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History museums

There are 4,197history museums in the United States. Combined, these history museumsemploy 38,122 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
535
1-10
779
11-25
329
26-100
205
101 to 1,000
80
1,000+
2
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Sizes of history museums

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
1,362
$250k to $1M
617
$1M to $5M
287
$5M to $25M
91
$25M to $100M
13
$100M+
2
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Directory of history museums

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1-20 of 4,197

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
$1.1m
Assets
$4.5m
Employees
107
EIN
20-3985447
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)

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
$11.0m
Assets
$9.5m
Employees
29
EIN
52-1367225
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)

Senator John Heinz History Center

The Senator John Heinz History Center is an educational institution that engages and inspires large and diverse audiences through programs that enable links to the past, understanding in the present, and guidance for the future.
Revenue
$7.8m
Assets
$61.2m
Employees
187
EIN
25-0965391
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bartow History Museum

The mission of the Bartow History Museum is to preserve Bartow County history, educate a diverse community of students and visitors about its unique heritage.
Revenue
$6.7m
Assets
$34.5m
Employees
190
EIN
20-1234015
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens

To delight and engage visitors with an experience inspired by the life of founder Marjorie Merriweather Post and her passion for excellence, gracious hospitality, art, history, and gardens.
Revenue
$13.3m
Assets
$344.5m
Employees
70
EIN
52-6080752
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)

National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation

To preserve and present the extraordinary stories of individuals who reached the highest levels of recognition, "above and beyond the call of duty," in service to the nation. To inspire current and future generations about the ideals of courage, integrity...
Revenue
$12.7m
Assets
$10.7m
Employees
14
EIN
90-0900556
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Japanese American National Museum

The mission of the Japanese American National Museum (the National Museum) is to promote understanding and appreciation of America's ethic and cultural diversity by sharing the Japanese American experience. The mission of the Japanese American National Mu...
Revenue
$8.0m
Assets
$50.7m
Employees
69
EIN
95-3966024
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
$5.2m
Assets
$215.0m
Employees
0
EIN
23-2909123
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Frick Pittsburgh

As a museum, Historical site & cultural Center, The Frick Pittsburgh serves The public through preservation, presentation & interpretation of The fine & decorative arts & historically significant artifacts for all residents of & visitors to western Pennsy...
Revenue
$7.6m
Assets
$91.4m
Employees
225
EIN
25-1596285
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Autry Museum of the American West

Autry Museum of the American West is a museum dedicated to exploring and sharing the stories, experiences, and perceptions of the diverse peoples of the American West, connecting the past to the present to inspire their shared future.
Revenue
$21.7m
Assets
$236.7m
Employees
219
EIN
95-3947744
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Heard Museum

The mission of The Heard Museum is to educate visitors and promote greater public understanding of The arts, heritage and life ways of The indigenous peoples of The americas, with an emphasis on American indian tribes and other cultures of The southwest. ....
Revenue
$10.0m
Assets
$26.9m
Employees
133
EIN
86-0107517
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum (NCWHM)

The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum is one of the most unique museums in the world, dedicated to the history and art of the American West. A variety of galleries and exhibits represent an unparalleled range of western art and memorabilia.
Revenue
$10.2m
Assets
$105.1m
Employees
119
EIN
30-0341029
IRS type
501(c)(3)

MoPOP

Emp is a leading-edge, non-profit museum, dedicated to the ideas and risk-taking that fuel contemporary popular culture.
Revenue
$6.9m
Assets
$145.8m
Employees
177
EIN
91-1626784
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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This category corresponds to the "A54: History Museums" 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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