AMERICAN SWEDISH HISTORICAL FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: AMERICAN SWEDISH HISTORICAL FOUNDATION (EIN 23-1417519)
Tax period: 2021-07-01 to 2022-06-30
Filed: 2023-02-27
IRS object ID: 202340589349300614
Schema version: 2021v4.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-02-27T09:09:57-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	232896692	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BBD LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1835 MARKET STREET 3RD FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19103	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	231417519	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICAN SWEDISH HISTORICAL FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	AMER	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2153891776	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1900 PATTISON AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19145	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	TRACEY RAE BECK	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2153891776	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-02-27	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	TRACEY	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	RAE BECK	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JENNIFER SOLOT	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00749373	PTIN
Phone	2155677770	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-02-22	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	0	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICAN SWEDISH HISTORICAL MUSEUM	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	TRACEY RAE BECK	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1900 PATTISON AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19145	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,040,197	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	AMERICANSWEDISH.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1926	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	PA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	DEDICATED TO SHARING SWEDISH AND SCANDINAVIAN CULTURE IN AMERICA.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	21	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	21	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	13	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	150	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$454,904	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$429,484	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$41,664	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$56,962	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$138,716	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$113,152	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$59,660	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$281,535	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$694,944	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$881,133	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$334,431	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$446,993	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$80,165	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$350,102	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$352,933	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$684,533	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$799,926	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$10,411	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$81,207	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,668,062	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,253,552	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$356,694	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$208,995	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,311,368	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,044,557	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE AMERICAN SWEDISH HISTORICAL MUSEUM WELCOMES ALL PEOPLE TO EXPLORE CULTURAL IDENTITY THROUGH THE STORY OF SWEDES AND SCANDINAVIANS IN AMERICA. THE ASHM IS A COMMUNITY DEDICATED TO PRESERVING AND INTERPRETING MATERIAL CULTURE, [CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O]AND IS ALIVE WITH CELEBRATIONS, EXHIBITIONS, AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$247,728	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$14,634	RevenueAmt
Desc	CURATORIAL AND EXHIBITIONS: PRESERVED AND DISPLAYED THE OLDEST COLLECTION OF ART AND ARTIFACTS WHICH REPRESENT THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SWEDES AND OTHER SCANDINAVIANS IN AMERICA. PRESENTED 5 TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS WHICH EXPLORED SCANDINAVIAN CULTURE THROUGH THE LENSES OF ART, HISTORY, HOLIDAY TRADITIONS AND FOOD.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$211,509	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$42,328	RevenueAmt
Desc	EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: PRESENTED 48 PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND EVENTS WHICH INTERPRET SCANDINAVIAN AND SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN HISTORY, CULTURE, SCIENCE, MUSIC AND ART. EXPANDED PROGRAMMING TO DIGITAL OFFERINGS THAT WERE AVAILABLE TO PARTICIPANTS AROUND THE COUNTRY. PRESENTED A CONFERENCE ABOUT CULTURAL IDENTITIES IN THE COLONIAL PERIOD. TAUGHT SWEDISH AND FINNISH LANGUAGE CLASSES. OFFERED SCHOOL AND LIBRARY PROGRAMS, SERVING STUDENTS FROM PRE-K THROUGH COLLEGE.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$459,237	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (1)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	4	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	13	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	21	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	21	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TRACEY RAE BECK	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2153891776	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1900 PATTINSON AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19145	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (22 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
FANNY WARREN
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANNA-LENA BROMBERG
VICE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAMES R ROEBUCK JR
VICE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PER BLOMQUIST
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JIM WALKER
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SOPHIA BONDE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BILL EATON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JORGEN FLOOD
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN FOSTER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAWN GOULD
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERTA JOHNSON
BOARD MEMBER EFF. 9/12/21	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KARIN KORNAGA
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MONICA KRUSE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS NILSSON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CARL RAPP
BOARD MEMBER EFF. 9/12/21	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ED ROOT
BOARD MEMBER EFF. 9/12/21	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUSAN SATKOWSKI
BOARD MEMBER EFF. 9/12/21	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EARL SEPPALA
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ABBY SHAW
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARY WAGNER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ULF AKERBLOM
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TRACEY BECK
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$94,095	$0	$26,535

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$94,095	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$26,535	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$40,847	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$6,985	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$69,986	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$311,666	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$10,834	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$429,484	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PROGRAM REVENUE	900099	$42,328	$42,328
ADMISSION	900099	$14,634	$14,634

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$56,962	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$42,681	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$42,681	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,481	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$4,481	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$247,385	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$60,807	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$186,578	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$186,578	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$186,578	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$86,449	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$15,978	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$70,471	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$70,471	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$70,471	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$60,625	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$6,985	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$21,837	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$38,788	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$38,788	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$112,125	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$60,442	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$51,683	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$51,683	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$5	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$5	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$5	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$881,133	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$56,962	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$394,687	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$117,541	TotalAmt
Program Services	$57,596	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$43,490	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$16,455	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$253,167	TotalAmt
Program Services	$123,786	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$94,300	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$35,081	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,399	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,177	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,270	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$952	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,484	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,551	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,818	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,115	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,402	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,917	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,509	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,976	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,087	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,087	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,768	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,831	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$31,556	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,381	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,684	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,115	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,393	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,176	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,313	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,463	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,146	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,704	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,311	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,448	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,397	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,466	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$129,123	TotalAmt
Program Services	$103,299	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,368	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,456	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,145	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,916	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,172	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,057	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROGRAM EVENT EXPENSE	$44,450	$44,450
MISCELLANEOUS	$28,485	$11,121	$16,018	$1,346
EXHIBITS EXPENSE	$15,567	$15,567

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$799,926	TotalAmt
Program Services	$459,237	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$260,524	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$80,165	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$151,392	BOYAmt
EOY	$134,154	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$51,619	BOYAmt
EOY	$44,869	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,536	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,585	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$9,958	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$30,074	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,726	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,463	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,574	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$3,313,360	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$2,194,375	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,220,438	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,118,985	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,196,374	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,888,701	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,166	BOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,668,062	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,253,552	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$105,372	BOYAmt
EOY	$64,101	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$251,322	BOYAmt
EOY	$144,894	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$356,694	BOYAmt
EOY	$208,995	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,439,115	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,307,838	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$872,253	BOYAmt
EOY	$736,719	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,311,368	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,044,557	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,668,062	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,253,552	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$81,207	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$392,524	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$44,506	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	Yes (1)	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$413,043	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$359,457	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$468,199	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$454,904	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$429,484	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,125,087	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$194,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$214,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$214,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$214,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$214,000	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,050,000	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$607,043	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$573,457	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$682,199	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$668,904	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$643,484	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,175,087	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$592,916	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$2,582,171	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$140,779	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$247,956	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$165,988	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$123,174	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$294,547	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$972,444	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$8,224	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year	$60,630	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$68,854	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$4,216,385	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$819,603	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.61240	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.63940	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	INSURANCE PROCEEDS - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 8,224. OTHER INCOME - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 5. GROSS FUNDRAISING - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 60,625.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch Prog	Yes (X)	CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale	0	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$872,253	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,578	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$108,952	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$41,083	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$723,796	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$736,020	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$139,535	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$193,368	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$196,670	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$872,253	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$637,275	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$232,595	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$15,752	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$149,602	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$736,020	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$637,658	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$139,230	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$31,062	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$170,675	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$637,275	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$626,509	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$155,547	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$22,902	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$167,300	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$637,658	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	1.00000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,215,050	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,123,006	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,092,044	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$98,310	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$71,369	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$26,941	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,118,985	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$840,608	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$392,524	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$214,000	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$143,086	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$35,438	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$876,046	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$5,087	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$5,087	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$881,133	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,151,925	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$214,000	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$143,086	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$357,086	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$794,839	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$5,087	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$5,087	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$799,926	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:	THE MUSEUM DOES NOT CAPITALIZE DONATED WORKS OF ART OR ARTIFACTS NOR RECOGNIZE THEM AS REVENUE OR GAINS. FASB ASC 958-605, REVENUE RECOGNITION, PROVIDES THAT SUCH DONATIONS NEED NOT BE RECOGNIZED IF THEY ARE ADDED TO COLLECTIONS THAT ARE HELD FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION, EDUCATION OR RESEARCH IN FURTHERANCE OF PUBLIC SERVICE RATHER THAN FINANCIAL GAIN; ARE PROTECTED, KEPT UNENCUMBERED, CARED FOR AND PRESERVED; AND ARE SUBJECT TO A POLICY THAT REQUIRES THE PROCEEDS FROM SALES OF COLLECTION ITEMS TO BE USED TO ACQUIRE OTHER ITEMS FOR COLLECTIONS AND/OR THE DIRECT CARE AND PRESERVATION OF THE MUSEUM'S EXISTING COLLECTIONS.
PART III, LINE 4:	THE ASHM ACTIVELY COLLECTS OBJECTS RELEVANT TO ITS MISSION AND GOALS. EVERY OBJECT IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTION, AND EVERY OBJECT CONSIDERED FOR ACQUISITION FOR THE PERMANENT COLLECTION, SHOULD SUPPORT THE GOALS OF THE ASHM TO CREATE AN AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SWEDES AND SCANDINAVIANS IN AMERICA, AND TO PRESERVE, EXHIBIT, OR INTERPRET THE HISTORY AND CURRENT CONTRIBUTIONS OF SCANDINAVIANS FOR THE BENEFITS OF THE PUBLIC.
PART V, LINE 4:	THE ASHM'S INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE IS TO ACHIEVE STABLE LONG-TERM GROWTH WHILE PROVIDING STEADY INCOME FROM ITS INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO; TO PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONAL COSTS OF THE MUSEUM; AND TO PROVIDE A SOURCE FOR FUNDING OF CAPITAL PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES AS REQUESTED BY THE ASHM BOARD. THE MUSEUM ANNUALLY RECEIVES GENERAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS RESTRICTED TO SPECIFIC PURPOSES, LIKE SALARIES, BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS, AND LIBRARY MATERIALS. MOST OF THESE RESTRICTIONS ARE FULFILLED QUICKLY. THE MUSEUM ALSO MAINTAINS A PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT, A PERCENTAGE OF WHICH SUPPORTS OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS EACH YEAR, AS THE BOARD DETERMINES AS NECESSARY OR THE RESTRICTION INDICATES.
PART X, LINE 2:	GAAP REQUIRES ENTITIES TO EVALUATE, MEASURE, RECOGNIZE AND DISCLOSE ANY UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN ON THEIR TAX RETURNS. GAAP PRESCRIBES A MINIMUM THRESHOLD THAT A TAX POSITION IS REQUIRED TO MEET IN ORDER TO BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE MUSEUM BELIEVES THAT IT HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS DEFINED IN GAAP.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF GOODS SOLD 60,442. FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 21,837. RENTAL EXPENSES 60,807.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF GOODS SOLD 60,442. FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 21,837. RENTAL EXPENSES 60,807.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	SPRING TING	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$28,381	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$6,985	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$21,396	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$7,155	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$400	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$4,130	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	LUCIAFEST	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$17,967	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$17,967	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$1,280	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$586	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	7	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$21,262	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$21,262	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events	$3,185	FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events	$5,101	EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$67,610	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$6,985	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$60,625	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$11,620	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$5,501	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$4,716	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$21,837	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$38,788	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO ALL PEOPLE, SUBJECT TO PAYMENT OF DUES. THERE ARE 9 LEVELS OF DUES-PAYING MEMBERS. THE MEMBERS VOTE TO ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND TO ADOPT CHANGES TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	ANY FOUNDATION MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING MAY SUBMIT NOMINATIONS TO THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS ARE ELECTED BY THE MEMBERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	ANY MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING (I.E. DUES PAID FOR THE YEAR) IS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE FOR APPROVAL TO CHANGE THE BY-LAW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	A DRAFT OF THE 990 WILL BE CIRCULATED TO THE FULL BOARD OF GOVERNORS BEFORE FILING. ANY COMMENTS/QUESTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS FOR MODIFICATION WILL BE GIVEN TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	STAFF MEMBERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE ALL COVERED UNDER THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. IF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, IT MUST BE DISCLOSED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ANYONE WITH A CONFLICT MUST EXCUSE THEMSELVES FROM VOTING FOR ANY DECISION WHERE A CONFLICT EXISTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS FOR APPROVAL. INPUT FOR THE DECISION IS PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (CONDUCTED BY THE OFFICERS) AND BENCHMARKING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND BY REQUEST. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE BY REQUEST.