worcester (8) 30 Elm St., Worcester 01609 508-753-8278 • worcesterhistory.org $2,093,290 $19,693,125 June 30, 2025 10 History museum Eric Butler (9) executive director 1875 18 Hopkinton Center for the Arts 98 Hayden Rowe St., Hopkinton 01748 508-435-9222 • hopartscenter.org $2,028,889 $2,331,106 Dec. 31, 2024 19 Arts education Kelly Grill executive director 2011 19 Hebrew at the Center 290 Turnpike Road, Suite 5 -214, Westborough 01581 617-580-3565 • hebrewatthecenter.org $1,606,371 $1,277,379 June 30, 2024 16 (10) Language education Andrew Ergas executive director 2007 20 Worcester Chamber Music Society c/o Mechanics Hall, 323 Main St., Worcester 01608 508-926-8624 • worcesterchambermusic.org $1,560,034 $1,574,706 Aug. 31, 2024 15 (10) Classical music performance, education and study Ariana Falk executive director 2006 Sources: Candid, ProPublica and individual nonprofits (1) From WBJ's 2025 survey (2) Filing was for partial year Feb. 1, 2024 to Sept. 30, 2024 (3) An additional 200 volunteers (4) STEAM=science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (5) Succeeded Kathleen Gagne, upon her retirement in July 2025 (6) From WBJ's 2024 survey (7) From 990 tax filing for fiscal year 2025 (8) Formerly Worcester Historical Museum (9) Succeeded William Wallace, upon his retirement in December 2025 (10) From 990 tax filing for fiscal year 2024 -Compiled by: Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com Old Sturbridge Village merges with historic RI farm Five years after nonprofit living history museum Old Sturbridge Village took over day-to-day opera- tions of the historic Coggeshall Farm Museum in Rhode Island, the two entities are now merging. Located in the town of Bristol, Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay, Coggeshall Farm Museum is a 48-acre living history museum showcasing what daily life was like on a late 18th-century coastal farm. Old Sturbridge Village said the merger of the two museums will allow Coggeshall to focus on im- proving its educational offerings and preserving the farm, which dates back to the 1790s. "It has long been my goal to strengthen the sustainability of living history in New England," said Jim Donahue, president and CEO of Old Sturbridge Village and member of the WBJ 2026 Power 100. "In today's tourism economy, some or- ganizations are just too small to go it alone. By reinforcing Coggeshall Farm's future, we can ensure it continues to offer a distinctive early American learning experience for years to come." Both museums are retaining their names and own identities, with Coggeshall representatives joining the Old Sturbridge Village Board of Trustees, which will oversee both sites. Old Sturbridge Village is the sixth largest art and culture nonprofit and eighth largest tourist attraction in Central Massachusetts, with 220,000 visitors in 2025, according to information provided to the WBJ Research Department. – Story by Eric Casey Old Sturbridge Village E D U C AT I O N & N O N P R O F I T S F O C U S

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