Missouri Historical Society Jefferson Memorial Building, operating under the name Missouri History Museum, is located in St Louis, MO. The organization was established in 1943. According to its NTEE Classification (A54) the organization is classified as: History Museums, under the broad grouping of Arts, Culture & Humanities and related organizations. As of 12/2023, Missouri History Museum employed 232 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Missouri History Museum is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.
For the year ending 12/2023, Missouri History Museum generated $22.4m in total revenue. This represents relatively stable growth, over the past 9 years the organization has increased revenue by an average of 3.2% each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $21.8m during the year ending 12/2023. While expenses have increased by 3.5% per year over the past 9 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.
Form
990
Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing
TAX YEAR
2023
Describe the Organization's Mission:
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TO SERVE AS THE CONFLUENCE OF HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES TO INSPIRE AND ENGAGE OUR AUDIENCES.
Describe the Organization's Program Activity:
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SOLDIERS MEMORIAL: MHS OPERATES AND MANAGES THE SOLDIERS MEMORIAL MILITARY MUSEUM UNDER AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS. MHS OPENED THE SOLDIERS MEMORIAL AND THE COURT OF HONOR IN NOVEMBER OF 2018 AFTER AN EXTENSIVE $30 MILLION REVITALIZATION AND RENOVATION PROJECT. THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARTNERED WITH THE MHS AFTER CONSIDERATION OF OUR EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WITH MUSEUM OPERATIONS. THE MHS IS AN ACCREDITED MUSEUM BY THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS. IN 2023, SOLDIERS MEMORIAL WELCOMED NEARLY 23,000 VISITORS. OPERATIONS: SOLDIERS MEMORIAL MILITARY MUSEUM FULFILLS THREE PRIMARY ROLES FOR THE ST. LOUIS COMMUNITY. FIRST, IT SERVES AS A PUBLIC MEMORIAL TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN SERVICE. THE MUSEUM BUILDING AND THE OUTDOOR COURT OF HONOR ARE HOME TO MEMORIALS TO WORLD WAR I, WORLD WAR II, THE KOREAN WAR, THE VIETNAM WAR, AND SERVICE MEMBERS WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES WHILE IN SERVICE SINCE 1975. SECONDLY, WITH ITS MULTIPLE MEETING ROOMS, SOLDIERS MEMORIAL HOSTS A WIDE ARRAY OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS THAT EDUCATE ON ST. LOUIS' ROLE IN SERVICE SINCE ITS EARLIEST DAYS. IN COLLABORATION WITH EXTERNAL PARTNERS, THE MEETING ROOMS ARE ALSO USED TO PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES TO VETERANS. THE MEETING ROOMS ARE ALSO USED BY MANY VETERAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS FOR THEIR RECURRING MEETINGS. FINALLY, SOLDIERS MEMORIAL SERVES AS A MUSEUM THAT HOSTS A 4,000 SQUARE FOOT PERMANENT GALLERY THAT SHARES THE STORY OF "ST. LOUIS IN SERVICE" FROM THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR THROUGH TODAY. THROUGHOUT 2023, THE MEMORIAL WAS ALSO HOME TO A 4,600 SQUARE FOOT TEMPORARY GALLERY, "VIETNAM: AT WAR AND AT HOME." THE EXHIBITION SHARED THE EXPERIENCES OF ST. LOUISANS DURING THE VIETNAM WAR.
LIBRARY AND COLLECTIONS AND DIGITAL INITIATIVES: THE MISSOURI HISTORICAL SOCIETY HOLDS THE PREMIER REGIONAL HISTORY COLLECTION DOCUMENTING ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, THE MISSISSIPPI AND MISSOURI VALLEYS, THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE TERRITORY AND THE AMERICAN WEST. AN INTEGRATED AND MULTI-FORMAT COLLECTION, IT SERVES AN AUDIENCE OF DIVERSE LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL READERS AND RESEARCHERS. LIBRARY AND COLLECTIONS AND DIGITAL INITIATIVES INCLUDES THE EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH STEWARDSHIP OF THE COLLECTION OVERALL COVERING SALARIES AND SUPPLIES ASSOCIATED WITH CONSERVING, CATALOGING, PROCESSING, HOUSING, DIGITIZING AND MAKING ACCESSIBLE THE COLLECTIONS. MHS COLLECTIONS ARE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE LIBRARY AND RESEARCH CENTER, EXHIBITIONS AT THE MUSEUM AND SOLDIERS MEMORIAL, THROUGH LOANS TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS, OUR ONLINE WEBSITE INCLUDING THE ONLINE COLLECTIONS SEARCH, AND VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. IN 2023, IN-PERSON VISITATION TO THE LIBRARY AND RESEARCH CENTER WAS 3,595. STAFF PROVIDED REMOTE REFERENCE SERVICES TO 3,313 RESEARCHERS VIA PHONE, FAX, MAIL, OR EMAIL, AN INCREASE OF 21% FROM 2022. THERE WERE 122,458 RESEARCH VISITS TO MOHISTORY.ORG AND 2,218,808 VIEWED PAGES TO OUR MOHISTORY.ORG WEBSITE. THE COLLECTIONS CURRENTLY CONSIST OF MORE THAN 179,000 ARTIFACTS IN A VARIETY OF FORMATS THAT DOCUMENT THE EVERYDAY LIFE OF THE DIVERSE INHABITANTS OF OUR REGION. THE LIBRARY CONTAINS MORE THE 100,000 VOLUMES. THE MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS COMPRISE MORE THAT 7,900 LINEAR FEET OF ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT RECORDS. THE PHOTOGRAPHS AND PRINTS COLLECTIONS CONTAIN MORE THAN 1 MILLION IMAGES. THE SOUND AND MOVING IMAGES COLLECTION INCLUDES MORE THAN 74,000 ITEMS. IN 2023, THERE WERE 207 DONATIONS MADE BY DONORS TO THE MHS COLLECTIONS ALONG WITH 10 PURCHASES OF ITEMS USING MHS ACQUISITIONS FUNDS.
EXHIBITIONS: THE MISSOURI HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESENTS MANY EXHIBITS EACH YEAR, BOTH PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY. THE TEMPORARY EXHIBITS ARE A COMBINATION OF EXHIBITS THAT FOCUS ON THE ST. LOUIS STORY CREATED BY IN-HOUSE TEAMS AND TRAVELING EXHIBITS THAT TELL NATIONAL AND GLOBAL STORIES DEVELOPED BY THE COUNTRY'S LEADING MUSEUMS. IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, EXHIBITS HAVE INCLUDED THE OPENING OF MHS'S FIRST NEW 1904 WORLD'S FAIR EXHIBIT IN 20 YEARS TO EXHIBITS ON ST. LOUIS'S RICH BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND LGBTQIA+ HISTORY - WITH VISITORS DIVING INTO THE HISTORICAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF QUEER ST. LOUISANS AND EVEN BEING INVITED TO COLOR ON THE WALLS OF THE MISSOURI HISTORY MUSEUM. PAST EXHIBITS HAVE SHOWCASED EVERYTHING FROM A MAJOR EXPLORATION OF ST. LOUIS'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMERICAN MUSIC, TO THE EXPERIENCES OF ST. LOUISANS DURING THE VIETNAM WAR, BOTH AT WAR AND AT HOME; HAVE SHARED STORIES OF WHY ST. LOUIS IS CALLED THE GATEWAY TO THE WEST AND HOW ST. LOUIS WOMEN FOUGHT FOR A VOICE EVEN BEFORE THEY HAD THE VOTE AND HOW THEY PLAYED AN INSTRUMENTAL PART IN THE PASSAGE OF THE 19TH AMENDMENT. IN 2023, MHS SAW STEADY ATTENDANCE GAINS, WELCOMING MORE THAN 270,000 VISITORS TO ITS THREE LOCATIONS, AND PROJECTS RETURNING TO PRE-PANDEMIC ATTENDANCE LEVELS IN 2024.
Name (title) | Role | Hours | Compensation |
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Jody Sowell President And CEO | Officer | 40 | $281,131 |
Karen M Goering Managing Director - Operations | Officer | 40 | $205,418 |
Christina Renz Chief Financial Officer | Officer | 40 | $178,952 |
Katherine Van Allen Managing Director - Museum Services | 40 | $164,327 | |
Melissa Jones Managing Director - Philanthropy | 40 | $166,445 | |
Dara Taylor Managing Director - Deia | 40 | $132,990 |
Vendor Name (Service) | Service Year | Compensation |
---|---|---|
Huaroco Landscaping Llc Landscaping | 12/30/22 | $129,195 |
Gabriel Group Fundraising Initiatives | 12/30/22 | $107,487 |
Statement of Revenue | |
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Federated campaigns | $0 |
Membership dues | $735,589 |
Fundraising events | $6,451 |
Related organizations | $0 |
Government grants | $12,102,891 |
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above | $3,557,770 |
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f | $63,256 |
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar | $16,402,701 |
Total Program Service Revenue | $90,284 |
Investment income | $4,594,989 |
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds | $0 |
Royalties | $0 |
Net Rental Income | $0 |
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales | $824,060 |
Net Income from Fundraising Events | -$282 |
Net Income from Gaming Activities | $0 |
Net Income from Sales of Inventory | $96,769 |
Miscellaneous Revenue | $0 |
Total Revenue | $22,374,606 |
Statement of Expenses | |
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Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments. | $0 |
Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals. | $0 |
Grants and other assistance to Foreign Orgs/Individuals | $0 |
Benefits paid to or for members | $0 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $733,115 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $733,115 |
Compensation to disqualified persons | $0 |
Other salaries and wages | $8,859,730 |
Pension plan accruals and contributions | $394,807 |
Other employee benefits | $1,233,456 |
Payroll taxes | $686,652 |
Fees for services: Management | $0 |
Fees for services: Legal | $28,268 |
Fees for services: Accounting | $57,940 |
Fees for services: Lobbying | $0 |
Fees for services: Fundraising | $46,793 |
Fees for services: Investment Management | $443,212 |
Fees for services: Other | $583,733 |
Advertising and promotion | $557,095 |
Office expenses | $481,544 |
Information technology | $324,653 |
Royalties | $0 |
Occupancy | $1,113,023 |
Travel | $146,103 |
Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials | $0 |
Conferences, conventions, and meetings | $0 |
Interest | $0 |
Payments to affiliates | $0 |
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization | $1,530,207 |
Insurance | $498,140 |
All other expenses | $1,491,972 |
Total functional expenses | $21,820,270 |
Balance Sheet | |
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Cash—non-interest-bearing | $15,064,646 |
Savings and temporary cash investments | $0 |
Pledges and grants receivable | $9,938,496 |
Accounts receivable, net | $98,247 |
Loans from Officers, Directors, or Controlling Persons | $0 |
Loans from Disqualified Persons | $0 |
Notes and loans receivable | $0 |
Inventories for sale or use | $79,269 |
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges | $431,996 |
Net Land, buildings, and equipment | $20,364,173 |
Investments—publicly traded securities | $98,400,660 |
Investments—other securities | $0 |
Investments—program-related | $0 |
Intangible assets | $0 |
Other assets | $842,604 |
Total assets | $145,220,091 |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $1,726,796 |
Grants payable | $0 |
Deferred revenue | $142,591 |
Tax-exempt bond liabilities | $0 |
Escrow or custodial account liability | $0 |
Loans and other payables to any current Officer, Director, or Controlling Person | $0 |
Secured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Unsecured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Other liabilities | $1,422,502 |
Total liabilities | $3,291,889 |
Net assets without donor restrictions | $57,321,806 |
Net assets with donor restrictions | $84,606,396 |
Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds | $0 |
Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building, or equipment fund | $0 |
Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds | $0 |
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances | $145,220,091 |