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New York historical societies

There are 1,282historical societies and organizations in New York. Combined, these New Yorkerhistorical societiesemploy 1,868 people, earn more than $182 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $965 million.
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Historical societies by major New York cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
New York City
528
$115,166,609
Rochester, NY
99
$5,599,124
Albany, NY
96
$6,336,336
Buffalo
83
$20,021,125
Poughkeepsie
82
$3,101,661
Syracuse
57
$2,020,062
Utica
34
$5,081,464
Watertown
27
$883,625
Glens Falls
26
$1,429,217
Kingston
21
$2,271,316
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Job trends for New York historical societies

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
131
1-10
125
11-25
30
26-100
18
101 to 1,000
2
1,000+
0
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Sizes of historical societies in New York

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
355
$250k to $1M
84
$1M to $5M
37
$5M to $25M
4
$25M to $100M
0
$100M+
0
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Directory of historical societies in New York

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Hispanic Society of America

The Society provides a free public museum and a reference library for the Hispanic cultures. The Society provides a free public museum and a reference library for the Hispanic cultures. The mission of the Hispanic Society of America is to collect, preserv...
Revenue
$6.6m
Assets
$83.3m
Employees
29
EIN
13-5661025
IRS type
501(c)(3)

World Monuments Fund (WMF)

World Monuments Fund (WMF) is a private, international, non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of historic architecture and cultural heritage sites around the world through fieldwork, advocacy, grantmaking, education, and training.
Revenue
$13.9m
Assets
$49.2m
Employees
31
EIN
13-2571900
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

American history org. Dedicated to k-12 education. Its mission is to promote the knowledge & understanding of American history through educational programs & resources.
Revenue
$15.8m
Assets
$57.0m
Employees
73
EIN
13-3795391
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS)

Brooklyn Historical Society connects the past to the present and makes the vibrant history of Brooklyn tangible, relevant, and meaningful for today's diverse communities, and for generations to come.
Revenue
$3.7m
Assets
$17.6m
Employees
101
EIN
11-1630813
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The American Agora Foundation

The American Agora Foundation, publisher of lapham's quarterly, is a not-for-profit Foundation dedicated to fostering an interest in, and developing an acquaintance with, history. The American Agora Foundation was created with The purpose of funding pro...
Revenue
$3.0m
Assets
$769.6k
Employees
21
EIN
20-4000236
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Adirondack Experience - The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake

To promote and encourage Historical study and research relating to The Adirondack park; to gather and disseminate Historical information concerning The park; to collect and preserve all documents, books, and objects relating to The region; to maintain an ...
Revenue
$6.7m
Assets
$75.4m
Employees
42
EIN
13-5635801
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Sylvester Manor Educational Farm

To cultivate, preserve, and share the lands, buildings, and stories, inviting new thought about the importance of food, culture and place in our daily lives. To cultivate, preserve, and share the lands, buildings, and stories of Sylvester Manor, inviting ...
Revenue
$3.7m
Assets
$21.9m
Employees
33
EIN
27-1189261
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Royal Oak Foundation

The organization seeks to raise awareness of and advance The work of The national trust of england, wales, and northern ireland by inspiring support from The united states for The trust's efforts to preserve and protect historic places and spaces forever,....
Revenue
$3.3m
Assets
$8.3m
Employees
8
EIN
23-7349380
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
$4.1m
Assets
$18.1m
Employees
17
EIN
23-7181785
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Municipal Art Society of New York

The Municipal Art Society of New York (mas) lifts up The voices of The people in The debates that shape New York's built environment and leads The way to a more livable city from sidewalk to skyline.
Revenue
$2.3m
Assets
$11.8m
Employees
36
EIN
13-5562288
IRS type
501(c)(3)

General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York (GSMT)

GSMT will provide for the education of those in the crafts and building trades, will disseminate literary and scientific knowledge through lectures and other means of intellectual improvement and will maintain a cultural and educational resource center.
Revenue
$2.6m
Assets
$30.8m
Employees
26
EIN
13-1624013
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Shelter Island Historical Society

The mission of the Shelter Island Historical Society is to research, preserve and share our heritage and Island history through education, exhibition, scholarship and community activities. We interpret Shelter Island's past and on-going life through pre...
Revenue
$1.6m
Assets
$5.7m
Employees
11
EIN
11-6083115
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Geneva Historical Society

Geneva Historical Society is a non-profit educational corporation dedicated to making local history a vital part of the community life. The Society achieves its mission by collecting, preserving, exhibiting and studying artifacts which provide a visual ...
Revenue
$2.2m
Assets
$12.6m
Employees
19
EIN
16-0800368
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Hunter Foundation

Programs and support activities to improve community, primarily in the town of Hunter, ny. Programs focus on rehabilitation and renovation of the route 23a corridor through government, commercial, Foundation and individual support.
Revenue
$2.9m
Assets
$12.6m
Employees
36
EIN
14-1798918
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Martin House Restoration Corporation

Frank lloyd wright's darwin Martin House complex preserves, interprets and promotes a world class masterpiece built for wright's significant patron and friend. It is located in buffalo, ny - a city of recognized architectural treasures. The mission of fra...
Revenue
$3.8m
Assets
$47.1m
Employees
31
EIN
16-1426693
IRS type
501(c)(3)

and Bedford-Stuyvesant History

And Bedford-Stuyvesant History is a historical societies or organization in Brooklyn, NY whose mission is: Preserving historical sites artfacts from the Weeksville section of Brooklyn, NY.
Revenue
$2.0m
Assets
$3.1m
Employees
5
EIN
23-7330454
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Openhousenewyork

The organization's purpose is to promote a greater appreciation of new york city's built-environment; broaden public awareness by exposing a diverse audience to distinctive examples of architecture, engineering and design; educate and inspire discussion o...
Revenue
$871.6k
Assets
$253.8k
Employees
7
EIN
02-0540261
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Staten Island Historical Society Incd / B / A Historic Richmond Town

The mission of the Staten Island Historical Society is to create opportunities for the public to explore the diversity of the American experience, especially that of Staten Island and its neighboring communities from the colonial period to the present. Th...
Revenue
$1.8m
Assets
$3.1m
Employees
53
EIN
13-1985514
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy (BOPC)

Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy 's mission is to promote, preserve, restore, enhance, and maintain the Frederick Law Olmsted-designed parks and parkways in the Greater Buffalo area for current and future generations.
Revenue
$4.8m
Assets
$4.3m
Employees
133
EIN
22-2720927
IRS type
501(c)(3)

JewishGen

To provide a computer access website related to Jewish genealogy that serves as a repository for Jewish genealogical research information and makes available internet based programs to assist users in researching their Jewish heritage and history. To prov...
Revenue
$1.2m
Assets
$1.3m
Employees
5
EIN
76-0493072
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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