20 HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | JULY 13, 2026
THE LISTS
Largest arts & culture nonprofits in Greater Hartford
Ranked by revenue for most recent fiscal year available
Nonprofit Revenue Assets
Fiscal year end
date Type of nonprofit
Chief executive/
year founded
1
Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall Corp.
166 Capitol Ave., Hartford 06106
860-987-6000 • bushnell.org
$36,892,748 $83,229,674 June 30, 2025 Performing arts venue
David R. Fay
President & CEO
1930
2
Connecticut Public Broadcasting Inc.
1049 Asylum Ave., Hartford 06105
860-275-7550 • ctpublic.org
$26,072,352 $68,434,596 June 30, 2025 Public media
Mark Contreras
President & CEO
1962
3
Hartford Public Library
500 Main St., Hartford 06103
860-695-6300 • hplct.org
$20,863,649 $63,751,233 June 30, 2025 Public library
Bridget E. Quinn
President & CEO
1935
(1)
4
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
1 Elizabeth St., Hartford 06105
860-236-5621 • connecticutmuseum.org
$16,086,615 $68,434,113 Dec. 31, 2024 Museum and library
Ilene Frank
Executive director & CEO
1825
5
Goodspeed Opera House Foundation Inc.
P.O. Box A, East Haddam 06423
860-873-8664 • goodspeed.org
$14,131,878 $31,917,617 Dec. 31, 2024 Performing arts venue
Donna Lynn Hilton
Artistic director
1963
6
Hartford Stage Co.
50 Church St., Hartford 06103
860-527-5151 • hartfordstage.org
$13,554,571 $28,240,632 June 30, 2025 Performing arts venue
Cynthia Rider
Managing director
1963
7
Connecticut Science Center
250 Columbus Blvd., Hartford 06103
860-724-3623 • ctsciencecenter.org
$12,741,837 $117,211,884 Dec. 31, 2025 Science museum
Matt Fleury
President & CEO
2009
8
The Wadsworth
600 Main St., Hartford 06103
860-278-2670 • thewadsworth.org
$10,554,764 $134,751,591 June 30, 2025 Art museum
Allison Blais
President & CEO
1842
9
New Britain Museum of American Art
56 Lexington St., New Britain 06052
860-229-0257 • nbmaa.org
$5,651,195 $48,260,493 June 30, 2025 Art museum
Brett Abbott
Director & CEO
1903
10
Hartford Symphony Orchestra
166 Capitol Ave., Hartford 06106
860-987-5900 • hartfordsymphony.org
$5,645,927 $12,880,580 Aug. 30, 2024 Performing arts
Steve Collins
President & CEO
1934
11
New Britain Institute
20 High St., New Britain 06051
860-224-3155 • newbritaininstitute.org
$4,975,147 $10,159,032 June 30, 2025
Public library, youth museum and
industrial museum
Geoffrey Bray
President
1853
12
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
77 Forest St., Hartford 06105
860-522-9258 • harrietbeecherstowecenter.org
$4,521,487 $22,247,037 Dec. 31, 2024 Historic site and museum
Karen Fisk
Executive director
1941
13
Mark Twain House & Museum
351 Farmington Ave., Hartford 06105
860-247-0998 • marktwainhouse.org
$4,010,233 $14,050,881 Dec. 31, 2025
National historic landmark and
museum
Jeffrey Nichols
Executive director
1929
14
Farmington Village Green and Library Association (FVGLA)
6 Montieth Drive, Farmington 06032
860-673-6791 • farmingtonlibraries.org
$3,758,150 $14,089,173 June 30, 2025
Library, green and historic
landmark
Jocelyn Kennedy
Executive director
1901
15
Connecticut Humanities
100 Riverview Center, Suite 290, Middletown 06457
860-785-9640 • cthumanities.org
$3,725,810 $2,809,107 June 30, 2025 Public humanities
Jason Mancini
Executive director
1974
16
Ball & Socket Arts
P.O. Box 128, Cheshire 06410
N/A • ballandsocket.org
$3,172,794 $9,326,986 June 30, 2025 Art gallery and studio space
Ilona Somogyi
President
2013
(1)
17
New England Air Museum
36 Perimeter Road, Windsor Locks 06096
860-623-3305 • neam.org
$3,041,498 $8,009,648 Dec. 31, 2025 Historic aviation museum
Stephanie Abrams
President & CEO
1960
18
Theaterworks Inc.
233 Pearl St., Hartford 06103
860-527-7838 • twhartford.org
$3,010,039 $5,618,148 Aug. 31, 2025 Performing arts venue
Jeff Griffin
Managing director
1985
19
The Connecticut Forum
750 Main St., Hartford 06103
860-509-0909 • ctforum.org
$2,643,039 $1,707,877 June 30, 2025
Panel discussions, youth forum
and outreach
Mana Zarinejad
Executive director
1992
20
The Children's Museum
180 Mohegan Drive, West Hartford 06117
860-231-2824 • thechildrensmuseumct.org
$2,622,338 $4,988,338 Dec. 31, 2024 Multidisciplinary learning center
Missy DiNunno
Executive director
1927
21
Real Art Ways
56 Arbor St., Hartford 06106
860-232-1006 • realartways.org
$2,398,973 $6,107,515 Sept. 30, 2024
Multidisciplinary contemporary
arts organization
Will K. Wilkins
Executive director
1975
22
Hill-Stead Museum
35 Mountain Road, Farmington 06032
860-677-4787 • hillstead.org
$2,168,161 $10,893,742 Dec. 31, 2024
National historic landmark and
museum
Anaa Swinbourne
Executive director & CEO
1901
(2)
Sources: Candid, ProPublica, organization press releases and websites. Note: N/A = not available.
(1) Year tax exempt status granted.
(2) Built in 1901; Theodate Pope Riddle's will stipulated that the property be established as a museum, which opened to the public in 1947.
-Compiled by Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com
LARGEST ARTS & CULTURE NONPROFITS IN GREATER HARTFORD
Ranked by revenue for most recent fiscal year available
