Historical Societies & Historic Preservation organizations account for 6k organizations in the United States. In aggregate, these organizations generate $1b in revenue and employ 11.7k individuals.
6 Thousand
Active Organizations
$1.1 Billion
Annual Revenue
12 Thousand
Employees in Sector
$5.6 Billion
Controlled Assets
Wickenburg, AZ
Assets: $20m
Revenue: $2m
Employees: 24
MISSION:
THE DESERT CABALLEROS WESTERN MUSEUM WELCOMES AND ENRICHES DIVERSE AUDIENCES BY INSPIRING AN APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN WEST THROUGH CREATIVE EXHIBITIONS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT PRESERVE THE WEST'S CULTURAL LEGACY.
Birmingham, AL
Assets: $20m
Revenue: $6m
Employees: 11
MISSION:
TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE ALABAMA THEATRE AND OTHER HISTORIC BUILDINGS (SUCH AS THE LYRIC THEATRE) THAT MAY BE IN DANGER OF NEGLECT OR DEMOLITION AND TO FIND A USE FOR THESE BUILDINGS THAT WILL ENRICH THE LIVES OF ALABAMA CITIZENS AND THEIR DECENDANTS.
Boulder, CO
Assets: $19m
Revenue: $1m
Employees: 14
MISSION:
HISTORY HAPPENS HERE. THE MUSEUM OF BOULDER SHOWCASES DIVERSE COMMUNITY STORIES, PRESERVES THEM FOR THE FUTURE AND INSPIRES ALL OF US TO EFFECT POSITIVE CHANGE.
Lenox, MA
Assets: $18m
Revenue: $3m
Employees: 69
MISSION:
THE MOUNT IS BOTH A HISTORIC SITE AND A CENTER FOR CULTURE INSPIRED BY ITS CREATOR, EDITH WHARTON. IT WELCOMES MORE THAN 50,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY WHO COME TO TOUR THE ESTATE OR ATTEND ONE OF THE MANY READINGS, LECTURES, PERFORMANCES OR OTHER PROGRAMS THAT THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS.
Mount Vernon, OH
Assets: $18m
Revenue: $469k
MISSION:
TO SUPPORT THE PERFORMING ARTS AND THE HERITAGE OF KNOX COUNTY BEGINNING WITH THE RENOVATION, RESTORATION AND OPERATION OF THE WOODWARD OPERA HOUSE AND TO ENGAGE IN ANY LAWFUL ART OR ACTIVITY PERMITTED UNDER THE OHIO REVISED CODE SECTION 1702.1 TO 1202.87 INCLUSIVE.
Lincoln, NE
Assets: $18m
Revenue: $2m
Employees: 4
MISSION:
SECURE PRIVATE SUPPORT TO INCREASE APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF NEBRASKA HISTORY.
Washington, DC
Assets: $17m
Revenue: $2m
Employees: 2
MISSION:
RENOVATING AND REFURBISHING THE BLAIR HOUSE FOR THE U. S. GOVERNMENT
Washington, DC
Assets: $17m
Revenue: $3m
Employees: 14
MISSION:
THE COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE HISTORY OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.
Washington, DC
Assets: $17m
Revenue: $4m
Employees: 2
MISSION:
THE FOUNDATION FOR ART AND PRESERVATION IN EMBASSIES (FAPE) IS DEDICATED TO ENHANCING THE UNITED STATES' IMAGE ABROAD THROUGH AMERICAN ART. FOUNDED AS A PUBLIC-PRIVATE, NON-PARTISAN PARTNERSHIP IN 1986, FAPE WORKS WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE TO CONTRIBUTE FINE ART TO U.S. EMBASSIES AROUND THE WORLD. FAPE'S DONATIONS INCLUDE WORKS BY MORE THAN 240 PREEMINENT AMERICAN ARTISTS PLACED IN MORE THAN 140 COUNTRIES.
Redwood City, CA
Assets: $17m
Revenue: $2m
Employees: 25
MISSION:
TO PRESERVE AND EXHIBIT THE HISTORY OF SAN MATEO COUNTY.
Geneva, NY
Assets: $16m
Revenue: $3m
Employees: 11
MISSION:
GENEVA HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS DEDICATED TO ENGAGING DIVERSE AUDIENCES IN AN ON-GOING DIALOGUE ABOUT THE SHARED HERITAGE OF GENEVA, NEW YORK AND ITS ENVIRONS.
Manchester, VT
Assets: $16m
Revenue: $5m
Employees: 74
MISSION:
THE MISSION OF THE FRIENDS OF HILDENE, INC. IS "VALUES INTO ACTION". OUR CORE VALUES ARE "INTEGRITY, PERSEVERENCE, AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY". OUR KEY ACTIONS ARE "PRESERVATION, LAND CONSERVATION, SUSTAINABILITY AND CIVIL CIVIC DISCOURSE".
Richmond, VA
Assets: $15m
Revenue: $1m
Employees: 9
MISSION:
TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF RICHMOND BY PRESERVING OUR DIVERSE HISTORIC BUILDINGS, NEIGHBORHOODS, AND PLACES, SPARKING REVITALIZATION, AND CHAMPIONING OUR DISTINCTIVE ARCHITECTURAL LEGACY. HISTORIC RICHMOND PRESERVES, PROTECTS, AND PROMOTES THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND PLACES OF RICHMOND FOR THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT OF OUR CITY. TO ACCOMPLISH THESE OBJECTIVES, HISTORIC RICHMOND WILL BUY AND SELL HISTORIC PROPERTIES, UNDERTAKE RESTORATION PROJECTS, AND CARRY OUT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
Baltimore, MD
Assets: $15m
Revenue: $3m
Employees: 17
MISSION:
PROVISION OF GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO PRESERVE HISTORIC PROPERTIES IN MARYLAND
Oklahoma City, OK
Assets: $15m
Revenue: $2m
Employees: 31
MISSION:
THE OKLAHOMA HALL OF FAME PRESERVES OKLAHOMA'S UNIQUE HISTORY WHILE PROMOTING PRIDE IN OUR GREAT STATE THROUGH EACH OF ITS PROGRAMS AND THE GAYLORD-PICKENS MUSEUM
Brookneal, VA
Assets: $15m
Revenue: $1m
Employees: 24
MISSION:
THE PATRICK HENRY MEMORIAL FOUNDATION POSSESSES THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF PATRICK HENRY ARTIFACTS AND MEMORABILIA IN THE NATION. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COLLECTION IS TO AID IN EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE LIFE, TIMES, PHILOSOPHY, AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO POSTERITY OF PATRICK HENRY.
Panna Maria, TX
Assets: $15m
Revenue: $2m
Employees: 4
MISSION:
CONSERVE, PRESERVE AND PROMOTE THE HERITAGE OF PANNA MARIA AND EDUCATE DESCENDANTS.
Indianapolis, IN
Assets: $15m
Revenue: $2m
MISSION:
IT IS THE MISSION OF THE CHHF TO PRESERVE AND CELEBRATE THE ARCHITECTURAL, CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE OF THE CITY'S OLDEST URBAN GREEN SPACE, CROWN HILL CEMETERY.
Washington, DC
Assets: $15m
Revenue: $9m
Employees: 39
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to interpret, collect and preserve the historical heritage of a specific geographic location.
Carlisle, PA
Assets: $15m
Revenue: $2m
Employees: 17
MISSION:
THE MISSION OF THE SOCIETY IS TO COLLECT, PRESERVE, INTERPRET AND PROMOTE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ABOUT THE HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. THE VISION OF THE SOCIETY IS TO BECOME A NATIONAL MODEL FOR DEMONSTRATING HOW HISTORY, STORY-TELLING, MATERIAL CULTURE AND PRESERVATION PROMOTES SOCIAL WELL-BEING, SERVICE AND CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT WITH LOCAL RESOURCES.