How many museums are there in Illinois?

159 museums file a Form 990 with the IRS in Illinois.

What else are Archaeological Museums called?

Also known as Archeological Museums, Automobile Museums, Boat Museums, Circus Museums, Comedy Museums, Crime Museums, Culture-Specific Museums, Doll Museums, Film Museums, Fire-Fighting Museums, Forestry Museums, Gun Museums, Hall of Fame, Historic Ships, Hobby Museums, Holocaust Museums, Lapidary Arts Museums, Logging/Lumber Museums, Mapparium Museums, Marine Museums, Maritime Museums, Model Train Museums, Money/Numismatic Museums, Motion Picture Museums, Musical Instrument Museums, Naval Museums, Observatories, Philatelic Museums, Planetaria, Planetarium, Postal Museums, Railroad Museums, Religious Museums, Scouting Museums, Ship Museums, Specialized Museums, Sport Halls of Fame, Sports Museums, Theater Museums, Toy Museums, Train Museums, Transportation Museums, Video Museums, Visitors Center, Wax Museums, Whaling Museums, and Woodcarving Museums.

Museums · Illinois

Museums nonprofits in Illinois

159 museums in Illinois file a Form 990. Together they report $74 million in revenue and hold $434 million in assets.

The largest are Adler Planetarium, The Richard H Driehaus Museum, and The Dusable Black History Museum And Education Center.

Organizations

159

Total revenue

$73.7M

Total assets

$433.7M

Museums in Illinois

Largest by revenue first.

Adler Planetarium 501(c)(3) · Chicago, IL	$22.0M
The Richard H Driehaus Museum 501(c)(3) · Chicago, IL	$5.9M
The Dusable Black History Museum And Education Center 501(c)(3) · Chicago, IL	$5.7M
Peoria Riverfront Museum 501(c)(3) · Peoria, IL	$4.9M
Illinois Railway Museum Inc 501(c)(3) · Union, IL	$3.2M
Renaissance Society At The University Of Chicago 501(c)(3) · Chicago, IL	$2.1M
Irish American Heritage Center 501(c)(3) · Chicago, IL	$1.7M
Midway Village & Museum Center 501(c)(3) · Rockford, IL	$1.6M
National Hellenic Museum 501(c)(3) · Chicago, IL	$1.6M
Mclean County Historical Society 501(c)(3) · Bloomington, IL	$1.5M
DDefenbaugh Charitable Trust 501(c)(3) · Ancona, IL	$1.3M
Harry And Della Burpee Museum Association 501(c)(3) · Rockford, IL	$1.3M
PPeoria Riverfront Museum Foundation 501(c)(3) · Peoria, IL	$1.2M
Cosley Foundation Inc 501(c)(3) · Wheaton, IL	$1.1M
Muddy Waters Mojo Museum 501(c)(3) · Chicago, IL	$1.1M
Polish Museum Of America 501(c)(3) · Chicago, IL	$1.1M
Swedish American Museum Association Of Chicago 501(c)(3) · Chicago, IL	$1.0M
Childrens Museum Of Oak Park Inc 501(c)(3) · Oak Park, IL	$911K
Klairmont Kollections Nfp 501(c)(3) · Chicago, IL	$851K
Northwest Territory Historic Center 501(c)(3) · Dixon, IL	$841K
Lizzadro Museum Of Lapidary Arts 501(c)(3) · Oak Brook, IL	$827K
National A Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum Inc 501(c)(3) · Chicago, IL	$797K
Balzekas Museum Of Lithuanian Culture 501(c)(3) · Chicago, IL	$791K
Illinois Rock & Roll Museum On Route 66 Nfp 501(c)(3) · Joliet, IL	$713K
Illinois State Museum Society Museum Building 501(c)(3) · Springfield, IL	$626K
National Italian American Sports Hall Of Fame Inc 501(c)(3) · Chicago, IL	$616K
Jacksonville Area Center For Independent Living 501(c)(3) · Jacksonville, IL	$520K
Edwardsville Childrens Museum Inc 501(c)(3) · Edwardsville, IL	$516K
Wheels O' Time Museum 501(c)(3) · Dunlap, IL	$375K
SSchaaf Truck And Tractor Museum 501(c)(3) · Frankfort, IL	$366K
WWestern Illinois Museum 501(c)(3) · Macomb, IL	$357K
AArcola Foundation 501(c)(3) · Arcola, IL	$355K
Hieronymus Mueller Family Foundation 501(c)(3) · Decatur, IL	$303K
JJacksonville Area Museum Foundation 501(c)(3) · Jacksonville, IL	$298K
Ukrainian National Museum 501(c)(3) · Chicago, IL	$290K
House Of Miles East St Louis 501(c)(3) · East St Louis, IL	$289K
CChicagoland Sports Hall Of Fame 501(c)(3) · Chicago, IL	$278K
Coliseum Museum Of Art Antiques And Americana Foundation 501(c)(3) · Oregon, IL	$268K
The Trapshooting Hall Of Fame Inc 501(c)(3) · Sparta, IL	$253K
SScitopia Foundation 501(c)(3) · Chicago, IL	$250K
PPrairieland Heritage Museum Institute 501(c)(3) · Jacksonville, IL	$234K
Chicago Collections Consortium Inc Nfp 501(c)(3) · Chicago, IL	$226K
Lawndale Pop-Up Spot 501(c)(3) · Chicago, IL	$216K
Friends Of The Kidswork Children'S Museum Of New Lenox Nfp 501(c)(3) · New Lenox, IL	$212K
National Museum Of Gospel Music 501(c)(3) · Chicago, IL	$197K
The Legacy Project 501(c)(3) · Chicago, IL	$192K
Vintage Purse Museum Nfp 501(c)(3) · Kankakee, IL	$179K
Project 15 Corp 501(c)(3) · El Paso, IL	$166K
Dewitt County Museum Assn 501(c)(3) · Clinton, IL	$161K
Washington Historical Society 501(c)(3) · Washington, IL	$152K
Lake Bluff History Museum 501(c)(3) · Lake Bluff, IL	$152K
Galesburg Railroad Museum Inc 501(c)(3) · Galesburg, IL	$143K
Museum Of Broadcast Communications 501(c)(3) · Chicago, IL	$128K
England Manor Underground Railroad Museum 501(c)(3) · Waukegan, IL	$119K
Litchfield Museum & Route 66 Welcome Center 501(c)(3) · Litchfield, IL	$116K
Chicago National Brewseum 501(c)(3) · Chicago, IL	$109K
SSuper Museum Historic Foundation Inc Nfp 501(c)(3) · Metropolis, IL	$107K
Basketball Museum Of Illinois Inc 501(c)(3) · Elburn, IL	$79K
MMercer County Historical Society 501(c)(3) · Aledo, IL	$76K
Chicago Literary Hall Of Fame 501(c)(3) · Chicago, IL	$76K
NNational Stearman Foundation Inc 501(c)(3) · Galesburg, IL	$74K
IIllinois Model Railroad Museum 501(c)(3) · Lake Forest, IL	$60K
Illinois Aviation Museum At Bolingbrook 501(c)(3) · Bolingbrook, IL	$58K
American Toby Jug Museum 501(c)(3) · Evanston, IL	$52K
Illinois National Guard & Militia Historical Society Inc 501(c)(3) · Springfield, IL	$43K
TThe Center For Womens History And Leadership 501(c)(3) · Evanston, IL	$42K
Wright House Property Nfp 501(c)(3) · Effingham, IL	$34K
TThe Ottawa Historical And Scouting Heritage Museum 501(c)(3) · Ottawa, IL	$34K
RRichland Heritage Museum Foundation 501(c)(3) · Olney, IL	$32K
MMt Jennings Foundation 501(c)(3) · Pearl City, IL	$23K
Heritage In Flight Museum Inc 501(c)(3) · Lincoln, IL	$21K
DDekalb Area Agricultural Heritage Association Inc 501(c)(3) · Dekalb, IL	$20K
LLabor & Industry Museum 501(c)(3) · Belleville, IL	$19K
Air Classics Inc 501(c)(3) · Sugar Grove, IL	$18K
The Friends Of The Vatican 501(c)(3) · Chicago, IL	$14K
NNorthern Illinois Fire Museum 501(c)(3) · Cary, IL	$11K
TThe Emma Collection Of Art Inc 501(c)(3) · Elkhart, IL	$11K
Busy Brains Childrens Museum 501(c)(3) · Lake Villa, IL	$8K
Wood River Refinery History Museum 501(c)(3) · Roxana, IL	$8K
FFriends Of The John Neumeier Foundation 501(c)(3) · Chicago, IL	$4K
IInternational Society Of Sons And Daughters Of Slave Ancestry 501(c)(3) · Chicago, IL	$1K
BBielenberg Historic Pullman Housefoundation 501(c)(3) · Frankfort, IL	$1K
Chester Gould Dick Tracy Museum Foundation 501(c)(3) · Geneva, IL	$924
IIllinois Coal Museum At Gillespie 501(c)(3) · Gillespie, IL	$0
IInstitute Museum Inc 501(c)(3) · Chicago, IL	$0
AAmerican Legacy Collection Foundation 501(c)(3) · Chicago, IL	$0
MMellijor Charitable Foundation Inc 501(c)(3) · Winthrop Hbr, IL	$0
RRock Island Independents Pro Football Museum 501(c)(3) · Rock Island, IL	$0
Scott Field Heritage Air Park 501(c)(3) · Mascoutah, IL	$0
EEasley Pioneer Museum Foundation Inc 501(c)(3) · Ipava, IL	$0
AAmerican Collectibles Museum 501(c)(3) · Quincy, IL	$0
SSeattle Sutton Marseilles Museum Inc 501(c)(3) · Marseilles, IL	$0
MMuseum Of Vernacular Arts Inc 501(c)(3) · Chicago, IL	$0
CClassic Characters Toy Museum 501(c)(3) · Chicago, IL	$0
CCornell-Amity Township Museum 501(c)(3) · Cornell, IL	$0
VVandalia Railroads Museum Foundation 501(c)(3) · Vandalia, IL	$0
NNational Museum Of African Americans On Stamps 501(c)(3) · Edwardsville, IL	$0
IIllinois State Trapshooting Hall Of Fame Museum 501(c)(3) · Carlinville, IL	$0
TThe National Museum Of Health And Medicine Chicago 501(c)(3) · Wheaton, IL	$0
SSt Marys Museum 501(c)(3) · Shawneetown, IL	$0

Museums by metro area

Chicago43 orgs

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