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 | $ 10,070.8 | 52.0 | $ 8,330.8 | 41.0 |
| Presidential Library Research and Collections | $ 6,713.8 | 35.0 | $ 5,553.8 | 41.0 |
| Totals | $ 16,784.6 | 87.0 | $ 13,884.6 | 82.0 |
Amounts may not sum to total due to rounding.
Agency Narrative
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum had several accomplishments in 2024:
* Received accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums for their exemplary practices as a museum of national importance. Only 3 percent of America's museums are accredited. Those that earn accreditation usually apply several times over many years before demonstrating they qualify, but the ALPLM was accredited on its first attempt.
* Hosted the Questioneers Children's Exhibit, a traveling exhibit created by the DuPage Children's Museum, in the Illinois Gallery from February 16 - May 5, 2024.
* Completed the design phase of the GOOGLE/Thoughtworks extended reality option for museum visitors.
* Continued the design phase for "Citizen City" exhibit for children through a $250,000 federal grant.
* Extended $100,000 private grant to develop an interpretive plan that will shape museum, exhibits and plans for decades to come.
* Acquired a Charleston Slave tag for the museum's collection.
* Received a donation from Governor Pritzker and First Lady MK Pritzker of the "Order to Affix Seal of the United States to a Proclamation of a Blockade", Lincoln's first direct military action against slave states attempting to secede.
* CDB began working with ALPLM to replace the 20-year-old rigging system.
