International Women'S Air & Space Museum Inc

“The organization has membership”

“Certain decisions are subject to approval of the membership”

“The 990 is provided to the board prior to filing”

“Annual conflict of interest disclosures are required of all individuals subject to the policy. All conflicts are received and monitored by the board, who also determines the appropriate response to each conflict.”

“The board evaluates the executive director compensation based on performance and the resources available to the organization and the market value of the position”

“Documents are available upon request of the executive director”

“The mission of the international women's air & space museum is to collect, preserve, and showcase the history and culture of women in all areas of aviation & aerospace; educate people of the world about their contributions; and inspire future generations by bringing the history to life.”

“Collections iwasm's collection contains approximately 20,000 historical and cultural objects, photographs, archival materials, and books relating to the contributions and history of women in air and space. In addition, our reference archive holds more than 6,000 items. The earliest items in the collection date to approximately 1880 and iwasm is an actively collecting institution for contemporary collections. In total, the museum's collections document the lives and careers of women in all areas of aviation and aerospace including pilots, air traffic controllers, engineers, flight attendants, astronauts, balloonists, and more. In 2023, the organization continued its progress on a collections inventory and rehousing project supported by the national endowment for the humanities (neh); project period 11/1/2022-3/31/2024. Thanks to this funding, the museum will enhance and update its collections storage environments to ensure that items can be better accessed. One such method of access if through exhibits and to facilitate organizational research, providing educational programming, and as resources for external researchers. Not all iwasm collections are accessible online. What are, can be found by visiting: www.iwasm.omeka.net”

“Education iwasm strives to serve its communities through various educational means. This includes offering: -children's programs: aviation adventures and quest for the stars -rocket day (ages 4-12) -wow stem conference (ages 14-18) -dinner with a slice of history, grant funded (adult learners) -virtual programs -adult speakers' bureau programs in 2021, we began benchmarking educational programs against state and national standards. For the first time, we began assessing the needs of teachers and schools and strategizing how best to compliment what schools are already expected to cover in social studies, science, and english- language arts. For descriptions and example of educational programs offered since january 2021, visit: www.iwasm.org/wp-blog/events.”