Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY TELLS DETROIT'S STORIES AND WHY THEY MATTER.
MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT OF THE DETROIT HISTORICAL MUSEUM AND DOSSIN GREAT LAKES MUSEUM - THE DETROIT HISTORICAL MUSEUMS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES TO EXPERIENCE A VARIETY OF HISTORICAL STORIES AND ARTIFACTS. THE DETROIT HISTORICAL MUSEUM IS OPEN SIX DAYS PER WEEK, 52 WEEKS PER YEAR. THE DOSSIN GREAT LAKES MUSEUM IS OPEN THREE DAYS PER WEEK, 52 WEEKS PER YEAR, AND IS ALSO OPEN FOR TWO ADDITIONAL DAYS PER WEEK DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. TOGETHER, THE MUSEUMS SERVE MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY. NOTE: DUE TO COVID-19, HOURS FOR BOTH MUSEUMS HAVE BEEN REDUCED IN RESPONSE TO STATE OF MICHIGAN GUIDELINES.
COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS - THE DETROIT HISTORICAL MUSEUMS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTS TO GO IN-DEPTH ON CERTAIN HISTORICAL TOPICS, EITHER THROUGH LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, FILMS, OR TOURS. THE ORGANIZATION HOSTS APPROXIMATELY 60 COMMUNITY TOURS AND APPROXIMATELY 40 IN-MUSEUM PROGRAMS ANNUALLY. GENERALLY, THESE PROGRAMS ARE TARGETED AT ADULTS AND SENIORS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AIMED AT FAMILIES. THE AVERAGE COMMUNITY TOUR ATTENDANCE IS 25 PEOPLE, AND THE AVERAGE IN-MUSEUM PROGRAM ATTRACTS 35 INDIVIDUALS. THE ANNUAL FAMILY DAYS ATTRACT BETWEEN 600 AND 1,000 PARENTS AND CHILDREN AT EACH EVENT.
MAINTAINING MORE THAN 250,000 ARTIFACTS IN THE CITY OF DETROIT'S COLLECTION - THE DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY ENSURES THE CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF ARTIFACTS RELATED TO THE HISTORY OF THE PEOPLE, PLACES, AND EVENTS CRITICAL TO THE CITY OF DETROIT'S HISTORY. A SMALL TEAM OF STAFF, INTERNS, AND VOLUNTEERS IS WORKING TO DIGITIZE ASPECTS OF THE COLLECTION AND PLACE THE INFORMATION ONLINE. THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES SEVERAL THOUSAND ITEMS ANNUALLY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Elana Rugh | PRESIDENT AND C.E.O. | 40 | $215,996 |
| Rebecca Saliminen Witt | CHIEF DEV. AND COMM. OFFICER | 40 | $160,056 |
| Kevin Gramlich | CHIEF FIN. AND OPER. OFFICER | 40 | $65,385 |
| Kimberly Youngblood | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Pam Wyett | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| William Volz | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Tukel | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Kenneth Svoboda | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Dante Stella | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Ned Staebler | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Lois Shaevsky | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Brian Sadek | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Rick Ruffner | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Harriet Rotter | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Leslye Rosenbaum | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Terrence Pryor | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Bobbi Polk | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Irena Politano | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jeanette Pierce | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Linda Paullin-Hebden | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Onwuzurike | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Gregory Nowak | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Stephanie Nicholson | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Francis W Mcmillan Ii | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Sarah Mcclure | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Chauncey Mayfield Ii | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Dennis Levasseur | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Lambrecht | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Kosonog | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Bernie Kent | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Daniel Kaufman | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Brenda Jones | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Arthur Hudson | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Clarinda Barnett Harrison | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Frederick Hall | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Neal Gram Iii | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Gillette Jr | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Elyse Germack | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Diane Farber | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Lena Epstein | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Dunlap | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Dobson | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| James Deutchman | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Judith Knudsen Christie | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Gregory Cheesewright | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas Buhl | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Gary Brown | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Lawrence Bluth | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Marc Bland | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Akosua Barthwell-Evans | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Douglas Dossin | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Albrecht | SECOND VICE-CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Geaneen M Arends | VICE-CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| John Decker | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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