is the american museum of natural history a non-profit organization?

Question

i'm thinking of volunteering but my school only credits hours from nonprofit organizations

Answer 1

Most museums are non-profit organizations, supported by donors, corporate gifts, and volunteers. If you check the annual report on most of these organizations, they are typically educational foundations with endowments from various other foundations and government grants.

I coordinate a teen volunteer program with the Natural History Museum here in southern California. The museum works directly with volunteers, and works through several other volunteer groups, including our local volunteer center, through which my program is run.

You might want to consider checking with your local volunteer center to see if they have run a program through the museum. As a non-profit organization, your volunteer center works directly with a wide variety of non-profit organizations, and will provide the appropriate paperwork for your school credit as well.

http://www.handsonnetwork.org/our-network/
http://www.pointsoflight.org/centers/find_center.cfm

Good luck!

Answer 2

Call Beverly the asst director and ASK
http://www.amnh.org/join/getinvolved/volunteering/letter.html

http://www.amnh.org/join/getinvolved/volunteering/?src=sa_p

ALSO if it is NOT talk to Beverley about a specific volunteer assignment and ASK your teacher to approve it!!! whether or not it is a non-prof it certainly is not a PROFIT corporation... they meet expenses and that is all

good luck and tell me how you make out [e-mail]

Answer 3

Well : yes the"Historical Commitee would have an Natural
type of " Musem like http://www.labrea.tarpitsmusem.org or
http://www.american.historical.site.org very educational programs for Youth Volunteers ! refer http://www.youth.volunteers.programs.org

Answer 4

I think it is, but you better ask directly to the administration of the museum