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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

Walt Disney Family Museum

San Francisco, CA

Assets: $57m

Revenue: $13m

MISSION:

FUNDRAISE FOR AND OPERATE THE WALT DISNEY FAMILY MUSEUM AND ITS EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS.

Museum Of Jewish Heritage A Living Memorial To The Holocaust

New York, NY

Assets: $55m

Revenue: $10m

MISSION:

THE MUSEUM SERVES AS NEW YORK'S HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM. SEE SCHEDULE O.

Holocaust Memorial Center

Farmington Hills, MI

Assets: $47m

Revenue: $22m

MISSION:

THE HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTER, KNOWN AS THE ZEKELMAN HOLOCAUST CENTER (THE HC), EDUCATES ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST THROUGH EXHIBITS, LIBRARY, PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND TEACHER TRAINING.

The National Museum Of African American Music

Nashville, TN

Assets: $43m

Revenue: $9m

MISSION:

TO EDUCATE THE WORLD, PRESERVE THE LEGACY, AND CELEBRATE THE CENTRAL ROLE AFRICAN AMERICANS PLAY IN CREATING THE AMERICAN SOUNDTRACK

Owsley Brown Frazier Historical Arms Museum Foundation Inc

Louisville, KY

Assets: $43m

Revenue: $4m

MISSION:

TO IGNITE THE HUMAN SPIRIT WITH THOUGHTFULLY CRAFTED STORIES TO SPARK CURIOSITY ABOUT WHO WE ARE AND OUR CONNECTION TO THE FUTURE. WE TELL STORIES THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIPS AND CAMPS, PROGRAMS, EVENTS, TOURS, TASTINGS, AND OUR VIRTUAL FRAZIER MAGAZINE.

Wjo Foundation

Los Angeles, CA

Assets: $41m

Revenue: $20m

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.

Lone Star Flight Museum

Houston, TX

Assets: $41m

Revenue: $4m

MISSION:

THE MISSION OF THE LONE STAR FLIGHT MUSEUM (LSFM) IS TO CELEBRATE FLIGHT AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN TEXAS AVIATION HISTORY AND TO ENGAGE OUR YOUTH THROUGH SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY, AND MATH (STEM). OUR VISION IS TO BE A DYNAMIC AND INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL MUSEUM REACHING THE YOUTH OF TEXAS AS A RECOGNIZED EXPERIENCE OF CHOICE. WE BELIEVE AVIATION INSPIRES ACHIEVEMENT AND ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES.

North Carolina Civil War History Center Foundation

Fayetteville, NC

Assets: $41m

Revenue: $30m

MISSION:

TO TELL THE STORY OF THE CIVIL WAR AND ALL OF ITS RAMIFICATIONS FOR THE ENTIRE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.

Plimoth Patuxet Museums Inc

Plymouth, MA

Assets: $40m

Revenue: $9m

MISSION:

PLIMOTH PATUXET IS THE LIVING HISTORY MUSEUM OF THE 17TH-CENTURY ATLANTIC WORLD BASED IN PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS.

Middleton Place Foundation

Charleston, SC

Assets: $39m

Revenue: $10m

MISSION:

TO SUSTAIN THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF PRESERVATION AND INTERPRETATION FOR MIDDLETON PLACE.

Dimitris Bertsimas-Georgia Perakis Foundation

Belmont, MA

Assets: $38m

Revenue: $2m

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.

Lower East Side Tenement Museum

New York, NY

Assets: $37m

Revenue: $9m

MISSION:

THE TENEMENT MUSEUM TELLS THE UNIQUELY AMERICAN STORIES OF IMMIGRANTS, MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES IN THE ONGOING CREATION OF OUR NATION.

Motown Historical Museum Inc

Detroit, MI

Assets: $36m

Revenue: $15m

MISSION:

THE ORGANIZATION COLLECTS DOCUMENTS, OBJECTS, PICTURES, CLOTHING, AND ARTIFACTS WHICH DEPICT AND DEMONSTRATE THE HISTORY, AND PRESERVE THE LEGACY AND TRADITION, OF A MUSICAL ERA FOR DISPLAY TO THE PUBLIC.

Lorraine Civil Rights Museum Foundation

Memphis, TN

Assets: $36m

Revenue: $15m

MISSION:

THE NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM (NCRM), LOCATED AT THE HISTORIC LORRAINE MOTEL, HONORS AND PRESERVES THE LEGACY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING. WE CHRONICLE THE AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND TELL THE STORY OF THE ONGOING STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. WE EDUCATE AND SERVE AS A CATALYST TO INSPIRE ACTION TO CREATE POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE.

Heritage Plantation Of Sandwich Inc

Sandwich, MA

Assets: $35m

Revenue: $7m

MISSION:

CELEBRATE AMERICAN CULTURE AND INSPIRES PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO EXPLORE, DISCOVER AND LEARN TOGETHER.

American Civil War Museum

Richmond, VA

Assets: $34m

Revenue: $3m

MISSION:

THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MUSEUM IS TO BE THE PREEMINENT CENTER FOR THE EXPLORATION OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR AND ITS LEGACIES FROM MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES: UNION AND CONFEDERATE, ENSLAVED AND FREE AFRICAN AMERICANS, SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS.

Buffalo Transportation Museum

Buffalo, NY

Assets: $33m

Revenue: $3m

MISSION:

THE ESTABLISHMENT & OPERATION OF A MUSEUM DEVOTED TO STIMULATING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE HISTORY OF TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRIES IN US & EMPHASIS ON DEVELOPMENTS & INNOVATIONS ORIGINATING IN BUFFALO & NIAG FRONTIER.

Montpelier Foundation

Orange, VA

Assets: $33m

Revenue: $7m

MISSION:

A MEMORIAL TO JAMES MADISON AND THE ENSLAVED COMMUNITY, A MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY, AND A CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL EDUCATION THAT ENGAGES THE PUBLIC WITH THE ENDURING LEGACY OF MADISON'S MOST POWERFUL IDEA: GOVERNMENT BY THE PEOPLE.

Valentine Museum

Richmond, VA

Assets: $32m

Revenue: $4m

MISSION:

THE MISSION OF THE VALENTINE IS TO ENGAGE, EDUCATE AND CHALLENGE A DIVERSE AUDIENCE BY COLLECTING, PRESERVING AND INTERPRETING RICHMOND'S HISTORY.

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Inc

Cincinnati, OH

Assets: $31m

Revenue: $4m

MISSION:

TO REVEAL STORIES ABOUT FREEDOM'S HEROES, FROM THE ERA OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD TO CONTEMPORARY TIMES, CHALLENGING AND INSPIRING EVERYONE TO TAKE COURAGEOUS STEPS FOR FREEDOM TODAY.