Public Charity

MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY

MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY, of DETROIT, MI, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $12.4M in revenue, $13.4M in expenses, $32.3M in total assets. 69 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $16.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 381882096 DETROIT, MI Museums NTEE: A50 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$12.4M
Total Expenses$13.4M
Total Assets$32.3M
Grant Records69
Funding Total$16.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE WRIGHT MUSEUM OPENS MINDS AND CHANGES LIVES THROUGH THE EXPLORATION AND CELEBRATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE. THE WRIGHT MUSEUM PROVIDES LEARING OPPORTUNITIES, EXHIBITIONS, PROGRAMS, AND EVENTS BASED ON COLLECTIONS AND RESEARCH THAT EXPLORE THE DIVERSE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF AFRICAN AMERICANS AND THEIR AFRICAN ORIGINS.

Where $100 goes at Museum of African American History

How Museum of African American History divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$62 Programs the work itself
$31 Management running the organization
$7 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $62 for programs

$61
Education programs
99% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 250 events; 250,000 attendees
$1
In april 2025, the wright debuted luminosity
1% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Anika Jackson Odegbo
TRUSTEE Brian Smith
TRUSTEE Carolynn Andrews
TRUSTEE Dr Richard Smith
CHAIR EMERITUS Elizabeth W Brooks
TRUSTEE Eric Davis

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Arts & Culture
$9,325,131 19 grants
General Support
$6,286,153 41 grants
Education
$458,368 1 grant
Religion & Spirituality
$27,500 1 grant
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$12,500 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $12.4M $13.4M $32.3M
2024 $20.8M $13.5M $31.7M
2023 $13.4M $10.3M $23.8M
2022 $20.2M $7.9M $18.1M
2021 $7.6M $5.0M $6.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $7.6M to $12.4M (+64%), with total assets most recently reported at $32.3M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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