2020-2021 Accountability Report
Welcome to our 2020-2021 Accountability Report! This report is a recap of an eventful year at the Museum of Us, which we began as the San Diego Museum of Man. You’ll learn about our commitments to equity, inclusion, anti-racism, and decolonizing; and we’ll do our best to answer the question: how are we doing with those efforts?
Our work is far from done. In fact, in many ways, we are just getting started. If you have feedback about our Accountability Report, or the programs and initiatives it presents, please contact us at: museum@museumofus.org
Thank you for taking this journey with “Us.” We are grateful for your support!
By the Headlines
Learn more about the past year at the Museum of Us, as told through articles we’ve been featured in:
San Diego Museum Of Man’s Offers Itself To The Fight Against COVID-19
KPBS: Beth Accomando | April 9, 2020
How to help your neighbors when a pandemic hits? Exhibit A: Museums.
Grist.org: Kate Yoder | April 13, 2020
As it moves forward with decolonizing, Museum of Man gets a new name
The San Diego Union-Tribune: John Wilkens | August 2, 2020
When Museum of Us reopens Wednesday, it will unveil more than a new name
The San Diego Union-Tribune: Pam Kragen | April 18, 2021
Rethinking Our Human Resources Practices to Build a More Equitable Museum
American Alliance of Museums: Micah Parzen | July 23, 2021
Gratitude List
We realize many of you are used to seeing a standard “donor list” as part of a yearly organizational report. These lists typically focus on financial support and stratify the listings based on the size of financial contribution. Not surprisingly, here at the Museum of Us, we’re trying a new approach. Our team’s work simply could not happen without the support of an enormous community – individuals and organizations that support us as thought partners, as financial supporters, and as community representatives, to name just a few roles.
The list compiled below represents our good faith effort to recognize the contributions of so many. Each of them holds a special place in our hearts, and we are deeply grateful for their partnerships – thank you!
A - E
K. Andrew Achterkirchen
Dr. Theresa Ambo and the University of California, San Diego
Anonymous
Kirsten Asuncion
Avila Fund
Johanna & Johnny Aylsworth
Dana Baxter
Lauren Beaudry
Matthew Bentrano
Karen Berger
Jenne Bergstrom
Beyster Family Foundation Fund IV at The San Diego Foundation
Charles Bird & Charlotte Soeters Bird
Chris Bleshenski
Kaci Brown
Marjorie Burchett
California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development – California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program
Preston Cavignac
Marnie Cheney*
The Chickasaw Nation
Kurt* & Betsy Chilcott
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Jean Colarusso
Sarah Conner
Joan Cudhea & Tomas Firle
Dr. Stewart & Konnie Dadmun
Sarah Dawe & Ryan Karlsgodt
Mariano* & Ruby Diaz
Mark Dillon* & Nancy Jamison
Alexis Dixon*
Nicole Doherty
Scott Duffy
Georgia Dutro & Dr. Dennis Shields
Dr. Bernard Eggertsen & Florence Nemkov
Hattie Ettinger Conservation Fund at The San Diego Foundation at the recommendation of Janie DeCelles
Rockette Richardson Ewell* & Robbi Ewell
F - J
Anne Farrell
Paige Faulkner
Favrot Fund
Willis & Jane Fletcher Designated Fund at The San Diego Foundation
Samuel I. and John Henry Fox Foundation
Cyndi* & Will Fuller
Elaine Galinson
Ben Garcia & Scott Fabianek
Dr. Joyce Gattas
Mary Jane Gentile
Dr. Nancy Giberson
Patrick Giblin
Tom Gildred
Russell Ginns
Kimberly Godwin
Dr. Glenn & Barbara Goltz
Sarah Goltz*
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Ivy Gordon
Jennifer Greenberg & Barry Greenberg
Anna Grofik
Stewart & Emily Halpern
Dana Harrel*
Jennifer Harris
Anne Haule
Emily Hawkes
Elwyn Heller Foundation of San Diego
Hervey Family Non-endownment Fund at The San Diego Foundation
Himdag Ki, Tohono O’odham Nation Cultural Center and Museum
Donald Howells & Denise Carabet
Valentine & Nancy Hoy
Indigenous Collections Care Working Group
Institute of Museum & Library Services
Joan and Irwin Jacobs Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Gary Jacobson & Martha Blake-Jacobson
Nora* & Sarah Jaffe
Gordon Johns
K - O
Basil Katz* & Alexa Karolinski
Charles Kaufman
Trudi & Faud Khorsandian
Aline Stouse Koppel
Kumeyaay Cultural Repatriation Committee
Kumeyaay Historic Preservation Council
All bands of the Kumeyaay Nation
Theresa Lambert
The Lenca Nation
Robert & Bernadette Levy
Persephone Lewis and the University of San Diego
Robert F. Lewis Memorial Book Fund for the Museum of Man at The San Diego Foundation
Kris Light
Vicki Lindblade
Taino Lopez
Christopher Loughridge & Cindi Helsel
Dr. Tom Maddox & Randy Clark
Jackie and Charlie Mann
William Mayer*
Geraldine & Linda McAllister
Christa McReynolds Fund at The San Diego Foundation
Paul & Dr. Margaret Meyer
Anne Middleton
Russell James Miller Memorial Fund – JH Johnson Foundation at The San Diego Foundation
Marilyn Minton
Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Foundation at the recommendation of Marnie Cheney
David & Jan Mullin
Vanessa Muros
Museum of Man Guilford Whitney Library Fund at The San Diego Foundation
Dr. Eric Mustonen & Amelia Wood
Nissan Foundation
Nordson Corporate Foundation
Erma & Farley O’Brien Discretionary Fund at The San Diego Foundation
Micki Olin
Optika Moderna
Ileana Ovalle*
P - Z
The Pacific View Foundation
The Parker Foundation
Patrons of the Prado
All bands of the Payómkawichum Nation
John Pendleton
Patti Perez*
Desiree Pickert & Jerry Pickert
Jack Pipkin & Nancy Herzfeld-Pipkin
Pratt Memorial Fund
Allison & Robert Price Family Foundation
Price Philanthropies Foundation
George Ramirez*
Regina Juan Family (Tohono O’odham Nation)
ResMed Foundation
Jacqueline Richardson
Dr. Ida Rigby & John Sturla
Nancy Robertson & Mark Cookingham
Dr. Barbara Rosen & Dr. Robert Fahey
Arthur Rossiter
Jarrod Russell*
City of San Diego Commission for Arts & Culture
San Diego Arts & Culture Challenge Fund at The San Diego Foundation
San Diego Museum of Man Endowment Fund at The San Diego Foundation
Jerry & Keiko Schneider
Dr. Mark & Dr. Ulrika Schumacher
Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation
The Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation
Ricky Shabazz*
Rockwell Shah* & Morgan Wylder
Dr. Susan Shurin
Anne Steinberger
Kenneth & Linda Sumner
Donald & Karen Tartre
Timmstrom Family Fund
Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation
U.S. Bank Foundation
U.S. Department of Interior – Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
U.S. Small Business Administration
Ellen Waddell* & Rick Batt
Steven Wall & Franne Ficara
Sarah White & David Gray
Frances White
Philip White*
Emily Young*
We’ve done our best to compile this list as accurately as possible. If you see any mistakes or omissions, we apologize and encourage your feedback at: development@museumofus.org
In Loving Memory
Larry Baza*
Nancy Jamison
The millions of individuals worldwide who lost their lives to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
*Fiscal Year 2021 Museum of Us Trustee
Published August 31, 2021