Jacksonville, FL

JACKSONVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

EIN 59-6198589

Arts, Culture & Heritage Cultural Heritage & Traditions Children & youth

Mission

To connect communities and strengthen citizenship through history education.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

About JACKSONVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

The Jacksonville Historical Society, doing business as the Jacksonville History Center, is the city’s leading institution for preserving and sharing Jacksonville’s history through public programs, exhibitions, archives, and educational initiatives. Founded in 1929, the organization collects, preserves, and interprets photographs, documents, and artifacts that tell the story of Jacksonville and its diverse communities. In recent years the organization has expanded its public footprint by developing a downtown campus and renovating the historic Florida Casket Company building to house museum exhibits, performance and event space, and the Archive of Jacksonville History. The History Center offers speaker series, tours, school and family programming, and research services that serve residents and visitors across age groups and neighborhoods.

Notable achievements

Established in 1929

Founded on May 3, 1929, the organization has operated for nearly a century as a central steward of Jacksonville’s civic memory and historical collections.

Florida Casket Company acquisition & renovation

Acquired and advanced renovation of the historic Florida Casket Company building into a multiuse History Center campus—creating dedicated space for museum exhibits, archival storage, and performance/event programming; construction work progressed following a groundbreaking in October 2023.

Major archival acquisitions & bicentennial work

Led planning and programming for Jacksonville’s recent bicentennial commemoration and accepted significant local collections (including large photo and story collections) to strengthen the Jacksonville History Collection and public access to primary sources.

At a glance

Total assets: $5.1M
Annual revenue: $3.6M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 59-6198589
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Website: jaxhistory.org
On Mahalo since: September 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Recipient of municipal grant support and city approvals for the History Center project, including appropriations and grant agreements that provided municipal funding to renovate the Florida Casket Company building.

Recognized and listed in national nonprofit information services and databases as an active 501(c)(3) public charity serving Jacksonville’s history and public education mission.

Regularly covered in local media and planning reviews for its preservation and public-history initiatives, including coverage of its renovation and programmatic developments.

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