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Arts, culture and humanities nonprofits in Oakland, CA: 316 registered with the IRS

316 arts, culture and humanities nonprofits are registered with the IRS in Oakland, CA, 311 of them 501(c)(3) charities; the 132 that report revenue took in $118 million. The largest by revenue: Oakland Museum of California ($17.4 million), Partners Asia ($8.2 million), Prevention Institute ($7.1 million).

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Every organization, largest by revenue first

OrganizationTypeSinceRevenueAssetsFiling
Oakland Museum of California501(c)(3)2012$17.4 million$84.4 million2025-06
Partners Asia501(c)(3)2012$8.2 million$9.9 million2025-12
Prevention Institute501(c)(3)1998$7.1 million$20.5 million2025-09
Cityside Journalism Initiative501(c)(3)2020$6 million$2.6 million2025-12
Paramount Theatre of the Arts Inc501(c)(3)1976$5.9 million$17.4 million2025-06
East Bay Performing Arts501(c)(3)1993$4 million$5.2 million2025-06
California Humanities501(c)(3)1985$3.4 million$1.9 million2024-12
Community Works West Inc501(c)(3)2007$3.4 million$4.9 million2025-06
Strozzi Institute for Somatics501(c)(3)2025$3.3 million$368,8012024-12
Hack the Hood Inc501(c)(3)2007$3 million$1.9 million2024-12
Brotherhood of Elders Network501(c)(3)2017$3 million$2.1 million2024-12
Museum of Childrens Arts501(c)(3)1993$2.9 million$581,0192025-06
Sozo Impact Inc501(c)(3)2019$2.7 million$1.4 million2025-12
Piedmont Choirs501(c)(3)1983$2.2 million$1.2 million2025-06
Eastside Arts Alliance501(c)(3)2003$2.2 million$3.6 million2024-06
Living Jazz501(c)(3)1985$1.9 million$1.1 million2025-07
Robert C Maynard Institute for Journalism Education501(c)(3)1977$1.8 million$6.7 million2025-12
Empowerment Avenue Society501(c)(3)2024$1.8 million$1.8 million2025-12
Cyark501(c)(3)2010$1.5 million$818,6802024-12
Project Bandaloop501(c)(3)1997$1.5 million$2.7 million2025-12
Holistic Underground Inc501(c)(3)2015$1.4 million$1 million2025-12
University of California Press Foundation501(c)(3)1981$1.3 million$25 million2025-06
Oakland Theater Project501(c)(3)2018$1.3 million$392,7172025-12
Stagebridge501(c)(3)1983$1.1 million$853,3112025-06
Cantare Con Vivo501(c)(3)1993$1.1 million$360,1582025-06
Women Organized To Respond To Life Threatening Disease501(c)(3)1993$1 million$781,5402024-12
Oakland Ballet Company501(c)(3)2001$1 million$84,9912025-06
Institute for Public Accuracy501(c)(3)1998$989,632$594,6062024-12
Artogether501(c)(3)2018$939,332$223,0252025-12
Chapter 510 Ink501(c)(3)2015$932,066$1.3 million2025-06
Association for the Preservation of the Presidential Yacht Potomac501(c)(3)1983$929,810$1.6 million2024-12
Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir Inc501(c)(3)1995$845,908$359,5942025-06
Bay Area Jazz and Arts Inc501(c)(3)2013$780,550$90,7162025-12
Omca Town Square Inc501(c)(3)2020$775,222$16.6 million2025-06
Music Is Extraordinary Inc501(c)(3)2006$737,657$994,5492024-12
Friends of Peralta Hacienda Historical Park501(c)(3)1999$718,631$748,5162025-06
Shoong Family Chinese Cultural Center501(c)(3)1950$717,572$1.1 million2024-12
Swans Market Place Inc501(c)(3)1998$681,399$9.8 million2024-12
Estria Foundation501(c)(3)2011$651,067$1.4 million2024-12
Tomorrow Youth Repertory501(c)(3)2013$591,073$394,1782025-08
Body Wisdom Inc501(c)(3)1993$576,360$837,8562024-12
Poor Magazine Inc501(c)(3)2000$545,126$2.3 million2024-12
Lower Bottom Playaz Inc501(c)(3)2018$540,177$734,3792025-12
Hiphopforchange Inc501(c)(3)2015$523,175$78,0122024-12
Firecracker Forum501(c)(3)2013$490,127$59,9692024-12
Prescott Circus Theatre501(c)(3)2009$477,257$213,9382025-06
East European Folklife Center Inc501(c)(3)1982$473,710$405,8942025-09
Peoples Conservatory501(c)(3)2024$449,099$170,6562021-12
New Literary Project501(c)(3)2020$441,383$296,6502024-12
All Out Comedy Theater Inc501(c)(3)2025$425,123$256,2072025-12
Dimensions Dance Theater Incorporated501(c)(3)2022$397,442$72,7212025-06
Cantata Collective Inc501(c)(3)2018$371,884$139,5032025-08
Diamano Coura West African Dance Co501(c)(3)1999$370,051$6,0452025-12
Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of California Inc501(c)(3)2002$363,866$2.1 million2025-12
United States Open Music Competition501(c)(3)2001$356,572$876,4572025-06
Do It for the Love501(c)(3)2010$348,176$384,3902024-12
Envelop501(c)(3)2016$317,751$157,2402025-12
Seaspeak LLC501(c)(3)2021$271,426$17,2892022-12
Inside Out Media Inc501(c)(3)2003$266,598$188,3102024-12
Urban Sketchers501(c)(3)2011$257,547$252,5172025-12
Firehouse Projects501(c)(3)2023$253,078$4,6752024-12
Academy of Hawaiian Arts Inc501(c)(3)2003$250,096$278,2772025-12
Oaklash501(c)(3)2020$249,184$64,4682025-12
Sanctuary for Sustainable Artistry501(c)(3)2021$247,976$2,0142025-12
Oakland East Bay Gay Mens Chorus501(c)(3)2016$247,275$175,6392025-12
Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment501(c)(3)2010$240,306$75,2142024-12
World Doctors Orchestra Inc501(c)(3)2022$217,682$26,2622025-12
James Toland Vocal Arts Inc501(c)(3)2013$211,117$544,3532025-12
Bisemi Foundation Inc501(c)(3)2015$205,000$34,0202024-12
Dance Elixir501(c)(3)2004$200,136$208,2162025-12
Next Generation Swing Dance Club Inc501(c)(3)1993$197,802$55,9732025-06
Yeah Art Limited501(c)(3)2021$192,569$34,4342025-12
Taste of Talent Inc501(c)(3)2020$192,249$60,2242024-12
East Bay Photo Collective Inc501(c)(3)2018$177,924$50,2222025-12
Arts for Oakland Kids501(c)(3)1996$177,106$1.9 million2025-06
Jion Academy501(c)(3)2012$176,885$170,3412025-12
Oakstop Alliance501(c)(3)2022$166,270$1,1452022-12
Purple Silk Music Education Foundation Inc501(c)(3)2000$166,159$286,6782025-12
Art & Soul Oakland501(c)(3)2009$163,392$37,7532024-12
Huya Aniwa501(c)(3)2024$158,086$41,5142024-12
Hidden Gem Creative Studios501(c)(3)2023$156,030$58,8442024-12
Crystal City Pilgrimage Committee501(c)(3)2022$154,526$247,4982025-12
Women Making Music Inc501(c)(3)1995$151,048$181,2452025-12
Musically Minded Inc501(c)(3)2008$149,356$63,7142025-12
Oakland Art Murmur Inc501(c)(3)2014$148,867$59,7152025-12
Desi Dance Network Incorporated501(c)(3)2015$146,745$77,4642025-05
Glenview Classical Series501(c)(3)2021$137,483$32,7022024-12
International Media Project501(c)(3)1996$131,108$69,8632025-06
Artist Magnet Justice Alliance Inc501(c)(3)2022$129,731$45,6502024-12
Contra Costa Chorale501(c)(3)1980$126,029$142,9222025-06
Ballet22501(c)(3)2022$119,869$84,0152025-12
Citizens Oakland501(c)(3)2025$118,301$122,7112025-12
Bay Area Lesbian Archives Inc501(c)(3)2019$116,363$970,2662025-12
Pardee Historic Home Museum Inc501(c)(3)2014$110,822$1.8 million2025-12
The New Village501(c)(3)2025$107,377$63,7032025-12
Earplay501(c)(3)1985$106,910$69,9782025-06
Friends of Mountainview Cemetary501(c)(3)2002$106,369$30,0652024-12
Ensemble Mik Nawooj501(c)(3)2018$104,129$63,1822025-12
Muser Collective Inc501(c)(3)2023$94,719$9,2552025-03
Loong Kong Tien Yee Association of Oakland Inc501(c)(8)2026$94,342$78,6222025-12
Heritage of Korean Independence SF USA501(c)(3)2020$87,777$15,4162025-12
Thingamajigs501(c)(3)2022$87,090$100,0272025-06
Sambafunk Inc501(c)(3)2019$86,831$12024-12
Flux Foundation501(c)(3)2011$85,000$31,8252025-12
Rootstock Arts501(c)(3)2022$79,489$63,0622025-12
Victorian Preservation Center of Oakland501(c)(3)2018$78,763$301,6392025-12
Mozart Youth Camerata501(c)(3)2011$74,123$4,8992025-12
Museum of Jazz and Art501(c)(3)2014$73,465$4652026-06
Warrior Educational Films Inc501(c)(3)2004$73,240$239,8752024-12
Alena Museum501(c)(3)2024$72,995$66,1382019-12
Friends of Isola Delle Femmine501(c)(3)2019$72,186$82,8232024-12
The Breema Center501(c)(3)2014$70,529$43,0372025-12
Multi-Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame501(c)(3)2017$63,200$7,1332024-12
Oakland Taiko501(c)(3)2007$62,376$61,7892025-12
Suigetsukan Moon Reflected in Water School501(c)(3)1996$59,483$172,9372025-12
Free and Open Source Stories Digital Archive Foundation501(c)(3)2025$55,320$6,0512023-12
A A Arts501(c)(3)1998$52,899$12019-12
Prometheus Symphony Orchestra Inc501(c)(3)2022$48,953$84,9932025-06
Cinemama501(c)(3)2023$32,278$176,8972024-12
Lao Iu Mien Culture Association Inc501(c)(3)1982$31,676$992,2332025-06
Buddhist Film Foundation Inc501(c)(3)2002$31,025$66,3492024-12
Younhee Paiks Studio for Art and Music501(c)(3)2015$30,000$118,6552024-12
International Capoeira Angola Foundation501(c)(3)2024$28,385$18,2182025-12
In Session501(c)(3)2025$23,500$12025-12
Oakland Pride Inc501(c)(3)2012$21,957$33,9842025-12
Underworld Opera Company501(c)(3)1994$19,995$8,2252025-04
Twinkem Productions501(c)(3)2014$17,585$4,1462025-12
Paccin - Preparation Art Handling and Collections Care Information N501(c)(3)2015$15,961$17,3552025-12
Zambaleta501(c)(3)2011$13,197$1,0742025-12
St Stanislaus Benevolent Society501(c)(3)2005$12,745$289,9912025-12
We Are the Manifesters Inc501(c)(3)2024$6,756$12024-12
F8 Filmworks LTD501(c)(3)2014$742$93,2132025-12
21V Choir501(c)(3)2025
6 and Line Center for Storytelling501(c)(3)2024$0$02024-12
Abg Foundation 501 C 3 Inc501(c)(3)2025
Ade S Globalfoundation Inc501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Adisa Baba Sports and Arts Academy501(c)(3)2022$0$02025-12
African American Quilt Guild of Oakland501(c)(3)2004$0$02026-08
African Queens501(c)(3)2019$0$02025-12
Afrique Sogue501(c)(3)2026
Afro Hair Library Foundation501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-12
Ako Ka Orunmila Ifa Ati Orisa Inc501(c)(3)2008$0$02025-12
Alliknow Is Music Inc501(c)(3)2026
Alternative Minds Foundation Inc501(c)(3)2008$0$02025-12
American Black Beauty Doll Association Inc501(c)(3)2020$0$02025-12
American Research Center in Egypt Northern California Inc501(c)(3)2006$0$02026-06
Anyxmeans501(c)(3)2025
Archbishop Melketsedek Workneh Foundation Inc501(c)(3)2018$0$02025-06
Arrived Creative Collective Inc501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-12
Art Haus Collective501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Art Works for Change501(c)(3)2010$0$02025-12
Art at Vibe501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Artists for Eritrea501(c)(3)2023$0$02024-12
Association for Art Museum Interpretation501(c)(3)2021$0$02025-12
Awesome Theatre501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-09
BL Rocky Productions501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-12
Backyard Players Inc501(c)(3)2026$0$02025-12
Balu Consulting501(c)(3)2021$0$02025-12
Barakah Ethiopian Muslims Community501(c)(3)2014$0$02025-12
Bay Area Hip Hop Forever501(c)(3)2023$0$02023-12
Bay Area Jazz Society501(c)(3)2016$0$02024-12
Bay Area Scholarship Alliances501(c)(3)2023$0$02026-01
Bay Area Taiko Center501(c)(3)2025
Berkeley Lion Dance501(c)(3)2026
Berkeley Police Department Historical Foundation501(c)(3)2012$0$02025-06
Black Farm Studio House Co501(c)(3)2020$0$02024-12
Black Film Guild501(c)(3)2019$0$02025-12
Black Light Arts Collective501(c)(3)2020$0$02025-12
Bobi Cespedes Productions Inc501(c)(3)2025
Boobled Inc501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Brett Fonfa Foundation501(c)(3)2022$0$02025-12
Brown Recluse Distro501(c)(3)2021$0$02025-12
Bruce Beasley Foundation501(c)(3)2020$1,0002025-03
California Cannabis Historical Soci Ety501(c)(3)2026$0$02025-12
California Sculptors Symposium501(c)(3)2007$0$02025-06
Caminante Cultural Foundation Inc501(c)(3)2021$0$02025-06
Camron Stanford House Preservation501(c)(3)1972$0$117,8982025-06
Cape & Cowl Cares501(c)(3)2026$0$02025-12
Caw Collective Inc501(c)(3)2026
Center for Ethical Livelihood501(c)(3)2022$0$02025-12
Cloud Factory Collective501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Come Center501(c)(3)2018$0$02025-12
Common Sense Composers Collective Inc501(c)(3)2002$0$02025-06
Commune Foundation501(c)(3)2019$0$02023-12
Community Womens Orchestra501(c)(3)2007$0$02024-12
Couchdate Foundation501(c)(3)2024
Cr8tiveinc501(c)(3)2024
Creative Pathways Collective501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Crosspulse501(c)(3)1985$0$02025-12
Dance-10 Dancers Inc501(c)(3)1998$0$02025-12
Dancin Power501(c)(3)2011$0$02025-12
Dandelion Dancetheater501(c)(3)2011$0$02025-12
Dead Salmon Repository501(c)(3)2018$0$02025-12
Distaff Singers501(c)(3)2001$0$02025-12
Down To Funk Fund501(c)(3)2026
Dr Sun Yat-Sen Oakland Foundation501(c)(3)2018$0$02024-12
Dream Farm Commons501(c)(3)2026
Driveway Follies501(c)(3)2018$0$02025-12
E4e Arts Inc501(c)(3)2023
East Bay Harmony501(c)(3)2021$0$02026-08
East Bay Opera League501(c)(4)2018$0$02024-05
East Bay Pole Collective501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Evening Street Press & Review Inc501(c)(3)2019$0$02025-12
Facing Light Foundation501(c)(3)2014$0$02024-12
Fawohodze501(c)(3)2021$0$02024-12
Feelingsmachine501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-12
Follow the Music501(c)(3)2025
Frank Silvera Writers Workshop Foundation Inc501(c)(3)2017$0$02025-06
Friends of the Temescal Branch Library501(c)(3)2022
Friends-Stewards of African American Museum and Library at Oak501(c)(3)2019$0$02025-06
Fua Dia Kongo501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-06
Gallimaufry501(c)(4)2018$0$02025-12
Game On Digital501(c)(3)2014$0$02025-12
Gathering All Muslim Artists Inc501(c)(3)2016$0$02025-12
Giant Peach Art Collective Inc501(c)(3)2022$0$02024-09
Gospelfest Oakland501(c)(3)2025
Graffiti Camp for Girls501(c)(3)2019$0$02025-12
Green Swan Musical Theater501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-12
Guerrilla Cartography501(c)(3)2015$0$02025-12
Hasta Muerte Arts Auxiliary501(c)(3)2026
Healing and Media501(c)(3)2021$0$02024-12
Heart Collective Foundation501(c)(3)2025
High Altitude Youth Program501(c)(3)2023
Iaste Corp501(c)(3)2019$0$02025-12
Indigo Unlimited501(c)(3)2024
International Society for Humor Studies501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-12
Iris Feminist Collective Inc501(c)(3)1996$0$02024-12
Jalsaghar501(c)(3)2017$0$02023-12
Joyce Gordon Foundation of the Arts501(c)(3)2017$0$02024-12
Just Theater Inc501(c)(3)2012$0$02025-12
Kaimera Productions501(c)(3)2026
Key Change Music501(c)(3)2024
Kezurou-Kai USA501(c)(3)2015$0$02023-12
Kinetic Steam Works501(c)(3)2011$0$02025-12
LTX Org Limited501(c)(3)2023$0$02024-12
Lake Merritt Dance Center Inc501(c)(3)2007$0$02025-12
Legacy Endeavors Inc501(c)(3)2022$0$02025-12
Leyenzal - A Yiddish Literacy Project501(c)(3)2012$0$02025-12
Liberate Our Elders Support Services501(c)(3)2024
Lower Grand Radio501(c)(3)2026$0$02025-12
Lyric Productions Inc501(c)(3)2000$0$02025-12
Maec501(c)(3)2023$12025-12
Malonga Arts Collective501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-12
Masumi Hayashi Foundation501(c)(3)2025$0$02026-03
Maureen Whiting & Company501(c)(3)2021$0$02025-08
Maureen Whiting Dance501(c)(3)2006$0$02023-12
Medicine Arrow501(c)(3)2024$0$77,9432025-06
Miges Odanes501(c)(3)2025
Mirath Initiative501(c)(3)2021$0$02025-12
Mrkey Ministries501(c)(3)2024
Music Connects Foundation Inc501(c)(3)2022$0$02025-12
Musicians of the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-12
No Balanco de Angola501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Notes for Change Inc501(c)(3)2019$0$02024-12
Oakland Black Cowboy Association501(c)(3)2004$0$2602025-12
Oakland Center for the Performing Arts Ocpa501(c)(3)2026
Oakland Fukuoka Sister City Assoc Inc501(c)(3)2000$0$02025-12
Oakland History Center Friends501(c)(3)2025$0$02026-06
Oakland Jazz Choirs501(c)(3)2006$0$02025-12
Oakland Music Matters Inc501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-06
Oakland Scottish Rite Historical Foundation501(c)(3)2022$0$02024-12
Oakland Wine Festival and Foundation501(c)(3)2015$0$2252025-12
Orovista Arts501(c)(3)2026$0$02025-12
Pelisa Energy501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Piedmont Performing Arts School501(c)(3)2012$0$02025-10
Positive Transitions Housing & Supportive Services Inc501(c)(3)2017$0$02025-12
Presente Action501(c)(4)2013$0$02024-12
Pushback Partners Productions Inc501(c)(3)2008$0$02024-12
Raymar Educational Films Inc501(c)(3)2003$0$02025-12
Rebirth & Rise Arts and Education501(c)(3)2014$0$02025-12
Restorative Media Inc501(c)(3)2021$0$02023-12
Rhythm and Roots501(c)(3)2025$0$02026-04
Rising Dragon Culture Center501(c)(3)2014$0$02025-12
Ronn Guidi Foundation for Dance Inc501(c)(3)2016$0$02025-12
Saint Johns Angilican Church Bay Ar Ea Northern California501(c)(3)2025
Sakura Ren501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-12
San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the National Black Mba Association501(c)(3)1996$0$92,4832024-12
San Francisco Waltzing Society501(c)(7)2023$0$02025-12
San Pablo Arts District Fund501(c)(3)2009$0$02025-12
Sarah Berges Dance Inc501(c)(3)2006$0$02025-12
Shanmukha Theaters501(c)(3)2021$0$02025-12
Shoga Films Foundation501(c)(3)2015$0$02024-12
Sneaker Museum Oakland501(c)(3)2021$0$02024-12
Sohn Jung Do Memorial Foundation of America501(c)(3)2023$0$02024-12
Star Sailor Art501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Starlight Strut Inc501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-12
Strength N Sound Inc501(c)(3)2025
Studio IX501(c)(3)2020$0$02025-12
Suggas Eye Images501(c)(3)2015$9,3782024-12
Synecdoche Works501(c)(3)2019$0$02025-12
Tessera Project501(c)(3)2018$0$02025-12
The Beat Eddie Brown Center for the Arts501(c)(3)1999
The East Bay Recreation & Culture Club Inc501(c)(3)2018$0$02024-12
The Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience501(c)(3)2026
The Really Terrible String Orchestra of SF Bay501(c)(3)2019$0$02025-12
The Richard Diebenkorn Foundation501(c)(3)2009$77.2 million2024-12
The Singers Gym Inc501(c)(3)1992$0$02026-03
Theatre of Man501(c)(3)2020$0$02025-12
Threshold Singers of the East Bay501(c)(3)2021$0$02025-12
Trapxart Foundation501(c)(3)2024
U S Music and Performances Association501(c)(3)2024$0$02024-12
Ubuntu Lab501(c)(3)2016$0$02025-12
Unite Vallejo501(c)(3)2021$0$02025-04
United German-American Societies of the East Bay501(c)(3)1994$0$02023-12
Velocity Handbell Ensemble Inc501(c)(3)2003$0$02025-12
Veteran Comic Con501(c)(3)2019$0$02025-12
Vikings of Bjornstad501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-12
We Theresas Kids Corp501(c)(3)2024
Wide Zone501(c)(3)2012$0$02025-12
Women Drummers International501(c)(3)2009$0$02025-12
Women in Periodical Publishing501(c)(3)2001$0$02026-06
Wordswell501(c)(3)2024$0$02024-12
Wyldflowr Arts Inc501(c)(3)2026$0$02025-12
Yerba Buena Chapter Capitulus Redivivus No 1 E Clampus Vitus Inc501(c)(3)2024$12026-01
Youth Arts Empowerment501(c)(3)2019$0$02026-02
Youth Music International Inc501(c)(3)2007$0$02025-12

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