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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 16.0k individuals.

3 Thousand

Active Organizations

$1.8 Billion

Annual Revenue

16 Thousand

Employees in Sector

$10.7 Billion

Controlled Assets

Explore Nonprofits in the History Museums Sector

Lahaina Restoration Foundation

Lahaina, HI

Assets: $22m

Revenue: $3m

MISSION:

TO RESTORE, PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL, HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL LEGACIES OF LAHAINA AND HONOR THE ERA OF THE HAWAIIAN MONARCHY.

Northwest Maritime Center

Port Townsend, WA

Assets: $21m

Revenue: $9m

MISSION:

TO ENGAGE AND EDUCATE PEOPLE OF ALL GENERATIONS IN TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY MARITIME LIFE, IN A SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE AND DISCOVERY. WE'RE MANY THINGS, AND AT OUR CORE WE ARE A CAMPUS THAT USES 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 THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND MARITIME INDUSTRY, BUT MOSTLY BECAUSE REGARDLESS OF THE SUBJECT, THE SEA IS THE MOST POWERFUL TEACHER WE KNOW.

Thunderbird Lodge Preservation Society

Incline Village, NV

Assets: $21m

Revenue: $3m

MISSION:

PRESERVATION AND EDUCATION CENTERED ON THE THUNDERBIRD LODGE NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT.

Palm Springs Air Museum Inc

Palm Springs, CA

Assets: $21m

Revenue: $5m

MISSION:

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

Strawbery Banke Museum

Portsmouth, NH

Assets: $20m

Revenue: $6m

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.

Orrin G Hatch Foundation

Salt Lake City, UT

Assets: $20m

Revenue: $3m

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.

Worcester Historical Museum

Worcester, MA

Assets: $20m

Revenue: $1m

MISSION:

TO ENHANCE THE APPRECIATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE AREA OF LOCAL HISTORICAL WORKS OF ART.

Museum Of The New South Inc

Charlotte, NC

Assets: $19m

Revenue: $7m

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.

The Corporation For Jeffersons Poplar Forest

Forest, VA

Assets: $19m

Revenue: $3m

MISSION:

RESTORATION OF JEFFERSON'S RETREAT- EDUCATIONAL/CHARITABLE

Sephardic Heritage Museum Inc

New York, NY

Assets: $19m

Revenue: $2m

MISSION:

MAINTENANCE AND PUBLIC DISPLAY OF OBJECTS OF HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE.

American Armoured Foundation Inc

Danville, VA

Assets: $19m

Revenue: $678k

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.

Eames Institute

Petaluma, CA

Assets: $19m

Revenue: $22m

MISSION:

THE EAMES INSTITUTE IS A 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITY WITH A MISSION OF CULTIVATING CURIOSITY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AT ANY SCALE. OUR AIM IS TO EQUIP EVERYONE WITH THE LIVING LESSONS OF CHARLES AND RAY EAMES SO THAT THEY CAN USE DESIGN TO MAKE POSITIVE CHANGES IN THEIR OWN WORLD. PRESERVATION, ARCHIVING, CATALOGING, AND DOCUMENTING THE DESIGN ARCHIVES OF CHARLES AND RAY EAMES IN PREPARATION OF EAMES INSTITUTE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SCHOLARLY AND INSTITUTIONAL ENGAGEMENT AND LOANS, AND GENERAL PUBLIC ACCESS.

This Is The Place Foundation

Salt Lake City, UT

Assets: $18m

Revenue: $8m

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.

Peter Mullin Automotive Museum Foundation

Oxnard, CA

Assets: $18m

Revenue: $74k

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.

National Coast Guard Museum Association Inc

New London, CT

Assets: $18m

Revenue: $4m

MISSION:

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE EVOLUTION OF THE MARITIME AND MILITARY HISTORY OF THE COAST GUARD AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO AMERICA.

Bay Area Electric Railway Association

Suisun City, CA

Assets: $17m

Revenue: $1m

MISSION:

THE MISSION OF THE BAY AREA ELECTRIC RAILROAD ASSOCIATION IS TO PRESERVE THE REGIONAL HERITAGE OF ELECTRIC RAILWAY TRANSPORTATION AS A LIVING RESOURCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.

Motte Historical Museum Inc

Perris, CA

Assets: $17m

Revenue: $262k

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.

Rosenbach Museum And Library

Philadelphia, PA

Assets: $17m

Revenue: $2m

MISSION:

OPERATION OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MISSION STATEMENT: "WE FOSTER INQUIRY, LEARNING AND CREATIVE THOUGHT BY ENGAGING AUDIENCES IN PROGRAMS, EXHIBITIONS, PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH INSPIRED BY OUR COLLECTIONS."

Harrington House Foundation

Amarillo, TX

Assets: $17m

Revenue: $188k

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.

Living History Farms Foundation

Des Moines, IA

Assets: $16m

Revenue: $3m

MISSION:

AN OUTDOOR HISTORY MUSEUM WHICH CONNECTS PEOPLE TO THE STORIES OF THE MIDWESTERN RURAL HERITAGE