Maine museums

Name: Top 20 Museums in Maine
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There are 139 museums in Maine. Combined, these Mainer museums employ 873 people, earn more than $79 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $350 million.

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Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Museums	139	873	$78,954,596	$349,870,572
History museums	60	209	$23,596,412	$112,565,246
Art museums	10	270	$32,479,047	$139,808,735
Children's museums	8	149	$4,711,613	$19,841,303
Science and technology museums	3	12	$607,672	$1,448,305
Natural history and sciences museums	3	0	$0	$0

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Museums by major Maine cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Portland, ME	42	494	$39,936,522	$172,378,343
Bangor	11	47	$1,418,568	$9,121,791
Lewiston, ME	9	24	$2,710,238	$16,108,204

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Job trends for Maine museums

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	14
1-10	30
11-25	12
26-100	7
101 to 1,000	2
1,000+	0

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Maine museums is driven by large organizations like Portland Museum of Art (PMA), Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine, Farnsworth Art Museum, Maine Maritime Museum (MMM), and Sailing Ships Portland.

Sizes of museums in Maine

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	35
$250k to $1M	26
$1M to $5M	15
$5M to $25M	2
$25M to $100M	0
$100M+	0

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Portland Museum of Art (PMA), Farnsworth Art Museum, Friends of the Maine State Museum, The Woodlawn Museum, and Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Maine museums.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 23.1% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Maine museums with more than $100 million account for 0.0% of nonprofit earnings.

Directory of museums in Maine

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Farnsworth Art Museum

To celebrate Maine's role in American art to accomplish that mission the museum provides an extensive offering of collections, exhibitions, education and retail services to the general public.

Revenue

$6.9m

Assets

$35.4m

Employees

EIN

01-0368070

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Portland Museum of Art (PMA)

The Portland Museum of Art strives to enrich the lives of people through acquisition, preservation, and interpretation of the visual arts and the Museum's architecturally significant buildings.

Revenue

$21.8m

Assets

$89.0m

Employees

127

EIN

01-0378420

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Maine Maritime Museum celebrates Maine's maritime heritage and culture in order to educate the community and a worldwide audience about the important role of Maine in regional and global maritime activities.

Revenue

$2.8m

Assets

$17.1m

Employees

EIN

01-0271477

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Woodlawn Museum

The Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations envisions Hancock County as a unique and special place endowed with a vibrant quality of living, a strong sense of community pride, and an on-going and compelling story to tell.

Revenue

$4.0m

Assets

$15.1m

Employees

EIN

01-0215915

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine

Interactive museum and theatre promoting children's development through exploration, play, and performance. Located in Portland, ME.

Revenue

$3.3m

Assets

$16.3m

Employees

104

EIN

01-0352258

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Owls Head Transportation Museum

To collect, preserve, exhibit and demonstrate pioneer aircraft, ground vehicles, engines and related technologies, significant to the evolution of transportation, and/or the State of Maine.

Revenue

$3.1m

Assets

$13.9m

Employees

EIN

22-2590547

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Wilson Museum

The Wilson Museum features the collection of J. Howard Wilson and includes pre-historic, Native American, world cultures, geology and local history artifacts.

Revenue

$819.5k

Assets

$19.6m

Employees

EIN

23-7059689

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Penobscot Marine Museum

The mission of the Penobscot Marine Museum is to preserve, interpret and celebrate the maritime culture of the Penobscot bay region and beyond through collections, education and community engagement.

Revenue

$775.9k

Assets

$7.4m

Employees

EIN

01-6015647

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Sailing Ships Portland

One week educational voyages on a large traditional sailing vessel. Students were taught teamwork, leadership as well as sail training. 1/3 of students received varying levels of scholarships. Ages 14-18.

Revenue

$803.9k

Assets

$252.7k

Employees

EIN

47-3101784

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Frances Perkins Center

Frances Perkins Center preserves the legacy of Frances Perkins, her family home and convenes discussions on social justice and economic security.

Revenue

$2.0m

Assets

$4.6m

Employees

EIN

26-4371534

IRS type

501(c)(3)

First Amendment Museum at the Gannett House

The project's mission is to examine the history and promote the practice of understanding of the First Amendment to the united states constitution. The Gannett family's involvement in such practice sets the stage for examining freedoms around the world. T....

Revenue

$975.8k

Assets

$1.9m

Employees

EIN

27-3984372

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Moosehead Marine Museum

Preserves Moosehead Lake's history through restored lake steamer, offers cruises, tours, and charters. Open June-November.

Revenue

$1.3m

Assets

$3.2m

Employees

EIN

01-0356422

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Ogunquit Museum of Art

Ogunquit Museum of Art collects and exhibits American art from the 19th century to the present including modern and contemporary works.

Revenue

$1.5m

Assets

$4.4m

Employees

EIN

01-6010628

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Seashore Trolley Museum

Seashore Trolley Museum collects, restores, and preserves streetcars. It's operated by the New England Electric Railway Historical Society.

Revenue

$1.7m

Assets

$11.0m

Employees

EIN

01-0244457

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad and Industrial Heritage Trust

Preserves, operates and interprets historic narrow gauge railroad equipment for education and enjoyment of visitors in Portland, ME.

Revenue

$1.2m

Assets

$2.2m

Employees

EIN

01-0478004

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Boothbay Railway Village

To conserve, display and interpret artifacts, authentic period structures and technologies utilized in Maine during the historical period of the Mid-19th through the Mid-20th Centuries.

Revenue

$920.3k

Assets

$1.7m

Employees

EIN

01-0372829

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Victoria Mansion

Victoria Mansion preserves and maintains the mansion while documenting and interpreting the history and significance of the buildings and furnishings as important expressions of nineteenth century American culture.

Revenue

$1.3m

Assets

$8.1m

Employees

EIN

01-0207716

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Maine Museum of Innovation Learning and Labor

Maine Museum celebrates workers, inspires creativity, earns revenue through exhibits/programs/licenses in Lewiston.

Revenue

$1.5m

Assets

$7.4m

Employees

EIN

01-0504257

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Franco Center

Franco Center celebrates Franco-American heritage and welcomes diverse cultures through live performances, celebrations, education, and artifact preservation in Lewiston, ME.

Revenue

$818.6k

Assets

$5.1m

Employees

EIN

01-0536445

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Friends of the Maine State Museum

A nonprofit supporting Maine State Museum by promoting programs, publishing events, fundraising for exhibits, and managing special projects.

Revenue

$4.1m

Assets

$3.7m

Employees

EIN

22-3181040

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Maine museums

Types of museums in Maine

Museums by major Maine cities

Job trends for Maine museums

Sizes of museums in Maine

Directory of museums in Maine

Farnsworth Art Museum

Portland Museum of Art (PMA)

Maine Maritime Museum (MMM)

The Woodlawn Museum

Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine

The Owls Head Transportation Museum

Wilson Museum

Penobscot Marine Museum

Sailing Ships Portland

Frances Perkins Center

First Amendment Museum at the Gannett House

Moosehead Marine Museum

Ogunquit Museum of Art

Seashore Trolley Museum

The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad and Industrial Heritage Trust

Boothbay Railway Village

Victoria Mansion

Maine Museum of Innovation Learning and Labor

Franco Center

Friends of the Maine State Museum

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