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Pennsylvania history museums

There are 193history museums in Pennsylvania. Combined, these Pennsylvanianhistory museumsemploy 1,643 people, earn more than $102 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $1 billion.
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History museums by major Pennsylvania cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Philadelphia
44
$57,478,779
Pittsburgh
36
$22,347,961
Allentown
15
$2,850,829
Reading
13
$2,038,002
Harrisburg
13
$3,438,071
Lancaster
8
$2,251,198
Chambersburg
6
$778,088
State College
5
$0
Scranton
5
$68,894
York
4
$4,285,749
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Job trends for Pennsylvania history museums

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
30
1-10
32
11-25
15
26-100
3
101 to 1,000
6
1,000+
0
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Sizes of history museums in Pennsylvania

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
72
$250k to $1M
25
$1M to $5M
10
$5M to $25M
6
$25M to $100M
0
$100M+
0
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Directory of history museums in Pennsylvania

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1-20 of 193

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)

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)

National Constitution Center

The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia is America's first and only museum devoted to the U.S. Constitution, its ideals and its legacy of active citizenship.
Revenue
$18.5m
Assets
$153.9m
Employees
154
EIN
23-2434447
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Museum of the American Revolution

The Museum of the American Revolution explores the dynamic story of the American Revolution using their rich collection of Revolutionary-era weapons, personal items, letters, diaries, and works of art.
Revenue
$6.3m
Assets
$135.1m
Employees
218
EIN
23-2773714
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Founded in 1812, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is a leading natural history museum dedicated to advancing research, education, and public engagement in biodiversity and environmental science.
Revenue
$16.1m
Assets
$90.7m
Employees
257
EIN
23-1352000
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Masonic Library and Museum of Pennsylvania

To maintain and operate a Library and Museum for The use of freemasons and The general public consisting of and displaying items related to freemasonry. To maintain and operate a Library and Museum for The use of freemasons and The general public.
Revenue
$3.2m
Assets
$21.6m
Employees
47
EIN
23-2608317
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Independence Seaport Museum

Independence Seaport Museum is a nationally prominent, non-profit, educational institution that collects, preserves, exhibits, and interprets artifacts and archival materials, and nurtures the skills and culture of our rich maritime past and present, for ...
Revenue
$2.1m
Assets
$24.8m
Employees
116
EIN
23-1584971
IRS type
501(c)(3)

York County History Center (YCHT)

To inspire the exploration of the history, people and culture of our county, state and nation. As a non-profit organization it utilizes collections, historic sites and museums to help tell the American story.
Revenue
$4.3m
Assets
$25.1m
Employees
34
EIN
23-1352323
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The African American Museum in Philadelphia (AAMP)

We enrich the lives of all visitors, especially children and youth, using education to empower them through experiences that will enlighten them culturally and intellectually.
Revenue
$1.9m
Assets
$3.3m
Employees
0
EIN
23-1941617
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Railroaders Memorial Museum

The Railroaders Memorial Museum is dedicated to revealing, interpreting, commemorating and celebrating the significant contributions of Railroaders and their families to American life and industry.
Revenue
$3.0m
Assets
$11.6m
Employees
11
EIN
25-1286448
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Pennsylvania Trolley Museum

Pennsylvania Trolley Museum is a history museum in Washington, PA whose mission is: Preserve and interpret the history and technology of street railways in Pennsylvania.
Revenue
$3.5m
Assets
$20.2m
Employees
12
EIN
25-6060314
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Rock Ford Foundation

To preserve Rock Ford plantation, the original home of general edward hand. The Rock Ford Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the general hand mansion and its collections, the john j. snyder, jr. gal...
Revenue
$1.1m
Assets
$3.1m
Employees
14
EIN
23-6298762
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National Civil War Museum

To serve as a national center to inspire lifelong learning of the American Civil War through the preservation and balanced presentation of the American peoples struggles for survival and healing.
Revenue
$980.6k
Assets
$2.9m
Employees
21
EIN
25-1855915
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles

To operate as a public Museum of transportation Vehicles and vehicle builders of Pennsylvania ; to collect and conserve transportation related objects of regional historical significance and serve as a repository and library for materials related to them;....
Revenue
$1.2m
Assets
$10.9m
Employees
8
EIN
23-2616282
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National Museum of Industrial History (NMIH)

The National Museum of Industrial History is dedicated to preserving America's rich industrial heritage. It is restoring a 100-year-old former Bethlehem Steel facility on the largest private brownfield in America.
Revenue
$1.2m
Assets
$10.6m
Employees
12
EIN
23-2912750
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Flagship Niagara League

The Flagship Niagara League is a 501 (C) 3, non-profit educational associate organization of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, chartered to facilitate citizen participation and operation of the U.S. Brig Niagara and its homeport.
Revenue
$845.4k
Assets
$914.7k
Employees
18
EIN
25-1422309
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Fort Ligonier Association

To provide an educational opportunity for the audience to appreciate and to understand a significant aspect of human experience in the 18th century, and to promote and awareness of this critical and decisive period in history.
Revenue
$1.0m
Assets
$13.0m
Employees
21
EIN
25-1090680
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Friends of Barnard Station

Friends of Barnard Station is a history museum in Pocopson, PA that was founded in 2021.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
85-3760396
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The William E Swigart JR Automobile Museum

The William E Swigart JR Automobile Museum is a history museum in Huntingdon, PA whose mission is: Public Museum of history.
Revenue
$157.0k
Assets
$5.4m
Employees
7
EIN
25-1826896
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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