FINANCIALS
To support the Pauli Murray Center’s maturation, fiscal resources have 
shifted from supporting preservation, rehabilitation, and construction 
work to sustaining staff, general operations; and programming, and 
cultivating earned income opportunities. 
Increased operational costs, combined with 
shifts in both federal and private funding 
landscapes, inspired the Center to seek diverse 
and creative revenue generation structures. We 
have connected to our expansive community in 
new ways, and amplified the work of the Center 
more consistently, cultivating new and activating 
existing individual donors along the way. We 
have strengthened relationships with institutions 
and small businesses that align with Rev. Dr. 
Murray’s values, creating unique opportunities for 
support. Finally, we have increased compelling 
and high-quality program offerings, creating 
pathways for both revenue and partnership. 
Following a leadership transition in 2023, the 
team at the Pauli Murray Center for History 
and Social Justice has focused their attention 
on completing a renovation of the home that 
anchors its National Historic Site and fulfilling 
its mission in a more expansive way. Dedicated 
management, development, and communications 
staff were hired to maintain the physical upkeep 
of the Center’s historic site, foster monetary 
support, and activate Rev. Dr. Murray’s ancestral 
home. Within one year of this transition, the 
Center opened its doors to the public and 
embarked on fresh, new programming while 
developing new infrastructure for weekly 
tours, external speaking engagements, and 
collaborations with locally-owned businesses.  
Despite federal funding cuts and shifting 
attitudes toward history’s role in the nation’s 
collective memory, the Center has remained 
steadfast in upholding Pauli’s legacy by sharing 
her/their story while exposing coordinated efforts 
to censor its work. This approach has made it 
possible for the Center to stand firm in a period 
of institutional transition, and a critical era in its 
organizational life-cycle. 
EXPENSES
REVENUE
306% 
increase in 
earned income
440 % 
increase in 
tour income
331% 
increase in 
individual giving
BY THE NUMBERS

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