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THE DUSABLE BLACK HISTORY MUSEUM AND

EIN: 36-2524811Chicago, ILZIP: 606371408
A500 - Arts, Culture & Humanities501(c)(3)

Mission

TO PROMOTE THE UNDERSTANDING, AND INSPIRE APPRECIATION, OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND EXPERIENCES OF AFRICAN AMERICANS THROUGH EXHIBITS, PROGRAMS, AND ACTIVITIES THAT ILLUSTRATE AFRICAN CULTURE.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2023$3.6M$0$14.2M
2022$3.6M$0$14.9M
2021$4.3M$0$15.6M

Compensation

2023

PERRI L IRMER
President and C.e.o.
chief executive officer
$234,230
$0
$0
$249,396
KIM DULANEY
Vice-Pres., Education and Programs
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$128,709
MARTIN GIESE
Vice-Pres., Exhibits and Collections
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$124,121
CHARMAINE CARGILL
Director of Finance
chief financial officer
$0
$0
$0
$102,726
DONNE TROTTER
Trustee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
NANCY PEAL
Trustee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SHEILA WILSON-FREELON
Parliamentarian
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
WENDI TAYLOR NATIONS
Trustee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LISA PILOT
Assistant Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
TIMOTHY RAND
Trustee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CAROL MOSELEY BRAUN
Trustee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GISSELLE CASTILLO-VEREMIS
Trustee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CHRIS EZE EMEKA
Trustee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DESIREE WATKINS
Trustee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANDREA BERRY
Trustee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PATRICK ARBOR
Trustee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JEFFREY E STERLING
Trustee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SANDYA DANDAMUDI
Vice-Chair
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOYCE JOHNSON
Trustee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PATRICK MCGEE
Assistant Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
WENDY WALKER WILLIAMS
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
PATRICIA KNAZZE
Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
FRANZ MULLINGS
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARION I SHUCK
Trustee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOHN SCIACCOTTA
Vice-Chair
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
CARMEN HERNANDEZ
Trustee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PAULA JILL KRASNY
Trustee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

2022

PERRI L IRMER
President and C.e.o.
chief executive officer
$210,000
$0
$0
$221,504
KIM DULANEY
Director of Programs
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$113,269
DETRICE WARD
Operations and Human Resources Mgr.
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$108,000
PAULA JILL KRASNY
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CAROL MOSELY BRAUN
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SHEILA WILSON-FREELON
Parliamentarian
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
PATRICK MCGEE
Assistant Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
JACK LYNCH
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TIMOTHY RAND
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SENATOR DONNE TROTTER
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DESIREE WATKINS
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
WENDI TAYLOR NATIONS
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANDREA BERRY
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LISA PILOT
Assistant Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
PATRICIA KNAZZE
Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
WENDY WALKER WILLIAMS
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOHN SCIACCOTTA
Vice-Chair
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
PATRICK ARBOR
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
FRANZ MULLINS
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
SANDYA DANDAMUDI
Vice-Chair
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0

2021

PERRI L IRMER
President and C.e.o.
chief executive officer
$208,106
$0
$0
$226,098
DETRICE WARD
Operations and Human Resources Mgr.
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$148,000
ANDREA BERRY
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SHEILA WILSON-FREELON
Parliamentarian
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
WILLIAM VON HOENE
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
WENDY TAYLOR NATIONS
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PATRICK MCGEE
Assistant Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
LISA PILOT
Assistant Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
TIMOTHY RAND
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SANDYA DANDAMUDI
Vice-Chair
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARIA GREEN
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SENATOR DONNE TROTTER
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOHN SCIACCOTTA
Vice-Chair
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
PATRICK ARBOR
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PATRICIA KNAZZE
Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
JACK LYNCH
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DESIREE WATKINS
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
FRANZ MULLINS
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
CAROL MOSELY BRAUN
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
WENDY WALKER WILLIAMS
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0

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