Public Accountability Report
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
(Appropriated Spending in Thousands)
| FY |
FY |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporting Programs | Expenditures | Headcount | Expenditures | Headcount |
| Educational, Cultural and Public Programming | $ 7,576.7 | 49.0 | $ 6,654.5 | 49.0 |
| Presidential Library Research and Collections | $ 5,051.1 | 33.0 | $ 4,436.3 | 33.0 |
| Totals | $ 12,627.8 | 82.0 | $ 11,090.8 | 82.0 |
Totals may not add due to rounding.
Agency Narrative
In fiscal year 2022, ALPLM's attendance largely bounced back from pandemic related closures in fiscal years 2020-2021, and ALPLM had a number of accomplishments and steps toward its mission including but not limited to:
- Received core document approval from the American Alliance of Museums, the first hurdle in museum accreditation
- Launched Team Lincoln individual/family membership program, signing up over 630 members in the inaugural year
- Launched the “Abe for All” initiative to make the ALPLM more welcoming and accessible to people with hearing loss, blindness, autism and other conditions
- Collaborated with Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center to present their exhibit “Stories of Survival”, including related improvements to Mr. Lincoln’s Theater
- Received first donations into the ALPLM Public Trust Fund
- Received a grant to digitize thousands of Lincoln images for online availability
- Opened nursing room for use by staff and the visiting public
- Displayed Emancipation Proclamation in the Library, allowing visitors to view it for free
- Launched agency sustainability committee
