National Council on Public History

The professional community of public historians, putting history to work in the world through The Public Historian journal, shared craft, and advocacy for the value of history and the people who practice it beyond the academy

  • ncph.org
  • Guild
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • Professional and scientific society
  • Read from public sources, Jul 2026
17named by NCOPH
34named by peers

Financial profile

National Council on Public History · EIN 52-1210174 · 501(c)(3)

Fiscal yearTotal revenueContributionsProgram servicesTotal expensesNet assetsYear end
FY2023$884,520$676,059$171,089$958,770$1,416,361Dec 2023
FY2022$310,038$459,956$73,348$571,484$1,490,611Dec 2022
FY2021$463,657$354,227$104,988$427,620$1,745,926Dec 2021
FY2020$435,140$315,390$62,471$284,698$1,516,636Dec 2020
FY2019$424,306$220,851$200,155$382,322$1,101,893Dec 2019
FY2018$415,554$209,188$160,487$379,889$1,064,340Dec 2018

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Peer societies

Five societies National Council on Public History is read alongside.

Who backs NCOPH

Every company National Council on Public History names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.

CompanySupport as publishedAlso named by
Collector Systems CMSMeeting sponsorAASLH MAAM SAA SMC VAM +1
Arcadia PublishingMeeting sponsorCIBA HF MIB MPIBA PNBA
Recollect CMSMeeting sponsorAASLH MARAC MAC
LucideaMeeting sponsorAASLH SAA
106 GroupMeeting sponsorAASLH
Amplifier Experience DesignMeeting sponsorAASLH
Bernstein & AssociatesMeeting sponsorAASLH
Historical Research Associates, Inc.Meeting sponsorOHA
New South AssociatesMeeting sponsorSAA
Prycer ConsultingMeeting sponsorAASLH
African American Historical Research & ConsultingMeeting sponsorOnly National Council on Public History, so far
Beacon DesignMeeting sponsorOnly National Council on Public History, so far
Bear Wallow BooksMeeting sponsorOnly National Council on Public History, so far
Fleischer's AuctionsMeeting sponsorOnly National Council on Public History, so far
Frank and GloryMeeting sponsorOnly National Council on Public History, so far
Museum Search and ReferenceMeeting sponsorOnly National Council on Public History, so far
The Luster CompanyMeeting sponsorOnly National Council on Public History, so far
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026

AASLH-NCPH 2026 joint conference sponsors. Read September 28, 2026. Sponsors of the 2026 joint AASLH-NCPH conference; nonprofits, universities, agencies and individuals omitted.

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Who backs National Council on Public History's peers, but not National Council on Public History

Companies named publicly by at least one of National Council on Public History's five peer societies, and not found in National Council on Public History's reviewed public records.

CompanyAASLHOHAOAHHSSPeers
AMNamed1 of 4
Backlog (Emma Prince, Principal)Consultant Members1 of 4
Bedford St. Martin’s/Macmillan LearningNamed1 of 4
CatalogItCorporate Associates1 of 4
Chin Music PressNamed1 of 4
ClarivateNamed1 of 4
Common CoffeeNamed1 of 4
Courtney B. Wilson & Associates Consulting, LLCConsultant Members1 of 4
Every Museum a Civic Museum, LLC (Sarah Jencks, Principal)Consultant Members1 of 4
Frank & GloryCorporate Members1 of 4
GALENamed1 of 4
Glavé & Holmes Architecture (Steven Blashfield, Principal)Consultant Members1 of 4
Hachette | Basic BooksNamed1 of 4
MDPINamed1 of 4
MonadnockCorporate Members1 of 4
Museum Scan, LLC. (John Defay, Founder and CEO)Consultant Members1 of 4
Nonprofit Wizards (Darren Macfee, Founder)Consultant Members1 of 4
Palgrave MacmillanNamed1 of 4
PastPerfect Museum SoftwareCorporate Associates1 of 4
Penguin Random HouseNamed1 of 4
PM PressNamed1 of 4
Quatrefoil AssociatesCorporate Members1 of 4
ReadexNamed1 of 4
S.J. Coakley & Associates (Stephanie J. Coakley, Principal)Consultant Members1 of 4
Sesling Precision GroupNamed1 of 4
Spainhour Consulting (Jaclyn A. Spainhour, Founder)Consultant Members1 of 4
Story + Reason (Kate Betz, Principal)Consultant Members1 of 4
Taylor & FrancisGold Sponsors1 of 4
The Margin Release Group (Robbie Stennet, Founder and CEO)Consultant Members1 of 4
The PRD Group (William C. Lazenby, Principal)Consultant Members1 of 4
TheirStoryNamed1 of 4
Van Sickle & Rolleri, LLC (Andrea Rolleri, Principal)Consultant Members1 of 4
W. W. Norton & CompanyNamed1 of 4
Wilkening Consulting (Susie Wilkening, Principal)Consultant Members1 of 4

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The outside view

The professional community of public historians, putting history to work in the world through The Public Historian journal, shared craft, and advocacy for the value of history and the people who practice it beyond the academy

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Their shape

The Guild

Where mastery is the price of belonging.

The Guild is the keeper of a craft and its standards, where belonging means meeting a real bar. Its gift is depth and trusted expertise, its challenge is opening up to newcomers and new ways.

Also reads toward The Movement and The Village.

Strengths

→Deep loyalty and a strong sense of belonging.
→Standards and credentials carry real weight.
→Expertise and trusted credential in the field.

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