How many historical organizations are there in the United States?

11,068 historical organizations file a Form 990 with the IRS in the United States.

Historical Organizations

Historical Organizations nonprofits in the U.S.

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Also known as Family Histories, Family Name Societies, Genealogical Societies, Genealogy, Holocaust Memorials, Material Culture Conservation, Memorials, Monuments, Patriotic Societies, Presidential Birthplaces, Veterans Memorials, and War Memorials.

Organizations that promote awareness of and appreciation for history and historical artifacts. Use this code for organizations that are not specified below. 11,068 historical organizations file a Form 990 in the United States. Together they report $2.7 billion in revenue and hold $13 billion in assets. Browse the largest below, or drill in by state. Also called Family Histories, Family Name Societies, Genealogical Societies, Genealogy, Holocaust Memorials, Material Culture Conservation, Memorials, Monuments, Patriotic Societies, Presidential Birthplaces, Veterans Memorials, War Memorials.

The largest are The Barack Obama Foundation, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and National Trust For Historic Preservation In The United States.

Organizations

11,068

Total revenue

$2.7B

Total assets

$12.9B

Largest historical organizations

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Top 100 by revenue · 11,068 historical organizations nationwide

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Organization	State	Revenue	Assets
The Barack Obama Foundation Chicago	IL	$209.8M	$1.1B
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Williamsburg	VA	$149.4M	$1.7B
National Trust For Historic Preservation In The United States Washington	DC	$104.1M	$562.9M
Minnesota Historical Society Saint Paul	MN	$96.8M	$349.3M
Mount Vernon Ladies Association Of The Union Mount Vernon	VA	$82.2M	$400.7M
Navy Pier Inc Chicago	IL	$74.6M	$183.2M
New York Historical Society New York	NY	$62.3M	$280.0M
Preservation Society Of Newport County Newport	RI	$44.0M	$105.7M
Atlanta Historical Society Inc Atlanta	GA	$43.2M	$222.1M
Ohio Historical Society Columbus	OH	$40.4M	$6.5M
Fox Theatre Inc Atlanta	GA	$37.4M	$132.9M
Statue Of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation Inc New York	NY	$36.4M	$103.8M
National Society Of The Daughters Of The American Revolution Washington	DC	$33.9M	$0
Seventh Regiment Armory Conservancy Inc New York	NY	$28.7M	$268.3M
World Monuments Fund Inc New York	NY	$26.1M	$96.0M
Franklin County Historical Society Columbus	OH	$25.4M	$26.8M
Atlanta Beltline Partnership Inc Atlanta	GA	$24.9M	$28.0M
Virginia Historical Society Richmond	VA	$24.6M	$176.8M
National World War I Museum And Memorial Kansas City	MO	$24.4M	$58.4M
Vizcaya Museum And Gardens Trust Inc Miami	FL	$23.4M	$19.0M
T Tidewater And Big Bend Foundation Houston	TX	$22.2M	$63.1M
Historical Society Of Western Pennsylvania Pittsburgh	PA	$22.1M	$90.1M
Hillwood Estate Museum & Gardens Washington	DC	$20.8M	$391.5M
Uss Missouri Memorial Association Inc Honolulu	HI	$19.0M	$52.1M
Old Dartmouth Historical Society New Bedford	MA	$18.7M	$51.3M
Friends Of The High Line Inc New York	NY	$18.4M	$122.0M
Indiana Historical Society Indianapolis	IN	$17.5M	$144.0M
Connecticut Historical Society Hartford	CT	$16.1M	$68.4M
Nantucket Historical Association Nantucket	MA	$14.9M	$55.5M
Historic Hudson Valley Tarrytown	NY	$14.7M	$79.1M
Abilene Heritage Square Inc Abilene	TX	$14.3M	$91.6M
Historic Landmarks Foundation Of Indiana Inc Indianapolis	IN	$13.4M	$123.2M
Heritage Conservancy Inc Doylestown	PA	$12.5M	$39.9M
Oregon Historical Society Portland	OR	$12.4M	$47.2M
The Basilica Landmark Minneapolis	MN	$11.7M	$18.3M
Home Port Alliance For The Uss New Jersey Inc Camden	NJ	$11.6M	$32.9M
Cape Ann Museum Inc Gloucester	MA	$11.5M	$38.5M
Trust For The National Mall Washington	DC	$10.2M	$28.7M
Esplanade Association Inc Boston	MA	$9.9M	$23.3M
Pineland Farms Inc New Gloucester	ME	$9.7M	$5.1M
The Army Historical Foundation Inc Fort Belvoir	VA	$9.5M	$7.1M
The Fort Ticonderoga Association Inc Ticonderoga	NY	$8.9M	$33.4M
Edward M Kennedy Institute For The United States Senate Inc Boston	MA	$8.6M	$117.3M
Association For The Preservation Of Virginia Antiquities Richmond	VA	$8.5M	$31.3M
The Lodges At Banning Mills Retreat And Conservation Center Inc Whitesburg	GA	$8.1M	$11.6M
The Walden Woods Project Lincoln	MA	$8.0M	$46.7M
Bellingrath-Morse Foundation Theodore	AL	$7.9M	$102.5M
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation New Market	VA	$7.9M	$74.7M
National Society Of The Sons Of The American Revolution Louisville	KY	$7.8M	$34.4M
C Colebrookdale Railroad Preservation Trust Boyertown	PA	$7.7M	$31.8M
Grand Opera House Inc Wilmington	DE	$7.7M	$16.1M
Palo Alto History Museum Palo Alto	CA	$7.6M	$26.8M
Western Reserve Historical Society Cleveland	OH	$7.5M	$50.9M
Adirondack Historical Association Blue Mtn Lake	NY	$7.4M	$89.1M
Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site Inc Philadelphia	PA	$7.4M	$24.0M
Fox Tucson Theatre Foundation Tucson	AZ	$7.3M	$12.6M
Cuyahoga Valley Preservation And Scenic Railway Association Peninsula	OH	$7.2M	$9.7M
Massachusetts Historical Society Boston	MA	$7.2M	$165.9M
Mount Zion Baptist Church Preservation Society Athens	OH	$7.1M	$7.3M
Colonel Il James N Pritzker Library For The Citizen Soldier Kenosha	WI	$6.7M	$41.1M
Philos Project Inc New York	NY	$6.5M	$500K
Us Navy Memorial Foundation Washington	DC	$6.5M	$10.0M
Historic Bethlehem Partnership Incorporated Bethlehem	PA	$6.3M	$19.4M
Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens Inc Akron	OH	$6.3M	$14.1M
Ntc Foundation San Diego	CA	$6.2M	$48.7M
Frank Lloyd Wright Trust Chicago	IL	$6.2M	$12.5M
Chicago Police Memorial Foundation Chicago	IL	$6.2M	$24.7M
Hoyt Sherman Place Foundation Des Moines	IA	$6.1M	$59.0M
Revolutionary Spaces Inc Boston	MA	$6.1M	$10.4M
American Opinion Foundation Inc Wakefield	MA	$6.1M	$7.8M
American Society For Yad Vashem Inc New York	NY	$6.0M	$104.2M
The Durham Museum Omaha	NE	$6.0M	$15.8M
The Josef And Anni Albers Foundation Inc Bethany	CT	$5.7M	$27.2M
Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust Vancouver	WA	$5.7M	$21.1M
Iyrs School Of Technology & Trades Inc Newport	RI	$5.4M	$21.3M
Victims Of Communism Memorial Foundation Inc Washington	DC	$5.3M	$12.1M
Longyear Foundation Chestnut Hill	MA	$5.1M	$85.7M
Hudson Library & Historical Society Hudson	OH	$5.1M	$9.0M
Maryland Historical Society Inc Baltimore	MD	$5.1M	$46.9M
Emmett Till & Mamie Till Mobley Institute Summit	IL	$5.0M	$5.9M
V Vice Presidents Residence Foundation Beverly	MA	$5.0M	$5.7M
Thomas Edison And Henry Ford Winter Estates Inc Fort Myers	FL	$4.9M	$4.9M
Providence Revolving Fund Inc Providence	RI	$4.8M	$22.1M
Chippewa Area History Center Foundation Inc Chippewa Fls	WI	$4.8M	$4.5M
Logan County Historical Society Inc Guthrie	OK	$4.6M	$5.3M
United States Foundation For The Commemoration Of The World Wars Washington	DC	$4.5M	$8.7M
Chickasaw Inkana Foundation Tupelo	MS	$4.3M	$52.5M
Historic Philadelphia Inc Philadelphia	PA	$4.3M	$4.8M
Colored Musicians Club Of Buffalo New York Inc Buffalo	NY	$4.2M	$5.5M
Deep Ellum Foundation Dallas	TX	$4.2M	$3.4M
A Air Legends Foundation San Antonio	TX	$4.2M	$60.0M
Ogden Pioneer Days Foundation Ogden	UT	$4.0M	$1.0M
Belle Meade Mansion Nashville	TN	$3.9M	$6.5M
National Society Of The Colonial Dames Of America Washington	DC	$3.9M	$17.7M
Antique Automobile Club Of America Hershey	PA	$3.8M	$25.5M
Green-Wood Historic Fund Inc Brooklyn	NY	$3.8M	$2.7M
Jamestown Yorktown Foundation Inc Williamsburg	VA	$3.7M	$30.2M
Town Hall Association Seattle	WA	$3.7M	$33.2M
Huguenot Historical Society New Paltz N Y Inc New Paltz	NY	$3.7M	$5.7M
Historicorps Morrison	CO	$3.6M	$464K

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & Business Master File. A 990 shows how an organization is run and funded — not its real-world outcomes. Figures are presented without evaluation; we do not rate, score, or rank organizations. · philanthropy.org