The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Financial Trends

Organization Details

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, founded in 1980, is a major nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $172.5M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue decreased 11% compared to the prior year. Net assets of $845.6M represent 59 months of operating reserves.

Mission

CHARTERED BY A UNANIMOUS ACT OF CONGRESS, THE MUSEUM IS AMERICA'S NATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR THE DOCUMENTATION, STUDY, INTERPRETATION, AND EDUCATION OF HOLOCAUST HISTORY AND SERVES AS OUR COUNTRY'S MEMORIAL TO THE VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST. THE HOLOCAUST WAS THE STATE-SPONSORED, SYSTEMATIC PERSECUTION AND ANNIHILATION OF EUROPEAN JEWS BY NAZI GERMANY AND ITS COLLABORATORS ACROSS EUROPE BETWEEN 1933 AND 1945. TWO OUT OF THREE EUROPEAN JEWS- SIX MILLION - WERE MURDERED. THE NAZIS ALSO TARGETED ROMA, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, POLES, SOVIET PRISONERS OF WAR, GAY MEN, JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES, AND OTHERS FOR RACIAL OR POLITICAL REASONS. THE MUSEUM STRIVES TO HELP PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE UNDERSTAND NOT ONLY WHAT HAPPENED IN THE HOLOCAUST, BUT HOW AND WHY IT HAPPENED AND WHO MADE IT HAPPEN. THIS INCLUDES THE ROLE OF LONGSTANDING UNCHECKED ANTISEMITISM BEFORE THE RISE OF NAZISM, HOW THE NAZIS ROSE TO POWER IN A DEMOCRACY, AND THE CHOICES THAT ORDINARY PEOPLE ACROSS EUROPE MADE TO COLLABORATE, REMAIN SILENT, OR RESIST. TRAGICALLY, FAR TOO FEW CHOSE TO RESIST OR HELP THE JEWS. WITH THE ALARMING RISE OF ANTISEMITISM AND HOLOCAUST DENIAL AND DISTORTION- ALL EXACERBATED BY CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND AMPLIFIED ON SOCIAL MEDIA - THESE LESSONS ARE PARTICULARLY RELEVANT TO OUR TIMES. THEREFORE, THE MUSEUM HAS THREE ASPIRATIONS: PROTECTING THE TRUTH OF THE HOLOCAUST; ENSURING ITS RELEVANCE TO NEW GENERATIONS; AND BUILDING THE FIELD OF HOLOCAUST EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES. SINCE OPENING IN 1993, THE MUSEUM HAS WELCOMED 50 MILLION VISITORS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE, INCLUDING MORE THAN 120 HEADS OF STATE AND MILLIONS OF SCHOOLCHILDREN. BUT THE MUSEUM MUST REACH THOSE WHO WILL NEVER VISIT. THE MUSEUM WORKS IN ALL 50 STATES TO ENSURE QUALITY HOLOCAUST EDUCATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS. THIS INCLUDES WORKING AT THE STATE, DISTRICT AND LOCAL LEVEL. THE MUSEUM SETS STANDARDS, CREATES RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS, AND SUPPORTS LOCAL HOLOCAUST ORGANIZATIONS. THE MUSEUM ALSO CREATES A RANGE OF DIGITAL RESOURCES TO EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, SUCH AS EXPLAINER VIDEOS, PODCASTS AND ESPECIALLY OUR ONLINE 20-LANGUAGE HOLOCAUST ENCYCLOPEDIA, ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING ONLINE AUTHORITIES ON THE HOLOCAUST, WHICH WAS VISITED BY OVER 26 MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE IN 2024. THE MUSEUM HOLDS THE WORLD'S MOST COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF HOLOCAUST-RELATED MATERIAL IN OUR 100,000 SQ FT COLLECTIONS, CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH CENTER. BUILDING, PRESERVING AND MAKING THE COLLECTION FULLY ACCESSIBLE ONLINE ARE ESSENTIAL FOR OUR GOAL OF ADVANCING ACADEMIC RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC AWARENESS. AT A TIME WHEN THE TRUTH OF THE HOLOCAUST IS UNDER ASSAULT, THE COLLECTION IS THE AUTHENTIC EVIDENCE OF THE CRIME AND ONE OF OUR MOST POWERFUL EDUCATIONAL TOOLS. ALMOST 80 YEARS AFTER THE END OF THE HOLOCAUST, THE MUSEUM IS STILL ACQUIRING NEW COLLECTIONS IN THE US AND EUROPE. SECURING THE CONTINUED VITALITY OF HOLOCAUST SCHOLARSHIP IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE FUTURE OF HOLOCAUST EDUCATION. HOLOCAUST SCHOLARSHIP IS AT RISK AS UNIVERSITIES HAVE REDUCED THE NUMBER OF TENURED POSITIONS ACROSS THE HUMANITIES, REDUCING THE INCENTIVE TO PURSUE A PHD. THE MUSEUM HAS DEVELOPED A STRATEGY TO ADDRESS THIS BY SUPPORTING SERIOUS SCHOLARSHIP BOTH WITHIN AND BEYOND THE FORMAL UNIVERSITY SYSTEM. THE MUSEUM ALSO HOSTS VISITING FELLOWS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO DO ORIGINAL RESEARCH IN OUR COLLECTIONS AND PRODUCES A RANGE OF PUBLICATIONS- INCREASINGLY AVAILABLE DIGITALLY- AND PROGRAMS FOR FACULTY AND STUDENTS AS WELL AS EMERGING AND EXPERIENCED SCHOLARS IN VARIOUS DISCIPLINES. THE MUSEUM ALSO STRIVES TO FULFILL ELIE WIESEL'S VISION THAT THE MUSEUM SHOULD DO FOR POTENTIAL VICTIMS OF GENOCIDE TODAY WHAT WAS NOT DONE FOR THE JEWS OF EUROPE BY FOCUSING ON NEGLECTED CASES AND SERVING AS A TRUSTED, NONPARTISAN RESOURCE TO A RANGE OF OFFICIALS IN BOTH THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES.

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Governance

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Historical Data