Public Charity

INVISIBLE HISTORIES

Based in BIRMINGHAM, AL, INVISIBLE HISTORIES operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $2.3M in revenue, $404K in expenses, $2.1M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 7 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $73K.

EIN: 820777440 BIRMINGHAM, AL Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$2.3M
Total Expenses$404K
Total Assets$2.1M
Grant Records7
Funding Total$73K
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

THE INVISIBLE HISTORIES PROJECT LOCATES, PRESERVES, RESEARCHES, AND CREATES FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AN ACCESSIBLE COLLECTION OF THE RICH AND DIVERSE HISTORY OF LGBTQ LIFE IN THE US SOUTH. CURRENTLY, IHP COLLECTS IN ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI AND GEORGIA.

Sample Grants Received

2023
TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
$8,910
2022
QUEER HISTORY SOUTH (QHS) ACTS AS A NETWORK OF PEOPLE PRESERVING, AND RESEARCHING LGBTQ HISTORY IN THE US SOUTH. TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN THIS WORK AND DEVELOP BEST PRACTICES IN THE FIELD, QHS HOLDS A CONFERENCE EVERY TWO YEARS FOCUSED ON IMPROVING OUR CONNECTIONS, KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILLSETS. THE CONFERENCE IS IDEAL FOR SCHOLARS, HISTORIANS, ARCHIVISTS, EDUCATORS AND THOSE WORKING TO PRESERVE SOUTHERN LGBTQ HISTORY IN BOTH FORMAL AND INFORMAL WAYS. 2024 WILL BE THE THIRD QHS CONFERENCE HELD SINCE 2019 (2019 BIRMINGHAM, AL; 2022 DALLAS, TX).THE DISPARITIES LGBTQ FACE BOTH REGIONALLY AND NATIONALLY PLAY A CRITICAL FACTOR IN THE UNDER- AND MISREPRESENTATION OF LGBTQ HISTORY SPECIFICALLY IN THE SOUTH. QHS SEEKS TO REMEDY THIS DEFICIT BY PROVIDING THOSE INTERESTED (ACADEMICS, PROFESSIONALS, AND COMMUNITY) IN THE LOCATION, PRESERVATION, AND RESEARCH OF SOUTHERN LGBTQ HISTORY WITH THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO PURSUE THESE EFFORTS AND A NETWORK OF LIKEMINDED PEOPLE WITH WHOM TO COLLABORATE.
$20,000
2022
TO PROMOTE HUMANITIES IN MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC LIFE
$8,000
2021
To help fund their public humanities program.
$15,000
2020
To help fund thier public humanities program.
$10,000

Showing up to 5 of 7 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Barbara Lau
TRUSTEE Bettina Byrd-Giles
TRUSTEE Debbie Warren
SECRETARY Julia Brock
TRUSTEE Lolita Rowe
PRESIDENT Soapy Jones

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Top Grant Purposes

QUEER HISTORY SOUTH (QHS) ACTS AS A NETWORK OF PEOPLE PRESERVING, AND RESEARCHING LGBTQ HISTORY IN THE US SOUTH. TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN THIS WORK AND DEVELOP BEST PRACTICES IN THE FIELD, QHS HOLDS A CONFERENCE EVERY TWO YEARS FOCUSED ON IMPROVING OUR CONNECTIONS, KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILLSETS. THE CONFERENCE IS IDEAL FOR SCHOLARS, HISTORIANS, ARCHIVISTS, EDUCATORS AND THOSE WORKING TO PRESERVE SOUTHERN LGBTQ HISTORY IN BOTH FORMAL AND INFORMAL WAYS. 2024 WILL BE THE THIRD QHS CONFERENCE HELD SINCE 2019 (2019 BIRMINGHAM, AL; 2022 DALLAS, TX).THE DISPARITIES LGBTQ FACE BOTH REGIONALLY AND NATIONALLY PLAY A CRITICAL FACTOR IN THE UNDER- AND MISREPRESENTATION OF LGBTQ HISTORY SPECIFICALLY IN THE SOUTH. QHS SEEKS TO REMEDY THIS DEFICIT BY PROVIDING THOSE INTERESTED (ACADEMICS, PROFESSIONALS, AND COMMUNITY) IN THE LOCATION, PRESERVATION, AND RESEARCH OF SOUTHERN LGBTQ HISTORY WITH THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO PURSUE THESE EFFORTS AND A NETWORK OF LIKEMINDED PEOPLE WITH WHOM TO COLLABORATE.
$20,000 1 grant
To help fund their public humanities program.
$15,000 1 grant
To help fund thier public humanities program.
$10,000 1 grant
TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
$8,910 1 grant
TO PROMOTE HUMANITIES IN MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC LIFE
$8,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $2.3M $404K $2.1M
2023 $94K $285K $155K
2022 $377K $279K $346K
2020 $174K $152K $27K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $174K to $2.3M (+1224%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.1M.

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