Missouri Historical Society
Missouri Historical Society
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About this organization
Mission
The Missouri Historical Society serves as the confluence of historic perspectives and contemporary issues to inspire and engage audiences in the St. Louis region and beyond.
About
Soldiers Memorial: MHS operates and manages the Soldiers Memorial Military Museum under an agreement with the city of St. Louis. MHS opened the Soldiers Memorial and the Court of Honor in November of 2018 after an extensive $30 million revitalization and renovation project. The city of St. Louis partnered with the MHS after consideration of our extensive experience with museum operations. The MHS is an accredited museum by the American Alliance of Museums. The Soldiers Memorial Military Museum had 16,407 visitors in 2018.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's mission, as documented in the filing, is “The missouri historical society (mhs) is a missouri pro forma decree, not-for-profit corporation whose primary functions are educational and community programs; collections and conservation; library and research; (continued in schedule o) and exhibitions. mhs's mission is to serve as the confluence of historical perspectives and contemporary issues to inspire and engage our audiences.”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were described as: “To serve as the confluence of historical perspectives to inspire and engage our audiences.”.
- The non-profit is legally allowed to operate in the state of MO, as reported.
- The filing provides the non-profit's address in 2020 as PO BOX 775460, ST LOUIS, MO, 63177.
- The non-profit has a total of 326 employees, as reported on their form for 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$4,232,834.
- The organization has 39 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1866.
- The organization pays $10,135,636 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $1,239,238 in fundraising expenses.