Maryland · Nonprofit
DOLEMAN BLACK HERITAGE MUSEUM
DOLEMAN BLACK HERITAGE MUSEUM (Maryland) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $25,914 to it, the largest being Maryland Humanities Council Inc ($15,150). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $185k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $26k
- Net assets
- $216k
What Doleman Black Heritage Museum does
Mission
The organization's primary exempt purpose is to collect, preserve, interpret, and share African American history and culture, with a focus on the heritage of the Jonathan Street community and the broader Western Maryland region. Through exhibitions, educational programs, cultural events, and community engagement, the organization promotes historical understanding, cultural awareness, and public access to African American heritage.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
The Doleman Black Heritage Museum conducted its annual Juneteenth Celebration, a community-based cultural and educational program honoring the history of emancipation and African American heritage. The event provided free, public access to historical exhibits, guided interpretation, and presentations on the origins of Juneteenth, Reconstruction, and the legacy of the Jonathan Street community. Activities included cultural performances, youth engagement stations, storytelling, and hands-on learning experiences designed to increase understanding of African American history. The program also featured a community marketplace supporting local Black-owned businesses and artisans. DBHM's Juneteenth activities strengthened cultural awareness, promoted community engagement, and advanced the museum's mission to preserve and interpret African American history in Washington County.
$11,163 spentof which $2,750 as grants5% of program spendingThe organization advanced its capital redevelopment project through HUD CPF pre-construction activities. Work included design development by Travis Price Architects, structural engineering by Silman, and environmental and geotechnical studies by Geo-Technology Associates. Key tasks included site planning, topography, environmental assessment, geotechnical soil studies, demolition and stabilization planning, and preparation of permit-ready drawings for the museum and accessory cafe conversion. Additional work included development of construction documents for the approved container sculpture, planning for ADA elevator access, infill of the existing atrium, and design of a new 1,920 SF storage facility. Bi-monthly coordination meetings were held with architects, engineers, and project managers to ensure compliance with HUD requirements and readiness for permit submission.
$148,844 spentof which $110,845 as grants70% of program spendingThe Project Director provided leadership and coordination for the museum's capital redevelopment project. Services included managing design development activities with Travis Price Architects, structural engineers, environmental consultants, and geotechnical teams; overseeing HUD CPF pre-construction requirements; organizing bi-monthly project meetings; tracking progress on site planning, environmental assessments, geotechnical studies, demolition planning, and permit-ready drawings; coordinating development of construction documents for the approved sculpture; and supporting planning for ADA access, building conversion, and storage facility design. The Project Director ensured compliance with HUD guidelines, maintained communication among consultants and the DBHM Board, and supported preparation for permit submission.
$52,120 spentof which $39,620 as grants25% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $212,127.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $388k to $125k (−68%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 9% · 2021 73% · 2022 94% · 2024 92%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
100% of DOLEMAN BLACK HERITAGE MUSEUM’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (64% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Shakira Dolman
Executive Director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2020 and FY2021 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2021: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $9k → $10k.
1 of 3 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 35% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of DOLEMAN BLACK HERITAGE MUSEUM’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
DOLEMAN BLACK HERITAGE MUSEUM leans on a few funders — its largest provides 58% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
94% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund DOLEMAN BLACK HERITAGE MUSEUM.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of DOLEMAN BLACK HERITAGE MUSEUM's grant income comes from Maryland funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $9k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
DOLEMAN BLACK HERITAGE MUSEUM's funding has concentrated — grant income rose while the number of funders held roughly flat.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Government funding DOLEMAN BLACK HERITAGE MUSEUM receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $563k on record.
- Department of Housing and Urban Development$563k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
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In Maryland
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for DOLEMAN BLACK HERITAGE MUSEUM: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds DOLEMAN BLACK HERITAGE MUSEUM?
- DOLEMAN BLACK HERITAGE MUSEUM (Maryland) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $25,914 to it, the largest being Maryland Humanities Council Inc ($15,150). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does DOLEMAN BLACK HERITAGE MUSEUM have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $25,914 in grants to DOLEMAN BLACK HERITAGE MUSEUM, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of DOLEMAN BLACK HERITAGE MUSEUM?
- Maryland Humanities Council Inc is the largest funder on record, with $15,150 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like DOLEMAN BLACK HERITAGE MUSEUM find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Maryland. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2019–2025), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing