The Danish Immigrant Museum

“Return is emailed to the executive director and board members before being filed in order for everyone to review and comment prior to filing.”

“Board members abstain from any decisions involving potential conflicts of interest.”

“Executive director receives a review from the board of directors annually. At that time, the board determines his salary for the coming year.”

“Remaining employees receive annual performance reviews conducted by the executive director and one or more board members at which time compensation is determined.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available to the public upon request. In addition, copies of the most recently filed forms 990 are available on guidestar's website.”

“The danish immigrant museum is dedicated to preserving the culture and history of the danish people who immigrated to america. Extensive collections of artifacts, as well as special annual and traveling exhibits, are on display in a striking modern half-timbered building situated on a 30-acre site in the rolling hills of western iowa.”

“The organization receives a significant amount of support in the form of goods and services from donors and volunteers in the organization's operations, fund raising, admissions desk, museum shop, and museum tours.”

“Of the america letter. Staff consists of 1 full-time librarian/manager, a .6 fte library assistant, occasional interns and 18 local and long-distance volunteers. Staff and volunteers translated 37 documents or document collections, completed 45 in-depth paid genealogical research projects for patrons, created several new in-house indexes and new webpage content, as well as adding 592 immigrant files to the vertical file collection. With the assistance of a degreed archives intern from the uk, 410 items were added to the genealogy center collection in past perfect. The center's special collections department now comprises some 113 separate collections ranging from family materials and photographs to topical or geographical subjects. A photo exhibit entitled "golden danes" featuring over 100 danish immigrants who lived to be 100 or more went on display in the center lobby beginning in late may, 2015. Information was simultaneously collected on immigrant descendants who also have achieved this landmark.”

“The design shop displays items and sells items reflecting the best in danish design and books about denmark and danish-american relations. Inventory is selected that reflects the museum's mission of educating and informing its public and includes items from furniture to lighting to jewelry and home interior decoration and books ranging from academic studies to entertaining folklore. Tours & promotion of a 19th century historical danish house.”

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