2025-03-26T10:59:07-04:00 2023-12-31 205855985 WATERS & COMPANY LLC 3311 CANDELARIA NE SUITE J ALBUQUERQUE NM 871071952 990EZ 2023-01-01 043766680 AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM & CULTURAL CENTER OF NEW MEXICO AFRI 5057304504 5209 4TH ST NW ALBQUERQUE NM 87107 RITA POWDRELL PRESIDENT 5057304504 2025-03-11 true true OLLIE D WATERS P00072561 5052600616 2025-03-23 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X HTTPS://AAMCCNM.WIXSITE.COM/WEBSITE X X 67436 X 62680 59 4697 67436 7158 47881 55039 12397 4181 2724 19302 4181 19302 4181 19302 4181 19302 X MISSION STATEMENT THE MISSION OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER OF NEW MEXICO IS TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT WITH EMPHASIS ON NEW MEXICO AND THE SOUTHWEST. THE MUSEUM WILL BE A VEHICLE FOR THE PERPETUAL DEFINITION OF OUR HISTORY. FOR THE 990-EZ FY2023 HERE ARE THE PROJECTS WE COMPLETED IN 2023 AND SOME WE STARTED IN 2023 THAT WOULD BE COMPLETED IN 2024. I'LL SEND YOU SOME OF THE FLYERS AROUND THE EVENTS. 1. FACING THE RISING SUN, THE JOURNEY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HOMESTEADERS IN NEW MEXICO, VISION, BELIEF, AND SOVEREIGN OWNERSHIP. AN EXHIBIT CURATED BY THE AAMCCNM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AND ELECTRIC PLAYHOUSE IS EXHIBITED AT THE NM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER FROM JAN.2023 THRU APRIL 2023. THE EXHIBIT SHOWCASES THE HOMESTEADING HISTORY OF ALBUQUERQUE, BLACKDOM/ROSWELL, LAS CRUCES AND VADO NM. WE INSTALLED THE EXHIBIT HOSTED AN OPENING RECEPTION AND DEVELOPED TWO PRESENTATIONS THAT WOULD BE SHOWCASED DURING THE RUN OF THE EXHIBIT. A. BLK N ART. A YOUTH ART STUDIO WORKSHOP ON MARCH 18,2023 FROM 10AM- 2PM AND MARCH 25 ,2023 FROM 10 AM-2PM. BOTH MEANT TO INTRODUCE YOUNG ARTIST WITHIN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY TO ESTABLISHED ARTIST IN THE COMMUNITY AND ENHANCE THE YOUNG ARTIST SKILLS AND APPRECIATION FOR THEIR ARTISTIC TALENT. B. FROM PAST TO PRESENT (RETAINING BLACK FARMING PRACTICES TO CULTIVATE A BETTER FUTURE). PRESENTED AT THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER ON APRIL 1ST AND DISCUSSING THE FARMING PRACTICES AND PLANTS CULTIVATED IN BLACKDOM NM AND THE RETURN TO FARMING INITIATIVES IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY TODAY. FEATURING LOCAL AFRICAN AMERICAN GROWERS AND HISTORIANS. C. ON APRIL 5,2023 THE AAMCCNM DID A PRESENTATION AROUND THE FACING THE RISING SUN EXHIBIT WITH 20 OF THE STUDENTS OF THE GREATER ALBUQUERQUE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS EXPLAINING THE TECHNOLOGY AROUND THE INTERACTIVE COMPONENTS OF THE EXHIBIT WITH ERIC YAKLEY FROM ELECTRIC PLAYHOUSE AS A GUEST PRESENTER. 2. IT TAKES A VILLAGE- THIS WAS AN ONGOING PROJECT OF THE AAMCCNM IN 2023. THE PROJECT WORKED WITH MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO DO ORAL HISTORY PROJECTS AROUND OUTSTANDING AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. WE ENDED UP WITH (2) ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AS WELL AS MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. WE DID WORKSHOPS ON CONDUCTING AN ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW AND USE OF EQUIPMENT. THE STUDENTS WORKED IN PAIRS WITH AN ADULT MENTOR. IN 2023 AS A CONCLUDING PART OF THE PROJECT WE: A. TOOK THE STUDENTS AND MENTORS TO VISIT THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND CULTURE IN WASHINGTON DC. THE TRIP WAS FROM MONDAY MARCH 13TH THRU FRIDAY MARCH 17TH, 2023. THE STUDENTS DID A MOONLIGHT TOUR OF DC UPON ARRIVAL THEY VISITED THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND CULTURE THE FOLLOWING DAY. ON WEDNESDAY THEY VISITED WITH CONGRESSWOMAN MELANIE STANSBURY'S OFFICE AND WERE GIVEN A TOUR AND HISTORY OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THEY VISITED THE AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM AND DID A TOUR OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY OF THE CITY OF DC AND A 2ND VISIT TO THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND CULTURE. B. UPON THEIR RETURN THE STUDENTS MET WITH THEIR MENTORS AND JORDAN TATE TO DEVELOP EXHIBIT BOARDS AROUND THE PEOPLE THEY INTERVIEWED FOR UNVEILING AT THE COMMUNITY EVENT. C. THE AAMCCNM PLANNED THE COMMUNITY EVENT WHICH WAS ON SEPTEMBER 30,2023 AT UNM CONTINUING ED. THE MAYOR WAS IN ATTENDANCE AS WERE THE MENTORS, STUDENTS, INTERVIEWEES AND THE PUBLIC. THE EXHIBIT BOARDS WERE UNVEILED AND THE DOCUMENTARY AROUND THE STUDENTS AND THE PROJECT FROM THE START THROUGH THEIR TRIP TO DC WAS SHOWN. D. THE AAMCCNM DEVELOPED A PRESENTATION AROUND THIS PROJECT TO BE SHARED WITH APS MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS AT THEIR CONFERENCE IN JANUARY 06, 2024. 3. THE AAMCCNM WAS INVITED TO BE A MAJOR PRESENTER AT THE ANNUAL NM HISTORICAL SOCIETY CONFERENCE IN APRIL 2024. WE WORKED ON AND SUBMITTED OUR PROPOSAL TO DO A PRESENTATION ENTITLED SURVIVAL IN A HOSTILE LAND, AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE MILITARY IN NEW MEXICO AND THE SOUTHWEST, CIVIL WAR TO PRESENT. OUR PROPOSAL WAS ACCEPTED, AND THIS BECAME ONE OF OUR HISTORICAL PROJECTS FOR 2024. 51435 51435 RITA POWDRELL PRESIDENT 2.00 0 PATRICIA SALISBURY SERGANT AT A 2.00 0 KATARINA POWDRELL SECRETARY 2.00 0 CARMEN SPRATLEY DIRECTOR 2.00 0 KYRAN WORRELL DIRECTOR 2.00 0 CARLYN PINKINS DIRECTOR 2.00 0 false false false false false false false false false NM ORGANIZATION 5209 4TH ST NW ALBUQUERQUE NM 87107 5057304504 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 62680 62680 62680 62680 62680 59 59 62739 4697 0.99910 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 AM AIRLINE REFUND 4,697 TOTAL 4,697 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES OFFICE SUPPLIES 265 OPERATIONAL EXPENSES 1,791 TRAVEL/LODGING 40,332 TRAVEL MEALS 1,305 INSURANCE 849 DONATIONS 181 EVENTS FUNDRAISING 1,263 LICENSE FEES 22 MISCELLANEOUS 3 STORAGE 1,645 MEMBERSHIP FEES 225 TOTAL 47,881 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 ADJUST END EQUITY BAL FOR SVS 2,724 FORM 990-EZ, PART III MISSION STATEMENT THE MISSION OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER OF NEW MEXICO IS TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT WITH EMPHASIS ON NEW MEXICO AND THE SOUTHWEST. THE MUSEUM WILL BE A VEHICLE FOR THE PERPETUAL DEFINITION OF OUR HISTORY. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 FOR THE 990-EZ FY2023 HERE ARE THE PROJECTS WE COMPLETED IN 2023 AND SOME WE STARTED IN 2023 THAT WOULD BE COMPLETED IN 2024. I'LL SEND YOU SOME OF THE FLYERS AROUND THE EVENTS. 1. FACING THE RISING SUN, THE JOURNEY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HOMESTEADERS IN NEW MEXICO, VISION, BELIEF, AND SOVEREIGN OWNERSHIP. AN EXHIBIT CURATED BY THE AAMCCNM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AND ELECTRIC PLAYHOUSE IS EXHIBITED AT THE NM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER FROM JAN.2023 THRU APRIL 2023. THE EXHIBIT SHOWCASES THE HOMESTEADING HISTORY OF ALBUQUERQUE, BLACKDOM/ROSWELL, LAS CRUCES AND VADO NM. WE INSTALLED THE EXHIBIT HOSTED AN OPENING RECEPTION AND DEVELOPED TWO PRESENTATIONS THAT WOULD BE SHOWCASED DURING THE RUN OF THE EXHIBIT. A. BLK N ART. A YOUTH ART STUDIO WORKSHOP ON MARCH 18,2023 FROM 10AM- 2PM AND MARCH 25 ,2023 FROM 10 AM-2PM. BOTH MEANT TO INTRODUCE YOUNG ARTIST WITHIN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY TO ESTABLISHED ARTIST IN THE COMMUNITY AND ENHANCE THE YOUNG ARTIST SKILLS AND APPRECIATION FOR THEIR ARTISTIC TALENT. B. FROM PAST TO PRESENT (RETAINING BLACK FARMING PRACTICES TO CULTIVATE A BETTER FUTURE). PRESENTED AT THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER ON APRIL 1ST AND DISCUSSING THE FARMING PRACTICES AND PLANTS CULTIVATED IN BLACKDOM NM AND THE RETURN TO FARMING INITIATIVES IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY TODAY. FEATURING LOCAL AFRICAN AMERICAN GROWERS AND HISTORIANS. C. ON APRIL 5,2023 THE AAMCCNM DID A PRESENTATION AROUND THE FACING THE RISING SUN EXHIBIT WITH 20 OF THE STUDENTS OF THE GREATER ALBUQUERQUE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS EXPLAINING THE TECHNOLOGY AROUND THE INTERACTIVE COMPONENTS OF THE EXHIBIT WITH ERIC YAKLEY FROM ELECTRIC PLAYHOUSE AS A GUEST PRESENTER. 2. IT TAKES A VILLAGE- THIS WAS AN ONGOING PROJECT OF THE AAMCCNM IN 2023. THE PROJECT WORKED WITH MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO DO ORAL HISTORY PROJECTS AROUND OUTSTANDING AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. WE ENDED UP WITH (2) ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AS WELL AS MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. WE DID WORKSHOPS ON CONDUCTING AN ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW AND USE OF EQUIPMENT. THE STUDENTS WORKED IN PAIRS WITH AN ADULT MENTOR. IN 2023 AS A CONCLUDING PART OF THE PROJECT WE: A. TOOK THE STUDENTS AND MENTORS TO VISIT THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND CULTURE IN WASHINGTON DC. THE TRIP WAS FROM MONDAY MARCH 13TH THRU FRIDAY MARCH 17TH, 2023. THE STUDENTS DID A MOONLIGHT TOUR OF DC UPON ARRIVAL THEY VISITED THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND CULTURE THE FOLLOWING DAY. ON WEDNESDAY THEY VISITED WITH CONGRESSWOMAN MELANIE STANSBURY'S OFFICE AND WERE GIVEN A TOUR AND HISTORY OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THEY VISITED THE AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM AND DID A TOUR OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY OF THE CITY OF DC AND A 2ND VISIT TO THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND CULTURE. B. UPON THEIR RETURN THE STUDENTS MET WITH THEIR MENTORS AND JORDAN TATE TO DEVELOP EXHIBIT BOARDS AROUND THE PEOPLE THEY INTERVIEWED FOR UNVEILING AT THE COMMUNITY EVENT. C. THE AAMCCNM PLANNED THE COMMUNITY EVENT WHICH WAS ON SEPTEMBER 30,2023 AT UNM CONTINUING ED. THE MAYOR WAS IN ATTENDANCE AS WERE THE MENTORS, STUDENTS, INTERVIEWEES AND THE PUBLIC. THE EXHIBIT BOARDS WERE UNVEILED AND THE DOCUMENTARY AROUND THE STUDENTS AND THE PROJECT FROM THE START THROUGH THEIR TRIP TO DC WAS SHOWN. D. THE AAMCCNM DEVELOPED A PRESENTATION AROUND THIS PROJECT TO BE SHARED WITH APS MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS AT THEIR CONFERENCE IN JANUARY 06, 2024. 3. THE AAMCCNM WAS INVITED TO BE A MAJOR PRESENTER AT THE ANNUAL NM HISTORICAL SOCIETY CONFERENCE IN APRIL 2024. WE WORKED ON AND SUBMITTED OUR PROPOSAL TO DO A PRESENTATION ENTITLED SURVIVAL IN A HOSTILE LAND, AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE MILITARY IN NEW MEXICO AND THE SOUTHWEST, CIVIL WAR TO PRESENT. OUR PROPOSAL WAS ACCEPTED, AND THIS BECAME ONE OF OUR HISTORICAL PROJECTS FOR 2024.