District of Columbia museums

Name: Top 20 Museums in District of Columbia
Creator: Cause IQ
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

There are 55museums in District of Columbia. Combined, these Washingtonianmuseumsemploy 8,318 people, earn more than $2 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $9 billion.

Skip to:

List of District of Columbia museums
Categories
Cities
Employment
Revenues

Related directory pages:

Types of museums in District of Columbia

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Museums	55	8,318	$2,233,502,990	$9,038,803,551
History museums	17	764	$221,369,474	$1,169,534,344
Art museums	7	304	$42,496,619	$430,994,278
Children's museums	4	83	$51,278,283	$70,765,763
Science and technology museums	3	284	$46,151,778	$284,087,616
Natural history and sciences museums	2	6,834	$1,855,983,046	$6,953,060,016

Showing 6 of 6categories

Museums by major District of Columbia cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Washington DC	55	8,318	$2,233,502,990	$9,038,803,551

Showing 1 of 1metros

Job trends for District of Columbia museums

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	15
1-10	8
11-25	2
26-100	7
101 to 1,000	4
1,000+	1

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in District of Columbia museums is driven by large organizations like Smithsonian Institution (SI), United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), The Phillips Collection, International Spy Museum, and Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens.

Sizes of museums in District of Columbia

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	8
$250k to $1M	11
$1M to $5M	10
$5M to $25M	7
$25M to $100M	2
$100M+	2

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Smithsonian Institution (SI), United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), Planet Word, International Spy Museum, and The National Museum of Women in the Arts earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in District of Columbia museums.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 0.3% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in District of Columbia museums with more than $100 million account for 91.4% of nonprofit earnings.

Directory of museums in District of Columbia

Want to add filters to this list, or drill down on results in detail? Open in the Cause IQ search interface

1-20 of 55

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM)

USHMM is a history museum in Washington, DC whose mission is: USHMM provides for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history.

Revenue

$184.7m

Assets

$802.2m

Employees

477

EIN

52-1309391

IRS type

501(c)(3)

National Building Museum

National museum in Washington, D.C. inspiring curiosity about design and the built environment through exhibits and education programs.

Revenue

$7.1m

Assets

$8.4m

Employees

EIN

52-1050999

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Phillips Collection

Oldest US modern art museum, with permanent and special exhibitions, educational programs, and digital engagement. Located in Washington, DC.

Revenue

$15.6m

Assets

$126.0m

Employees

240

EIN

53-0204620

IRS type

501(c)(3)

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund preserves and commemorates American law enforcement while promoting officer safety and wellness.

Revenue

$17.1m

Assets

$144.1m

Employees

EIN

52-1382926

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The National Museum of Women in the Arts

NMWA collects and elevates the achievements of women artists from all nationalities and educates the public on their outstanding accomplishments.

Revenue

$24.8m

Assets

$172.1m

Employees

EIN

52-1238810

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Smithsonian Institution (SI)

The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex, consisting of 19 museums and galleries, the National Zoological Park, and nine research facilities.

Revenue

$1.9b

Assets

$7.0b

Employees

6,834

EIN

53-0206027

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens

To delight and engage visitors with an experience inspired by the life of founder Marjorie Merriweather Post and her passion for excellence, gracious hospitality, art, history, and gardens.

Revenue

$15.6m

Assets

$309.6m

Employees

153

EIN

52-6080752

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Planet Word

Planet Word is a Museum that inspires and renews a love of words, Language, and reading through unique, immersive learning experiences.

Revenue

$41.8m

Assets

$56.1m

Employees

EIN

46-4894732

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The mission of the International Spy Museum is to educate the public about espionage and intelligence in an engaging way and to provide a context that fosters understanding of their important role in and impact on current and historic events.

Revenue

$29.0m

Assets

$140.0m

Employees

228

EIN

46-1479450

IRS type

501(c)(3)

National Children's Museum

National Childrens Museum inspires children to care about and change the world through hands-on STEAM exhibits and programs.

Revenue

$9.4m

Assets

$14.1m

Employees

EIN

23-7423491

IRS type

501(c)(3)

National Archives Foundation

The National Archives Foundation is an independent that increases public awareness of the National Archives, inspires a deeper appreciation of our country's heritage, and encourages citizen engagement in our democracy.

Revenue

$8.5m

Assets

$14.9m

Employees

EIN

52-1792608

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works

To support conservation education and career development, and to apply the expertise of the profession in addressing the nation's artistic, cultural, and historic.

Revenue

$2.0m

Assets

$6.9m

Employees

EIN

23-7424418

IRS type

501(c)(3)

White House Endowment and Acquisition Trust

The White House Endowment and Acquisition Trust supports the public rooms of the White House and its collection of fine and decorative arts. Its mission is to perpetually preserve and conserve these areas. It is located in Washington, DC.

Revenue

$3.5m

Assets

$76.6m

Employees

EIN

52-6898598

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The David Lloyd Kreeger Foundation

The David Lloyd Kreeger Foundation is a private foundation located in Washington, DC. It made two grants last year.

Revenue

$824.7k

Assets

$104.3m

Employees

EIN

52-6037451

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department Memorial Project

Mission: Restore Memorial fountain and construct Wall with names of police officers killed in duty, plus restore related museum artifacts.

Revenue

$2.0m

Assets

$1.4m

Employees

EIN

46-1976045

IRS type

501(c)(3)

National Guard Educational Foundation

National Guard Educational Foundation educates public, improves appreciation, preserves history. Located in Washington, DC with museum and library. Sponsored research and scholarships.

Revenue

$826.5k

Assets

$9.3m

Employees

EIN

52-1038433

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum (JHSGW)

Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington (JHSGW) mission is to explore the unique Jewish heritage of Washington as a hometown and as the nation's capital.

Revenue

$1.5m

Assets

$35.8m

Employees

EIN

52-6064549

IRS type

501(c)(3)

American Air Museum in Britain

American Air Museum in Britain tells the story of Americans defending democracy & freedom from British shores; it raises funds for learning & development programs.

Revenue

$1.4m

Assets

$2.2m

Employees

EIN

52-1326048

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Chinese American Museum Foundation

Nonprofit preserving and showcasing Chinese American historical and cultural materials through exhibits, events, and programs in Washington, D.C.

Revenue

$1.0m

Assets

$319.4k

Employees

EIN

82-1782141

IRS type

501(c)(3)

President Lincoln's Cottage at the Soldiers Home

A historic site in DC preserving Lincoln's legacy, connecting visitors to the authentic past and new perspectives on his life.

Revenue

$1.7m

Assets

$1.9m

Employees

EIN

47-1453864

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Want more insights on museums in District of Columbia?

There's a whole lot more to Cause IQ than what you see here. Additional filters, personnel information, peer benchmarking, Salesforce integration, vendor lists, etc. Access all the information your company needs in one place, already collected.

Schedule a demo

Over 200 customers use Cause IQ to grow, maintain, and serve their nonprofit clients.

Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.

This category corresponds to the "A50: Museums" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.

District of Columbia museums

Types of museums in District of Columbia

Museums by major District of Columbia cities

Job trends for District of Columbia museums

Sizes of museums in District of Columbia

Directory of museums in District of Columbia

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM)

National Building Museum

The Phillips Collection

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund

The National Museum of Women in the Arts

Smithsonian Institution (SI)

Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens

Planet Word

International Spy Museum

National Children's Museum

National Archives Foundation

Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works

White House Endowment and Acquisition Trust

The David Lloyd Kreeger Foundation

Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department Memorial Project

National Guard Educational Foundation

Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum (JHSGW)

American Air Museum in Britain

Chinese American Museum Foundation

President Lincoln's Cottage at the Soldiers Home

Nonprofits

Product

Customers

About