Thanks for your support, @engledd! This idea has been living in my head in various forms for a while and it's thrilling and terrifying (in equal measure) to get it out in the world. I am seriously considering embarking on this project myself in the next year.
However, I don't really think this project is very well suited for the scope of this particular funding source. To really embark on the #rowhomemuseum idea, I would need a lot of funding and probably some institutional support to make sure it doesn't all come to nothing (as you astutely observe is a possibility!).
What might be more possible is a smaller transfer of Steem capital to build the #rowhomemuseum plan out here on Steem with the aim of creating a viable plan for larger-scale funders (the IRL whales, if you will).