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History museums

There are 4,378history museums in the United States. Combined, these history museumsemploy 40,117 people, earn more than $3 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $18 billion.
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Job trends for History museums

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
566
1-10
792
11-25
326
26-100
216
101 to 1,000
86
1,000+
2
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Sizes of history museums

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
1,463
$250k to $1M
633
$1M to $5M
295
$5M to $25M
97
$25M to $100M
14
$100M+
2
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Directory of history museums

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1-10 of 4,378

Oakland Museum of California (OMCA)

The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) brings together collections of art, history and natural sciences under one roof to tell the extraordinary stories of California and its people.
Revenue
$21.7m
Assets
$69.6m
Employees
189
EIN
45-3138892
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Henry Ford

The Henry Ford provides unique educational experiences based on authentic objects, stories, and lives from America's traditions of ingenuity, resourcefulness and innovation.
Revenue
$82.4m
Assets
$500.5m
Employees
2,036
EIN
38-1359513
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Newseum

The Newseum is an interactive museum that promotes free expression and the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, while tracing the evolution of communication.
Revenue
$26.6m
Assets
$85.6m
Employees
190
EIN
20-3985447
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National Museum of the United States Army (NMUSA)

The Army Historical Foundation was established in 1983 as a member-based, publicly supported 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of the American Soldier.
Revenue
$11.6m
Assets
$135.1m
Employees
33
EIN
52-1367225
IRS type
501(c)(3)

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM)

USHMM is a history museum in Washington, DC whose mission is: USHMM provides for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history.
Revenue
$126.5m
Assets
$745.8m
Employees
505
EIN
52-1309391
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, recognizes and archives the history of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, engineers, and other notable figures who have had some major influence on the development of rock and roll.
Revenue
$36.8m
Assets
$140.2m
Employees
248
EIN
34-1520995
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Uss Midway Museum

The USS Midway Museum's mission is to preserve the historic USS Midway and the legacy of those who serve, inspire and educate future generations, and entertain their museum guests.
Revenue
$29.9m
Assets
$95.9m
Employees
371
EIN
33-0556416
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund

To commemorate the service and sacrifice of Law Enforcement and maintain the Memorial. The mission of the National Law Enforcement Memorial and museum is to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret the American Law Enforcement profession. To tell the st...
Revenue
$22.2m
Assets
$160.2m
Employees
89
EIN
52-1382926
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Science History Institute Support Company (CHF)

The Chemical Heritage Foundation serves the community of the chemical and molecular sciences, and the wider public, by treasuring the past, educating the present, and inspiring the future.
Revenue
$11.2m
Assets
$170.3m
Employees
0
EIN
23-2909123
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Montpelier Foundation

The Montpelier Foundation's primary mission is to inspire continuing public engagement with American constitutional self-government by bringing to life the home and contributions of james and dolley madison. To inspire continuing public engagement with ...
Revenue
$5.5m
Assets
$32.1m
Employees
121
EIN
31-1620682
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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