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Texas historical societies

There are 993 historical societies and organizations in Texas. Combined, these Texan historical societies employ 675 people, earn more than $176 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $391 million.
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Historical societies by major Texas cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Dallas
 
225
 
$9,285,261
Houston
 
175
 
$16,731,304
Austin
 
93
 
$11,251,030
San Antonio
 
91
 
$109,670,666
College Station
 
20
 
$1,806,336
Lubbock
 
18
 
$366,332
Longview, TX
 
18
 
$891,866
Tyler
 
15
 
$429,540
Amarillo
 
14
 
$5,296,142
Killeen
 
13
 
$0
Showing 10 of 25 metros

Job trends for Texas historical societies

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
85
1-10
 
49
11-25
 
10
26-100
 
3
101 to 1,000
 
1
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of historical societies in Texas

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
174
$250k to $1M
 
39
$1M to $5M
 
17
$5M to $25M
 
2
$25M to $100M
 
2
$100M+
 
0
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Directory of historical societies in Texas

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1-20 of 993

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)

Daughters of the Republic of Texas

Preserve and protect Texas historical sites, promote history education, encourage research. Headquarters in Austin, TX; library collection in San Antonio.
Revenue
$2.7m
Assets
$11.0m
Employees
3
EIN
74-1193444
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Galveston Historical Foundation

Galveston Historical Foundation: Preserves and revitalizes Galveston Island's architectural and maritime heritage through historic preservation, education, and event tourism.
Revenue
$6.5m
Assets
$31.6m
Employees
72
EIN
74-1487824
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Texas Historical Foundation

Texas Historical Foundation preserves and promotes Texas history through various programs and funds, located in Dallas.
Revenue
$1.9m
Assets
$4.6m
Employees
4
EIN
74-6013014
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Texas State Historical Association

Promotes research, preservation, and publication of historical material affecting Texas to foster appreciation, understanding, and teaching of its history.
Revenue
$1.9m
Assets
$2.7m
Employees
21
EIN
74-6025220
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Fort Bend History Association

The Fort Bend Museum is just one component of the Fort Bend County Museum Association. The Museum Association runs the Fort Bend Museum, the programs at the George Ranch Historical Park and the DeWalt Heritage Center in Missouri City.
Revenue
$2.0m
Assets
$2.1m
Employees
50
EIN
74-6105651
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Panhandle-Plains Historical Society

Panhandle-Plains Historical Society collects and preserves historical materials to educate people about the heritage of the Panhandle-Plains region.
Revenue
$3.4m
Assets
$16.0m
Employees
0
EIN
75-6019872
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Dallas Historical Society

The purpose of the Society is to institute and encourage Historical inquiry, to collect, preserve and exhibit the materials of history and to spread Historical information, especially concerning the city of Dallas, Texas; the county of Dallas, Texas; and ....
Revenue
$807.0k
Assets
$1.8m
Employees
22
EIN
75-0851204
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Austin Steam Train Association Austin Steam Train (ASTA)

The mission of the Austin Steam Train Association is to preserve, interpret and re-create the first-hand experience of historic steam-era railroading for the enjoyment and edification of today's families and the generations to come.
Revenue
$1.4m
Assets
$925.0k
Employees
5
EIN
74-2553832
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Glenwood Cemetery Historic Preservation Foundation

The Glenwood Cemetery Historic Preservation Foundation enhances and preserves the cemetery's beauty, funds historic restoration, and promotes its history.
Revenue
$3.1m
Assets
$6.4m
Employees
0
EIN
76-0613217
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Remember the Alamo Foundation

RTAF fundraises for the Alamo Trust, Inc. to preserve, educate and provide public programs in San Antonio, TX.
Revenue
$29.7m
Assets
$30.4m
Employees
0
EIN
47-4470136
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation

Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation is a historical societies or organization in Canyon, TX whose mission is: Produces "Texas" musical in Palo Duro Canyon and preserves Panhandle history, located in Canyon, TX.
Revenue
$1.8m
Assets
$2.3m
Employees
15
EIN
75-1083514
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Greater Houston Preservation Alliance Inc Preservation Houston

Preservation Houston -- History in ProgressOur mission is to preserve Houstons local culture of diversity, invention, vitality and can-do spirit by celebrating and revitalizing our historic buildings, neighborhoods, and places.
Revenue
$786.1k
Assets
$934.8k
Employees
3
EIN
74-2139150
IRS type
501(c)(3)

SAISD Historic Preservation Corporation

SAISD HPC preserves historic SAISD campuses, utilizing Texas Historical Commission tax credits to offset costs of restoration projects.
Revenue
$2.1m
Assets
$6.1m
Employees
0
EIN
84-1898124
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Abilene Heritage Square

To provide a new home for the main branch of the Abilene public library, further expand educational opportunities for area citizens, especially children, contribute to the economic and social revival of the surrounding neighborhood, and provide community ....
Revenue
$6.2m
Assets
$56.4m
Employees
0
EIN
82-3454890
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Washington on the Brazos Historical Foundation

Association exists to preserve the heroic actions taken by our forefathers at washington-on-the Brazos with the signing of the Texas declaration of independence on march 2, 1836. the association generates support to facilitate programs, & celebrations at ....
Revenue
$2.3m
Assets
$2.5m
Employees
1
EIN
74-1444119
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Former Texas Rangers Foundation

The Former Texas Rangers Foundation preserves, honors, and perpetuates the living legacy of the Texas Rangers through education and celebration.
Revenue
$868.4k
Assets
$6.0m
Employees
7
EIN
23-7150500
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Historic Houston

Historic Houston preserves and conserves the city's historic architecture by deconstructing homes to reclaim materials and relocating significant buildings.
Revenue
$1.3m
Assets
$4.3m
Employees
3
EIN
76-0620881
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Friends of the Texas Historical Commission

Partnering to preserve Texas' cultural heritage by supporting the Texas Historical Commission's historic site preservation through philanthropic resources.
Revenue
$1.6m
Assets
$4.5m
Employees
0
EIN
74-2773168
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Port Arthur Historical Society

Port Arthur Historical Society preserves heritage through operation of Museum of the Gulf Coast and maintenance of Pompeiian Villa.
Revenue
$817.5k
Assets
$3.4m
Employees
5
EIN
23-7351604
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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