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Community Accountability
Accountability means a lot at the Museum of Us. It means a commitment to transparency and truth-telling, and it's always paired with action. While it is our goal to embed accountability into all of the work we do, our annual reports and initiatives outline how we put theory and words into action.
Accountability Reports
Our Accountability Reports are comprehensive recaps of the Museum’s programs and initiatives. Released annually, these reports speak to our commitments to equity, inclusion, anti-racism, and our decolonizing initiatives. They are meant to help answer two simple questions: (1) How are we doing as an organization?, and (2) How can we do better as an organization?
These reports also feature an annual “Gratitude List.” Our team’s work simply could not happen without the support of an enormous community – individuals and organizations that support us as thought partners, financial supporters, community representatives, and more.
2023-2024 Accountability Report
Read and download the full 2023-2024 Accountability Report.
2023-2024 Gratitude List
K. A. Achterkirchen
Theresa Ambo*
American Institute for Conservation
Anonymous
Philip & Yuriko Anton* Charitable Foundation
Association of Registrars and Collections Specialist
‘Ataxuum Pomkwaan
Avila Fund
Balboa Art Conservation Center
Cathy Bartels
Shannon P. Bartlett*
Alethea (Alee) Beaubien
Lauren L. Beaudry
The Legler Benbough Foundation
Karen Berger
Beyster Family Foundation Fund IV at The San Diego Foundation
Charlotte S. Bird
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
BoardSource
The Book Catapult
Deann Borshay Liem
Bureau of Land Management
Jennifer Caballero
California Association of Museums
California Endowment
California Repatriation Community of Practice
California State Parks
California Truth and Healing Council
Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska
The Cheyenne Arapaho Tribes
Kurt Chilcott*
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
City of San Diego- Commission for Arts and Culture
Randy Clark
Jennifer Cohen
Paul Dayton
Jason De Leon
Dan Deuprey
Mariano Diaz*
Mark Dillon*
Patricia Dixon
Paul and Dottie Foundation at the DuPage Foundation
Georgia Dutro
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Estate of Bernard J. Eggertsen
Zaneta Encarnacion*
Hattie Ettinger Conservation Fund at The San Diego Foundation
*Current or former Museum of Us Trustee
Willis & Jane Fletcher Designated Fund
Dr. Ross Frank, UCSD
Friends of Friendship Park
Samuel I. and John Henry Fox Foundation
Russell Ginns
City of San Diego, Mayor Todd Gloria
The Kimberly Godwin Charitable Gift Fund
Elif Gokcigdem*
Sarah Goltz*
Glenn and Barbara Goltz Family Foundation
Ivy Gordon
Jennifer Greenberg
Logan Griffith
Scott Grimes*
Dana Harwood
Haus of St. James
Elwyn Heller Foundation of San Diego
Hervey Family Non-endownment Fund at The San Diego Foundation
Alexey Ilin
Indigenous Collections Care Working Group
Institute of Museum & Library Services (IMLS)
Ione Band of Miwok Indians
Darrell Jackson*
Gary C. Jacobson
Nora T. Jaffe*
Jewish Community Foundation
Jodi Johnson
*Current or former Museum of Us Trustee
Linda Katz
Kiowa Tribe
Elizabeth Kryder-Reid, Indiana University
Kumeyaay Cultural Repatriation Committee
Kumeyaay Heritage Preservation Council
Robert F. Lewis Memorial Book Fund for the Museum of Man at The San Diego Foundation
Vicki Lindblade
Dwight Lomayesva
Christopher Loughridge*
Rebekah Loveless and Brandon Linton, Loveless Linton Inc.
Jackie and Charlie Mann Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
David Marshal & Heritage Architecture and Planning
Myra Masiel-Zamora*
Geraldine E. McAllister
Christa McReynolds Fund at The San Diego Foundation
Margaret Meyer
Russell James Miller Memorial Fund - JH Johnson Foundation at The San Diego Foundation
Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Foundation at the recommendation of Marnie Cheney*
Carl Mooney
Museum of Man - Guilford Whitney Library Fund at The San Diego Foundation
Eric Mustonen
Vinay Kumar Mysore*
NAGPRA Community of Practice
Nissan Foundation
Nordson Corporate Foundation
Erma & Farley O'Brien Discretionary Fund at The San Diego Foundation
Nancy Odegaard
Ileana Ovalle*
*Current or former Museum of Us Trustee
The Parker Foundation
Patrons of the Prado
Payómkawichum Nations
Beverly Perkins
James & Cathy Potter
The Conrad Prebys Foundation
Allison and Robert Price Family Foundation Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Price Philanthropies Foundation
Pueblo of Zuni
George A. Ramirez*
Wilton Rancheria
Maya Rich
Nancy Robertson
Barbara Rosen
Tamara Serrao-Leiva, San Bernardino County Museum
Yvonne Sanchez
San Diego City College Foundation, Inc.
The San Diego Foundation
San Diego Museum of Man Endowment Fund (IC) at The San Diego Foundation
San Diego Public Library
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians
Kara Schneiderman, Harvard University
Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation
Ricky Shabazz*
Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians
Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation
Southern Coastal Information Center
STARR Alliance
Ken Stipanov
Sumner Family Charitable Fund
Megan and Chris Thomas*
Timmstrom Family Fund and Sandra Timmons*
UCLA Extension School
United Auburn Indian Community
Vladimir Victorio*
Ellen Waddell*
Steven Wall*
Frank Warren
Judith A. Wenker
Michael S. West
Western Museum Association
Yield Giving
Elana Zilberg
*Current or former Museum of Us Trustee
Bernard J. Eggertsen
Joan Jacobs
We’ve done our best to compile this list as accurately as possible. If you see a mistake or omission, please send your feedback to: development@museumofus.org
2022-2023 Accountability Report & Gratitude List
Read and download the full 2022-2023 Accountability Report, and view the gratitude list below.
K. A. Achterkirchen
Khalid Alexander
Theresa Ambo*
Patrice Amon
Anonymous
Philip & Yuriko Anton* Charitable Foundation
Association of Registrars and Collection Specialists
David Avalos
Avila Fund
Ethan Banegas
Shannon P. Bartlett*
Bay Mills Indian Community
Lauren Beck
Karen Berger
Beyster Family Foundation Fund IV at The San Diego Foundation
Charlotte S. Bird
Haley Brown
Sonya Calderon
CalOSBA (California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development) Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Smithsonian Institution and Greg Adams
Annie Chavarria
Marnie Cheney*
Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians
Cherokee Nation
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians
Chickasaw Nation
Kurt Chilcott*
Casemi Childress
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
All the Bands of the Chumash Nation
Randy Clark
Cognate Collective
Compton Foundation
Hugo Crosswaith
Teddy Cruz
Heather Daly
Mary Dawe
Antonio De La Garza
De La Torre Brothers
Mariano Diaz*
Mark Dillon*
Georgia Dutro
Bernard J. Eggertsen
Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation
Elwyn Heller Foundation of San Diego
Zaneta Encarnacion*
Hattie Ettinger Conservation Fund at The San Diego Foundation
Paige Faulkner
Leslee Field
Willis & Jane Fletcher Designated Fund
Katie Foggiano
Fonna Forman
Kelau Fox
Samuel I. and John Henry Fox Foundation
Serena and Neal Friedman
Cyndi Fuller*
Joanna García Chernán
Dulce Garcia
Geoffrey Geissinger
Cathy Gere
Nancy Giberson Donor Advised Fund
Russell Ginns
Elif Gokcigdem*
Glenn and Barbara Goltz Family Foundation
Sarah Goltz*
Google.org
Ivy Gordon
Jennifer Greenberg
Scott Grimes*
Rachel Hamilton
Aunya Harms
Hervey Family Non-endownment Fund at The San Diego Foundation
Indigenous Collections Care Guide Working Group
Institute of Museum & Library Services (IMLS)
Darrell Jackson*
Gary C. Jacobson
Nora T. Jaffe*
Rizzhel Javier
Hadeel Jawad
Joan and Irwin Jacobs Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Andrew Jolivette
Basil Katz*
Charles Kaufman
Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Foundation
All the Bands of the Kumeyaay Nation
Virginia Lewis
Robert F. Lewis Memorial Book Fund for the Museum of Man
Vicki Lindblade
Kierney Loucas
Christopher Loughridge*
Loveless Linton
Lucas Museum of Narrative Arts
Lucidea
Donna Mallen
Jackie and Charlie Mann Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Myra Masiel-Zamora*
Geraldine E. McAllister
Christa McReynolds Fund at The San Diego Foundation
Grahm McVicker
Margaret Meyer
Russell James Miller Memorial Fund - JH Johnson Foundation at The San Diego Foundation
Alassandra Moctezuma
Museum of Man - Guilford Whitney Library Fund
Eric Mustonen
Network For Good
Newfields and Anne M. Young
Nissan Foundation
Nordson Corporate Foundation
Rachel Nosowsky
Erma & Farley O'Brien Discretionary Fund at The San Diego Foundation
Abraham P. Ordover*
Ileana Ovalle*
The Pacific View Foundation
Pacific Southwest Railroad Museum
Patrons of the Prado
All the Bands of the Payómkawichum Nation
James Peterson
Andrew G. Peterson
Kelsey Pickert
Mica Pollack
Allison and Robert Price Family Foundation Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Price Philanthropies Foundation
Quapaw Nation
Marcos Ramirez Erre
Joseph Ramirez
George A. Ramirez*
David Reynoso
Nancy Robertson
Margaux Robles
Stan Rodriguez
Barbara Rosen
City of San Diego- Commission for Arts and Culture
San Diego Museum of Man Endowment Funds at The San Diego Foundation
San Diego City College Foundation, Inc.
San Diego Mesa College and Alessandra Moctezuma
Mark Schumacher
Patti Seraniero - Moxie Research
Ricky Shabazz*
Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians
Damian Soto
Evelyn Soto
Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation
Sumner Family Charitable Fund
Susanna Peredo Swap
Donald V. and Karen Tartre*
Aquila Thomas
Megan Thomas*
Timmstrom Family Fund and Sandra Timmons*
Tlingit/Haida Central Council
Eva Trujillo*
Sam Tsoi
United States Department of the Interior- National Park Service
United Auburn Indian Community
U.S. Bank Foundation
Yandro Valdez*
Karen Vaughan
Paige Vehlewald
Chris Vito
Ellen Waddell*
Steven Wall*
Frank Warren
Michael S. West
Western Museum Association
Liat Wexler
Philip White*
Dan Wilbers
Theresa Will
Wilton Rancheria
Emily Young*
Your Neighborhood Museum
Zuni Nation
*Current or former Museum of Us Trustee
Kevin Midlam
2021-2022 Accountability Report & Gratitude List
Read and download the full 2021-2022 Accountability Report, and view the gratitude list below.
Greg Adams and the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Smithsonian Institution
Marianne Adams
Khalid Alexander
Ama Cacao
Dr. Theresa Ambo*
Anonymous
Anonymous, In Memory of Robert Romeri
Aline Comenale Arnaldo
Association of Registrars and Collections Stewards (ARCS)
Association of Tribal Archives Libraries and Museums
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Avila Fund
Ethan Banegas
Dr. David Barillas Chon
Howard and Jean Baumann
Karen and Wolfgang Berger
Bernstein & Associates
Beyster Family Foundation Fund IV at The San Diego Foundation
Charlotte Soeters Bird
Scott Borowik, Dimensional Signs and Graphics
California Endowment
Mary Caffery & Martin Stein Family Fund at Fidelity Charitable
Derrick Cartwright and the University of San Diego
Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska
Dr. Gloria E. Chacón
Marnie Cheney*
Kurt* and Betsy Chilcott
Sylvia Carr
Casemi Childress
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Clear Sky Wealth Charitable Fund at Schwab Charitable, In Honor of Anne and Randy Benge
Cultura
Stewart and Konnie Dadmun, In Memory of Charles A. Bird
Gustavo Damian Danemann Soto
Zachary Davis
Dentons
Mariano* & Ruby Diaz
Mark Dillon*
Alexis Dixon*
Georgia Dutro and Dennis Shields
Stephen and Cynthia Dyer, In Memory of Charles A. Bird
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Bernard J. Eggertsen
ENRICH Cultural Institutions Network
Hattie Ettinger Conservation Fund at The San Diego Foundation, at the recommendation of Janie DeCelles
Rockette Richardson Ewell* & Robbi Ewell
Paige Faulkner
Favrot Fund
Willis & Jane Fletcher Designated Fund at The San Diego Foundation
Rebecca Friedman
Serena and Neal Friedman
Cyndi* & Will Fuller
Dulce Garcia
Joyce Gattas
Nancy Giberson
Patrick Giblin
Russell Ginns and Beverly DiGregorio
Patrick and Allison Goddard
The Kimberly Godwin Charitable Gift Fund, In Memorial of Joel Gerber, In Honor of Micah Parzen and Staff
Sarah Goltz*
google.org
Ivy Gordon
Jeffrey Gorham
Barry and Jennifer Greenberg
Anna Grofik
Caroline Gut
Stewart and Emily Halpern Charitable Fund at Fidelity Charitable
Rachal Hamilton
Dana Harrel* and Daniel Roemer
Elwyn Heller Foundation of San Diego
Dr. Daniel Hernandez
Hervey Family Non-endownment Fund at The San Diego Foundation
Indigenous Collections Care Guide Working Group
Institute of Museums & Library Services, Community Driven Reimagining of the "Race: Are We So Different?" Exhibit and Programming - MA-249265-OMS-21
Institute of Museums & Library Services, Creating Authentic Content through Community Collaboration - MA-245348-OMS-20
Joan and Irwin Jacobs Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Gary Jacobson and Martha Blake-Jacobson
Nora* & Sarah Jaffe
Thomas and Jennifer Janes
Rizzhel Javier
Hadeel Jawad
Gordon Johns
Andrew Jolivette
Basil Katz* & Alexa Karolinski
Charles Kaufman
Lori King
Kumeyaay Cultural Repatriation Committee
Kumeyaay Historic Preservation Council
All Bands of the Kumeyaay Nation
Theresa Lambert
John Leslie and Joanne Higgins Leslie, In Memory of Charles A. Bird
Robert F. Lewis Memorial Book Fund for the Museum of Man at The San Diego Foundation
Vicki Lindblade
Dr. Genner Llanes-Ortiz
Dr. Floridalma Boj Lopez
Dr. Tom Maddox and Randy Clark, In Honor of Nora Jaffe
MAKE Projects
Jackie and Charlie Mann Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Stephen Marsh, In Memory of Charles A. Bird
William Mayer*
Geraldine and Linda McAllister, In Memory of Adare McAllister
Christa McReynolds Fund at The San Diego Foundation
Meurk Family Charitable Fund
Margaret and Paul Meyer
Russell James Miller Memorial Fund - JH Johnson Foundation at The San Diego Foundation
Alessandra Moctezuma
Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Foundation, at the recommendation of Marnie Cheney
San Diego Museum of Man Endowment Fund at The San Diego Foundation (2)
Eric Mustonen and Amee Wood
Network For Good
Nissan Foundation
Erma & Farley O'Brien Discretionary Fund at The San Diego Foundation
Melanie O’Brien and the National NAGPRA staff
Optika Moderna
Kristie Orosco (San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians)
Ileana Ovalle*
The Pacific View Foundation
Paru Tea
Veronica Pasfield (Bay Mills Indian Community)
Patrons of the Prado
Paul and Dottie Foundation at the DuPage Foundation
All bands of the Payómkawichum Nation
Andrew Peterson and Carla Martinez
James and Frances Peterson
Desiree and Jerry Pickert
Mica Pollock
James and Cathy Potter
Pratt Memorial Fund
The Conrad Prebys Foundation
Allison and Robert Price Family Foundation of the Jewish Community Foundation
Price Philanthropies Foundation
Price Philanthropies Foundation, School in the Park
Alberto Pulido
Racing Magpie
George Ramirez*
Raytheon Technologies
Richard Rico
Alec Riendeau, In Honor of Christy Billings and John Vance
Nancy Robertson and Mark Cookingham
Barbara Rosen and Robert Fahey
Joseph Allen Ruanto-Ramirez
Karina Salgado
The City of San Diego, Commission for Arts and Culture
The San Diego Foundation
San Diego Leadership Alliance
The City of San Diego, Small Business and Nonprofit Relief Fund
Team at School in the Park
Mark and Ulrika Schumacher
Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation
Ricky Shabazz*
Rockwell Shah* & Morgan Wylder
Anna Shepherd, In Honor of Ileana Ovalle
Sheppard Mullin
Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians
Alicia María Siu
Small Business Administration (SBA)
Evelyn Soto
South African Museums Association
Alex Southard and Kelly Bray
The Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation
Kenneth and Linda Sumner
Melvin Allen Sweet
Donald and Karen Tartre
Ann Thanos, In Honor of Nicholas Fintzelberg
Aqiyla Thomas
Chris and Megan Thomas*
Eva Trujillo*
Samuel Tsoi
U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service, NAGPRA Consultation Grant: Continued Review of Cultural Resources in partnership with Kumeyaay Cultural Repatriation Committee - P20AP00267
U.S. Bank Foundation
Chris Vito
Ellen Waddell* & Rick Batt
Liat Wexler
Philip & Ann White*
Museum of Man - Guilford Whitney Library Fund at The San Diego Foundation
Emily Young* & Serge Dedina
The Dedina Young Family Fund at The San Diego Foundation
*Fiscal Year 2022 Museum of Us Trustee
Charles A. Bird
2020-2021 Accountability Report & Gratitude List
Read and download the full 2020-2021 Accountability Report, and view the gratitude list below.
K. Andrew Achterkirchen
Dr. Theresa Ambo and the University of California, San Diego
Anonymous
Kirsten Asuncion
Avila Fund
Johanna & Johnny Aylsworth
Dana Baxter
Lauren Beaudry
Matthew Bentrano
Karen Berger
Jenne Bergstrom
Beyster Family Foundation Fund IV at The San Diego Foundation
Charles Bird & Charlotte Soeters Bird
Chris Bleshenski
Kaci Brown
Marjorie Burchett
California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development – California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program
Preston Cavignac
Marnie Cheney*
The Chickasaw Nation
Kurt* & Betsy Chilcott
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Jean Colarusso
Sarah Conner
Joan Cudhea & Tomas Firle
Dr. Stewart & Konnie Dadmun
Sarah Dawe & Ryan Karlsgodt
Mariano* & Ruby Diaz
Mark Dillon* & Nancy Jamison
Alexis Dixon*
Nicole Doherty
Scott Duffy
Georgia Dutro & Dr. Dennis Shields
Dr. Bernard Eggertsen & Florence Nemkov
Hattie Ettinger Conservation Fund at The San Diego Foundation at the recommendation of Janie DeCelles
Rockette Richardson Ewell* & Robbi Ewell
Anne Farrell
Paige Faulkner
Favrot Fund
Willis & Jane Fletcher Designated Fund at The San Diego Foundation
Samuel I. and John Henry Fox Foundation
Cyndi* & Will Fuller
Elaine Galinson
Ben Garcia & Scott Fabianek
Dr. Joyce Gattas
Mary Jane Gentile
Dr. Nancy Giberson
Patrick Giblin
Tom Gildred
Russell Ginns
Kimberly Godwin
Dr. Glenn & Barbara Goltz
Sarah Goltz*
google.org
Ivy Gordon
Jennifer Greenberg & Barry Greenberg
Anna Grofik
Stewart & Emily Halpern
Dana Harrel*
Jennifer Harris
Anne Haule
Emily Hawkes
Elwyn Heller Foundation of San Diego
Hervey Family Non-endownment Fund at The San Diego Foundation
Himdag Ki, Tohono O’odham Nation Cultural Center and Museum
Donald Howells & Denise Carabet
Valentine & Nancy Hoy
Indigenous Collections Care Working Group
Institute of Museum & Library Services
Joan and Irwin Jacobs Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Gary Jacobson & Martha Blake-Jacobson
Nora* & Sarah Jaffe
Gordon Johns
Basil Katz* & Alexa Karolinski
Charles Kaufman
Trudi & Faud Khorsandian
Aline Stouse Koppel
Kumeyaay Cultural Repatriation Committee
Kumeyaay Historic Preservation Council
All bands of the Kumeyaay Nation
Theresa Lambert
The Lenca Nation
Robert & Bernadette Levy
Persephone Lewis and the University of San Diego
Robert F. Lewis Memorial Book Fund for the Museum of Man at The San Diego Foundation
Kris Light
Vicki Lindblade
Taino Lopez
Christopher Loughridge & Cindi Helsel
Dr. Tom Maddox & Randy Clark
Jackie and Charlie Mann
William Mayer*
Geraldine & Linda McAllister
Christa McReynolds Fund at The San Diego Foundation
Paul & Dr. Margaret Meyer
Anne Middleton
Russell James Miller Memorial Fund – JH Johnson Foundation at The San Diego Foundation
Marilyn Minton
Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Foundation at the recommendation of Marnie Cheney
David & Jan Mullin
Vanessa Muros
Museum of Man Guilford Whitney Library Fund at The San Diego Foundation
Dr. Eric Mustonen & Amelia Wood
Nissan Foundation
Nordson Corporation Foundation
Erma & Farley O’Brien Discretionary Fund at The San Diego Foundation
Micki Olin
Optika Moderna
Ileana Ovalle*
The Pacific View Foundation
The Parker Foundation
Patrons of the Prado
All bands of the Payómkawichum Nation
John Pendleton
Patti Perez*
Desiree Pickert & Jerry Pickert
Jack Pipkin & Nancy Herzfeld-Pipkin
Pratt Memorial Fund
Allison & Robert Price Family Foundation
Price Philanthropies Foundation
George Ramirez*
Regina Juan Family (Tohono O’odham Nation)
ResMed Foundation
Jacqueline Richardson
Dr. Ida Rigby & John Sturla
Nancy Robertson & Mark Cookingham
Dr. Barbara Rosen & Dr. Robert Fahey
Arthur Rossiter
Jarrod Russell*
City of San Diego Commission for Arts & Culture
San Diego Arts & Culture Challenge Fund at The San Diego Foundation
San Diego Museum of Man Endowment Fund at The San Diego Foundation
Jerry & Keiko Schneider
Dr. Mark & Dr. Ulrika Schumacher
Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation
The Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation
Ricky Shabazz*
Rockwell Shah* & Morgan Wylder
Dr. Susan Shurin
Anne Steinberger
Kenneth & Linda Sumner
Donald & Karen Tartre
Timmstrom Family Fund
Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation
U.S. Bank Foundation
U.S. Department of Interior – Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
U.S. Small Business Administration
Ellen Waddell* & Rick Batt
Steven Wall & Franne Ficara
Sarah White & David Gray
Frances White
Philip White*
Emily Young*
*Fiscal Year 2021 Museum of Us Trustee
Larry Baza*
Nancy Jamison
The millions of individuals worldwide who lost their lives to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
*Fiscal Year 2021 Museum of Us Trustee
Archived Annual Reports
Prior to our "Accountability Reports," the Museum published annual and bi-annual reports that shared noteworthy accomplishments over the years. View or download recent annual reports below:
Financial Reports
The Museum of Us, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is proud to have received six consecutive 4-star ratings by Charity Navigator. The largest and most-utilized nonprofit evaluator in the United States Charity Navigator is used to evaluate the financial health, accountability, and transparency of charities and nonprofit organizations.
A 4-star rating is Charity Navigator’s highest possible rating, and only 11% of charities evaluated by Charity Navigator have received at least six consecutive 4-star evaluations; indicating that the Museum of Us not only adheres to the best practices of our sector, but exceeds industry standards as well.
Find more information, financial reports, and 990 forms (annual reporting returns that certain federally tax-exempt organizations must file with the IRS) below.
- 990 informational returns, year ending June 30, 2011
- 990 informational returns, year ending June 30, 2012
- 990 informational returns, year ending June 30, 2013
- 990 informational returns, year ending June 30, 2014
- 990 informational returns, year ending June 30, 2015
- 990 informational returns, year ending June 30, 2016
- 990 informational returns, year ending June 30, 2017
- 990 informational returns, year ending June 30, 2018
- 990 informational returns, year ending June 30, 2019
- 990 informational returns, year ending June 30, 2020
- 990 informational returns, year ending June 30, 2021
- 990 informational returns, year ending June 30, 2022
- 990 informational returns, year ending June 30, 2023
- Audited financial statements, year ending June 30, 2010
- Audited financial statements, year ending June 30, 2011
- Audited financial statements, year ending June 30, 2012
- Audited financial statements, year ending June 30, 2013
- Audited financial statements, year ending June 30, 2014
- Audited financial statements, year ending June 30, 2015
- Audited financial statements, year ending June 30, 2016
- Audited financial statements, year ending June 30, 2017
- Audited financial statements, year ending June 30, 2018
- Audited financial statements, year ending June 30, 2019
- Audited financial statements, year ending June 30, 2020
- Audited financial statements, year ending June 30, 2021
- Audited financial statements, year ending June 30, 2022
- Audited financial statements, year ending June 30, 2023
Sustainability Initiatives
We believe in creating healthy communities and environments for all. Our staff works hard to prioritize sustainability throughout Museum operations – and we have the awards to prove it!
LEED® Certification in 2016
In 2016, the Museum was awarded the LEED Gold® certification by the Green Building Certification Institute, the certifying body of the U.S. Green Building Council®, making us the highest ranked LEED-certified building in Balboa Park at the time. LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is the preeminent program for the design, construction, maintenance, and operations of high-performance green buildings.
Our LEED Gold certification includes three historic structures: the California Building/Quadrangle, which houses our main museum galleries; the Irving J. Gill Administration Building, which houses staff offices; and the California Tower.
Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Museum Sustainability
In 2018, the Museum was awarded the Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Museum Sustainability by the California Association of Museums and the California Natural Resources Agency for our “Every Action Matters” initiative started in 2017. This internal program focused on employee engagement at every level of the organization, and emphasized major goals that are accomplished via small steps by individuals. Our staff developed an Energy Audit Team and took steps such as installing energy monitoring systems, turning off lights when they’re not in use, providing paper straws in the break room, and canceling bottled water delivery services in favor of a new water filtration system. Additionally, 38% of our staff committed to using alternative forms of transportation to get to work, rather than driving a car, from January 2018 to December 2018.
The Museum of Us recognizes that it sits on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Kumeyaay Nation. The Museum extends its respect and gratitude to the Kumeyaay peoples who have lived here for millennia.
The Museum is open daily, Monday through Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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