2019-05-14T16:16:00-05:00 2018-12-31 411927912 GOODNEY & ASSOCIATES PA 319 DIVISION ST PO BOX 347 NORTHFIELD MN 550570347 990 2018-01-01 416038548 NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION NORW 5077863221 1510 ST OLAF AVE NORTHFIELD MN 55057 SCOTT KNUDSON TREASURER 5077863221 2019-04-29 true ANN ETTER P00734245 5076630861 2019-04-29 104.254.111.158 2019-05-14 16:16:00 CD P B6018A1E5CAA5B7C16B1D11F47E0F08194C0B7A8 B6018A1E5CAA5B7C16B1D11F47E0F08194C0B7A8 2018 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z DENNIS GIMMESTAD 585552 false X WWW.NAHA.STOLAF.EDU X 1925 MN 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. 22 22 2 30 0 211182 113075 9066 12585 70389 136511 3456 1368 294093 263539 0 0 73915 108486 0 0 58929 18571 132844 127057 161249 136482 2603719 3251209 292757 247556 2310962 3003653 X 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. false false 62067 MEMBERSHIP: OUR PRIMARY MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITIES INCLUDE EVENTS AND NEWSLETTERS TO INFORM AND EDUCATE NAHA MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT OUR COLLECTIONS AND TOPICS RELATED TO NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN IMMIGRATION HISTORY. IN APRIL, NAHA HOSTED OUR SECOND ANNUAL SPRING MEMBER MEETUP, FEATURING RUNOLOGIST HENRIK WILLIAMS FROM UPPSALA UNIVERSITY IN SWEDEN. AUGUST 2018, NAHA HOSTED A 3- DAY NORTH SHORE FISHERFOLK TOUR EXPLORING THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE SCANDINAVIAN COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY ON THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR. THE NAHA 2018 BIENNIAL MEMBER MEETING, HELD AT ST. OLAF COLLEGE IN OCTOBER, INCLUDED A DAYLONG SEMINAR FOCUSED ON THE CRAFT OF WRITING, ESPECIALLY FAMILY HISTORY AND MEMOIR. 11723 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 OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND OBITUARY HOLDINGS. IN 2018, MORE THAN 40 DONATIONS WERE ADDED TO OUR ARCHIVES. DOZENS OF SCHOLARS, HISTORIANS, AND FAMILY GENEALOGISTS USE THE NAHA ARCHIVES IN PERSON EACH YEAR, AND MORE THAN 100 HAD RESEARCH OR MATERIAL REQUESTS FULFILLED BY PHONE OR EMAIL. 65603 PUBLICATION: IN 2018, NAHA PUBLISHED VOLUME 4 OF ITS LETTER SERIES, "FROM NORWAY TO AMERICA," WHICH FEATURES IMMIGRANT CORRESPONDENCE THAT WAS SENT BACK TO RELATIVES AND FRIENDS IN NORWAY DURING THE YEARS 1893-1914. THIS 145-PAGE, HARDCOVER EDITION IS THE INDEX VOLUME FOR THE SERIES. TOGETHER WITH THE MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESS, NAHA CO-PUBLISHED "TWO HOMELANDS: A HISTORIAN REMEMBERS HIS LIFE AND WORK," BY ODD S. LOVOLL. AT THE SAME TIME, NAHA CONTINUED TO PLAN FOR THE RELAUNCH OF ITS ACADEMIC JOURNAL, NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR RE-RELEASE IN 2019 IN BOTH PAPER AND DIGITAL FORMATS. -69303 ADJUSTMENT ACROSS ALL ACCOMPLISHMENTS RELATED TO FUTURE LIABILITY. -69303 70090 true true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 3 0 false 2 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 22 22 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true false false true false false MN X AMY BOXRUD 5077863221 1510 ST OLAF AVE NORTHFIELD MN 55057 X DENNIS GIMMESTAD PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBBIE MILLER VICE PRESIDE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RONALD JOHNSON SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SCOTT KNUDSON TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BLAINE HEDBERG FORMER BOARD 1.00 X 0 0 0 LESLEE LANE HOYUM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BETTY ANN BERGLAND FORMER BOARD 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH HALVORSON BRUNKO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN DRESSEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE HOLT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIM KITTILSBY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN NILSON FORMER BOARD 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET HAYFORD O'LEARY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DARON OLSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NILS OLAV OSTREM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA ELYCE RUBIN FORMER BOARD 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARCI SORTOR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE WILLIS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM HONSVALL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CINDY OLSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANN MARIE LEGREID BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTEN ANDERSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIT BARKVE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GRACIA GRINDAL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KYLE JANSSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL ROLVAAG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 INGRID URBERG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACK TUNHEIM FORMER BOARD 1.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 7597 105478 113075 EVENT/CONFERENCE FEES 519100 11680 11680 RESEARCH/ARCHIVE FEES 511130 473 473 PUBLICATION REVENUE/BOOK SALE 519100 432 432 12585 54719 54719 1308 1308 353841 49964 322013 31828 49964 81792 81792 CAPITAL CAMPEIGN 60 60 60 263539 12585 137879 62377 31189 31188 46109 46109 5595 5595 2336 2336 1840 1840 52644 48347 4297 3740 374 3366 754 679 75 14974 10340 4634 2570 500 2070 BOARD 1445 1445 BANK FEES/PAYPAL CHARGES 1123 1123 INTEREST 431 431 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 377 377 -69258 -69288 30 127057 70090 56967 0 102168 102099 195855 171514 1000 15418 19558 26858 2239895 2937920 22525 20118 2603719 3251209 7201 7003 26977 51269 258579 189284 292757 247556 X 1455281 2147972 581982 581982 273699 273699 2310962 3003653 2603719 3251209 X 136482 -258573 814782 X false false false X 191580 60496 123669 211182 113075 700002 191580 60496 123669 211182 113075 700002 191447 508555 40255 48288 47424 49288 56027 241282 111 111 941395 21651 0.54020 0.55040 X PART II, LINE 10 111 2005925 788963 52712 79653 2336 2765611 1930999 123440 40428 86941 2001 2005925 1867186 150036 86223 1930999 1900152 -32966 1867186 1723160 55511 121481 1900152 0.61860 0.14660 0.23480 false false LIFE MEMBERSHIP LIABILITY 189276 MN DEPT OF REVENUE 8 189284 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 FUNDS ARE USED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS, PUBLICATIONS, AND ARCHIVES. 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 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. FOLLOWING THE COMMITTEE REVIEW, THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED ELECTRONICALLY TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENTS. 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 PERSENTED. 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 XI, LINE 9 FUNDS RETURNED FROM ST. OLAF 814,782 IN 2018, FUNDS ACTIVELY MANAGED BY ST. OLAF COLLEGE WERE RETURNED TO THE ASSOCIATION. THESE WILL BE MANAGED BY THE ASSOCIATION GOING FORWARD. THESE FUNDS WERE HANDED OVER TO ST. OLAF COLLEGE FOR MANAGEMENT SOME YEARS BACK BY THE ASSOCIATION TO SUPPORT SHARED STAFF POSITIONS AND WERE TAKEN OFF THE BOOKS OF THE ASSOCIATION AT THAT TIME. WITH THE DISCONTINUATION OF SHARED STAFFING POSITIONS,THESE RETURNED FUNDS ARE NOW INCLUDED IN THE BOOKS OF THE ASSOCIATION.