Illinois museums
There are 313museums in Illinois. Combined, these Illinoisanmuseumsemploy 3,461 people, earn more than $287 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $2 billion.
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Types of museums in Illinois
Nonprofit type | Number | Revenues |
---|---|---|
313 | $286,672,831 | |
140 | $57,759,409 | |
25 | $66,305,401 | |
25 | $54,224,021 | |
15 | $11,744,654 | |
14 | $93,215,550 |
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Museums by major Illinois cities
Metro area | Nonprofits | Revenues |
---|---|---|
147 | $270,292,668 | |
24 | $877,689 | |
13 | $2,061,048 | |
13 | $905,633 | |
12 | $4,424,758 | |
11 | $1,614,446 | |
8 | $1,038,864 | |
5 | $408,375 | |
5 | $136,206 | |
5 | $1,084,161 |
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Job trends for Illinois museums
Employees per organization | Number of organizations |
---|---|
0 | 37 |
1-10 | 32 |
11-25 | 18 |
26-100 | 16 |
101 to 1,000 | 8 |
1,000+ | 0 |
Key takeaways for employment stats:
- Employment in Illinois museums is driven by large organizations like Museum of Science and Industry (MSI), Field Museum of Natural History, The Adler Planetarium, Museum of Contemporary Art, and Chicago Children's Museum.
Sizes of museums in Illinois
Revenues per organization | Number of organizations |
---|---|
< $250k | 96 |
$250k to $1M | 33 |
$1M to $5M | 14 |
$5M to $25M | 4 |
$25M to $100M | 4 |
$100M+ | 0 |
Key takeaways for revenue stats:
- Large organizations like Museum of Science and Industry (MSI), Field Museum of Natural History, Jayne Larkin Wrightsman Irr Trust XXXXX7008, Museum of Contemporary Art, and The Adler Planetarium earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Illinois museums.
- Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 9.1% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Illinois museums with more than $100 million account for 0.0% of nonprofit earnings.
Directory of museums in Illinois
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1-20 of 313
The Adler Planetarium
Revenue
$15.9m
Assets
$55.6m
Employees
278
EIN
36-6210902
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Chicago Historical Society (CHM)
Revenue
$15.7m
Assets
$120.5m
Employees
145
EIN
36-2167004
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Museum of Contemporary Art
Revenue
$26.8m
Assets
$231.7m
Employees
258
EIN
36-6154098
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Revenue
$5.4m
Assets
$16.7m
Employees
115
EIN
36-0895575
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois
Revenue
$12.0m
Assets
$77.2m
Employees
55
EIN
36-3156154
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Museum of Science and Industry (MSI)
Revenue
$66.9m
Assets
$290.6m
Employees
680
EIN
36-2167797
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Field Museum of Natural History
Revenue
$54.1m
Assets
$813.8m
Employees
602
EIN
36-2167011
IRS type
501(c)(3)
The Dusable Museum of African American History
Revenue
$3.0m
Assets
$15.4m
Employees
31
EIN
36-2524811
IRS type
501(c)(3)
The American Writers Museum
Revenue
$3.0m
Assets
$5.4m
Employees
19
EIN
27-1822749
IRS type
501(c)(3)
National Hellenic Museum (NHM)
Revenue
$2.2m
Assets
$17.1m
Employees
12
EIN
36-3568402
IRS type
501(c)(3)
National Museum of Mexican Art
Revenue
$4.5m
Assets
$6.6m
Employees
59
EIN
36-3225519
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Chicago Children's Museum
Revenue
$4.3m
Assets
$15.5m
Employees
162
EIN
36-3162484
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Kohl Children's Museum of Greater Chicago
Revenue
$2.7m
Assets
$20.2m
Employees
151
EIN
36-3706878
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Illinois Railway Museum
Revenue
$4.6m
Assets
$15.9m
Employees
40
EIN
36-6108196
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Science Olympiad
Revenue
$2.0m
Assets
$7.1m
Employees
4
EIN
38-2559611
IRS type
501(c)(3)
National Public Housing Museum (NPHM)
Revenue
$1.9m
Assets
$3.7m
Employees
4
EIN
51-0649843
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Elmhurst Art Museum
Revenue
$922.1k
Assets
$2.7m
Employees
9
EIN
36-4096612
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Wood Library - Museum of Anesthesiology
Revenue
$953.0k
Assets
$12.1m
Employees
0
EIN
36-3573324
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Swedish American Museum Association of Chicago
Revenue
$1.4m
Assets
$6.0m
Employees
15
EIN
36-3107115
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Jayne Larkin Wrightsman Irr Trust XXXXX7008
Revenue
$29.6m
Assets
$23.8m
Employees
0
EIN
36-7746339
IRS type
501(c)(3)