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MANY OF THE PLANS WE HAD FOR ACHS INVOLVING EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMMING HAD TO BE DELAYED, CANCELLED, OR CHANGED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF A PANDEMIC WORLD. WE PUSHED OUR SOCIAL MEDIA TO THE FOREFRONT, FOCUSING ON INITIATIVES SUCH AS TOURANOKACOUNTY (A VIDEO SERIES EDITED AND PRODUCED IN-HOUSE COVERING EACH COMMUNITY IN THE COUNTY) AND MICROFILMMADNESS (A VIDEO SERIES EDITED AND PRODUCED IN-HOUSE HIGHLIGHTING VARIOUS FINDS IN THE NEWSPAPER COLLECTION). WE CREATED A PROGRAM CALLED, "SEWING: THE ORIGINAL JIGSAW PUZZLE" FOR OUR LIBRARY FRIENDS THEN TURNED IT FREE TO THE PUBLIC SO THEY COULD ENJOY THE SIX-PART, HOUR-LONG VIDEO ON-DEMAND. WITH THESE DIGITAL SUCCESSES UNDER OUR BELT, ACHS ADVANCED TO PRODUCING "AN UN-WISE MURDER", AN HOUR LONG CRIME DRAMA HIGHLIGHTING THE WISE FAMILY OF GROW TOWNSHIP AT THE TURN OF THE LAST CENTURY. USING PRIMARY DOCUMENTS, PHOTOS, AND MAPS FROM OUR COLLECTION, WE WROTE THE SCRIPT, FILMED VOLUNTEER ACTORS, AND HELD A DEBUT NIGHT AS AN ONLINE FUNDRAISER. THE PRODUCTION WON A MINNESOTA HISTORY AWARD. BETWEEN THIS, A PRE-RECORDED VERSION OF OUR GHOSTS OF ANOKA WALKING TOUR, AND A SIX- PART VERSION OF OUR CIVIL WAR PROGRAM (USED BY SEVERAL MIDDLE SCHOOLS) WE TRIED TO FILL PROGRAMMING AND FUNDRAISING GAPS. ACHS STAFF GATHERED STORIES AND ARTIFACTS OF ANOKA COUNTY IN 2020 DESPITE THE PANDEMIC, THOUGH WE HAD TO LIMIT THE NUMBER AND METHOD OF RECEIVING THEM. ADDITIONALLY, WE CREATED SURVEYS EACH MONTH FOR THE PUBLIC TO COMPLETE REGARDING THEIR COVID-19 EXPERIENCING. THESE TRANSLATED INTO WEBSITE CONTENT AND A PRESENTATION SESSION AT SEVERAL ARCHIVING CONFERENCES. STAFF CONTINUALLY DESIGNS INNOVATIVE AND RELEVANT METHODS OF EDUCATION TO DELIVER THE INFORMATION HOUSED IN THE MUSEUM ARCHIVE, ENSURING THE PUBLIC REMAINS AWARE OF THEIR PLACE IN THE LARGER STORY OF ANOKA COUNTY. ACHS STAFF CONTINUED TO PRESERVE THE STORIES OF ANOKA COUNTY BY USING THE CLOUD-BASED ARCHIVING SYSTEM, COLLECTIVE ACCESS. STAFF CONTINUES TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES IN THE EFFICIENT USE OF STORAGE SPACE BY REDESIGNING THE STORAGE SPACES, SHIFTING ARTIFACTS TO MORE APPROPRIATELY SIZED BOXES, AND DEASSIONING ITEMS TO OTHER HISTORICAL SOCIETIES WHERE THEY ARE MORE SUITED TO TELL THEIR STORY. COVID-19 PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITHOUT DISTRACTION AT THE MUSEUM DUE TO PUBLIC CLOSURES OR WORK-FROM-HOME OPTIONS. THE ACHS DISSEMINATED HISTORY TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH A NUMBER OF EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS. OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LIBRARY CONTINUES, ALTHOUGH 2020 MOVED THESE PRESENTATIONS TO AN ONLINE PLATFORM AND INCREASED THE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR MATERIAL. WE CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH THE SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL PRESENTATIONS, 2020 ALLOWED US TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS REACHED THREE-FOLD. THE REDUCED PRICING FOR OUR DIGITAL PROGRAMMING ALLOWED FOR MORE SCHOOLS TO PARTICIPATE. 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ITEMS PURCHASED FOR THE COLLECTION ARE EXPENSED AS ACQUIRED. DONATED ITEMS ARE NOT RECORDED AS THE VALUES ARE NOT READILY DETERMINABLE. THESE COLLECTIONS ARE MADE UP OF ARTIFACTS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR ANOKA COUNTY. THESE ARTIFACTS ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND CURATOTIAL PURPOSES. EACH COLLECTION PIECE IS ACCSSIONED, CATALOGUED, AND CARED FOR USING PROFESSIONAL MUSEUM STANDARDS AS A GUIDELINE. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT THEY DO NOT RESULT IN ANYTHING THAT WOULD REQUIRE EITHER RECORDING OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BASED ON THE CRITERIA SET FORTH IN ASC 740. X TRAINING 1 FAIR MARKET VALUE false true false FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A COVID-19 MADE THE YEAR OF 2020 ONE FOR CHALLENGE AND GROWTH. MANY OF THE PLANS WE HAD FOR ACHS INVOLVING EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMMING HAD TO BE DELAYED, CANCELLED, OR CHANGED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF A PANDEMIC WORLD. WE PUSHED OUR SOCIAL MEDIA TO THE FOREFRONT, FOCUSING ON INITIATIVES SUCH AS TOURANOKACOUNTY (A VIDEO SERIES EDITED AND PRODUCED IN-HOUSE COVERING EACH COMMUNITY IN THE COUNTY) AND MICROFILMMADNESS (A VIDEO SERIES EDITED AND PRODUCED IN-HOUSE HIGHLIGHTING VARIOUS FINDS IN THE NEWSPAPER COLLECTION). WE CREATED A PROGRAM CALLED, "SEWING: THE ORIGINAL JIGSAW PUZZLE" FOR OUR LIBRARY FRIENDS THEN TURNED IT FREE TO THE PUBLIC SO THEY COULD ENJOY THE SIX-PART, HOUR-LONG VIDEO ON-DEMAND. WITH THESE DIGITAL SUCCESSES UNDER OUR BELT, ACHS ADVANCED TO PRODUCING "AN UN-WISE MURDER", AN HOUR LONG CRIME DRAMA HIGHLIGHTING THE WISE FAMILY OF GROW TOWNSHIP AT THE TURN OF THE LAST CENTURY. USING PRIMARY DOCUMENTS, PHOTOS, AND MAPS FROM OUR COLLECTION, WE WROTE THE SCRIPT, FILMED VOLUNTEER ACTORS, AND HELD A DEBUT NIGHT AS AN ONLINE FUNDRAISER. THE PRODUCTION WON A MINNESOTA HISTORY AWARD. BETWEEN THIS, A PRE-RECORDED VERSION OF OUR GHOSTS OF ANOKA WALKING TOUR, AND A SIX- PART VERSION OF OUR CIVIL WAR PROGRAM (USED BY SEVERAL MIDDLE SCHOOLS) WE TRIED TO FILL PROGRAMMING AND FUNDRAISING GAPS. ACHS STAFF GATHERED STORIES AND ARTIFACTS OF ANOKA COUNTY IN 2020 DESPITE THE PANDEMIC, THOUGH WE HAD TO LIMIT THE NUMBER AND METHOD OF RECEIVING THEM. ADDITIONALLY, WE CREATED SURVEYS EACH MONTH FOR THE PUBLIC TO COMPLETE REGARDING THEIR COVID-19 EXPERIENCING. THESE TRANSLATED INTO WEBSITE CONTENT AND A PRESENTATION SESSION AT SEVERAL ARCHIVING CONFERENCES. STAFF CONTINUALLY DESIGNS INNOVATIVE AND RELEVANT METHODS OF EDUCATION TO DELIVER THE INFORMATION HOUSED IN THE MUSEUM ARCHIVE, ENSURING THE PUBLIC REMAINS AWARE OF THEIR PLACE IN THE LARGER STORY OF ANOKA COUNTY. ACHS STAFF CONTINUED TO PRESERVE THE STORIES OF ANOKA COUNTY BY USING THE CLOUD-BASED ARCHIVING SYSTEM, COLLECTIVE ACCESS. STAFF CONTINUES TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES IN THE EFFICIENT USE OF STORAGE SPACE BY REDESIGNING THE STORAGE SPACES, SHIFTING ARTIFACTS TO MORE APPROPRIATELY SIZED BOXES, AND DEASSIONING ITEMS TO OTHER HISTORICAL SOCIETIES WHERE THEY ARE MORE SUITED TO TELL THEIR STORY. COVID-19 PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITHOUT DISTRACTION AT THE MUSEUM DUE TO PUBLIC CLOSURES OR WORK-FROM-HOME OPTIONS. THE ACHS DISSEMINATED HISTORY TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH A NUMBER OF EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS. OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LIBRARY CONTINUES, ALTHOUGH 2020 MOVED THESE PRESENTATIONS TO AN ONLINE PLATFORM AND INCREASED THE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR MATERIAL. WE CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH THE SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL PRESENTATIONS, 2020 ALLOWED US TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS REACHED THREE-FOLD. THE REDUCED PRICING FOR OUR DIGITAL PROGRAMMING ALLOWED FOR MORE SCHOOLS TO PARTICIPATE. UNFORTUNATELY, PROJECTS LIKE THE TEEN COUNCIL, EDUCATION BOXES, APPEARING AT COUNCIL AND CIVIC CLUB MEETINGS, PARTNERING WITH OTHER NONPROFITS IN ANOKA COUNTY, PRESENTING AT CONFERENCES OF OUR PEERS, ATTENDING CITY FESTIVALS, WAS SEVERELY LIMITED DURING 2020. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS DUES PAYING MEMBERS. BUYING A MEMBERSHIP ENTITLES ONE TO A SUBSCRIPTION TO THE NEWSLETTER, FREE ADMISSION TO THE GALLERIES, DISCOUNTS ON PROGRAMS AND MERCHANDISE, AND THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN ANNUAL ELECTIONS FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A RIGHT FOR MEMBERS TO VOTE: PAYING MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO ELECT, VIA BALLOT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT ONE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGS (HELD ON THE SECOND THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH). IF A QUORUM IS PRESENT (A SIMPLE MAJORITY), THEY CAN VOTE IN FAVOR OR IN OPPOSITION. A MAJORITY VOTE CARRIES THE MOTION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH DIRECTOR ON THE BOARD AND STAFF MEMBER ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DISCLOSING THEIR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE ORGANIZATION AS ISSUES ARISE, AS PER THE POLICY ADOPTED BY THE DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE PRESIDENT OF THE ACHS DOES NOT RECEIVE ANY COMPENSATION FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS DO NOT RECEIVE ANY COMPENSATION. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECEIVES COMPENSATION AFTER AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING IT AND MAKING ANY RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE OVERALL BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE 990 FORM IS AVAILABLE ONLINE IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES SUCH AS GUIDESTAR. IT IS ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE ACHS UPON REQUEST. ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. ANNUAL REPORTS ARE PUBLISHED ON THE WEBSITE.