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
Lahaina, HI
Assets: $22m
Revenue: $3m
Employees: 24
MISSION:
TO RESTORE, PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL, HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL LEGACIES OF LAHAINA AND HONOR THE ERA OF THE HAWAIIAN MONARCHY.
Port Townsend, WA
Assets: $21m
Revenue: $9m
Employees: 88
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.
Incline Village, NV
Assets: $21m
Revenue: $3m
Employees: 12
MISSION:
PRESERVATION AND EDUCATION CENTERED ON THE THUNDERBIRD LODGE NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT.
Palm Springs, CA
Assets: $21m
Revenue: $5m
Employees: 15
MISSION:
TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II AND KOREAN AND VIETNAM WARS AIRCRAFT AND ARTIFACTS.
Portsmouth, NH
Assets: $20m
Revenue: $6m
Employees: 84
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.
Salt Lake City, UT
Assets: $20m
Revenue: $3m
Employees: 5
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, MA
Assets: $20m
Revenue: $1m
Employees: 20
MISSION:
TO ENHANCE THE APPRECIATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE AREA OF LOCAL HISTORICAL WORKS OF ART.
Charlotte, NC
Assets: $19m
Revenue: $7m
Employees: 24
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: 32
MISSION:
RESTORATION OF JEFFERSON'S RETREAT- EDUCATIONAL/CHARITABLE
New York, NY
Assets: $19m
Revenue: $2m
Employees: 12
MISSION:
MAINTENANCE AND PUBLIC DISPLAY OF OBJECTS OF HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE.
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.
Petaluma, CA
Assets: $19m
Revenue: $22m
Employees: 18
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.
Salt Lake City, UT
Assets: $18m
Revenue: $8m
Employees: 115
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.
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.
New London, CT
Assets: $18m
Revenue: $4m
Employees: 15
MISSION:
TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE EVOLUTION OF THE MARITIME AND MILITARY HISTORY OF THE COAST GUARD AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO AMERICA.
Suisun City, CA
Assets: $17m
Revenue: $1m
Employees: 7
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.
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.
Philadelphia, PA
Assets: $17m
Revenue: $2m
Employees: 18
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."
Amarillo, TX
Assets: $17m
Revenue: $188k
Employees: 2
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.
Des Moines, IA
Assets: $16m
Revenue: $3m
Employees: 57
MISSION:
AN OUTDOOR HISTORY MUSEUM WHICH CONNECTS PEOPLE TO THE STORIES OF THE MIDWESTERN RURAL HERITAGE