Every year, our supporters make it possible for us to fulfill our mission to preserve, exhibit, and teach the African American heritage of Iowa.
Their generosity helps us continue to offer unique exhibits and programs to thousands of Iowans. Thank you!
Please consider joining our donors in helping us continue our work by making a donation today.
Donors to our Voices Inspiring Progress campaign can be found here.
2023 Donors, Grantors, and Community Partners
$25,000+
- Aegon Transamerica Foundation
- City of Cedar Rapids
- Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation – Organization Support Grant Fund, Program Support Grant Fund, Diamond V Corporate Fund, Discern Endowed Fund, Albert & Laura Strang Endowed Donor-Advised Fund, Roger and Thea Leslie Endowed Fund VII
- American Online Giving Foundation, Inc.
$10,000 - $24,999
- Farmers State Bank
- Cargill Incoprorated
- Enterprise Holdings Foundation
- Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
- United Fire Group Foundation
$5,000 - $9,999
- Alliant Energy
- ITC
- Grandon Charitable Foundation
- Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust
- UnityPoint Health
- First Interstate Bancsystem Foundation, Inc.
- John & Kristine Van Cleve
- Mercy Medical Center
- Nancy Riley
- New Leader Manufacturing
$2,500 - $4,999
- McIntyre Foundation
- Linn County Auditor
- Collins Community Credit Union
- City of Iowa City
- GreenState Credit Union
- Hills Bank and Trust
- University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art
- Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids
- Iowa Healthiest State Initiative
- Veridian
$1,000 - $2,499
- Bankers Trust
- Country Financial
- Karesha Williams
- Kirkwood Community College
- Mount Mercy University
- Shuttleworth & Ingersoll LLP
- Solum Lang Architects
- The Eastern Iowa Airport
- TrueNorth Companies
- University of Iowa – College of Nursing
- University of Iowa Tippie College of Business
- Giovannia Pledge-Johnson
- Bruce Teague
- Commmunity Foundation of Greater Des Moines (Krause Group Charitable Fund)
- Lisa Lepic
- Skogman Companies
- Stephen Johnson
$500 - $999
- Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa (W. Thomas & Carline Phillips Family Fund)
- ERDI Partners, Inc.
- Scot Reisinger
- St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
- Acadmy SPS Inc.
- Cedar Rapids Community School District
- Cedar Rapids Police Department
- City of Marion
- Collins Aerospace BXN
- Deborah Reed
- Mt. Mercy University – Charles Maritn-Stanley
- NAACP Cedar Rapids Branch #4013
- Sam Black – Prairie Creek Consulting
- Transamerica Life Insurance Company
- University of Iowa – Division of DEI
- University of Iowa Libraries
- Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church
- CAF America (US Bank Foundation)
- Chris & Jane Lindell
- David & Jillian Knutson
- Fidelity Brokerage Services (Robert Nicholson & Mary Tarbox)
- John-Paul Besong
- Karyn & Theo Hunt
- Kathleen Donnelly
- Michael Becker
- Nordstrom Fundraising
- Phillip & Jo Lavera Jones
- Shamara Humbles
- Silos & Smokestacks
- The Iowa Children’s Museum
- Thushan & Jill Hemachandra
- West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
- Willie Cisco Caldwell
$250 - $499
- Miller Hoffman
- Nancy Kraft & Randall Roeder
- James & Mary McCue
- Wannette & Stefan Doerrfeld
- William & Jan Kreuger
- Association of Midwestern Museums
- James & Gwen Randall
- Joyce Carman-Baldus
- Fidelity Brokerage Services (John & Lisa Hanrahan)
- Gray, Stefani & Mitvalsky, P.L.C.
- IA-Research / Peggy Stover
- Jonathan & Amy Doerrfeld
- MidWestOne Bank (Jean Lloyd-Jones)
- Peg Fraser
- Raymond James Charitable (MAK Foundation, Marilynn Keller)
- Robin Kash
- Thomas Sears
- US Charitable Gift Trust (Margaret Garrigues & Sarah Ross)
$100 - $249
- Alliant Energy Foundation c/o CyberGrants
- Stephen & Judy Fuemmeler
- Dave & Dorothy Higdon
- Lynne Stanley
- Marilyn Sippy
- Scott & Laura Drzycimski
- Linda Screiber
- Lion Bridge Bewing Company
- Jeaneal Weeks
- Melissa McCollister
- Jerard Naylor
- Caitlin Marek
- Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines (Thomas J. Mohr Charitable Fund)
- Diana Patten
- Donna Jones
- Gretchen Price
- Jacqueline & Varick Wilson
- Jamaraco Clark
- James & Deborah Craig
- James & Mary Jo Scott
- James Hamilton
- Jen & Doug Neumann
- Jim & Elaine Watkins-Miller
- Jo Jones
- Lori Lane
- Lyn Stinson
- M.L. Folkedahl-Meehleder
- Mary Chapman
- Mary Lawrence
- Morgan & Phiona Philipp
- Nicole Pedron
- Robert Escott
- Romaine Foege
- Ruth White
- Scott & Penny Olson
- Steven & Vicki Moshier
- Teri Gibson / QEB Enterprises LTC
- Valerie Garr
- Wayn & Shirley Engle
$1 - $99
- David & Mary Rater
- Sean Ulmer
- Cedric & Marcia Lofdahl
- Danielle Rudd
- Andrew Piro
- Anita Lindquist
- Christine Galbreath
- Dana James
- Daniel R. Kellams
- Denise Willems
- Diana & Joseph Henry
- Donna Merkle
- Fidelity Brokerage Services (Howard & Linda Peterson)
- Fidelity Charitable (Roethler Family Charitable Fund)
- Georgiann D Hagen
- Jackie Swartz
- James Rogers
- Jean Davidsaver
- Karen Schlue
- LPL Financial (John & Sue Macgregor)
- Mary Ann Green
- Mary Choice
- Michael Klappholz
- Michelle Felser
- Ray and Stephanie Manning
- Richard Hayes
- Ronald Rieper
- Ryan & Liz Waller
- Ryan Clutter & Vicki Sehgal
- Susan Blocker
- TIAA
- Troy Weary
- Friends of Iowa Civil Rights, INC.
- Kerry Kilker
- DAR Ashley Chapter
- Give Lively Foundation Inc.
- John Bosley
- Nancy York
- Adrien Wing
- Donna Butikofer
- Guillermo Quillo
- Jackson Jones
- Jeaneal Weeks
- Richard & Sue Rocarek
- Robin & Carole Tucker
- Sherry Sullivan
- Andrew Pace
- Greg Milosek
- Patrice Lewerenz
- Robert Manson
- Prarie Woods
- Pamela Nosek
- T’Shailyn Harrington
