Washington DC museums
There are 181museums in the greater Washington DCmetro area, including the cities of Washington DC, Bethesda, Frederick, Gaithersburg, Rockville, Alexandria, Arlington, and Reston within the states of Maryland, District of Columbia, and Virginia. Combined, these Washington DC metro museumsemploy 9,919 people, earn more than $2 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $11 billion.
Types of museums in Washington DC
Nonprofit type | Number | Revenues |
---|---|---|
181 | $2,461,043,182 | |
84 | $265,016,172 | |
16 | $200,142,024 | |
10 | $51,364,100 | |
8 | $59,253,994 | |
6 | $1,856,391,534 |
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Job trends for Washington DC museums
Employees per organization | Number of organizations |
---|---|
0 | 30 |
1-10 | 21 |
11-25 | 11 |
26-100 | 14 |
101 to 1,000 | 6 |
1,000+ | 1 |
Key takeaways for employment stats:
- Employment in Washington DC museums is driven by large organizations like Smithsonian Institution (SI), National Gallery of Art (NGA), United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), The Phillips Collection, and International Spy Museum.
Sizes of museums in Washington DC
Revenues per organization | Number of organizations |
---|---|
< $250k | 44 |
$250k to $1M | 28 |
$1M to $5M | 15 |
$5M to $25M | 13 |
$25M to $100M | 2 |
$100M+ | 3 |
Key takeaways for revenue stats:
- Large organizations like Smithsonian Institution (SI), United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), National Gallery of Art (NGA), Planet Word, and International Spy Museum earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Washington DC museums.
- Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 0.7% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Washington DC museums with more than $100 million account for 89.2% of nonprofit earnings.
Directory of museums in Washington DC
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1-20 of 181
National Gallery of Art (NGA)
Revenue
$155.1m
Assets
$1.5b
Employees
994
EIN
53-6001666
IRS type
501(c)(3)
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM)
Revenue
$184.7m
Assets
$802.2m
Employees
477
EIN
52-1309391
IRS type
501(c)(3)
National Museum of the United States Army (NMUSA)
Revenue
$10.1m
Assets
$10.5m
Employees
39
EIN
52-1367225
IRS type
501(c)(3)
National Building Museum
Revenue
$7.1m
Assets
$8.4m
Employees
48
EIN
52-1050999
IRS type
501(c)(3)
The Phillips Collection
Revenue
$15.6m
Assets
$126.0m
Employees
240
EIN
53-0204620
IRS type
501(c)(3)
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund
Revenue
$17.1m
Assets
$144.1m
Employees
56
EIN
52-1382926
IRS type
501(c)(3)
The National Museum of Women in the Arts
Revenue
$24.8m
Assets
$172.1m
Employees
58
EIN
52-1238810
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Smithsonian Institution (SI)
Revenue
$1.9b
Assets
$7.0b
Employees
6,834
EIN
53-0206027
IRS type
501(c)(3)
American Alliance of Museums (AAM)
Revenue
$10.2m
Assets
$15.9m
Employees
42
EIN
53-0205889
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Marine Corps Heritage Foundation
Revenue
$9.7m
Assets
$116.9m
Employees
66
EIN
26-0803466
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens
Revenue
$15.6m
Assets
$309.6m
Employees
153
EIN
52-6080752
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Montpelier Foundation
Revenue
$10.1m
Assets
$36.2m
Employees
100
EIN
31-1620682
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Children's Science Center
Revenue
$5.1m
Assets
$12.8m
Employees
50
EIN
90-0168625
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Kid Museum
Revenue
$5.1m
Assets
$11.5m
Employees
44
EIN
45-4070908
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Planet Word
Revenue
$41.8m
Assets
$56.1m
Employees
46
EIN
46-4894732
IRS type
501(c)(3)
International Spy Museum
Revenue
$29.0m
Assets
$140.0m
Employees
228
EIN
46-1479450
IRS type
501(c)(3)
National Children's Museum
Revenue
$9.4m
Assets
$14.1m
Employees
37
EIN
23-7423491
IRS type
501(c)(3)
National Archives Foundation
Revenue
$8.5m
Assets
$14.9m
Employees
55
EIN
52-1792608
IRS type
501(c)(3)
National WOMEN'S History Museum (NWHM)
Revenue
$2.2m
Assets
$839.4k
Employees
22
EIN
54-1801426
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Association of Children's Museums
Revenue
$2.9m
Assets
$3.7m
Employees
14
EIN
95-4087882
IRS type
501(c)(3)