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The US government provides tax dollars——federal funding for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, which is labeled a “federal educational institution” in order to receive tax dollars. In FY 2024, the museum’s federal funding was allocated through specific Congressional budgets and federal grants.

The museum’s status-——designated a “federal institution”———with its permanent location guaranteed by federal support means it can receive “public money” in the form of US tax dollars. The museum’s FY 2024 President’s Budget requested $67 million in federal tax dollars. In FY 2024, the museum’s total federal spending was $72.1 million, which was in addition to mega-billion tax dollars go to support Jewish causes.

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) receives a large, annual congressional appropriation as a federal institution. In FY 2023, the authorized federal appropriation was approximately $67 million, which funds a portion of the museum’s building, operations, maintenance, safety measures and some outreach programs.

The USHMM is designated an “independent establishment of the US government” and receives a direct congressional appropriation if tax dollars. These federal funds primarily cover the costs of keeping the building open and finances safety measures, including maintenance, security, and some educational outreach initiatives.

For the 2023 fiscal year, the U.S. Departments of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act allocated approximately $67 million for the museum’s expenses.