Oregon museums

Name: Top 20 Museums in Oregon
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There are 174 museums in Oregon. Combined, these Oregonian museums employ 1,261 people, earn more than $109 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $492 million.

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Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Museums	174	1,261	$109,251,381	$492,396,668
History museums	76	121	$10,704,639	$59,110,946
Art museums	14	290	$32,196,335	$220,854,761
Children's museums	12	117	$6,740,340	$9,427,099
Science and technology museums	11	484	$28,408,253	$78,190,993
Natural history and sciences museums	7	130	$14,428,798	$40,500,790

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Museums by major Oregon cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Portland, OR	57	759	$66,334,597	$324,522,568
Salem	16	58	$4,629,993	$18,401,092
Eugene	15	43	$1,295,276	$4,771,786
Medford	9	122	$5,920,233	$9,984,578
Bend	5	126	$14,756,924	$40,637,979
Grants Pass	4	2	$254,467	$509,533
Albany, OR	4	18	$1,066,920	$10,867,426
Corvallis	1	0	$0	$0

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Job trends for Oregon museums

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	26
1-10	24
11-25	10
26-100	8
101 to 1,000	3
1,000+	0

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Oregon museums is driven by large organizations like Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland Art Museum, High Desert Museum, Oregon Center for Creative Learning, and Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA).

Sizes of museums in Oregon

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	59
$250k to $1M	25
$1M to $5M	11
$5M to $25M	3
$25M to $100M	1
$100M+	0

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Portland Art Museum, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, High Desert Museum, Columbia River Maritime Museum (CRMM), and Oregon Center for Creative Learning earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Oregon museums.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 14.1% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Oregon museums with more than $100 million account for 0.0% of nonprofit earnings.

Directory of museums in Oregon

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Portland Art Museum

The mission of the Portland Art Museum is to engage diverse communities through art and film of enduring quality, and to collect, preserve, and educate for the enrichment of present and future generations.

Revenue

$29.7m

Assets

$211.1m

Employees

215

EIN

93-0391604

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Oregon Museum of Science and Industry

Oregon Museum of Science and Industry engages the community with interactive exhibits, educational programs, and outreach initiatives that inspire curiosity and foster scientific learning.

Revenue

$22.9m

Assets

$67.3m

Employees

358

EIN

93-0402877

IRS type

501(c)(3)

High Desert Museum

The High Desert Museum is an indoor/outdoor exploration of the High Desert, including live wildlife, living history characters and changing cultural exhibits. Talk to pioneers. Meet owls, hawks, porcupines, badgers and more close up in daily shows.

Revenue

$13.6m

Assets

$36.9m

Employees

112

EIN

51-0179336

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Columbia River Maritime Museum (CRMM)

The Columbia River Maritime Museum is one of the finest maritime museums on the West Coast. Six Galleries, the Great Hall, and the Lightship Columbia interpret the Pacific Northwest's rich maritime history.

Revenue

$5.5m

Assets

$25.6m

Employees

EIN

93-0509906

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education

The Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education explores the legacy of the Jewish experience in Oregon, teaches the universal lessons of the Holocaust, and provides opportunities for intercultural conversation.

Revenue

$2.8m

Assets

$10.4m

Employees

EIN

94-3113745

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Oregon Center for Creative Learning

Medford's Oregon Center for Creative Learning fosters growth and learning through creative play, with a preschool and facilities for children.

Revenue

$4.5m

Assets

$6.4m

Employees

EIN

93-1258855

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum

A museum showcasing historical aviation and space assets, providing education programs, scholarships, and honoring veterans in Mcminnville, OR.

Revenue

$3.4m

Assets

$5.1m

Employees

EIN

93-1069203

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Willamette Heritage Center

Preserving and interpreting Willamette Valley history through exhibits, research, and events. Facility rentals for three historical meeting venues and a small church.

Revenue

$1.1m

Assets

$3.4m

Employees

EIN

93-6031792

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum (WAAAM)

WAAAM educates visitors on early aircraft and automobile history, construction, and maintenance in Hood River, OR.

Revenue

$1.3m

Assets

$7.1m

Employees

EIN

20-5085400

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA)

PICA fosters contemporary artists' creative explorations and advances emerging ideas in art through exhibitions, performances, residencies, and education.

Revenue

$1.3m

Assets

$2.3m

Employees

EIN

93-1177971

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Four Rivers Cultural Center and Museum

Four Rivers Cultural Center and Museum educates on diverse cultures through arts, a museum, and exhibits with a Japanese Garden. Located in Ontario, OR.

Revenue

$1.6m

Assets

$6.6m

Employees

EIN

93-0989730

IRS type

501(c)(3)

AC Gilbert's Discovery Village

An interactive children's museum in Salem, OR with technology exhibits and a membership program offering access to hundreds of museums.

Revenue

$1.5m

Assets

$2.0m

Employees

EIN

93-0948548

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad

Preserves and operates historic railroad and logging equipment to educate the public about the Pacific Northwest's railroad right-of-way. Located in Tillamook, OR.

Revenue

$1.8m

Assets

$1.1m

Employees

EIN

20-1834570

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Japanese American Museum of Oregon

Preserves and honors the history and culture of Japanese Americans in the Pacific Northwest through a historical garden and museum.

Revenue

$1.1m

Assets

$5.9m

Employees

EIN

94-3098016

IRS type

501(c)(3)

ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum

ScienceWorks is a fun, engaging science center where kids and adults can rediscover wonder. The innovative museum features interactive exhibits, an outdoor garden, live science shows and dynamic programs year-round.

Revenue

$872.6k

Assets

$1.3m

Employees

EIN

93-1309725

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation

Preserves and operates Portland's historic locomotives, educates the public about Oregon's railroad history and hosts the Holiday Express.

Revenue

$1.8m

Assets

$8.5m

Employees

EIN

93-1304717

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center

Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center preserves the logging history of the Pacific Northwest and collects, preserves, and interprets the rich history of the multicultural logging community of Maxville, Oregon and other similar communities in the region.

Revenue

$774.7k

Assets

$641.0k

Employees

EIN

26-4819577

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Jefferson Historical Society and Museum

The mission of the Museum is to chronicle, protect, preserve, and educate to strengthen the historic culture of Jefferson. To chronicle, protect, preserve, and educate to strenghten the histroic culture of Jefferson, Oregon.

Revenue

N/A

Assets

N/A

Employees

N/A

EIN

75-3217272

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Antique Caterpillar Machinery Museum

Antique Caterpillar Machinery Museum is a history museum in Lake Oswego, OR that was founded in 1999.

Revenue

N/A

Assets

N/A

Employees

N/A

EIN

93-1259097

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Woodville Museum Incorporated

Woodville Museum Incorporated is a history museum in Rogue River, OR that was founded in 1986.

Revenue

N/A

Assets

N/A

Employees

N/A

EIN

93-0927731

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.

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Oregon museums

Types of museums in Oregon

Museums by major Oregon cities

Job trends for Oregon museums

Sizes of museums in Oregon

Directory of museums in Oregon

Portland Art Museum

Oregon Museum of Science and Industry

High Desert Museum

Columbia River Maritime Museum (CRMM)

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education

Oregon Center for Creative Learning

Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum

The Willamette Heritage Center

Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum (WAAAM)

Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA)

Four Rivers Cultural Center and Museum

AC Gilbert's Discovery Village

Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad

Japanese American Museum of Oregon

ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum

Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation

Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center

Jefferson Historical Society and Museum

Antique Caterpillar Machinery Museum

Woodville Museum Incorporated

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