HOUSTON MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE

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2022 · Form 990 · revenue $872K · expenses $901K · assets $373K

EIN
31-1749060
Address
4807 CAROLINE ST, HOUSTON, TX 77004-5607
Website
www.hmaac.org
NTEE code
A54 History Museums (Arts, Culture and Humanities) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
February 2001 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

To collect, explore, collect and interpret and exhibit the material and intellectual culture in Houston, the Southwest and African Diaspora for current and future generations for all people.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
John Guess Jr CEO2022 $92,038$92,038 5
John Guess (former) Chief Executive Officer2019-2021 $92,308$262,308 7

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

16 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Melanie Lawson Director2019-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Craig McGowan Director2020-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Keith Sparks Director2019-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Elmer Rogers Director2019-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Winell Herron Director2020-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Jeffery Jackson Director2019-2022 1 $0 reported 1
John Guess IV Director2019-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Cindy Miles Director2019-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Gina Carroll President2019-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Sean Roberts Director2022 1 $0 reported 1
Joseph Cohen Director2022 1 $0 reported 1
Shawn Roberts (former) Director2020 1 $0 reported 1
Drucie Chase (former) Director2019 1 $0 reported 1
Ursalla Hall (former) Director2019 0 $0 reported 1
Winell Heron (former) Director2019 1 $0 reported 1
Marc Melcher (former) Director2019 1 $0 reported 3

People by year

2022 · 12 people listed · 1 paid, $92K · 7 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
John Guess Jr CEO40 $92,038$0$0 $92,0385
Melanie Lawson Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Craig McGowan Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Keith Sparks Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Elmer Rogers Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Winell Herron Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Jeffery Jackson Director1 $0$0$0 $01
John Guess IV Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Cindy Miles Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Gina Carroll President1 $0$0$0 $01
Sean Roberts Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Joseph Cohen Director1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $92K · 6 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
John Guess Chief Executive Officer0 $92,308$0$0 $92,3087
Melanie Lawson Vice President1 $0$0$0 $01
Craig McGowan Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Keith Sparks Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Elmer Rogers Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Winell Herron Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Jeffery Jackson Director1 $0$0$0 $01
John Guess IV Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Cindy Miles President1 $0$0$0 $01
Gina Carroll Director1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $85K · 7 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
John Guess CEO3 $85,000$0$0 $85,0007
Melanie Lawson Vice President1 $0$0$0 $01
Shawn Roberts Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Craig McGowan Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Keith Sparks Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Elmer Rogers Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Winell Herron Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Jeffery Jackson Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Cindy Miles President1 $0$0$0 $01
Gina Carroll Director1 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 12 people listed · 1 paid, $85K · 5 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
John F Guess CEO40 $85,000$0$0 $85,0007
Gina Carroll President1 $0$0$0 $01
Melanie Lawson Vice President1 $0$0$0 $01
Cindy Miles Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Drucie Chase Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Ursalla Hall Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Winell Heron Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Jeffery Jackson Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Marc Melcher Director1 $0$0$0 $03
Elmer Rogers director1 $0$0$0 $01
Keith Sparks Director1 $0$0$0 $01
John Guess IV Director1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$871,888$901,474 $372,757$346,526 $748,779$123,109 $92,03870
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,376,816$801,498 $408,211$375,983 $1,306,886$54,336 $92,3086-
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$352,049$449,667 $140,289-$100,964 $304,766$30,927 $85,0007-
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$736,748$651,161 $136,297-$115,200 $683,621$53,127 $85,00050

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

14 grantors reported grants to this organization, $2,397,862 in all, tax years 2011 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
HOUSTON ENDOWMENT INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Houston Museum of African American Culture” 2018-2024 11$1,649,700 2024$150,000
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GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2013-2015, 2017-2020, 2022-2023 13$266,000 2023$25,000
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HOUSTON ARTS ALLIANCE Public charity Exact 2011-2012, 2020-2023 7$257,855 2023$90,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2016-2018, 2020 4$80,201 2020$15,500
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CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2023 4$79,617 2023$17,800
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MECHIA FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “HOUSTON MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE” 2013-2015, 2020-2021, 2023 6$18,750 2023$250
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THE ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION FOR THE VISUAL ARTS INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “HOUSTON MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE” 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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EMANCIPATION PARK CONSERVANCY Public charity Exact 2021 1$10,000 2021$10,000
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WAWRO-GRAY FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Houston Museum of African American Culture” 2013 1$10,000 2013$10,000
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SHELL USA COMPANY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Houston Museum of African American Culture”, “HOUSTON MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE” 2018, 2024 2$5,324 2024$5,274
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MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$5,000 2023$5,000
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JOHNSON FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Houston Museum of African American Culture”, “HOUSTON MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE” 2020-2023 4$4,500 2023$1,000
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JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “HOUSTON MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE” 2012-2013 2$750 2013$150
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “HOUSTON MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE” 2020-2023 4$165 2023$17
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OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN G I INCTXA54 $464,025$407,191 PRESIDENT/CEO$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
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AGRICULTURE HERITAGE MUSEUM INCTXA54 $1,433,445$790,383 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$88,672 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
TAYLOR MUSEUM OF WACO AND MCLENNAN COUNTY HISTORYTXA54 $625,670$602,991 NON-OFFICER$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
VILLA FINALE MUSEUM & GARDENSTXA54 $1,539,866$831,334 Executive Director$133,562 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
JAMES AND DOROTHY DOSS HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER OF PARKER COUNTTXA54 $584,586$1,001,968 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
HISTORY CENTERTXA54 $560,681$609,021 Executive Dir.$144,289 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
BRENHAM HERITAGE MUSEUM INCTXA54 $766,404$512,836 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
TEXAS MARITIME MUSEUM ASSOCIATION INCTXA54 $865,694$813,770 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$77,283 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
BRAZORIA COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM INCTXA54 $728,656$723,646 MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
FORT BEND HISTORY ASSOCIATIONTXA54 $1,234,715$1,101,409 PAST PRES$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
FRONTIER TEXAS INCTXA54 $1,118,716$1,168,295 EXECUTIVE DI$146,907 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
HISTORIC GEORGE RANCH ASSOCIATIONTXA54 $859,665$1,456,761 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
TEXAS ARCHIVE OF THE MOVING IMAGETXA54 $636,920$588,061 Managing Director$84,000 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
JEFF PINO FOUNDATIONTXA54 $1,293,894$700,655 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
VIRGINIA AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTERVAA54 $481,945$391,956 Executive Director$14,195 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x
MUSEUM OF DINOSAURS AND ANCIENT CULTURES INCFLA54 $517,452$571,256 Chairman$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x
AMERICAN HELICOPTER MUSEUM & EDUCATION CENTER INCPAA54 $550,094$620,268 EXECUTIVE DI$90,058 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x
INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF MUSLIM CULTUREMSA54 $1,719,065$1,014,372 CO-FOUNDER/PRESIDENT EMERITA$107,299 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x
MUSEUM OF APPALACHIATNA54 $871,602$989,457 PRESIDENT$75,000 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x
AMERICAN BOOKBINDERS MUSEUMCAA54 $450,002$391,817 EXECUTIVE DI$128,000 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x
AMERICAN BANJO MUSEUM INCOKA54 $1,144,353$820,933 Executive Dir.$122,943 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x
LUXEMBOURG AMERICAN CULTURAL SOCIETY INCWIA54 $717,909$692,230 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$89,382 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x
AMERICAN SWEDISH HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONPAA54 $1,244,598$1,000,580 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$108,784 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x
HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SOCIETY OF CLAY COUNTYMNA54 $792,615$744,110 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$77,663 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x

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GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
FRED L EMERSON FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$12,351,2538 12018–2025 SEWARD HOUSE MUSEUM
OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$3,781,2137 12018–2024 AMERICAN BANJO MUSEUM INC
PINO FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$3,685,0007 12018–2025 JEFF PINO FOUNDATION
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$3,464,40694 242014–2024 WABASH COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM INC; BEHRINGER-CRAWFORD MUSEUM BOARD OF TRUSTEES; AMERICAN HUEY 369 INC; WALLACE HOUSE FOUNDATION-A MUSEUM AND VICE PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY and 20 more
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$2,900,92334 142020–2024 LARAMIE PLAINS MUSEUM ASSOCIATION INC; WABASH COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM INC; YAKIMA VALLEY MUSEUM & HIST ASSN; NATIONAL MUSEUM OF INDUSTRIAL HISTORY and 10 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$2,859,407113 322016–2024 HOLOCAUST MUSEUM & EDUCATION CENTER OF SWFL; BEHRINGER-CRAWFORD MUSEUM BOARD OF TRUSTEES; ELLA SHARP MUSEUM ASSOCIATION OF JACKSON; NICHOLS HOUSE MUSEUM INC and 28 more
SOUTHERN COLORADO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$2,420,53419 22011–2025 ROSEMOUNT MUSEUM; CENTER FOR AMERICAN VALUES INC
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$2,299,66713 72016–2024 INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF MUSLIM CULTURE; LEGACY OF THE PLAINS; HISTORIC CRAB ORCHARD MUSEUM & PIONEER PARK INC; JAMES AND DOROTHY DOSS HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER OF PARKER COUNT and 3 more
FURMAN UNIVERSITY DAF sponsor$2,290,22114 12009–2024 UPCOUNTRY HISTORY MUSEUM
COMMUNITY FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES DAF sponsor$2,228,613222 22010–2024 SALISBURY HOUSE FOUNDATION; WALLACE HOUSE FOUNDATION-A MUSEUM AND VICE PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC funds this one DAF sponsor$1,819,59928 102013–2024 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF INDUSTRIAL HISTORY; BRICK STORE MUSEUM; AMERICAN HELICOPTER MUSEUM & EDUCATION CENTER INC; YAKIMA VALLEY MUSEUM & HIST ASSN and 6 more
W K KELLOGG FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,790,00012 12012–2023 INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF MUSLIM CULTURE
HENDERSON-WESSENDORFF FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,742,38010 12018–2024 FORT BEND HISTORY ASSOCIATION
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WABASH COUNTY INC DAF sponsor$1,637,23911 12010–2024 WABASH COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM INC
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE OZARKS INC DAF sponsor$1,151,43117 12009–2024 HISTORY MUSEUM ON THE SQUARE INC

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2022 · Form 990 · $901,474 spent · pay $404,438 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $280,686$140,343$140,343- 31.1%
All other expenses $226,558$226,558-- 25.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $92,038$46,019$46,019- 10.2%
Occupancy $60,014-$60,014- 6.7%
Insurance $57,755-$57,755- 6.4%
Other (as described)Miscellaneous $49,538$0$44,528$5,010 5.5%
Fees: other services $39,048-$39,048- 4.3%
Payroll taxes $31,714$15,857$15,857- 3.5%
Advertising and promotion $22,204-$22,204- 2.5%
Depreciation and depletion $11,476-$11,476- 1.3%
Fees: accounting $7,893-$7,893- 0.9%
Information technology $7,294-$7,294- 0.8%
Other (as described)Business Expenses $4,477$0$4,477$0 0.5%
Travel $4,404-$4,404- 0.5%
Other (as described)General operations $4,027$0$4,027$0 0.4%
Fees: legal $1,982-$1,982- 0.2%
Office expenses $366-$366- 0.0%
Total$901,474100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $801,498 spent · pay $320,984 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Program & Exhibition Expense $247,017$247,017-- 30.8%
Other salaries and wages $205,980$205,980-- 25.7%
Other (as described)Operations-General $127,801-$127,801- 15.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $92,308-$92,308- 11.5%
Other (as described)Film Series $24,809-$24,809- 3.1%
Payroll taxes $22,696$15,391$7,305- 2.8%
Other (as described)Contract Labor $21,900-$21,900- 2.7%
Fees: other services $14,083-$14,083- 1.8%
Travel $12,007-$12,007- 1.5%
Depreciation and depletion $8,155-$8,155- 1.0%
All other expenses $7,297$2,616$3,181$1,500 0.9%
Advertising and promotion $6,433-$6,433- 0.8%
Information technology $5,995-$5,995- 0.7%
Fees: accounting $5,017-$5,017- 0.6%
Total$801,498100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $449,667 spent · pay $205,834 · grants $0 · events $10,541
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Program & Exhibition Expense $120,003$120,003-- 26.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $85,000-$85,000- 18.9%
Other salaries and wages $74,919$74,919-- 16.7%
Payroll taxes $43,875$37,372$6,503- 9.8%
All other expenses $24,477-$22,277$2,200 5.4%
Fees: other services $22,333-$22,333- 5.0%
Insurance $17,761-$17,761- 3.9%
Other (as described)Film Series $10,830-$10,830- 2.4%
Other (as described) EventGalas $10,541--$10,541 2.3%
Other (as described)Utilities $10,346-$10,346- 2.3%
Fees: accounting $8,315-$8,315- 1.8%
Depreciation and depletion $7,740-$7,740- 1.7%
Occupancy $3,493-$3,493- 0.8%
Advertising and promotion $3,369-$3,369- 0.7%
Office expenses $2,465-$2,465- 0.5%
Information technology $2,160-$2,160- 0.5%
Other employee benefits $2,040$2,040-- 0.5%
Total$449,667100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $651,161 spent · pay $319,521 · grants $0 · events $4,891
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $214,491$147,707$66,784- 32.9%
Other (as described)Programs & Exihibition $159,572$159,572$0$0 24.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $85,000$42,500$42,500- 13.1%
Occupancy $61,311-$61,311- 9.4%
Fees: other services $43,835-$43,835- 6.7%
Insurance $22,166-$22,166- 3.4%
Other (as described)Miscellaneous $20,770$0$20,770$0 3.2%
Payroll taxes $20,030$12,619$7,411- 3.1%
Fees: accounting $6,558-$6,558- 1.0%
Information technology $6,498-$6,498- 1.0%
Other (as described) EventSpecial events $4,891$0$0$4,891 0.8%
Office expenses $3,042-$3,042- 0.5%
Interest $2,290-$2,290- 0.4%
Advertising and promotion $707-$707- 0.1%
Total$651,161100%

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Federal grants and contracts

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Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2020$0$01
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