Norwegian-American Historical Association is located in Northfield, MN. The organization was established in 1947. According to its NTEE Classification (A23) the organization is classified as: Cultural & Ethnic Awareness, under the broad grouping of Arts, Culture & Humanities and related organizations. As of 12/2023, Norwegian-American Historical Association employed 4 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Norwegian-American Historical Association is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.
For the year ending 12/2023, Norwegian-American Historical Association generated $581.7k in total revenue. This organization has experienced exceptional growth, as over the past 9 years, it has increased revenue by an average of 12.4% each year . All expenses for the organization totaled $280.3k during the year ending 12/2023. While expenses have increased by 8.1% per year over the past 9 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.
Form
990
Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing
TAX YEAR
2023
Describe the Organization's Mission:
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THE MISSION OF THE NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION (NAHA) IS TO INSPIRE CONNECTIONS TO NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCES THROUGH DISCOVERY, SCHOLARSHIP, AND STEWARDSHIP. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, WE MAINTAIN AN ACTIVE ACQUISITIONS PROGRAM FOCUSING ON MATERIALS RELATED TO NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN IMMIGRATION AND IMMIGRANTS. IN ADDITION TO MAINTAINING THE LARGEST ARCHIVE OF NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN IMMIGRATION MATERIALS, WE HAVE AN ACTIVE PUBLICATIONS PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE SCHOLARSHIP IN THIS AREA.
Describe the Organization's Program Activity:
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MEMBERSHIP: NAHA'S PRIMARY MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITIES INCLUDE HOSTING EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND TOURS. WE ALSO PRODUCES A QUARTERLY PRINT NEWSLETTER TO INFORM AND EDUCATE MEMBERS ABOUT OUR COLLECTIONS AND TOPICS RELATED TO NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN IMMIGRATION HISTORY. IN 2023, WE HELD FOUR EVENTS, TWO OF WHICH WERE AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY. IN MAY, AN ONLINE TALK CALLED "PUTTING THE 'STORY' IN FAMILY HISTORY" FEATURED AUTHOR, HISTORIAN, AND WRITING INSTRUCTOR DR. RACHEL HANEL, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, MANKATO. IN JULY, NAHA PARTNERED WITH MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESS, RAMSEY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND NORWAY HOUSE TO LAUNCH THE NEWEST PUBLICATION OF HISTORIAN, AUTHOR, AND FORMER NAHA EDITOR ODD S. LOVOLL'S BOOK, COLONEL HANS CHRISTIAN HEG AND THE NORWEGIAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. THIS FREE EVENT WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. IN OCTOBER, AUTHOR BARBARA SJOHOLM GAVE A TALK THAT WAS RECORDED AND STREAMED ONLINE. IN IT, SHE DISCUSSED THE NATIONAL MUSEUMS IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES WITH SIGNIFICANT COLLECTIONS OF SMI MATERIAL CULTURE. HER TALK INCLUDED THE SMI MUSEUMS IN NORWAY, SWEDEN, AND FINLAND THAT HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED OVER THE PAST FIFTY YEARS AND THEIR ROLE IN THE RENAISSANCE OF INDIGENOUS SMI MUSIC, HANDICRAFT, AND LANGUAGE RESTORATION. THE EVENT WAS CO-HOSTED BY THE ST. OLAF NORWEGIAN DEPARTMENT. OUR FINAL EVENT FOR THE YEAR FEATURED DR. KRISTIN ANDERSON, PROFESSOR OF ART AT AUGSBURG UNIVERSITY, WHO GUIDED A TOUR EXPLORING THE LIFE AND WORK OF IMMIGRANT SCULPTOR JACOB FJELDE. STOPS INCLUDED AUGSBURG UNIVERSITY'S LINDELL LIBRARY, MINNEAPOLIS CENTRAL LIBRARY, LORING PARK, HENNEPIN HISTORY MUSEUM, LAKEWOOD CEMETERY, AND MINNEHAHA PARK.
FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS, AND INTERNSHIPS: IN 2023, NAHA AWARDED TWO NEW FELLOWSHIPS. THE NAHA ARCHIVES FELLOWSHIP WILL ENCOURAGE RESEARCH USING THE NAHA COLLECTIONS. THE NAHA PUBLICATIONS FELLOWSHIP WILL STIMULATE SCHOLARSHIP IN THE FIELD OF NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN STUDIES THAT RESULTS IN A MANUSCRIPT. THE FIRST APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR OUR FELLOWSHIPS WAS OCTOBER 1, 2023, AND WE MADE OUR FIRST AWARDS FOR RESEARCH TO BE CONDUCTED IN 2024. NAHA AWARDED HELEN WHITE OF ST. OLAF COLLEGE OUR ODD S. LOVOLL AWARD IN NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN STUDIES. THE AWARD RECOGNIZES ORIGINALITY, EXCELLENCE, AND CREATIVITY IN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AND WRITING. HELEN'S WINNING ESSAY, "DIALECTAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMPARISON: NORWEGIAN DIALECTS IN THE U.S. AND NORWAY," WILL APPEAR IN VOL. 42 OF NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN STUDIES. EACH YEAR, NAHA OFFERS INTERNSHIPS FOR STUDENTS TO PURSUE THEIR INTERESTS AND GAIN PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN ARCHIVES, PUBLIC HISTORY, AND NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT. AN INTERN OVER THE SUMMER OF 2023 HELPED TO PROCESS, CATALOG, AND CREATE PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS FOR THE BYGDELAG PAPERS HOUSED IN OUR ARCHIVES.
ARCHIVES: NAHA CONTINUES TO ACTIVELY COLLECT AND PRESERVE MATERIALS RELATED TO THE NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. IN 2023, WE HOSTED VISITING RESEARCHERS FROM THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, NORWAY, AND FINLAND TO OUR READING ROOM, WORKED WITH STUDENT INTERNS AND CLASSES AT ST. OLAF COLLEGE, DIGITIZED SELECTED PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIALS, AND WELCOMED NEW DONATIONS TO OUR COLLECTIONS. DURING THE YEAR, 55 DONATIONS WERE ADDED TO OUR ARCHIVES. WE COMPLETED A SIGNIFICANT PROJECT TO DIGITIZE SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS OF THE 1925 NORSE- AMERICAN CENTENNIAL COLLECTION - MADE POSSIBLE BY THE PEOPLE OF MINNESOTA THROUGH A NEARLY 87,000 GRANT FUNDED BY THE MINNESOTA ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND. WE ALSO RECEIVED TWO SMALL GRANTS: ONE FROM THE STATE OF MINNESOTA FOR CREATING DIGITAL EXHIBITS ON NORWEGIANS IN MINNESOTA; AND THE OTHER FROM THE SONS OF NORWAY FOUNDATION TO DIGITIZE A COLLECTION OF 16MM FILM SHOT BY CAMPBELL NORSGAARD, THE OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE ROYAL NORWEGIAN AIR FORCE DURING WORLD WAR II.
PUBLICATION: IN THE FALL OF 2023, NAHA RELEASED VOLUME 41 OF OUR SCHOLARLY JOURNAL, NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, PUBLISHED IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PRESS. THE JOURNAL IS DEDICATED TO SHOWCASING THE BEST WORK IN THE FIELD OF NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, INCLUDING THE RELATED DISCIPLINES OF HISTORY, LITERATURE, RELIGION, ART, AND CULTURAL STUDIES. IN ADDITION TO SEVERAL PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES, THE JOURNAL INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHIC FEATURES, BOOK REVIEWS, WORKS-IN-PROGRESS, AND UPDATES ON TEACHING, LEARNING, AND RESEARCHING IN THE FIELD OF NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN STUDIES. IN ADDITION TO OUR PRINT EDITION, FREE DIGITAL ACCESS TO THE JOURNAL AND ALL PAST ISSUES ARE AVAILABLE TO NAHA MEMBERS ON PROJECT MUSE DIGITAL LIBRARY. AS A BENEFIT OF MEMBERSHIP, NAHA ALSO DISTRIBUTED COLONEL HANS CHRISTIAN HEG AND THE NORWEGIAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE (MNHS 2023) BY ODD S. LOVOLL.
Name (title) | Role | Hours | Compensation |
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Kristin Anderson Board Member | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
Annette Atkins Board Member | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
Kari Lie Dorer Board Member | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
Essam Elkorghli Board Member | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
Jason Engbrecht Board Member | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
Gracia Grindal Board Member | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
Statement of Revenue | |
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Federated campaigns | $0 |
Membership dues | $36,767 |
Fundraising events | $0 |
Related organizations | $0 |
Government grants | $4,414 |
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above | $313,604 |
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f | $19,180 |
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar | $354,785 |
Total Program Service Revenue | $1,145 |
Investment income | $122,724 |
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds | $0 |
Royalties | $1,151 |
Net Rental Income | $0 |
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales | $101,926 |
Net Income from Fundraising Events | $0 |
Net Income from Gaming Activities | $0 |
Net Income from Sales of Inventory | $0 |
Miscellaneous Revenue | $0 |
Total Revenue | $581,731 |
Statement of Expenses | |
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Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments. | $0 |
Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals. | $1,000 |
Grants and other assistance to Foreign Orgs/Individuals | $0 |
Benefits paid to or for members | $0 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $0 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $0 |
Compensation to disqualified persons | $0 |
Other salaries and wages | $200,130 |
Pension plan accruals and contributions | $0 |
Other employee benefits | $0 |
Payroll taxes | $0 |
Fees for services: Management | $0 |
Fees for services: Legal | $0 |
Fees for services: Accounting | $4,705 |
Fees for services: Lobbying | $0 |
Fees for services: Fundraising | $0 |
Fees for services: Investment Management | $3,611 |
Fees for services: Other | $0 |
Advertising and promotion | $896 |
Office expenses | $45,468 |
Information technology | $5,850 |
Royalties | $0 |
Occupancy | $0 |
Travel | $6,916 |
Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials | $0 |
Conferences, conventions, and meetings | $3,789 |
Interest | $0 |
Payments to affiliates | $0 |
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization | $747 |
Insurance | $2,435 |
All other expenses | $0 |
Total functional expenses | $280,250 |
Balance Sheet | |
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Cash—non-interest-bearing | $52,067 |
Savings and temporary cash investments | $89,539 |
Pledges and grants receivable | $9,650 |
Accounts receivable, net | $0 |
Loans from Officers, Directors, or Controlling Persons | $0 |
Loans from Disqualified Persons | $0 |
Notes and loans receivable | $0 |
Inventories for sale or use | $4,862 |
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges | $0 |
Net Land, buildings, and equipment | $4,880 |
Investments—publicly traded securities | $4,035,058 |
Investments—other securities | $0 |
Investments—program-related | $0 |
Intangible assets | $0 |
Other assets | $0 |
Total assets | $4,196,056 |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $87,270 |
Grants payable | $0 |
Deferred revenue | $23,612 |
Tax-exempt bond liabilities | $0 |
Escrow or custodial account liability | $0 |
Loans and other payables to any current Officer, Director, or Controlling Person | $0 |
Secured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Unsecured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Other liabilities | $278,052 |
Total liabilities | $388,934 |
Net assets without donor restrictions | $2,864,441 |
Net assets with donor restrictions | $942,681 |
Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds | $0 |
Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building, or equipment fund | $0 |
Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds | $0 |
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances | $4,196,056 |