The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Inc., a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the State of Alabama, the directors of which are appointed by the City Council of the City of Birmingham, which is sponsored by the City of Birmingham to present exhibits, educational programming, and maintain archives for educational and historical research respecting civil rights and human rights in Alabama, the United States, and the world, is exempted from all state, county, and municipal income, license, and sales and use taxes.