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
Stony Brook, NY
Assets: $21m
Revenue: $3m
Employees: 27
MISSION:
TO PRESERVE COLLECTIONS OF 19TH CENTURY LONG ISLAND AND AMERICAN ART, HISTORY AND HORSE-DRAWN TRANSPORTATION HISTORY AND OFFER INTERPRETATION OF THESE COLLECTIONS AND RELATED HISTORICAL TOPICS THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
Charleston, SC
Assets: $21m
Revenue: $3m
Employees: 76
MISSION:
TO EDUCATE CHARLESTON AREA RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ABOUT THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA LOWCOUNTRY THROUGH COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITIONS, PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION, RESEARCH AND RELATED PROGRAMMING.
Portsmouth, NH
Assets: $21m
Revenue: $6m
Employees: 103
MISSION:
THE MUSEUM'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND THE VALUE OF COMMUNITY THROUGH ENCOUNTERS WITH THE HISTORY AND ONGOING PRESERVATION OF A NEW ENGLAND SEAPORT COMMUNITY.
Bloomington, MN
Assets: $21m
Revenue: $150k
MISSION:
PROVIDE A VENUE WHERE THE HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF FREEMASONRY IS DISPLAYED AND INTERPRETED.
New London, CT
Assets: $21m
Revenue: $6m
Employees: 17
MISSION:
TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE EVOLUTION OF THE MARITIME AND MILITARY HISTORY OF THE COAST GUARD AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO AMERICA.
Lahaina, HI
Assets: $21m
Revenue: $2m
Employees: 22
MISSION:
TO RESTORE, PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL, HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL LEGACIES OF LAHAINA AND HONOR THE ERA OF THE HAWAIIAN MONARCHY.
Alexandria, VA
Assets: $20m
Revenue: $3m
Employees: 24
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to acquire, preserve, research and exhibit collections of objects including documents, tools, implements and furnishings that have significance in helping to interpret or understand the past.
Flagstaff, AZ
Assets: $20m
Revenue: $3m
Employees: 83
MISSION:
TO INSPIRE A SENSE OF LOVE AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE BEAUTY AND DIVERSITY OF THE COLORADO PLATEAU TO INSPIRE A SENSE OF LOVE AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE BEAUTY AND DIVERSITY OF THE COLORADO PLATEAU THROUGH COLLECTING, STUDYING, INTERPRETING AND PRESERVING THE REGION'S NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE.
Castine, ME
Assets: $20m
Revenue: $819k
Employees: 13
MISSION:
BUILDING ON THE LEGACY OF ITS FOUNDING FAMILY, THE WILSON MUSEUM USES ITS DIVERSE COLLECTIONS AND RESOURCES TO PROVIDE LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO STIMULATE EXPLORATION OF THE NATURAL HISTORY AND CULTURES OF THE PENOBSCOT BAY REGION AND THE WORLD.
Charlotte, NC
Assets: $19m
Revenue: $7m
Employees: 23
MISSION:
LEVINE MUSEUM'S MISSION IS TO CONNECT THE PAST TO THE FUTURE TO REALIZE THE PROMISES OF A NEW SOUTH THROUGH EXHIBITS THAT EXPLORE COMPLEX CHAPTERS IN THE REGION'S HISTORY AND PROGRAMS THAT LAUNCH DIALOGUE, FOSTER EMPATHY, AND BUILD AN EQUITABLE COMMUNITY.
Forest, VA
Assets: $19m
Revenue: $3m
Employees: 29
MISSION:
THE MISSION OF THE CORPORATION FOR JEFFERSON'S POPLAR FOREST IS TO PRESERVE, INSPIRE, AND TELL THE EMERGING STORY OF THOMAS JEFFERSON'S POPLAR FOREST. WE ENVISION A RESTORED POPLAR FOREST THAT IGNITES CURIOSITY, UNDERSTANDING, AND ENGAGEMENT.
Perris, CA
Assets: $19m
Revenue: $5m
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to acquire, preserve, research and exhibit collections of objects including documents, tools, implements and furnishings that have significance in helping to interpret or understand the past.
Incline Village, NV
Assets: $19m
Revenue: $3m
Employees: 10
MISSION:
PRESERVATION AND EDUCATION CENTERED ON THE THUNDERBIRD LODGE NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT.
Salt Lake City, UT
Assets: $19m
Revenue: $8m
Employees: 230
MISSION:
THE MISSION OF THIS IS THE PLACE FOUNDATION IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE HISTORY, CULTURE, AND CONTEMPORARY LEGACY OF UTAH'S EARLY SETTLERS AND THE CULTURES, GROUPS, AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE WITH WHOM THEY INTERACTED THROUGH INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS, LIVING HISTORY EXPERIENCES, RESEARCH, AND EXHIBITS.
Des Moines, IA
Assets: $19m
Revenue: $4m
Employees: 67
MISSION:
AN OUTDOOR HISTORY MUSEUM WHICH CONNECTS PEOPLE TO THE STORIES OF THE MIDWESTERN RURAL HERITAGE
Worcester, MA
Assets: $17m
Revenue: $3m
Employees: 21
MISSION:
TO ENHANCE THE APPRECIATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE AREA OF LOCAL HISTORICAL WORKS OF ART.
Vermillion, SD
Assets: $17m
Revenue: $4m
Employees: 11
MISSION:
PART I LINE 1: SERVES THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH DAKOTA AND THE NATION AS AN INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR COLLECTING AND CONSERVING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF ALL CULTURES AND BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO STUDY, ENJOY, AND UNDERSTAND OUR DIVERSE MUSICAL HERITAGE.
Atchison, KS
Assets: $17m
Revenue: $8m
Employees: 3
MISSION:
TO PROMOTE THE LEGACY OF AMELIA EARHART IN HER HOMETOWN OF ATCHISON, KANSAS AND ABROAD THROUGH A VARIETY OF MEANS.
Salt Lake City, UT
Assets: $17m
Revenue: $1m
Employees: 4
MISSION:
THE ORRIN G. HATCH FOUNDATION IS AN INCUBATOR FOR POLICY SCHOLARSHIP, A FORUM FOR POLITICAL DISCOURSE, A SPRINGBOARD FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND A WORLD-CLASS REPOSITORY OF MODERN AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE HISTORY KNOWN AS THE ORRIN G. HATCH COLLECTION.
Anaheim, CA
Assets: $16m
Revenue: $9m
Employees: 109
MISSION:
CAIR-CA ENHANCES THE UNDERSTANDING OF ISLAM, PROTECTS CIVIL RIGHTS, PROMOTES JUSTICE AND EMPOWERS AMERICAN MUSLIMS.