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Source: IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Total Revenue
▼$8.6M
Total Contributions
$8M
Total Expenses
▼$5.7M
Total Assets
$9M
Total Liabilities
▼$373.9K
Net Assets
$8.7M
Officer Compensation
→$533.1K
Other Salaries
$1.8M
Investment Income
▼$52.6K
Fundraising
▼$235.6K
Source: USAspending.gov · Searched by organization name
Total Federal Funding
$788.4K
Awards Found
9
| Awarding Agency | Description | Amount | Fiscal Year | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institute of Museum and Library Services | THE DETROIT HISTORICAL MUSEUM WILL CONDUCT A DIGITIZATION PROJECT TO CREATE HIGH-QUALITY DIGITAL RECORDS OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS IN THEIR COLLECTION, INCLUDING FURNITURE, TRANSPORTATION ARTIFACTS, AND SHIP MODELS. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL HIRE COLLECTIONS COORDINATORS TO WORK WITH EXISTING STAFF AND TRAINED VOLUNTEERS TO PRODUCE IMAGES AND VIDEOS OF THE ARTIFACTS. STAFF WILL CREATE SOCIAL MEDIA AND BLOG POSTS THAT WILL DETAIL THE PROGRESS OF THE PROJECT. THE DIGITIZATION WILL RESULT IN A SEARCHABLE DATABASE THAT THE INSTITUTION WILL MAKE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC ONLINE, BENEFITTING TEACHERS, STUDENTS, SCHOLARS, AND RESEARCHERS. | $199.6K | FY2022 | Sep 2022 – Aug 2024 |
| Institute of Museum and Library Services | MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA | $150K | FY2015 | Oct 2014 – Sep 2017 |
| Institute of Museum and Library Services | MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA | $150K | FY2011 | Aug 2011 – Jul 2014 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | BOOM TOWN: DETROIT IN THE 1920S EXHIBITION AT THE DETROIT HISTORICAL MUSEUM | $100K | FY2021 | Nov 2020 – Dec 2022 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | COLLECTING DETROITERS? STORIES OF COURAGE, STRUGGLE, LOSS, AND RESILIENCE: AN ORAL HISTORY PROJECT [THE DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY (DHS) SEEKS TO EXPAND ITS GROWING ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION BY CAPTURING STORIES FROM DETROIT RESIDENTS AND OTHERS, WITH A PARTICULAR EFFORT ON REACHING UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN THE REGION. ENTITLED COLLECTING DETROITERS? STORIES OF COURAGE, STRUGGLE, LOSS AND RESILI-ENCE: AN ORAL HISTORY PROJECT, DHS WILL COLLECT NEW STORIES FROM THOSE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMIC FOR ITS ONGOING DETROIT RESPONDS: STORIES FROM THE TIME OF COVID-19 COLLECTION, AND WILL CREATE A NEW PROJECT AREA CALLED THE NEIGHBORHOODS: WHERE CLIMATE CHANGE MATTERS THAT FOCUSES ON THE EFFECTS OF EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS ON INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN DETROIT.] | $74.8K | FY2024 | Oct 2023 – Sep 2025 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT TO PROTECT THE FACILITIES AND COLLECTIONS OF THE DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY [THE DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL PURCHASE AND INSTALL UPGRADED SECURITY SYSTEMS FOR THE THREE BUILDINGS IT OPERATES (THE DETROIT HISTORICAL MUSEUM, THE DOSSIN GREAT LAKES MUSEUM AND THE COLLECTIONS RESOURCE CENTER), IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL PROTECTION FOR THE SOCIETY?S UNPARALLELED COLLECTIONS.] | $64.8K | FY2024 | Feb 2024 – Mar 2024 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | DETROIT 1967: LOOKING BACK TO MOVE FORWARD | $40K | FY2016 | Aug 2016 – Jul 2017 |
| Institute of Museum and Library Services | THE DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY (DHS) HAS A 100-YEAR LEGACY OF TELLING THE CITY'S STORIES AND WHY THEY MATTER. WITH THE 50-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE TUMULTUOUS DETROIT RIOTS LOOMING, DHS SOUGHT THE BEST WAY TO TELL THE TRAUMATIC AND SENSITIVE STORY THAT STILL RESONATED WITH COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WHILE ALSO INCORPORATING ALL DETROITERS IN THE NARRATIVE. RATHER THAN AVOIDING THE SUBJECT OR ADDRESSING IT THROUGH A TRADITIONAL EXHIBITION. THE 50-YEAR ANNIVERSARY BECAME THE CATALYST FOR DETROIT 67: LOOKING BACK TO MOVE FORWARD, A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECT THAT CHANGED THE WAY DHS DEFINED ITS ROLE IN CIVIC DIALOGUE AND HISTORIC COMMEMORATION. | $5,000 | FY2018 | Jun 2018 – Sep 2019 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY AUDIOVISUAL PRESERVATION PROJECT | $4,105 | FY2015 | Jan 2015 – Jun 2016 |
Institute of Museum and Library Services
$199.6K
THE DETROIT HISTORICAL MUSEUM WILL CONDUCT A DIGITIZATION PROJECT TO CREATE HIGH-QUALITY DIGITAL RECORDS OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS IN THEIR COLLECTION, INCLUDING FURNITURE, TRANSPORTATION ARTIFACTS, AND SHIP MODELS. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL HIRE COLLECTIONS COORDINATORS TO WORK WITH EXISTING STAFF AND TRAINED VOLUNTEERS TO PRODUCE IMAGES AND VIDEOS OF THE ARTIFACTS. STAFF WILL CREATE SOCIAL MEDIA AND BLOG POSTS THAT WILL DETAIL THE PROGRESS OF THE PROJECT. THE DIGITIZATION WILL RESULT IN A SEARCHABLE DATABASE THAT THE INSTITUTION WILL MAKE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC ONLINE, BENEFITTING TEACHERS, STUDENTS, SCHOLARS, AND RESEARCHERS.
Institute of Museum and Library Services
$150K
MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA
Institute of Museum and Library Services
$150K
MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA
National Endowment for the Humanities
$100K
BOOM TOWN: DETROIT IN THE 1920S EXHIBITION AT THE DETROIT HISTORICAL MUSEUM
National Endowment for the Humanities
$74.8K
COLLECTING DETROITERS? STORIES OF COURAGE, STRUGGLE, LOSS, AND RESILIENCE: AN ORAL HISTORY PROJECT [THE DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY (DHS) SEEKS TO EXPAND ITS GROWING ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION BY CAPTURING STORIES FROM DETROIT RESIDENTS AND OTHERS, WITH A PARTICULAR EFFORT ON REACHING UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN THE REGION. ENTITLED COLLECTING DETROITERS? STORIES OF COURAGE, STRUGGLE, LOSS AND RESILI-ENCE: AN ORAL HISTORY PROJECT, DHS WILL COLLECT NEW STORIES FROM THOSE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMIC FOR ITS ONGOING DETROIT RESPONDS: STORIES FROM THE TIME OF COVID-19 COLLECTION, AND WILL CREATE A NEW PROJECT AREA CALLED THE NEIGHBORHOODS: WHERE CLIMATE CHANGE MATTERS THAT FOCUSES ON THE EFFECTS OF EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS ON INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN DETROIT.]
National Endowment for the Humanities
$64.8K
SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT TO PROTECT THE FACILITIES AND COLLECTIONS OF THE DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY [THE DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL PURCHASE AND INSTALL UPGRADED SECURITY SYSTEMS FOR THE THREE BUILDINGS IT OPERATES (THE DETROIT HISTORICAL MUSEUM, THE DOSSIN GREAT LAKES MUSEUM AND THE COLLECTIONS RESOURCE CENTER), IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL PROTECTION FOR THE SOCIETY?S UNPARALLELED COLLECTIONS.]
National Endowment for the Humanities
$40K
DETROIT 1967: LOOKING BACK TO MOVE FORWARD
Institute of Museum and Library Services
$5,000
THE DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY (DHS) HAS A 100-YEAR LEGACY OF TELLING THE CITY'S STORIES AND WHY THEY MATTER. WITH THE 50-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE TUMULTUOUS DETROIT RIOTS LOOMING, DHS SOUGHT THE BEST WAY TO TELL THE TRAUMATIC AND SENSITIVE STORY THAT STILL RESONATED WITH COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WHILE ALSO INCORPORATING ALL DETROITERS IN THE NARRATIVE. RATHER THAN AVOIDING THE SUBJECT OR ADDRESSING IT THROUGH A TRADITIONAL EXHIBITION. THE 50-YEAR ANNIVERSARY BECAME THE CATALYST FOR DETROIT 67: LOOKING BACK TO MOVE FORWARD, A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECT THAT CHANGED THE WAY DHS DEFINED ITS ROLE IN CIVIC DIALOGUE AND HISTORIC COMMEMORATION.
National Endowment for the Humanities
$4,105
DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY AUDIOVISUAL PRESERVATION PROJECT
Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse (fac.gov)
No federal single audit records found for this organization.
Single audits are required for entities expending $750,000+ in federal awards annually.
Source: IRS e-Filed Form 990
No officer or director compensation data available for this organization.
This data is sourced from IRS Form 990, Part VII. It may not be available if the organization files Form 990-N (e-Postcard) or has not yet been enriched.
Source: IRS Publication 78, Auto-Revocation List & e-Postcard Data
Tax-deductible contributions: Yes
Deductibility code: PC
Sources: IRS e-Filed Form 990 (XML) & ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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| Year | Revenue | Contributions | Expenses | Assets | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $8.6M | $8M | $5.7M | $9M | $8.7M |
| 2022 | $4.6M | $3.9M | $4.9M | $6.5M | $5.7M |
| 2021 | $2.6M | $2.2M | $4.2M | $7.7M | $6.4M |
| 2020 | $2.4M | $2M | $4.1M | $8.9M | $7.9M |
Sources: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer & IRS e-File Index
| Tax Year | Form Type | Source | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 990 | IRS e-File | |
| 2023 | 990 | DataIRS e-File | PDF not yet published by IRSView Filing → |
| 2022 | 990 | DataIRS e-File |
Financial data: IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (Tax Year 2023)
Federal grants: USAspending.gov (live)
Organization info: IRS Business Master File · ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Tax-deductibility: IRS Publication 78
| 2019 | $3.7M | $2.2M | $4.1M | $9.8M | $9.5M |
| 2018 | $3.6M | $2.1M | $4.6M | $10.5M | $10.3M |
| 2017 | $4.8M | $3.9M | $5.8M | $12.2M | $11.2M |
| 2016 | $4.6M | $3.4M | $3.9M | $12M | $11.9M |
| 2015 | $3.5M | $2.2M | $3.5M | $11.5M | $11.4M |
| 2014 | $3.7M | $2.8M | $3.6M | $11.7M | $11.6M |
| 2013 | $4.2M | $3.3M | $3.3M | $11.3M | $11.2M |
| 2012 | $5.4M | $4.7M | $3M | $10.3M | $10.2M |
| 2011 | $4.9M | $4.4M | $2.7M | $8.2M | $8.1M |
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