NonprofitsThe Historymakers

Arts, Culture & Humanities

The Historymakers

CHICAGO, IL

Total revenue

$6.7M

Total expenses

$2.9M

Net assets

$16.1M

Grants received

$8.5M

94 grants

EIN

364328170

Tax year

2024

Mission

The historymakers is a national 501(c)(3) non-profit educational institution committed to preserving, developing and providing easy access to an internationally recognized archival collection of thousands of african american video oral histories.

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$5.0M
Program service revenue$1.1M
Investment income$626K
Other revenue
Total revenue$6.7M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$940K
Fundraising$347K
Other expenses$2.0M
Total expenses$2.9M
Total assets$17.1M
Net assets$16.1M

People

9 listed

NameRoleCompensation

JULIEANNA L RICHARDSON

FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT

Board

$160K

60 hrs/wk

ZHU SUN

FINANCIAL CONSULTANT

Board

$65K

25 hrs/wk

AL B REID

BOARD VICE CHAIR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

RANDALL E MEHRBERG

TREASURER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

KAMAU COAR

SECRETARY

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

PAULA PRICE

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

LUIS MONTERO

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

PAULA DIPERNA

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ANTOINETTE COOK BUSH

BOARD CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

THIRDWAVE LLC

WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT & MAINTENANCE

$127K

GS TRANSCRIPTIONS

TRANSCRIPTION SERVICE

$105K

Grants received

Showing 94 of 94

FromAmountPurposeYear
$2M
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$500K
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE HISTORYMAKERS DIGITIZATION INITIATIVE
2024
$500K
IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$250K
To support 100 video oral histories of African American leaders in the arts and medicine
2024
$100K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2024
$90K
MATCHING GIFT
2024
$25K
The HistoryMakers ScienceMakers Program
2024
$12K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$10K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$250
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$80
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)
2024
$500K
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE HISTORY MAKERS DIGITIZATION INITIATIVE TO RECORD THE BLACK EXPERIENCE FOR FUTURE HISTORIANS
2023
$250K
2023 GRANT AWARD 1 OF 4
2023
$250K
CCA GENERAL
2023
$100K
Special Initiatives
2023
$100K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2023
$75K
in support of general operations
2023
$41K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$30K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT.
2023
$10K
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
2023
$8K
In support of general operations.
2023
$3K
to support participation in the Harvard Business School's Women of Color Leadership Program
2023
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$200
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$100
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$72
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$71
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$250K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$250K
CCA GENERAL
2022
$100K
Special Initiatives
2022
$90K
MATCHING GIFT
2022
$80K
ARTS, CULTURE
2022
$75K
in support of general operations
2022
$50K
SUPPORT FOR ONE YEAR MEMBERSHIP
2022
$42K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$37K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2022
$34K
General Operating Support
2022
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$13K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$3K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$1K
IN APPRECIATION OF JULIEANNA RICHARDSON
2022
$100
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$75K
in support of general operations.
2021
$75K
in support of general operations.
2021
$50K
to develop a plan to digitize and preserve the records of African American historical figures
2021
$50K
to develop a plan to digitize and preserve the records of African American historical figures.
2021
$11K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2021
$8K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$8K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$8K
in support of general operations.
2021
$8K
In support of general operations.
2021
$3K
General & Unrestricted
2021
$250
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$245K
TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE HISTORYMAKERS DIGITAL ARCHIVE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SUPPORT PUBLIC PROGRAMMING IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN FIVE KNIGHT COMMUNITIES.
2020
$240K
Matching Gift
2020
$100K
Archives Educational/Archival Efforts
2020
$100K
FOR CORRECTING THE MISSING HISTORICAL RECORD
2020
$50K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2020
$25K
EDUCATION GRANT
2020
$12K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2020
$11K
in support of general operations.
2020
$11K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$10K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT.
2020
$9K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$2K
IN SUPPORT OF RF DONATIONS TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS
2020
$50
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$44K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$25K
CULTURE & ARTS
2019
$15K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2019
$3K
General & Unrestricted
2019
$250K
STRENGTHENING THE HISTORYMAKERS INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUSTAINABILITY
2018
$131K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$75K
Donor Advised Fund-Arts & Culture; Private Campaign-Arts & Culture
2018
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2018
$3K
General & Unrestricted
2018
$180K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
$100K
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
2017
$23K
Community Health
2017
$3K
In honor of Julianna Richardson
2017

Funded by

$8.5M from 38 funders · 94 grants · 2017–2024

The Andrew W Mellon Foundation

$2M · 1 grant · 2024

The Ford Foundation

$1.4M · 5 grants · 2020–2024

John D And Catherine T Macarthur

$937K · 12 grants · 2020–2024

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc

$500K · 5 grants · 2021–2023

New York Life Foundation

$500K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$463K · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc

$300K · 3 grants · 2020–2023

The Chicago Community Trust

$294K · 3 grants · 2018–2022

Details

EIN364328170
NTEE codeA310
Subsection03
Ruling date2000-01
Formed1999
Employees21
Volunteers15