Museums organizations account for 4k organizations in the United States. In aggregate, these organizations generate $5b in revenue and employ 34.7k individuals.
4 Thousand
Active Organizations
$5 Billion
Annual Revenue
35 Thousand
Employees in Sector
$22 Billion
Controlled Assets
New York, NY
Assets: $150m
Revenue: $17m
Employees: 176
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to acquire, preserve, research, exhibit and provide for the educational use of works of art, objects or artifacts that are related to the study of zoology, biology, botany, mineralogy, geology and other natural sciences; history; archeology; or science and technology.
Washington, DC
Assets: $140m
Revenue: $22m
Employees: 214
MISSION:
THE INTERNATIONAL SPY MUSEUM'S MISSION IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE IMPORTANCE OF INTELLIGENCE.
Petersburg, KY
Assets: $131m
Revenue: $43m
Employees: 810
MISSION:
TO OPERATE FOR THE BENEFIT OF, AND TO SUPPORT THE MISSION AND PURPOSES OF, ANSWERS IN GENESIS, INC.
Mystic, CT
Assets: $122m
Revenue: $27m
Employees: 246
MISSION:
MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM STRIVES TO INSPIRE AN ENDURING CONNECTION TO THE AMERICAN MARITIME EXPERIENCE.
St Petersburg, FL
Assets: $121m
Revenue: $4m
Employees: 5
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to acquire, preserve, research, exhibit and provide for the educational use of works of art, objects or artifacts that are related to the study of zoology, biology, botany, mineralogy, geology and other natural sciences; history; archeology; or science and technology.
Chicago, IL
Assets: $116m
Revenue: $75m
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to acquire, preserve, research, exhibit and provide for the educational use of works of art, objects or artifacts that are related to the study of zoology, biology, botany, mineralogy, geology and other natural sciences; history; archeology; or science and technology.
Palo Alto, CA
Assets: $116m
Revenue: $30k
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to acquire, preserve, research, exhibit and provide for the educational use of works of art, objects or artifacts that are related to the study of zoology, biology, botany, mineralogy, geology and other natural sciences; history; archeology; or science and technology.
Oklahoma City, OK
Assets: $112m
Revenue: $15m
Employees: 131
MISSION:
TO PRESERVE AND INTERPRET THE EVOLVING HISTORY AND CULTURES OF THE AMERICAN WEST FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENRICHMENT OF ITS DIVERSE AUDIENCES OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN.
Pocantico Hills, NY
Assets: $108m
Revenue: $8m
Employees: 92
MISSION:
STONE BARNS CENTER IS A NONPROFIT FARM, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH CENTER WITH A MISSION TO CATALYZE AN ECOLOGICALLY RESTORATIVE FOOD CULTURE. KEY PROGRAMS HIGHLIGHT SUSTAINABLE, REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE AND THE PATTERN OF EATING NEEDED TO SUPPORT IT. THEY INCLUDE: OUTREACH AND PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS AND FAMILIES, RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION, AND ON-FARM EXPERIMENTATION TO EXPLORE BEST PRACTICES IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION.
New York, NY
Assets: $107m
Revenue: $23m
Employees: 317
MISSION:
TO PROMOTE THE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF HISTORY, SCIENCE AND SERVICE THROUGH ITS COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMMING IN ORDER TO HONOR OUR HEROES, EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND INSPIRE OUR YOUTH.
Nashville, TN
Assets: $104m
Revenue: $14m
Employees: 365
MISSION:
IDENTIFY & PRESERVE THE EVOLVING HISTORY & TRADITIONS OF COUNTRY MUSIC & TO EDUCATE ITS AUDIENCES.
Arlington, TX
Assets: $100m
Revenue: $89m
Employees: 21
MISSION:
TO PRESERVE AND PRESENT THE STORIES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE RECEIVED THE MEDAL OF HONOR.
Birmingham, AL
Assets: $97m
Revenue: $20m
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to acquire, preserve, research, exhibit and provide for the educational use of works of art, objects or artifacts that are related to the study of zoology, biology, botany, mineralogy, geology and other natural sciences; history; archeology; or science and technology.
Indianapolis, IN
Assets: $96m
Revenue: $22m
Employees: 76
MISSION:
TO INSPIRE AN APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ART, HISTORY AND CULTURES OF THE AMERICAN WEST AND THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF NORTH AMERICA. THE EITELJORG MUSEUM COLLECTS AND PRESERVES WESTERN ART AND NATIVE AMERICAN ART AND CULTURAL OBJECTS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY, AND SERVES THE PUBLIC THROUGH ENGAGING EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, CULTURAL EXCHANGES, AND ENTERTAINING SPECIAL EVENTS.
San Diego, CA
Assets: $90m
Revenue: $10m
Employees: 219
MISSION:
TO PRESERVE THE HISTORIC USS MIDWAY AND THE LEGACY OF THOSE WHO SERVE, INSPIRE AND EDUCATE FUTURE GENERATIONS, AND ENTERTAIN MUSEUM GUESTS.
Union City, TN
Assets: $88m
Revenue: $11m
Employees: 200
MISSION:
TO CREATE AND SERVE THE PUBLIC AS A PREMIER MUSEUM AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION. TO ASSEMBLE, DISPLAY, PRESERVE AND/OR PROTECT IMPORTANT AND INTERESTING ARTISTIC, CULTURAL, HISTORIC AND SCIENTIFIC ITEMS, COLLECTIONS, WORKS AND EXHIBITS DEDICATED TO AND CELEBRATING THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE WITH AN EMPHASIS ON NORTHWEST TENNESSEE'S UNIQUE CULTURAL HERITAGE AND NATURAL HISTORY.
Oklahoma City, OK
Assets: $88m
Revenue: $6m
Employees: 259
MISSION:
IT IS OUR MISSION TO REVEAL THE WONDER AND RELEVANCE OF SCIENCE. WE DO THIS THROUGH INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS AND HANDS-ON EXPERIMENTS THAT FOLLOW AN INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING MODEL WHICH ENCOURAGES SELF-DISCOVERY AND CREATIVE, ORGANIC THOUGHT. BEING BOTH A SMALL MARKET PHYSICAL SCIENCE INSTITUTION AND A SMITHSONIAN AFFILIATE GIVES US THE RESOURCES TO MARRY TRADITIONAL SCIENCE EXHIBITS WITH ONE-OF-A-KIND ARTIFACTS THAT GIVE A CULTURAL CONTEXT TO THE SCIENCE EXPLORED IN THE MUSEUM.
New York, NY
Assets: $86m
Revenue: $3m
Employees: 10
MISSION:
THE AFRICA CENTER, A NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN, MULTIDISCIPLINARY INSTITUTION, PROVIDES A GATEWAY FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH CONTEMPORARY AFRICA.
Springfield, MO
Assets: $85m
Revenue: $35m
Employees: 230
MISSION:
JOHNNY MORRIS' WONDERS OF WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OPERATES JOHNNY MORRIS' WONDERS OF WILDLIFE NATIONAL MUSEUM AND AQUARIUM IN SPRINGFIELD, MO. SEE SCHEDULE O.
Daytona Beach, FL
Assets: $84m
Revenue: $4m
Employees: 50
MISSION:
THE MUSEUM OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, INC. PURPOSE IS TO RENDER EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE COLLECTION, PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND INTERPRETATION OF ORIGINAL AND SIGNIFICANT OBJECTS THAT ARE THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THIS COMMUNITY. PARTICULAR EMPHASIS IS DIRECTED TO PROGRAMS FOR BRINGING ABOUT A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF ART, THE WORLD IN WHICH WE LIVE, AND THE NATURAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES EMBODIED IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND.