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NAHA ALSO PRODUCES A QUARTERLY PRINT NEWSLETTER TO INFORM AND EDUCATE MEMBERS ABOUT OUR COLLECTIONS AND TOPICS RELATED TO NORWEGIAN- AMERICAN IMMIGRATION HISTORY. WHILE THE PANDEMIC CONTINUED TO LIMIT IN-PERSON EVENTS, WE MOVED OUR TWO MAIN EVENTS ONLINE, ENABLING US TO INCREASE ATTENDANCE AND BETTER CONNECT WITH OUR MEMBERS ACROSS THE NATION AND ABROAD. IN MAY, NAHA HOSTED ITS ANNUAL SPRING MEMBER MEETUP, FEATURING DR. KYLE WARD OF MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MANKATO, WHO SPOKE ON THE HISTORY OF THE 99TH BATTALION IN WWII. IN NOVEMBER, NAHA COLLABORATED ON A VIRTUAL EVENT WITH ITS PARTER ORGANIZATION IN NORWAY, NAHA-NORGE. OUR SPEAKER WAS PROFESSOR VIDAR L. HAANES OF MF NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY, RELIGION, AND SOCIETY IN OSLO. HE PRESENTED "MILLENNIAL HOPES AND SCANDINAVIAN IMMIGRANTS TO AMERICA: NORWEGIAN HAUGEANS IN CONTEXT." IN AUGUST, NAHA HOSTED "TELEMARKINGS IN THE LAND-TAKING: FROM HOUSTON COUNTY TO THE RED RIVER VALLEY," AT NORWAY HOUSE IN MINNEAPOLIS. OUR SPEAKER WAS DR. BETTY BERGLAND, EMERITA PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN- RIVER FALLS. 9189 ARCHIVES: NAHA CONTINUES TO ACTIVELY COLLECT AND PRESERVE MATERIALS RELATED TO THE NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE; ASSIST MEMBERS, SCHOLARS, HISTORIANS, AND OTHERS IN ACCESSING OUR ARCHIVAL HOLDINGS; AND EXPAND OUR DIGITAL REPOSITORIES. IN 2021, 29 DONATIONS WERE ADDED TO OUR ARCHIVES. DOZENS OF SCHOLARS, HISTORIANS, AND FAMILY GENEALOGISTS USE THE NAHA ARCHIVES IN PERSON EACH YEAR. WHILE OUR DOORS WERE SHUT TO THE PUBLIC FOR MUCH OF THE YEAR AGAIN DUE TO COVID-19, WE FOCUSED ON SERVING PATRONS REMOTELY. OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, OUR STAFF RESPONDED TO NEARLY 170 RESEARCH OR MATERIAL REQUESTS. IN OCTOBER, NAHA WAS AWARDED AN 87,000 GRANT FROM MN ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND TO DIGITIZE SELECTED MATERIALS FROM ITS 1925 NORSE-AMERICAN CENTENNIAL COLLECTION. 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FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE MISSION OF THE NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION (NAHA) IS TO LOCATE, COLLECT, PRESERVE AND INTERPRET THE NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE WITH ACCURACY, INTEGRITY, AND LIVELINESS. 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. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A MEMBERSHIP: THE ASSOCIATION'S PRIMARY MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITIES INCLUDE HOSTING EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND TOURS. NAHA ALSO PRODUCES A QUARTERLY PRINT NEWSLETTER TO INFORM AND EDUCATE MEMBERS ABOUT OUR COLLECTIONS AND TOPICS RELATED TO NORWEGIAN- AMERICAN IMMIGRATION HISTORY. WHILE THE PANDEMIC CONTINUED TO LIMIT IN-PERSON EVENTS, WE MOVED OUR TWO MAIN EVENTS ONLINE, ENABLING US TO INCREASE ATTENDANCE AND BETTER CONNECT WITH OUR MEMBERS ACROSS THE NATION AND ABROAD. IN MAY, NAHA HOSTED ITS ANNUAL SPRING MEMBER MEETUP, FEATURING DR. KYLE WARD OF MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MANKATO, WHO SPOKE ON THE HISTORY OF THE 99TH BATTALION IN WWII. IN NOVEMBER, NAHA COLLABORATED ON A VIRTUAL EVENT WITH ITS PARTER ORGANIZATION IN NORWAY, NAHA-NORGE. OUR SPEAKER WAS PROFESSOR VIDAR L. HAANES OF MF NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY, RELIGION, AND SOCIETY IN OSLO. HE PRESENTED "MILLENNIAL HOPES AND SCANDINAVIAN IMMIGRANTS TO AMERICA: NORWEGIAN HAUGEANS IN CONTEXT." IN AUGUST, NAHA HOSTED "TELEMARKINGS IN THE LAND-TAKING: FROM HOUSTON COUNTY TO THE RED RIVER VALLEY," AT NORWAY HOUSE IN MINNEAPOLIS. OUR SPEAKER WAS DR. BETTY BERGLAND, EMERITA PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN- RIVER FALLS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B ARCHIVES: NAHA CONTINUES TO ACTIVELY COLLECT AND PRESERVE MATERIALS RELATED TO THE NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE; ASSIST MEMBERS, SCHOLARS, HISTORIANS, AND OTHERS IN ACCESSING OUR ARCHIVAL HOLDINGS; AND EXPAND OUR DIGITAL REPOSITORIES. IN 2021, 29 DONATIONS WERE ADDED TO OUR ARCHIVES. DOZENS OF SCHOLARS, HISTORIANS, AND FAMILY GENEALOGISTS USE THE NAHA ARCHIVES IN PERSON EACH YEAR. WHILE OUR DOORS WERE SHUT TO THE PUBLIC FOR MUCH OF THE YEAR AGAIN DUE TO COVID-19, WE FOCUSED ON SERVING PATRONS REMOTELY. OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, OUR STAFF RESPONDED TO NEARLY 170 RESEARCH OR MATERIAL REQUESTS. IN OCTOBER, NAHA WAS AWARDED AN 87,000 GRANT FROM MN ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND TO DIGITIZE SELECTED MATERIALS FROM ITS 1925 NORSE-AMERICAN CENTENNIAL COLLECTION. WORK BEGAN ON THE PROJECT IN FEBRUARY OF 2022. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C PUBLICATION: IN THE FALL OF 2021, NAHA RELEASED VOLUME 39 OF OUR SCHOLARLY JOURNAL, NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN STUDIES AND MAILED IT TO OUR MEMBERS. REDESIGNED AND RELAUNCHED IN 2019, THE JOURNAL IS NOW PUBLISHED IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. IT IS DEDICTAED TO SHOWCASING THE BEST WORK BEING DONE IN THE FIELD OF NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, INCLUDING THE RELATED FIELDS OF HISTORY, LITERATURE, RELIGION, ART, AND CULTURAL STUDIES. THE JOURNAL AIMS TO NOT ONLY PUBLISH SCHOLARSHIP ON NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN LIFE, BUT ALSO FACILITATE INTELLECTUAL EXCHANGE BY PUBLISHING ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES ALONGSIDE DISCUSSIONS OF SCHOLARLY WORKS IN PROGRESS, THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN STUDIES,REVIEWS OF BOOKS RECENTLY PUBLISHED IN THE FIELD, AND MORE. DIGITAL ACCESS TO THE JOURNAL AND ITS BACK ISSUES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE TO NAHA MEMBERS VIA PROJECT MUSE DIGITAL LIBRARY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D ADJUSTMENT ACROSS ALL ACCOMPLISHMENTS RELATED TO FUTURE LIABILITY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE ASSOCIATION HAS FOUR CLASSES OF MEMBERS. THE DESIGNATION OF SUCH CLASSES AND THE QUALIFICATIONS OF SUCH CLASSES ARE AS FOLLOWS: STUDENT MEMBERS: ANY NATURAL PERSON WITH PROOF OF ENROLLMENT MAY BECOME A STUDENT MEMBER UPON PAYING TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR, ONE YEAR IN ADVANCE, ANNUAL DUES FOR A STUDENT MEMBERSHIP. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS: ANY NATURAL PERSON OR ANY CORPORATION, INSTITUTION, OR OTHER ORGANIZATION MAY BECOME AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER UPON PAYING TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR, ONE YEAR IN ADVANCE, ANNUAL DUES FOR AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER. SUSTAINING MEMBERS: ANY NATURAL PERSON OR ANY CORPORATION, INSTITUTION, OR OTHER ORGANIZATION MAY BECOME A SUSTAINING MEMBER UPON PAYING TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR, ONE YEAR IN ADVANCE, ANNUAL DUES FOR A SUSTAINING MEMBER. PATRON MEMBERS: ANY NATURAL PERSON OR ANY CORPORATION, INSTITUTION, OR OTHER ORGANIZATION MAY BECOME A PATRON MEMBER UPON PAYING TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR, ONE YEAR IN ADVANCE, ANNUAL DUES FOR A PATRON MEMBER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A ST. OLAF COLLEGE APPOINTS TWO DIRECTORS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE MEMBERS ELECT THE REMAINING DIRECTORS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. STUDENT MEMBERS, ASSOCIATE MEMBERS, SUSTAINING MEMBERS AND PATRON MEMBERS CAN INCLUDE ANY NATURAL PERSON OR CORPORATION, INSTITUTION, OR OTHER ORGANIZATION. THEY MAY BECOME A MEMBER UPON PAYING THE DUES FOR THAT MEMBERSHIP CLASS. ANY PERSONS WHO BECAME A LIFE MEMBER PRIOR TO MAY 1, 2004, SHALL CONTINUE HIS OR HER MEMBERSHIP THROUGH HIS OR HER NATURAL LIFE. EACH MEMBER, REGARDLESS OF CLASSIFICATION, SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE ON EACH MATTER SUBMITTED TO A VOTE OF MEMBERS. MEMBERS MAY USE HISTORICAL MATERIALS IN THE ARCHIVES OF THE ASSOCIATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH POLICIES ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD. THE PRESIDENT OF NAHA-NORWAY SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO APPOINT A NAHA- NORGE REPRESENTATIVE TO THE NAHA BOARD FOR A TWO-YEAR TERM, FOR THE DURATION OF THAT PERSON'S TENURE IN THAT OFFICE, TO BE A FULL VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ASSOCIATION, HOLDING THE SAME TERM- LIMITS, OBLIGATIONS AND RIGHTS AS THOSE AFFORDED THE ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND SHALL COUNT TOWARDS THE TOTAL OF 25 BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD'S FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AS SOON AS PREPARATION IS COMPLETE. THE COMMITTEE ADDRESSES ANY QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, AND/OR SUGGESTIONS THAT MIGHT ARISE. WHEN ALL ISSUES ARE RESOLVED, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVES THE FORM 990. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE ASSOCIATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND PROHIBITS TRANSACTIONS WHICH POTENTIALLY WOULD CREATE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, UNLESS SUCH CONFLICTS ARE DISCLOSED IN WRITING TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO THE TRANSACTION OCCURRING. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEW AND DETERMINE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE AN IDENTIFIED CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE PROHIBITED FROM VOTING ON MATTERS RELATED TO THAT POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND MUST RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM DISCUSSION ON RELATED MATTERS. PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WORKS WITH THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AT ST. OLAF COLLEGE TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE SALARY RANGE FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR POSITION BASED ON SPECIFIC JOB RESPONSIBILITIES, LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE AND PERFORMANCE. PUBLISHED SALARY SURVEYS OF PEER ORGANIZATIONS ARE USED DURING THIS PROCESS. THE BOARD APPROVES THE SALARY WITHIN THE RANGE PRESENTED. ANNUAL INCREASE RANGES ARE SUGGESTED BY ST. OLAF COLLEGE BASED ON THE AVERAGE INCREASE DETERMINED BY THE COLLEGE BOARD OF REGENTS, AND THE ASSOCIATIONS'S BOARD MAKES A RECOMMENDATION WITHIN THAT RANGE BASED ON DIRECTOR PERFORMANCE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MINUTES DOCUMENT THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ASSOCIATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OUTSIDE CONSULTING 0 0 31,528