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History Museums

Nonprofit OrganizationsHistory Museums

History Museums organizations account for 3k organizations in the United States. In aggregate, these organizations generate $2b in revenue and employ 17.9k individuals.

3 Thousand

Active Organizations

$2.1 Billion

Annual Revenue

18 Thousand

Employees in Sector

$11 Billion

Controlled Assets

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York County History Center

York, PA

Assets: $35m

Revenue: $5m

MISSION:

UNDERSTAND THE PAST, ILLUMINATE THE FUTURE WITH INCLUSIVE AUTHENTIC STORYTELLING AND PRESERVATION.

Buffalo Transportation Museum

Buffalo, NY

Assets: $34m

Revenue: $4m

MISSION:

THE ESTABLISHMENT & OPERATION OF A MUSEUM DEVOTED TO STIMULATING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE HISTORY OF TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRIES IN US & EMPHASIS ON DEVELOPMENTS & INNOVATIONS ORIGINATING IN BUFFALO & NIAG FRONTIER.

Heritage Plantation Of Sandwich Inc

Sandwich, MA

Assets: $33m

Revenue: $8m

MISSION:

CELEBRATE THE LANDSCAPES AND CULTURES OF OUR REGION AND INSPIRES PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO EXPLORE, DISCOVER AND LEARN TOGETHER.

American Civil War Museum

Richmond, VA

Assets: $32m

Revenue: $3m

MISSION:

THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MUSEUM IS TO BE THE PREEMINENT CENTER FOR THE EXPLORATION OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR AND ITS LEGACIES FROM MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES: UNION AND CONFEDERATE, ENSLAVED AND FREE AFRICAN AMERICANS, SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS.

Society Of The Cincinnati

Washington, DC

Assets: $31m

Revenue: $4m

MISSION:

THE SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI PROMOTES THE MEMORY AND THE IDEALS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND THE MEN WHO LED THE AMERICAN AND FRENCH FORCES TO VICTORY IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR THROUGH MUSEUM, LIBRARY AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT ANDERSON HOUSE, THE SOCIETY'S HEADQUARTERS.

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Inc

Cincinnati, OH

Assets: $30m

Revenue: $9m

MISSION:

TO REVEAL STORIES ABOUT FREEDOM'S HEROES, FROM THE ERA OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD TO CONTEMPORARY TIMES, CHALLENGING AND INSPIRING EVERYONE TO TAKE COURAGEOUS STEPS FOR FREEDOM TODAY.

National Museum Of Americans In Wartime

Bristow, VA

Assets: $29m

Revenue: $346k

MISSION:

TO HONOR AMERICANS WHO SERVED IN BATTLE AND ON THE HOME FRONT IN THE 20TH CENTURY.

Old Sturbridge Inc

Sturbridge, MA

Assets: $28m

Revenue: $15m

MISSION:

OLD STURBRIDGE VILLAGE, A MUSEUM AND LEARNING RESOURCE OF NEW ENGLAND LIFE, INVITES EACH VISITOR TO FIND MEANING, PLEASURE, RELEVANCE AND INSPIRATION THROUGH THE EXPLORATION OF HISTORY.

Minnesota Marine Art Museum

Winona, MN

Assets: $28m

Revenue: $2m

MISSION:

THE MINNESOTA MARINE ART MUSEUM ENGAGES VISITORS IN MEANINGFUL VISUAL ART EXPERIENCES THROUGH EDUCATION AND EXHIBITIONS THAT EXPLORE THE ONGOING AND HISTORIC HUMAN RELATIONSHIP WITH WATER.

B & O Railroad Museum

Baltimore, MD

Assets: $28m

Revenue: $6m

MISSION:

TO PRESERVE THE PHYSICAL LEGACY AND THE EXPERIENCE OF AMERICAN RAILROADING AND TO DEVELOP PROGRAMS WHICH BROADEN AND DEEPEN PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE SIGIFICANCE OF THE RAILROAD INDUSTRY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICAN LIFE BY COLLECTING, PRESERVING, AND INTERPRETING HISTORICAL RAILROAD DOCUMENTS, DATA, ETC. THE MUSEUM OFFERS REGULARLY SCHEDULED TRAIN RIDES, DEMONSTRATIONS OF HISTORIC RAILROADING EQUIPMENT IN THE ROUNDHOUSE, AND TOURS OF OUR SHOP FACILITY WHERE VISITORS CAN WITNESS CRAFTSMEN ACTIVELY RESTORE HISTORIC LOCOMOTIVES. THE MUSEUM ALSO OFFERS MAJOR PUBLIC PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND RAILROAD CULTURE.

Historical Society Of Delaware

Wilmington, DE

Assets: $26m

Revenue: $2m

MISSION:

PRESERVATION OF DELAWARE HISTORY. THE SOCIETY'S PRIMARY GOAL IS THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORY, PARTICULARLY THAT RELATING TO THE STATE OF DELAWARE. THE SOCIETY MAINTAINS TWO MUSEUMS, A LIBRARY, AND SEVERAL OTHER HISTORIC BUILDINGS PROVIDING CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.

Peter Mullin Automotive Museum Foundation

Oxnard, CA

Assets: $26m

Revenue: $8m

MISSION:

TO SUPPORT NONPPROFIT PUBLIC CHARITIES THAT ARE DEDICATED TO THE STUDY, PRESERVATION, AND PUBLIC DISPLAY OF CLASSIC AUTOMOBILES OR PUBLIC EDUATION REGARDING CLASSIC AUTOMOBILES.

New Hampshire Historical Society

Concord, NH

Assets: $26m

Revenue: $2m

MISSION:

TO EDUCATE A DIVERSE PUBLIC ABOUT NEW HAMPSHIRE'S PAST AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO OUR LIVES TODAY.

Genesee Country Museum

Mumford, NY

Assets: $25m

Revenue: $4m

MISSION:

THE GENESEE COUNTRY MUSEUM WAS CHARTERED IN 1966 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRESERVING AND INTERPRETING THE CULTURAL, SOCIAL, ARCHITECTURAL, HORTICULTURAL AND NATURAL HISTORY OF WESTERN NEW YORK AND THE GENESEE VALLEY REGION FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC. THE MUSEUM OPENED ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC IN MAY 1976. THE MUSEUM INCLUDES A COLLECTION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS, A NATURE CENTER AND AN ART GALLERY.

Remnant Trust Inc

Indianapolis, IN

Assets: $25m

Revenue: $427k

MISSION:

THE MISSION OF THE REMNANT TRUST IS TO ELEVATE EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS & THE PUBLIC'S UNDERSTANDING OF INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY & HUMAN DIGNITY THROUGH THE PRECEDENT SETTING, HANDS ON AVAILABILITY OF THE WORLD'S GREAT IDEAS IN ORIGINAL FORM TO RAISE CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DOCUMENTS THAT HAVE SHAPED AMERICA: THE GREAT EXPERIMENT TO RAISE THE SPIRITS OF EACH GENERATION TO THINK THE GRANDEST THOUGHTS & BE GUIDED BY THE MOST PROFOUND IDEALISM, IMPLEMENTING EMERSON'S THESIS ON MAN THINKING TO PROVIDE, THROUGH SHARING, THOSE WORKS MOVING GOETHE'S VISION INTO REALITY: TO THINK IS EASY, TO ACT IS HARD, BUT THE HARDEST THING IN THE WORLD IS TO ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ONE'S THINKING TO BE THE WORLDS'S FINEST REPOSITORY OF THE GREAT IDEAS THAT HAVE PROPELLED MAN THROUGH THE CENTURIES FROM THE EARTH TO THE STARS TO BE FREE, TO THINK, SPEAK & ACT IN KEEPING WITH THE GREATEST OF ENDURING ASSETS: REASON, WITH JUSTICE FOR ALL GREAT IDEAS BELONG TO EVERYONE.

Palm Springs Air Museum Inc

Palm Springs, CA

Assets: $25m

Revenue: $9m

MISSION:

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II AND KOREAN AND VIETNAM WARS AIRCRAFT AND ARTIFACTS.

Fruitlands Museums Inc

Boston, MA

Assets: $22m

Revenue: $523k

MISSION:

TO INSPIRE AND EDUCATE THROUGH ART, NATURE AND HISTORY.

Shakertown At Pleasant Hill Kentucky Inc

Harrodsburg, KY

Assets: $22m

Revenue: $8m

MISSION:

TO PRESERVE AND INTERPRET THE SITE OF THE SHAKER COMMUNITY THAT WAS ESTABLISHED AT PLEASANT HILL, KENTUCKY IN 1805 AND DESIGNATED AS A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK IN 1971.

Northwest Maritime Center

Port Townsend, WA

Assets: $22m

Revenue: $6m

MISSION:

OUR MISSION: THE MISSION OF THE NORTHWEST MARITIME CENTER IS TO ENGAGE AND EDUCATE PEOPLE OF ALL GENERATIONS IN TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY MARITIME LIFE, IN A SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE AND DISCOVERY.WHO WE ARE: AT OUR CORE WE USE POWERFUL MARITIME EXPERIENCES TO EDUCATE, INSPIRE PEOPLE TO ADVENTURE, AND CELEBRATE OUR MARITIME CULTURE. WE DO IT FOR OUR OWN LOVE OF BOATS, IN SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND MARITIME INDUSTRY, BUT MOSTLY BECAUSE REGARDLESS OF THE SUBJECT, THE SEA IS THE MOST POWERFUL TEACHER WE KNOW.

Dallas County Historical Foundation

Dallas, TX

Assets: $21m

Revenue: $7m

MISSION:

THE SIXTH FLOOR MUSEUM AT DEALEY PLAZA CHRONICLES THE ASSASSINATION AND LEGACY OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY; INTERPRETS THE DEALEY PLAZA NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK DISTRICT AND THE JOHN F. KENNEDY MEMORIAL PLAZA; AND PRESENTS CONTEMPORARY CULTURE WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY.