NonprofitsMuseum Of African American History

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Museum Of African American History

DETROIT, MI

Total revenue

$20.8M

Total expenses

$13.5M

Net assets

$28.4M

Grants received

$17.5M

109 grants

EIN

381882096

Tax year

2023

Mission

The wright museum opens minds and changes lives through the exploration and celebrations of african american history and culture. The wright museum provides learning opportunities, exhibitions, programs, and events based on collections and research that explore the diverse history and culture of african americans and their african origins.

Programs

1 program

Exhibitions and tours - centrally located in midtown detroit within america's largest majority african american city, the most important international crossing of the underground railroad, and a pivotal destination during the 20th century's great migration the wright museum is a leading, and the second largest, institution dedicated to the african american experience. As such, the wright museum provides a welcoming, inclusive environment for people of all ages, races, and backgrounds to immerse themselves in the african american experience, and to gain a new appreciation for the diversity of the nation. See schedule o for more information about the activities under this program.the wright museum's 125,000 square foot facility includes seven exhibition areas.

Expenses: $7.8M

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$18.7M
Program service revenue$1.6M
Investment income
Other revenue$561K
Total revenue$20.8M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$4.5M
Fundraising$554K
Other expenses$9.0M
Total expenses$13.5M
Total assets$31.7M
Net assets$28.4M

People

37 listed

NameRoleCompensation

NEIL BARCLAY

PRESIDENT AN

Board

$298K

40 hrs/wk

JEFFREY ANDERSON

EVP AND COO

Board

$199K

40 hrs/wk

MICHON LARTIQUE

SVP INSTIT.

Board

$162K

40 hrs/wk

JOY DEFRANCE

VP ORG. DEV

Board

$105K

40 hrs/wk

YOLANDA HOLDER

CHIEF OF STA

Board

$91K

40 hrs/wk

MARCUS MILLER

CPA

Board

$42K

40 hrs/wk

RUMIA AMBROSE -BURBANK

TRUSTEE

Board

MARSEILLE ALLEN

TRUSTEE

Board

CAROLYN ANDREWS

TRUSTEE

Board

JASMIN BARNETT

TRUSTEE

Board

RIAN ENGLISH BARNHILL

TRUSTEE

Board

SCOTT BENSON

TRUSTEE

Board

MARGARET L BETTS

TRUSTEE

Board

YVETTE BING

TRUSTEE

Board

ELIZABETH W BROOKS

CHAIR EMERIT

Board

LARRY BRYANT

TRUSTEE

Board

TAMIRA T CHAPMAN

TRUSTEE

Board

JAMES P CUNNINGHAM

EXEC. COMM.

Board

TYRONE M DAVENPORT

TRUSTEE

Board

ERIC DAVIS

TRUSTEE

Board

JONI THROWER DAVIS

SECRETARY

Board

WALTER E DOUGLAS

MEMBER EMERI

Board

JENNIFER FIORE

TRUSTEE

Board

KALA GIBSON

TREASURER

Board

JOYCE V HAYES GILES

TRUSTEE

Board

RODERICK D GILLUM

TRUSTEE

Board

KELLY GREEN

PARLIAMENTAR

Board

EVETTE GRIFFIE

TRUSTEE

Board

GEORGE HAMILTON

CHAIR

Board

LAUREN HOOD

TRUSTEE

Board

MARION JACKSON

TRUSTEE

Board

JOHN JAMES

MEMBER EMRIT

Board

MAURICE MORTON

TRUSTEE

Board

ANIKA JACKSON ODEGBO

TRUSTEE

Board

VIVIAN R PICKARD

TRUSTEE

Board

ROCHELLE RILEY

TRUSTEE

Board

BRIAN SMITH

TRUSTEE

Board

Grants received

Showing 109 of 109

FromAmountPurposeYear
$742K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2024
$150K
TO SUPPORT THE PLANNING PHASE OF THE WRIGHT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
2024
$100K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$100K
ARTS & CULTURE
2024
$50K
EXPANDING HISTORY AND CULTURE PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
2024
$36K
CULTURAL
2024
$25K
DETROIT ART SUPPORT 2022-2025
2024
$1K
COMMUNITY SUPPORT - LARGEST INSTITUTION IN THE WORLD DEDICATED TO DOCUMENTING, PRESERVING, AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON THE HISTORY/CULTURE OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS.
2024
$100K
ARTS & CULTURE
2023
$50K
DETROIT COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
2023
$26K
CULTURAL
2023
$25K
DETROIT ART SUPPORT 2022-2025
2023
$25K
Promise of an Equitable Future
2023
$13K
PRESIDENT'S DISCRETIONARY GRANT (TRUSTEE TRIBUTE)
2023
$11K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$4K
MEETING RESERVE
2023
$1K
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
2023
$150
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$100
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$50
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$50
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$760K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2022
$458K
EDUCATION PROGRAM/GENERAL OPERATIONS
2022
$104K
CHARLES H. WRIGHT MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY: GRANT GIVEN TO SUPPORT THE MUSEUM
2022
$100K
ARTS & CULTURE
2022
$50K
EXPANSION OF CAMP AFRICA YOUTH PROGRAM
2022
$45K
A PLANNING GRANT TO DEVELOP A DYNAMIC CITYWIDE PUBLIC EXHIBITION FOR THE IDETROIT HUMAN ATLAS PROJECT.
2022
$38K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2022
$35K
THIS GRANT PROVIDES GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO THE CHARLES H. WRIGHT MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AS PART OF ROUND 6 OF THE DETROIT ARTS SUPPORT (DAS) INITIATIVE, WHICH PROVIDES UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT TO ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS OF ALL DISCIPLINES AND SIZES ACROSS THE METROPOLITAN DETROIT AREA.
2022
$25K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2022
$25K
provide general operating support to help the organization advance its mission of opening minds and changing lives through the exploration and celebration of African American history and culture
2022
$25K
DETROIT ART SUPPORT 2022-2025
2022
$11K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2022
$10K
MATCHING GIFT
2022
$10K
CULTURAL
2022
$9K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$2K
MATCHING GIFT
2022
$1K
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
2022
$500
MATCHING GIFT
2022
$150
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$150
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$150
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$100
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$50
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$25
MATCHING GIFT
2022
$8M
CULTURE & ARTS
2021
$50K
EXPANSION OF CAMP AFRICA YOUTH PROGRAM
2021
$15K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$15K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$15K
enable the organization to achieve its mission of opening minds and changing lives through the exploration and celebration of African American history and culture by providing general operating support
2021
$15K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2021
$11K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2021
$5K
YOUTH TICKETS
2021
$120K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
$100K
ARTS & CULTURE
2020
$100K
TO CREATE ARTISTIC, RESEARCH-BASED PROFILES OF ONE HUNDRED INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DRIVING CHANGE IN THE CITY OF DETROIT.
2020
$100K
DIGITAL INNOVATIONS
2020
$40K
LITERARY AND ARTS PROGRAM
2020
$39K
THIS GRANT PROVIDES GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO THE CHARLES H. WRIGHT MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AS PART OF ROUND 6 OF THE DETROIT ARTS SUPPORT (DAS) INITIATIVE, WHICH PROVIDES UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT TO ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS OF ALL DISCIPLINES AND SIZES ACROSS THE METROPOLITAN DETROIT AREA.
2020
$36K
FUNDS RAISED BY GLOBALGIVING AND DISBURSED TO MEET DONOR EXPECTATIONS
2020
$25K
DETROIT ART SUPPORT 2019-2021
2020
$25K
DETROIT ART SUPPORT 2019-2021
2020
$25K
enable the organization to achieve its mission of opening minds and changing lives through the exploration and celebration of African American history and culture by providing general operating support
2020
$15K
GENERAL OPERATIONS AND SUPPORTING MISSION
2020
$13K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
$12K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
$9K
SUPPORT chales h wright museum of african americaqn history
2020
$7K
Sponsorship of Grandparent's Day event and COVID-19 Series: African American & Racial Health Disparities
2020
$6K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2020
$1K
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
2020
$600
MEETING RESERVE
2020
$600
MEETING RESERVE
2020
$90
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$90
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$90
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$65
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$60
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$30
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$25K
enable the organization to achieve its mission of opening minds and changing lives through the exploration and celebration of African American history and culture by providing general operating support
2019
$21K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2019
$15K
REGRANT EXPENDITURE
2019
$14K
CULTURE & ARTS
2019
$10K
provide funds to support a charitable event, the 2019 Wright Gala, to bring together leaders and donors to learn about the mission of the organization and to connect to the legacy and history of African American history
2019
$6K
SUPPORT A SPECIFIC PROJECT RELATED DIRECTLY TO LAND AND WATER WORKS
2019
$245
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$147K
MULTI-CULTURAL
2018
$92K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$48K
EDUCATION
2018
$40K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2018
$15K
REGRANT EXPENDITURE
2018
$7K
Unrestricted
2018
$6K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$1K
RELIGIOUS/HUMANITARIAN
2018
$500
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$20K
enable the organization to achieve its mission of opening minds and changing lives through the exploration and celebration of African American history and culture by providing general operating support
2017
$19K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2017
$8K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2017

Funded by

$17.5M from 37 funders · 109 grants · 2017–2024

National Philanthropic Trust

$8.0M · 3 grants · 2017–2021

Community Foundation For Southeast

$1.6M · 8 grants · 2020–2024

The Miami Foundation Inc

$810K · 3 grants · 2020–2022

Dte Energy Foundation

$400K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Ford Motor Company Fund

$335K · 3 grants · 2018–2022

The Kresge Foundation

$219K · 4 grants · 2020–2022

Max M & Marjorie S Fisher Foundation

$150K · 3 grants · 2021–2024

Details

EIN381882096
NTEE codeA500
Subsection03
Ruling date1966-12
Formed1965
Employees103
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