"Talk about spreading holiday cheer," NLBM president Bob Kendrick said in a release. "Our board and staff would like to thank the Kauffman Foundation for its generosity and continued support of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. This significant grant will support several major 2016 initiatives that will increase attendance, heighten national awareness and further position us as one of the nation's most important cultural institutions."
The Kauffman grant will help support one major initiative in 2016, an exhibition called "Barrier Breakers," set to open in May. The exhibit chronicles the integration of every Major League team from 1947-59.