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New Mexico museums

There are 107 museums in New Mexico. Combined, these New Mexican museums employ 646 people, earn more than $58 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $377 million.
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Types of museums in New Mexico

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Museums
 
107
 
$58,188,183
History museums
 
41
 
$5,864,367
Art museums
 
13
 
$23,496,877
Natural history and sciences museums
 
9
 
$4,146,959
Science and technology museums
 
6
 
$10,126,459
Children's museums
 
5
 
$1,978,497
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Museums by major New Mexico cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Albuquerque
 
28
 
$15,841,379
Santa Fe
 
18
 
$35,668,585
Las Cruces
 
12
 
$1,173,622
Farmington
 
4
 
$1,062,862
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Job trends for New Mexico museums

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
15
1-10
 
18
11-25
 
7
26-100
 
4
101 to 1,000
 
2
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of museums in New Mexico

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
38
$250k to $1M
 
8
$1M to $5M
 
7
$5M to $25M
 
4
$25M to $100M
 
0
$100M+
 
0
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Directory of museums in New Mexico

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Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Preserving and presenting the artistic legacy of Georgia O'Keeffe and modernism through exhibitions, education, and research in Santa Fe.
Revenue
$10.1m
Assets
$127.7m
Employees
141
EIN
85-0437114
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Museum of New Mexico Foundation (MNMF)

The mission of the Museum of New Mexico Foundation is to support the Museum of New Mexico system through fund development for exhibitions and education programs, financial management and advocacy.
Revenue
$9.4m
Assets
$47.6m
Employees
52
EIN
85-0202503
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The O'Keeffe Museum Foundation

Foundation supporting the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, carrying out its purposes and caring for collections, including development of new museum.
Revenue
$10.5m
Assets
$76.3m
Employees
0
EIN
81-1012846
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Explora Science Center & Childrens Museum of Albuquerque

Creating opportunities for inspirational discovery and the joy of lifelong learning through interactive experiences in science, technology and art.
Revenue
$7.2m
Assets
$10.2m
Employees
171
EIN
85-0442062
IRS type
501(c)(3)

New Mexico Museum of Natural History Foundation

The New Mexico Museum of Natural History Foundation will raise and manage funds for the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & science through a variety of defined fund raising and entrepreneurial activities, and will provide identified services to enhanc....
Revenue
$2.3m
Assets
$3.1m
Employees
19
EIN
85-0257595
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The International UFO Museum and Research Center at Roswell New Mexico

The International UFO Museum and Research Center is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation dedicated to the collection and preservation of materials and information related to the 1947 Roswell Incident and other unexplained phenomena related to UFO research.
Revenue
$2.0m
Assets
$5.9m
Employees
20
EIN
85-0396125
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National Museum of Nuclear Science and History

The National Museum of Nuclear Science and History is a national repository of nuclear science information chartered by the 102nd United States Congress to serve as America's resource for nuclear history and science.
Revenue
$2.6m
Assets
$7.3m
Employees
56
EIN
85-0404628
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Albuquerque Museum Foundation Incorporated

The Albuquerque Museum Foundation raises funds for the museum, manages membership program, and supports world-class exhibitions.
Revenue
$2.4m
Assets
$17.7m
Employees
19
EIN
85-0201054
IRS type
501(c)(3)

El Rancho de Las Golondrinas

Living history museum preserving Hispano traditions and New Mexico's 18th and 19th century heritage on a 500-acre rural property in Santa Fe.
Revenue
$1.5m
Assets
$21.0m
Employees
34
EIN
20-3845643
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Santa Fe Children's Museum

Discovering the joys of learning, play, and community. The Santa Fe Children's Museum builds upon a child's sense of joy and discovery by cultivating habits of inquiry in the arts, sciences, and humanities.
Revenue
$1.7m
Assets
$6.5m
Employees
0
EIN
85-0335070
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian

The Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian is New Mexico's oldest non-profit, independent museum. The Wheelwright offers unique exhibitions of contemporary and historic Native American art.
Revenue
$1.4m
Assets
$5.7m
Employees
13
EIN
85-0102311
IRS type
501(c)(3)

San Juan County Museum Association

Division of conservation archeology and stabilization - preservation purpose; Museum and library - educational purposes. Division of conversation archeology and stabilization - preservation purpose. Museum and library - educational purposes.
Revenue
$948.8k
Assets
$1.6m
Employees
15
EIN
23-7093144
IRS type
501(c)(3)

El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe

El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe supports and promotes Hispanic arts, culture, and traditions in northern New Mexico through exhibits and educational programming.
Revenue
$448.3k
Assets
$527.4k
Employees
3
EIN
85-0422412
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Astronomical Society of Las Cruces

Astronomical Society of Las Cruces is a science or technology museum in Las Cruces, NM that was founded in 2013.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
85-6018594
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Taos County Historical Society Incorporated

Taos County Historical Society Incorporated is a history museum in Taos, NM that was founded in 1999.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
85-0341327
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Tays Art Museum

Tays Art Museum is an art museum in Farmington, NM that was founded in 2019.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
83-4692594
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Wheeles Museum

Wheeles Museum preserves transportation history in Albuquerque, restoring artifacts and promoting educational exhibits that highlight the region's development through railroads and other transport modes.
Revenue
$83.3k
Assets
$165.7k
Employees
0
EIN
85-0460925
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Imagine Childrens Museum

Imagine Childrens Museum is a children's museum in Taos, NM that was founded in 2024.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
88-3089976
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Los Alamos Museum of Art

Los Alamos Museum of Art is an art museum in Los Alamos, NM that was founded in 2016.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
81-1493142
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ships of Exploration and Discovery Resrch

Exploration and conservation of historical ships; involved in Navy and Defense POW-MIA Accounting Agency projects. Based in Santa Fe, NM.
Revenue
$386.3k
Assets
$128.2k
Employees
2
EIN
76-0285405
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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