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Harry S Truman Library Institute for National & International Affai

EIN 43-6042632 · Kansas City, MO

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood80 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • Only 46% of its spending went to programs.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

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Income
$5.4 million
Spending
$4.6 million
Spent on programs
46%
Reserves
34.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 85%
Employees
13
Volunteers
30
Highest pay
$415,640, executive director/ex officio director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 66% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 34.1 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 4% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 15% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 7% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    0 of 15

    46% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 40 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    30 of 31 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)
  1. $312,477 spent. SEE SCHEDULE OEDUCATION: THE TRUMAN LIBRARY OFFERS A SUITE OF ENGAGING ON-SITE AND SCHOOL-BASED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT MEET STATE AND NATIONAL ACADEMIC STANDARDS. THESE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO TEACH PARTICIPANTS ABOUT TRUMAN, DEMOCRACY, THE PRESIDENCY, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, WHILE STRENGTHENING IMPORTANT LIFE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. EACH YEAR, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS GAIN A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF OUR NATION'S HISTORY, GOVERNMENT, AND DEMOCRATIC IDEALS THROUGH THE LIBRARY'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. USING PRIMARY SOURCE DOCUMENTS AND ARTIFACTS, STUDENTS DRAW CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND, ANTICIPATE, AND RESOLVE PROBLEMS. THE WHITE HOUSE DECISION CENTER - THIS PROGRAM GIVES STUDENTS AN EXTENDED, IMMERSIVE, AND INSPIRATIONAL EXPERIENCE AT ONE OF KANSAS CITY'S ICONIC CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS WHILE ALSO PROVIDING THEM WITH A UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM THAT STRENGTHENS MANY CORE SKILLS. INSPIRED BY PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPED BY NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EDUCATORS, THIS HANDS-ON HISTORY LAB IS THE TRUMAN LIBRARY'S FLAGSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAM. THE WHITE HOUSE DECISION CENTER'S SIMULATIONS IMMERSE STUDENTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY, GOVERNMENT, THE PRESIDENCY, AND HIGH-STAKES DECISION MAKING IN A TRULY UNIQUE SETTING, A RECREATION OF THE TRUMAN-ERA WEST WING OF THE WHITE HOUSE. TEACHERS HAVE DESCRIBED IT AS ONE OF THE MOST PROFOUND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES IN THEIR STUDENTS' ACADEMIC CAREERS. COMMUNITY EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS - THE TRUMAN LIBRARY INSTITUTE IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING AS MANY STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE WITH ACCESS TO THE TRUMAN LIBRARY. OVER THE PAST TWENTY YEARS, OUR SCHOLARSHIP FUND HAS GIVEN STUDENTS FROM ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED SCHOOL DISTRICTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT AND EXPERIENCE THE TRUMAN LIBRARY'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITIONS AT MINIMAL OR NO COST. GRANT SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS CAN BE USED TO COVER MUSEUM ADMISSIONS, WHITE HOUSE DECISION CENTER FEES, BUS TRANSPORTATION AND SUBSTITUTE TEACHER COSTS. READING LIKE A HISTORIAN SECOND, THIRD, AND FIFTH GRADE PROGRAM IS A MUSEUM-BASED, TRUMAN-FOCUSED, AND FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE. THE STUDENTS INVESTIGATE THE TRUMAN LIBRARY'S MUSEUM EXHIBITS AS THEY STUDY THE THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT, TRUMAN'S LEADERSHIP SKILLS, HIS MOMENTOUS DECISIONS AS PRESIDENT, AND HIS LASTING LEGACY. READING LIKE A HISTORIAN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM IS AN IN-CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE RATHER THAN A MUSEUM-BASED EXPERIENCE. MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS ARE IMMERSED IN AN INTENSIVE WEEK OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT. TEACHERS ARE PROVIDED WITH ACCESS TO EXPERTS IN THE SUBJECT AREA AND ARCHIVISTS TO ASSIST WITH CONTENT AND RESOURCES. ULTIMATELY, THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES TEACHERS WITH A TRUMAN CURRICULUM, COMPLETE INVESTIGATIVE UNITS, LESSON PLANS, AND RESOURCES. EACH UNIT IS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP STUDENTS' CRITICAL THINKING AND INVESTIGATIVE SKILLS AND USES PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIALS FROM THE TRUMAN LIBRARY TO TEACH THEM ABOUT HISTORY AND PRESIDENT TRUMAN. INSTITUTE FUNDS ALSO SPONSOR THE GREATER KANSAS CITY REGIONAL NATIONAL HISTORY DAY COMPETITION, CIVICS FOR ALL INCLUDING THE THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT, THE STUDENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, THE IN-CLASSROOM TRUMAN FOOTLOCKER PROGRAM, EDUCATOR WORKSHOPS, THE ANNUAL WEEK-LONG SUMMER TEACHER CONFERENCE, TEACHER LESSON PLANS, STUDENT RESOURCES AND RESEARCH FILE, AND A FALL PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA CONTEST. THANKS TO GENEROUS DONOR SUPPORT, THE "EXPANDING PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S CLASSROOM FOR DEMOCRACY INITIATIVE" INCLUDES NEW DOCENT TRAINING, STUDENT AND TEACHER RESOURCE MATERIALS, CURRICULUM STANDARD REVIEWS AND NEW PROMOTIONAL BROCHURES AND VIDEOS. TRUMAN'S RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM CONTINUES TO ATTRACT TOP SCHOLARS AND EXPAND OUR UNDERSTANDING OF TRUMAN AND HIS CONSEQUENTIAL PRESIDENCY. SINCE OPENING IN 1959, THE LIBRARY'S RESEARCH ROOM HAS WELCOMED MORE THAN 15,000 HISTORIANS, WRITERS, AND SCHOLARS FROM MORE THAN 40 NATIONS. FROM THE BEGINNING AND TO THE PRESENT, THE INSTITUTE HAS PROVIDED MORE THAN $3.5 MILLION IN FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO RESEARCHERS. TODAY, RESEARCH GRANTS, AWARDS, AND FELLOWSHIPS PROVIDE CRUCIAL ASSISTANCE TO EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED SCHOLARS WHOSE CONTRIBUTIONS ILLUMINATE THE CRITICAL ISSUES OF TRUMAN'S PRESIDENCY AND LEGACY.DISSERTATION YEAR FELLOWSHIPS SUBSIDIZE A DOCTORAL STUDENT'S TEACHING OR EMPLOYMENT INCOME TO FACILITATE THE COMPLETION OF A DISSERTATION THAT INCLUDES HISTORICAL SCHOLARSHIP OF TRUMAN'S CAREER OR TIME PERIOD. THE SCHOLAR'S AWARD SUPPLEMENTS TEACHING OR EMPLOYMENT SALARIES FOR ESTABLISHED SCHOLARS WORKING ON SOME ASPECT OF TRUMAN OR PUBLIC AND FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES PROMINENT DURING HIS TIME. RESEARCH GRANTS, INCLUDING THE JOHN K. HULSTON SCHOLARSHIP, OFFSET THE COST OF CONDUCTING ONSITE RESEARCH AT THE TRUMAN LIBRARY. THE BIENNIAL HARRY S. TRUMAN BOOK AWARD RECOGNIZES THE BEST BOOK PUBLISHED WITHIN A TWO-YEAR PERIOD DEALING PRIMARILY AND SUBSTANTIALLY WITH TRUMAN OR THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES DURING HIS PRESIDENCY.THE INSTITUTE AIMS TO FULFILL PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S WISHES FOR HIS LIBRARY BY ENSURING ACCESS TO HIS PAPERS AND THE STUDY OF THE PRESIDENCY. TO ACCOMPLISH HIS WISHES FOR TODAY AND THE FUTURE, THE INSTITUTE SPONSORS COLLECTION, PRESERVATION AND ARTIFACT CONSERVATION.
  2. $285,394 spent. SEE SCHEDULE OPUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS: WITH THE GOAL OF INFORMING AND ENGAGING LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCES, THE TRUMAN LIBRARY AND INSTITUTE PRESENT DISTINGUISHED AUTHORS, HISTORIANS, JOURNALISTS, AND DIGNITARIES IN LECTURES, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND SIGNATURE EVENTS. THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES, THE LIBRARY AND INSTITUTE STRIVE TO INCREASE ATTENDANCE NUMBERS, VISIBILITY, AND ITS NETWORK OF FRIENDS, WHILE ALSO INSPIRING AUDIENCES TO PLAY A ROLE IN SHAPING OUR NATION'S FUTURE. PROGRAM PRESENTERS HAVE INCLUDED U.S. PRESIDENTS, SECRETARIES OF STATE AND DEFENSE, AMBASSADORS, SENATORS, CONGRESSMEN, AND GENERALS. INSTITUTE SIGNATURE, DISTINGUISHED, AND OTHER NOTABLE BOOK EVENTS:OCTOBER 10, 2024 - TRUMAN ECONOMIC POLICY MEDAL PRESENTED TO THOMAS M. HOENIG, FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE TENTH DISTRICT FEDERAL RESERVE BANK IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI FOR OUTSTANDING FISCAL LEADERSHIP. THE TRUMAN MEDAL FOR ECONOMIC POLICY IS JOINTLY SPONSORED BY THE TRUMAN LIBRARY INSTITUTE, THE HENRY W. BLOCH SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY, AND THE ECONOMIC CLUB OF KANSAS CITY.OCTOBER 29, 2024 - A 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRUMAN PRESIDENCY BOOK EVENT WITH DAVID ROLL DISCUSSING HIS BOOK "ASCENT TO POWER: HOW TRUMAN EMERGED FROM ROOSEVELT'S SHADOW AND REMADE THE WORLD," IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE KINDER INSTITUTE.NOVEMBER 21, 2024 - THE ANNUAL HOWARD AND VIRGINIA BENNETT FORUM ON THE PRESIDENCY FEATURED POLITICAL COMMENTATORS AND PRESIDENTIAL HISTORIANS NANCY GIBBS AND MICHAEL DUFFY IN CONVERSATION WITH AUTHOR, PRESIDENTIAL HISTORIAN AND "WASHINGTON POST" COLUMNIST DAVID VON DREHLE DISCUSSING "PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS AND THE CHALLENGE OF DEMOCRACY."FEBRUARY 3, 2025 - DISTINGUISHED BOOK EVENT WITH UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SPEAKER EMERITA NANCY PELOSI DISCUSSING HER BOOK "THE ART OF POWER: MY STORY AS THE FIRST WOMAN SPEAKER OF HOUSE."MARCH 4, 2025 - A SPECIAL BOOK EVENT WITH AUTHOR MERYL GORDON DISCUSSING HER BOOK "THE WOMAN WHO KNEW EVERYONE: THE POWER OF PERLE MESTA, WASHINGTON'S MOST FAMOUS HOSTESS."MARCH 31, 2025 - FOURTH INSTALLMENT OF THE WOMEN RISING SERIES FEATURED RETIRED AIR FORCE COLONEL ERIES L.G. MENTZER TELLING THE STORY OF THE TRAILBLAIZING WOMEN OF THE WORLD WAR II 6888TH CENTRAL DIRECTORY POSTAL BATALION - A MOSTLY BLACK UNIT THAT LABELED, SORTED, AND CLEARED MILLIONS OF PIECES OF STOCKPILED MAIL IN 1945.APRIL 24, 2025 - WILD ABOUT HARRY GALA FEATURING KEYNOTE SPEAKERS MELISSA FITZGERALD AND MARY MCCORMACK (CO-AUTHORS AND "THE WEST WING" CAST MEMBERS) DISCUSSING THEIR BOOK "WHAT'S NEXT: A BACKSTAGE PASS TO THE WEST WING," IN CONVERSATION WITH KEVIN WALLING. THE HONORABLE KATHLEEN SEBELIUS WAS THE HARRY S. TRUMAN LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP HONOREE.MAY 6, 2025 - A 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRUMAN PRESIDENCY BOOK EVENT WITH AUTHOR ROBERT M. EDSEL DISCUSSING HIS BOOK "REMEMBER US: AMERICAN SACRIFICE, DUTCH FREEDOM, AND A FOREVER PROMISE FORGED IN WORLD WAR II," IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RAINY DAY BOOKS. MAY 22, 2025 - "FREEDOM TO SERVE," A 75TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION FEATURING PANELISTS RETIRED U.S. ARMY GENERAL DONALD SCOTT, RETIRED U.S. AIR FORCE CHIEF JOANNE BASS, RETIRED U.S. ARMY COLONEL EDNA CUMMINGS, RETIRED AIR FORCE COLONEL ERIES L.G. MENTZER, MODERTED BY DAVID VON DREHLE DISCUSSING THE GROUNDBREAKING REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S EXECUTIVE ORDER 9981. JUNE 12, 2025 - MEMBERS NIGHT WITH MARK UPDEGROVE, CEO AND PRESIDENT OF THE LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON FOUNDATION, DISCUSSING HIS BOOK "MAKE YOUR MARK: LESSONS IN CHARACTER FROM SEVEN PRESIENTS," AN ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP GUIDE BASED ON CANDID PRESIDENTIAL INTERVIEWS. JULY 14, 2025 - SUMMER TEACHER CONFERENCE SPECIAL BOOK EVENT WITH HISTORIAN LINSDAY CHERVINSKY DISCUSSING HER BOOK "THE CABINET: GEORGE WAHINGTON AND THE CREATION OF AN AMERICAN INSTITUTION."JULY 30, 2025 - 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID ACT WITH CLIFTON TRUMAN DANIEL AND LUCI BAINES JOHNSON DISCUSSING A KEY MILESTONE IN AMERICAN LIFE AND PUBLIC HEALTH. PRESIDENT TRUMAN WAS THE EARLY ADVOCATE FOR NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE, PROPOSING IT IN 1945, BUT IT WAS PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON WHO SIGNED MEDICARE INTO LAW AT THE TRUMAN LIBRARY IN 1965, HONORING TRUMAN BY ENROLLING HIM AS THE FIRST BENEFICIARY AND PRESENTING HIM WITH THE FIRST MEDICARE CARD.AUGUST 14, 2025 - 80TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE BOOK EVENT FEATURING HISTORIAN AND JOURNALIST EVAN THOMAS DISCUSSING HIS BOOK "ROAD TO SURRENDER: THREE MEN AND THE COUNTDOWN TO THE END OF WORLD WAR II." SEPTEMBER 24,2025 - A 75TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION OF THE KOREAN WAR'S INCHON LANDING FEATURING HISTORIANS JOHN MCMANUS AND JASON PARKER DISCUSSING "MACARTHUR'S GAMBLE."DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WERE REACHED VIA IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING, WEBCASTS, RADIO INTERVIEWS, TELEVISION BROADCASTS, E-NEWS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA INITIATIVES.
  3. $75,945 spent. SEE SCHEDULE OTEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS: "ARTISTIC VIEWS OF THE TRUMAN HOME" FEATURED THE PROMINENT VICTORIAN HOME AT 219 NORTH DELAWARE STREET IN INDEPENDENCE, MO. THE EXHIBITION CONTAINED MORE THAN A DOZEN DIFFERENT ARTISTIC RENDITIONS OF THE HOME AND MORE THAN 50 PHOTOGRAPHS. ON DISPLAY AT THE TRUMAN LIBRARY AND MUSEUM FROM SEPTEMBER 30 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2024. "UPSET! HARRY TRUMAN AND THE 1948 ELECTION" GIVES VISITORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL BACK IN TIME TO SEE HOW THE MOST STUNNING SURPRISE IN U.S. PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY CAME ABOUT. THE EXHIBITION, INCLUDED MORE THAN 100 ARTIFACTS, ORIGINAL POLITICAL CARTOONS, INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS, VINTAGE CAMPAIGN MEMORABILIA, DIARY ENTRIES, HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS AND NEWSREEL FOOTAGE. ON DISPLAY AT THE TRUMAN LIBRARY AND MUSEUM MAY 30, 2024, AND RUNS THROUGH FEBRUARY 1, 2025. "JAZZ KC PORTRAITS BY DAN WHITE" FEATURES A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF KANSAS CITY'S JAZZ MUSICIANS CELEBRATING THE MUSIC THEY BROUGHT TO LIFE IN KANSAS CITY. ON DISPLAY AT THE TRUMAN LIBRARY AND MUSEUM FROM MAY 22, 2025 THROUGH JANUARY 30, 2026. PERMANENT EXHIBITION: THE RECENTLY RENOVATED $29 MILLION MUSEUM EXHIBITION SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCES THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE. AN EXPANSION TO THE LIBRARY'S EAST SIDE REORIENTS THE MUSEUM ENTRANCE, PLACING A DRAMATIC EMPHASIS ON THE COURTYARD AND THE TRUMANS' GRAVESITES. NOW CONCENTRATED ENTIRELY ON ONE FLOOR, THE NEW "HARRY S. TRUMAN: AN ORDINARY MAN, HIS EXTRAORDINRY JOURNEY" IS A 12,400-SQUARE-FOOT PERMANENT EXHIBITION THAT FOCUSES ON TRUMAN'S LIFE BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER HIS PRESIDENCY WITH TECHNOLOGICAL UPGRADES, HANDS-ON INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS, NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN ARTIFACTS, UPDATED SCHOLARSHIP, AND A COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL STRATEGY. THE FIRST-FLOOR EXHIBITION INCLUDES 230 ARTIFACTS PLUS SEVERAL HUNDRED FACSIMILES OF DOCUMENTS, LETTERS, AND HANDWRITTEN MATERIALS. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:- IMMERSIVE SOUND-AND-LIGHT THEATERS DEPICTING WORLD WAR I AND THE COLD WAR- 14-FOOT INTERACTIVE GLOBE EXPLORING THE HARD PROBLEMS OF PEACE FOLLOWING WORLD WAR II- EXPANDED INSIGHT ON TRUMAN'S LEADERSHIP ON CIVIL RIGHTS AND THE RECOGNITION OF ISRAEL- FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON TRUMAN'S FAMILY, INCLUDING BESS TRUMAN'S ROLE AS ADVISOR AND CONFIDANTE- LOYALTY REVIEW BOARD ROLE-PLAYING GAME WHERE PLAYERS UNCOVER GOVERNMENT DISLOYALTY DURING THE RED SCARE- INCREASED STORYTELLING AND NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN ARTIFACTS FROM THE KOREAN WARTRAVELING EXHIBITIONS AVAILABLE FOR SHOWING: - HARRY S. TRUMAN AND THE BIRTH OF ISRAEL - ONE OF THE MOST DEFINING MOMENTS OF PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S TENURE WAS HIS EXECUTIVE ACTION TO EXTEND DE FACTO DIPLOMATIC RECOGNITION TO THE STATE OF ISRAEL ON MAY 14, 1948, JUST 11 MINUTES AFTER THAT NATION DECLARED INDEPENDENCE. THIS EXHIBIT EXPLORES THE HISTORICAL, CULTURAL, AND PERSONAL FACTORS THAT WENT INTO THE DECISION, WHICH WAS AN EXTREMELY CONTENTIOUS ISSUE AMONG TRUMAN'S CABINET AND ADVISORS. - HARRY S. TRUMAN: KANSAS CITY'S COMMANDER IN CHIEF - THIS EXHIBIT EXPLORES THE CHALLENGES PRESIDENT TRUMAN FACED, THE DECISIONS HE MADE THAT SHAPED OUR DEMOCRACY, AND THE MILESTONES THAT SEALED HIS PLACE IN HISTORY AS ONE OF OUR NATION'S GREATEST PRESIDENTS. - TO SECURE THESE RIGHTS: HARRY TRUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS - HARRY TRUMAN BECAME THE FIRST PRESIDENT TO AUTHORIZE A CIVIL RIGHTS COMMITTEE, SPEAK BEFORE THE NAACP, CALL FOR ANTI-LYNCHING LAWS AND AN END TO POLL TAXES. WHEN CONGRESS FAILED TO ACT, TRUMAN ISSUED EXECUTIVE ORDERS #9980 AND #9981, DESEGREGATING THE ARMED FORCES AND CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT WORKFORCE. THIS EXHIBIT EXPLORES THE NATION'S STRUGGLE TO SAFEGUARD CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.
  4. $1.4 million spent. PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING, TRU MAGAZINE, PROGRAM PERSONNEL, VOLUNTEER & INTERN PROGRAM, MUSEUM ARTIFACT/DOCUMENT ACQUISITION, PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, MISC, WEBSITE DESIGN AND HOSTING.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since February 1959.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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