Museum Recipients

Alfred P. Sloan Museum

Flint, Michigan - Second grant: $29,448 awarded to support an internship program at the museum for students from certain colleges. The museum also received a $10,000 grant in 2004.

Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum

Auburn, IN - $20,000 grant awarded for the museum's customized educational program for diverse audiences

Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum

Cleveland, OH - $15,000 grant focusing on a program to engage youth with the museum's collection of cars and airplanes

Gilmore Automobile Museum

Hickory Corners, MI - Renewal of funding: $30,000 challenge grant toward funding a full-time director of education position

Harold E. LeMay Museum

Tacoma, Washington - $3,000 grant supporting their first annual Collector's Symposium

Larz Anderson Museum

Brookline, Massachuetts - $3,000 audience development grant supporting the museum's George Roberts Memorial Automotive History Lecture Series

Missoula Transportation and Restoration Museum

Missoula, MT - $5,000 grant for retired car guys working with youth to restore cars and display them

MotorCities National Heritage Area

Detroit, Michigan - $15,000 challenge grant to develop educational curriculum for children K through 12 focused on the value of historic preservation and restoration generally and of vehicles specifically

Northwest Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum

Kent, WA – $8,000 grant toward motors and safety equipment in the J-Hydro Program, teaching children to build and race wooden race boats

Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture

Spokane, WA - $1,000 support grant for a seven-month exhibition on period cars and costumes

Northwest Vintage Automobile and Motorcycle Museum

Brooks, Oregon - $1,000 grant in support of the museum's second annual All High School Car Show

Petersen Automotive Museum

Los Angeles, California - $30,000 grant to initiate a Free School Bus Program targeting disadvantaged and underserved children in Los Angeles public schools, bringing them to the museum to enrich their classroom experiences in history, science and technology through the museum's exhibits and educational laboratories

Phoenix Art Museum

Phoenix, AZ – $5,000 matching grant for an automobile exhibit showing the influence of the automobile during the last century

The Henry Ford

Dearborn, MI - awarded a $15,000 grant for their innovative "Roll Up Your Sleeves" six-week summer camp program which exposes 8th graders to big ideas and the construction of a Model T.

Saratoga Automobile Museum

Saratoga Springs, New York - Renewal of funding: Three-year $15,000 grant in support of programming for school-age children

Wills Sainte Claire Museum

Marysville, Michigan - $1,500 grant in support of audio-visual equipment for the museum