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African American Museum of Iowa2011 Annual Report
The African American Museum of Iowa (AAMI) is guided by our:
Mission: To preserve, publicize, and educate the public on the African American heritage and culture of Iowa.
Vision: The Museum Vision, and the promise that its creation holds, embodies the idea of shaping the complexities of the role of “cultural crucible” - that is, to be recognized as Iowa’s leading statewide resource of education on African American history and the appreciation of the variety of contributions of the African American legacy to the cultural life of Iowa. Thus the Museum has accepted the duty and responsibility to be an environment, a place, and a situation in which the different elements interact to produce something new - the reconciliation of conceptual clarity and positive thinking.
During 2011, the AAMI reached 52,126 people through 307 programs.
2011 Board of Directors:Oather Taylor III, President (Cedar Rapids)
Gwendolyn Randall, Vice President(Cedar Rapids) Marty Brown, Treasurer (Cedar Rapids)
Miriam Tyson, Secretary (Waterloo)Betty Andrews (Des Moines), Judge Brown Jr. (Fort Dodge), Dr. Ray Brown
(Des Moines), Paul Danforth (Des Moines), Dr. Geraldene Felton (Iowa City), Bill Harriott (Council Bluffs), Karen Rhines (Cedar Rapids), Lyn Stinson (Burlington),
Inkyung Westfall (Council Bluffs) and Gregory Wolff (Iowa City)
55 12th Ave. SE Cedar Rapids, IA 52401Phone: 319-862-2101
Fax: 319-862-2105www.blackiowa.org
Oather Taylor, III2011 Board President
Thomas MooreExecutive Director
2011 - A Year of Growth
The best way to describe 2011 is with the word “growth.” The only thing about the AAMI that did not grow was the size of our building. Our relationships with schools and libraries greatly expanded as more institutions became aware of our programming and resources. Our education department added more content and relevance to our traveling trunks, workshops, public programs, and tours. The statewide demand for our programs far exceeded the 2010 level, which was also a record year. Thanks to Michelle Poe, Director of Education, we reevaluated our offerings and restructured their delivery, produing a larger volume of more focused programs.
In 2011 our annually changing exhibit, “Unconditional Loyalty: The Military Service of African Americans”, was the highlight of the year. African Americans proudly served in the US military and fought a double battle for both freedom and civil rights. This exhibit gave us the opportunity to tell an important story which most Americans were not familiar with.
As demand for the AAMI’s programs continues to grow, so has the need for a larger staff to serve our many constituents. Grant Stevens, Development Assistant, was hired to assist Benjamin Hoover, Development Director, with fundraising, publicity, community involvement, and programming. Although 2011 revenue reflected recessionary conditions, the AAMI closed the year in good financial shape. We value all of our donors and recognize that without their continuous support, the AAMI would cease to operate.
In 2008 the AAMI’s entire collection of books was lost to the flood. Thanks to Professor James Randall’s (Cedar Rapids) large donation of books, along with several other donations, the Museum’s library now exceeds the pre-flood collection. We have become one of the largest public repositories of African and African American literature in Iowa.
Thanks to Harriette Cooper (Cedar Rapids) and several of our Board Members, the AAMI’s membership increased significantly in 2011. Our challenge for 2012 is to grow the membership even more. Membership in the museum is a great way to support us financially and is also a vote of confidence in the AAMI’s operations and mission.
The Board of Directors established secession and emergency plans; organizational by-laws and core values were reviewed and revised with an eye to the future. Overall the AAMI experienced a strong year in 2011 and is well positioned to go forward into the future. A special thanks goes to all of our volunteers, members, and supporters for making 2011 a memorable year!
Betty AndrewsKimberly Abram–BryantCody BeckmanSam BeezyCeleste BembryNicholas BenzKathryn BergstromDenise BridgesDebbie BrooksJames BrooksMarty BrownAnthony BryantJR ByersCarol Cater-SimmonsDr. Mary ChapmanDr. Hal ChasePaulette ClarkWhitney CoffeyJim CollinsRachel CollinsHarriette CooperLouise CraddockNeisha CroffittKatrina DavenportHenry DavisonSandra DavidsonDedric DoolinLaSharon DuckettDr. Claibourne DungyDr. Madgetta DungyJaleesa EppsEastern Star Auxiliary (Cedar Rapids)Keisha FieldsLinnea FletcherTerry FullerBernard GillPearl GillJenna GuiterAngelica HallRenee HardmanLenora HarrisMichelle HendersonDiana Henry
Joe HenryHelena HerbstMarvin HillsmanMarta HollidayNancy HumblesRobin JenkinsDr. Ida JohnsonLynn JohnsonBernice JonesJuneteenth Fashion Show ModelsChris LawlerKenneth LongdonJesse MartinezShirley McLemoreBettina McWilliamsRebecca MioneJulie MitchellLarry MonteiroJeanette Moore-LogginsKenneth MorrisRobert MorrisEara NimmersMartin NordHoa HguyenClaire NosekPamela NosekBarbara OsgoodTroy PatrickPrince Hall Masons (Cedar Rapids)Danielle PotterDiane RamseyGwen RandallJames RandallHeather RobertsHeather RobyRichard RocarekSue RocarekRugi RuragiraLinda SandersSabryna ScheidtSami SchmittRita Sidhu
Chad SimmonsZachary SmejkalBrian SmithKacy SmithMartin SmithPhoebe SmithClaire SolakLyn StinsonDr. Brie Swenson Arnold and Coe College StudentsBev TaylorQulishia TaylorDr. Jacqueline ThompsonSlayton ThompsonPrentiss ThurmondConnie Jo ToyneMiriam TysonMargaret WilliamsSherrie WilliamsTrish WilliamsFelicite WolfeMeinard WrightLori YoungPatricia YoungYique ZhangLei Zhao
2011 AAMI Volunteers
Our mission would not be possible without
the amazing support we have from our
volunteers each year. Thank you and our
apologies to anyone we may have missed!
Assets: $2,354,615 Liabilities: $28,863 Net Assets: $2,325,752
AAMI Financial Position (as of Dec. 2011)
During 2011, the AAMI developed several
partnerships with school systems across the state. In the Davenport School District, the AAMI now
does three annual Learning Safaris for
all preschool students (225+). When the Cedar
Rapids School District adopted
new Social Studies curriculum, the AAMI attended
teacher training and now most 3rd grade
students visit the AAMI.
School System
Partnerships
Journey to
Freedom
“Journey to Freedom” is the AAMI’s award-winning annual collaboration with Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Center, part of the Linn County Parks System. “Journey to Freedom” is an immersive,
interactive event where students and the general public experience what it was like to travel Iowa’s Underground Railroad.
Directors Circle: $5,000+
Cedar Rapids, IAAlliant Energy CorporationCity of Cedar Rapids Hotel/Motel Tax GrantGeneral MillsGreater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (GCRCF)Ken & Ortha Harstad FundNorman Erickson FamilyQuaker OatsRockwell CollinsTransamerica Life Insurance CompanyUnited Fire Group
Des Moines, IAState Historical Society of Iowa: HRDP
Iowa City, IAHumanities Iowa
Moline, ILJohn Deere & Co.
Mount Vernon, IAMcIntyre Foundation
Muscatine, IARoy J. Carver Charitable Trust
Washington, D.C.Institute of Museum & Library Services
Museum Partners: $1,000-$4,999
Cedar Rapids, IACommunity Corrections Improvement Assn. Drs. Robert Nicholson & Mary TarboxGuaranty Bank & TrustLinn County Board of Supervisors Witwer Trust Linn County Historic Preservation CommissionMediacom Communications CorporationMercy Cedar RapidsOather & Mirela Taylor III
Cincinnati, OHThe P & G Fund
Des Moines, IABankers TrustIA Department of Cultural Affairs: Iowa Arts CouncilMidAmerican Energy FoundationNationwide Mutual Insurance CompanyPrincipal Financial GroupIowa Economic Development AuthorityUS Bank Wellmark BlueCross BlueShieldWells Fargo Foundation
Hiawatha, IAThomas & Lillie Moore
Iowa City, IAUniversity of IowaDr. Geraldene FeltonU of I Health CareUniversity of Iowa Community Credit Union
Marion, IA Maxwell Grant: OHE IndustriesRalph SpringTom and Nancy RileyWayne & Shirley Engle
Midland, MIJames & Anita Jenkins
Omaha, NESisters of Mercy West Midwest Community
Pittsburgh, PAJames Graham & Susan Kuecker
Princeton, NJPepsiCo Foundation
Museum Patrons: $500 - $999
Cedar Rapids, IAGazette Foundation Donor Advised Fund of the GCRCFGleason ElectricHills Bank & TrustKaplan UniversityLinn Area Credit UnionVan Meter Industrial Donor Advised Fund of the GCRCFVeridian Credit Union
Council Bluffs, IABill Harriott
Des Moines, IAAARPIA Department of Cultural AffairsFriends of IA Civil Rights
Muscatine, IARichard & Mary Jo Stanley
Rock Island, ILRoyal Neighbors of America
Waukee, IAThomas & Carline Phillips
Waukesha, WIUS Cellular
Museum Contributors: $100-$499
Aberdeen, MDJames Hamilton
Ames, IAG.E. Klonglan
Anamosa, IARuth Carlson
Burlington, IAJacquelyn Tolson
Carroll, IADavid Martin
Carson, CAKeith & Dr. Martha Brown
Cedar Falls, IARuth Schild
Cedar Rapids, IAAaron & Wynetta GreenAlzheimer's AssociationBart & Jennifer WoodsBecky & Clay LindwallBrad & Lynda DirksCedar Rapids Area Convention and Visitors BureauClipper Windpower Inc.Collins Community Credit UnionCynthia & John JohnsonDale & Louise Morgan
2011 AAMI Donors
During 2012, the AAMI developed
two new traveling exhibits. “The Underground
Railroad in Iowa,” is 3 panels and is
shown with summer intern Claire Solak of Cornell College (Mt. Vernon, IA)
who helped write the text and select
content.
“Unconditional Loyalty: The Military Service of African Americans” was the AAMI’s 2011 temporary exhibit. In addition to
the exhibit displayed at the AAMI, a 5-panel traveling exhibit was created to add to the traveling exhibit collection, and the AAMI
coordinated a statewide summer adult lecture series and programs for children and families in venues across the state.
Traveling Exhibits
Drs. Mary Kemen & Brian RandallDwayne DanielsEmmett & Mary Ann ScherrmanErb's Business SolutionsFirst Presbyterian ChurchFleck SalesFrank A. VarvarisGE Capital Inclusion and Diversity GroupHarding Middle School Student CouncilHenry DavisonJack & Dilla CosgroveJames & Gwendolyn RandallJan & Sally HornbeckJim & Jean WhiteKaren RhinesKathleen HalloranKenneth Penn Leni StastnyLileah F. HarrisLloyd E. SmithMike & Barb KlappholzPearlie GriggsPeter & Joan RileyQuinn Arnold & Brie Swenson ArnoldRay & Jacqueline WilsonRenee SneitzerRichard & Linda SandersDr. Ruth WhiteScott & Janice ByersScott & Penny OlsonShirley & Don NebergallSkogman CompaniesSpielman's Event ServicesSt. Paul's United Methodist ChurchTerry & Linda HellerThea Lavon LeslieTom & Margaret SearsTom & Nancy LacknerVeridian Credit Union StaffVirginia RystromWilliam & Winifred Shuttleworth
Chicago, ILGeorge R. Pope
Clinton, IALaMetta Wynn
Coralville, IADr. & Mrs. Benny HawkinsVanessa Shelton
Council Bluffs, IADavid A. HarrisGeorge K. KleineInkyung Westfall
Decorah, IACorrine & Harland Nelson
Des Moines, IADr. Mary ChapmanDr. Hal & Avril ChaseSen. Jack HatchLinda M. Carter-LewisLu SpaineHon. Judge Romonda D. Belcher
Dubuque, IA Melvin & Ernestine MossSisters of St. Francis
Ely, IALes & Katrina Garner
Evansville, INReginald & Gloria Gibson
Fairfax, IABill & Verna Boland
Fort Madison, IALinda MarshallMarceine Hyche
Fort Dodge, IANick Johnson
Hiawatha, IAHonkamp Krueger & Co., P.C.
Iowa City, IAACT, Inc.Drs. Claibourne & Madgetta DungyDr. Georgina DodgeGregory & Benita WolffJames & Mary McCueJim & Chris WaltersKevin Kummer & Maria Ortega KummerLindsay JarrattLyell HenryMartin Diaz Law FirmPearsonPhilip & Barbara PetersonPhillip & Jo Lavera Jones
Marion, IA James Dyer
John Dowdall & Jan BolandMarilyn SippyPat KappesVoanne Hansen
Marshalltown, IA Gayle & Lois Strickler
Mt. Pleasant, IAJerard Naylor
Muscatine, IA Susan Moore
Ottumwa, IAByron & Geri Winston
Perry, IARev. David Polich
Phoenix, AZDelores Gibson
Waterloo, IAMiriam Tyson
West Des Moines, IAPaul Farris
Windsor Heights, IASteve Stenstrom & Donna Mueller
Museum Supporters: $1-$99
Amana, IA Joyce Fels
Ames, IA David GradwohlMartha Miles
Ankeny, IAGalin & Carol Berrier
Armonk, NYIBM: Matching Gift Program
Belleview, NEGarnett Shoffner
Burlington, IADeborah McLainLyn Stinson
Cedar Falls, IA Bruce RogersStephanie Wright
Cedar Rapids, IAAlice SmithAmal AbdelrahmanAmy & Tim BoyleAnthony ArringtonArchie & Dianne EllisonArt PenningtonArthur & Harriette CooperBarbara WeeksBetty Jean FurgersonBill & Lu BarronBob & Susan MoranBruce & Gwen HallCarl & Topsy AschoffCarlous RichardCarole BernardCharles & Mary BrolinCharles & Rhonda GreenCharlotte A. VaughanDan & Gail HusmannDavid & Donna BensonDavid & Joanne LodgeDavid & Mary RaterDonna ButikoferDoris HamiltonDorothy RamseyEdwin HemphillEugene JahnckeEvelyn M. AndrewsFern FacklerFred & Janet PilcherGenevieve GattoGeorge & Marilyn RousharGeorgene StapeltonGrover & Dorris BellHarlan & Kay GarberJ.P. & Phyllis BesongJamie & Yvonne JonasJane GilmorJanet EvansJanet Moore-EckerJason & Jennifer EdwardsJay ShuldinerJean ImoehlJoan ThalerJoann HowardJohn & Diane RiccoloJohn SchmidtJonathan & Karla IceJosh Holland & Dawn Svenson HollandJoyce J. BryantJudith K. DanielsJulie Mitchell Karen & John BrandtKarl CassellKarl WernerKate Hawkins
Kathy HallKeith & Cheryl KrewerBill & Kathy KilbournLaShelia YatesLee Ola H. AndersLeon & Vera MehringLinda & Howard PetersonLinda TopinkaLouise RoalsonMarian ArensMartin & Janet TomkinsMary Lawrence BiasMeinard WrightMillhiser Smith FoundationMrs. David PickfordMrs. Warren H. Erbe (Dorothy Joan)Jerry & NancyLee ZieseNedra JuengerNita BrownPhoebe D. SmithRachel CollinsRalph & Delores BecickaRichard & Jeanne SentmanRichard & Mary DoyleRick WilliamsRob HoggRobert & Juanita DennertRobert SperryRobert & Joan KocherRon & Pat GonderRugi RuragiraRuth EhrhardtSally HedgesSam’s Club Sher Jasperse & Daryl JulichSpiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Cedar RapidsStephanie KarrSteven Meehleder & M.L. Folkedahl-MeehlederTekeste GebrekidanTerry & Marlyse StraitWallace CooperWalter & Evalyn MollmanWilbert & Inez JonesWilliam & Gwen Hood Jr.William JamisonWilma Shadle
Center Point, IA Connie J. RobinsonJon & Sue NovakKatherine Lavelle
Chicago, ILLois Eichacker
Council Bluffs, IAJim BurtonShelley BishopTamra MadsenUnited Credit Union
Davenport, IABernice JonesBlaine & Khara WashingtonEvangeline LewisDr. Ida JohnsonJim & Karen CollinsKaren & Laura CornishLinda CunninghamRev. Marvin MottetMichael & Hedy Hustedde
Decorah, IAArlin BranhagenSheila Radford-Hill
Des Moines, IAFloyd & Donna JonesGeraldine DanielsJanice E. WellsKing Irving Neighborhood AssociationKoch BrothersLynda Walker-WebsterThomas & Vera Spencer
Essex, IAJan Frank-De Ois
Fairfax, IAAndrew & Jasmine Al-MoayedSam & Linda Black
Fort Dodge, IAJane G. BurlesonRichard BailieHelen MillerRoger Natte
Fort Wayne, INAllen County Public Library
Glenwood, IAJohn & Valerie Ware
Goldfield, IAWillis & Hope Kuecker
Gregory, SDJerry Wilske
Grinnell, IAJohn Clayton
Hampton, GADr. Eugene & Charlotte Dryer
Hiawatha, IABelinda OwensPatrick & Courtney St. John
Independence, IAJames & Shirley Rozendaal
Indianola, IAArt & Wanda Johnson
Iowa City, IAAdrien WingArchie GreeneCarol ScherrmanJoan TuckerJoan Ziffring-Zug BourretJoseph & Diana HenryLisa & Alberto SegreMarcella DavidRichard & Jean Lloyd-JonesRobert & Elizabeth EngelStefanie BowersTeresa McAndrewsTom Gilsenan
Keokuk, IAFrederick Seay Jr.
Lisbon, IAJudy Vopava & Roger Johanson
Macomb, ILCurtis Smith
Madison, WITerrance & Rose Mary Jackson
Marion, IACarol PrestonDwayne Augspurger
First Light Christian FellowshipLarry J. NepplLeonard M. GrabauMarian FlinkMarlyn L. OeltjenNina BappePatti Ann MarolfTerry & Kay Crist
Mason City, IAWillis & Ruby Haddix
McDonald, PAC. Barnes Rowland
Mechanicsville, IAEverett & Dorothy Russell
Milwaukee, WIJanice & William Welburn
Moline, ILAKA Sorority - Xi Eta Omega ChapterArthur PitzDave Markward Family
Mount Pleasant, IADonald E. YoungEdward & Susan KropaJames & Quetta McCane
Mount Vernon, IAChristine & Theodore LawlerMichelle Mouton
Nashville, TNGisele Warner
Oceanside, CAThomas Holton
Omaha, NEEdgar HicksLaura KochPeg Harriott
Oskaloosa, IAAllen Anderson
Ottumwa, IAJacqueline Thompson
Princeton, IAPrudential Foundation: Matching Gift
Rock Island, ILBerlinda Tyler-Jamison
Sioux City, IAMargaret & Robert WalkerRichard E. Hayes
Urbandale, PAJerry WeinerJohn & Jean Schneiders
Van Horne, IAKaren Schlue
Washington, DCWarren Nash
Waterloo, IACeleste Bembry
Waukee, IAThomas & Karen Banse
Winfield, IAJ&G Olson Farms, Inc.
Woodward, IAJ.E. Kaiser
The AAMI Staff Front Row: Lynn Koos - Curator, Grant Stevens - Development Assistant and
Katherine G.F. Smith - Administrative Coordinator. Second
Row: Thomas Moore - Executive Director, Michelle Poe - Director of
Education, Dan O’Connell - Facilities Technician, Tenika Johnson - Assistant
Educator, and Benjamin Hoover - Development Director.
55 12th Ave. SECedar Rapids, IA 52401
www.blackiowa.org
AAMI Special Events
History Makers Gala An annual event honoring
African American Female Leaders
September 27, 2012
The Annual Iowa African American Women’s
Leadership Conference September 28, 2012
Journey to Freedom An interactive living-history event
held at Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Center
September 22, 2012