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Historical societies and organizations

There are 18,164 historical societies in the United States. Combined, these historical societies employ 24,637 people, earn more than $3 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $14 billion.
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Job trends for Historical societies

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
2,068
1-10
 
1,336
11-25
 
294
26-100
 
153
101 to 1,000
 
39
1,000+
 
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Sizes of historical societies

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
4,374
$250k to $1M
 
1,007
$1M to $5M
 
373
$5M to $25M
 
65
$25M to $100M
 
15
$100M+
 
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Directory of historical societies

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1-20 of 18,164

The Obama Foundation

The Obama Foundation is a historical societies or organization in Chicago, IL whose mission is: Obama Foundation's mission is to inspire and empower people to change their world.
Revenue
$209.8m
Assets
$1.1b
Employees
337
EIN
46-4950751
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Jewish Historical Society

AJHS provides access to millions of artifacts reflecting Jewish history in the U.S., with a library of approximately 50,000 volumes.
Revenue
$2.8m
Assets
$8.6m
Employees
19
EIN
13-1764804
IRS type
501(c)(3)

White House Historical Association

The WHHA educates about the White House's history through books, journals, and a digital library with thousands of images.
Revenue
$72.9m
Assets
$148.4m
Employees
110
EIN
52-0749685
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National Trust for Historic Preservation

To protect significant places representing our diverse cultural experience by taking direct action and inspiring broad public support. And how do we do it? By fostering a deep sense of community, commitment, and passion for saving places.
Revenue
$83.6m
Assets
$482.9m
Employees
317
EIN
53-0210807
IRS type
501(c)(3)

THE CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY CONNECTICUT Museum of Culture & History

CHS cultivates understanding of CT's history and culture through collections development and exhibits, located in Hartford.
Revenue
$16.1m
Assets
$68.4m
Employees
61
EIN
06-6026012
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Wisconsin Historical Foundation

The Wisconsin Historical Foundation exists to advance the mission of the Wisconsin Historical Society: to help people connect to the past by collecting, preserving and sharing stories.
Revenue
$19.6m
Assets
$66.0m
Employees
0
EIN
39-0921093
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Montpelier Foundation

The Montpelier Foundation preserves James Madison's legacy, educates on American history, and engages the public in constitutional education through archaeology and historic restoration.
Revenue
$5.3m
Assets
$34.9m
Employees
102
EIN
31-1620682
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Northeast Document Conservation Center

Northeast Document Conservation Center conserves paper-based collections and offers digital imaging, preservation training, and consultation services for libraries and museums.
Revenue
$6.6m
Assets
$15.0m
Employees
56
EIN
23-7349330
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Filoli

Filoli preserves a historic estate and garden, enriching the community through education, diverse programs, and youth initiatives that connect history with nature.
Revenue
$22.9m
Assets
$31.2m
Employees
177
EIN
95-2996648
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Western Reserve Historical Society

Western Reserve Historical Society preserves and presents Northeast Ohio's history through collections, historic sites, and museums.
Revenue
$6.3m
Assets
$55.5m
Employees
158
EIN
34-0714724
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Blair House Foundation

Founded in 1985, the Blair House Restoration Fund is a charitable, organization committed to raising private funds from across the nation to create and maintain the beautiful rooms, gardens, and amenities of Blair House.
Revenue
$19.5m
Assets
$35.1m
Employees
2
EIN
52-1401505
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Esplanade Association

Revitalizes and enhances The Charles River Esplanade by providing educational, cultural, and recreational programs for everyone; collaborates with community organizations for restoration projects.
Revenue
$9.9m
Assets
$23.3m
Employees
20
EIN
04-3550635
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Indiana Historical Society

IHS collects, preserves, and shares Indiana's history through its premier research library and local history services. It also publishes books.
Revenue
$17.5m
Assets
$144.0m
Employees
197
EIN
35-0876384
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach

The Preservation Foundation's primary exempt purpose is to work to preserve and protect the architectural, horticultural, urban and natural environment of the Town of Palm Beach, Florida. Historic Preservation.
Revenue
$19.8m
Assets
$52.0m
Employees
20
EIN
59-1989832
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Us Navy Memorial Foundation

Honors and celebrates sea service members, informs the public about their contributions. Hosts events and operates a visitor center in Washington D.C.
Revenue
$6.5m
Assets
$9.3m
Employees
29
EIN
52-1104476
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Arthur Page Society

Leadership society for chief communications officers promoting professional standards, education, and community through Diversity Action Alliance and BELONG program areas.
Revenue
$6.3m
Assets
$3.3m
Employees
33
EIN
23-2290568
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lynnewood Hall Preservation Foundation

Preserves & restores historically significant Lynnewood Hall estate in Philadelphia suburbs, creating publicly accessible space for recreation & educating on its history.
Revenue
$9.0m
Assets
$9.8m
Employees
4
EIN
83-4474320
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Alamo Trust

The Alamo Trust preserves and restores the Alamo Complex while educating and inspiring visitors about its history. It operates the complex for the benefit of the Texas general land office, and is located in San Antonio, TX.
Revenue
$69.6m
Assets
$37.1m
Employees
194
EIN
47-4365749
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Jefferson National Parks Association

Association providing educational materials and grants to enhance appreciation of national parks and historic sites. Located in St Louis, MO.
Revenue
$5.8m
Assets
$14.6m
Employees
49
EIN
43-6062751
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The New York Landmarks Conservancy

The New York Landmarks Conservancy, founded in 1973, is dedicated to preserving, revitalizing, and reusing New York's architecturally significant buildings.
Revenue
$5.4m
Assets
$25.0m
Employees
17
EIN
23-7181785
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.
This category corresponds to the "A80: Historical Societies, Historical Preservation" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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