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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 83,733 | 160,999 | 160,516 | 107,533 | 133,527 | 646,308 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 83,733 | 160,999 | 160,516 | 107,533 | 133,527 | 646,308 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 269,553 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 376,755 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 83,733 | 160,999 | 160,516 | 107,533 | 133,527 | 646,308 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 3,508 | 3,695 | 3,439 | 1,365 | 1,056 | 13,063 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 736 | 736 | ||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 660,107 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 (CONTINUED) | our three mandates: - CELEBRATING OUR SWISS CULTURE - PRESERVING OUR SWISS HERITAGE - EMBRACING OUR SWISS ROOTS The Swiss Center of North America is a vibrant cultural center; a heritage resource; and home for irreplaceable pieces of our Swiss past, and present. We have the following objectives for the Tritt Library and Archives which is important part of the Swiss Center of North America. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 (CONTINUED) | - CELEBRATING OUR SWISS CULTURE - PRESERVING OUR SWISS HERITAGE - EMBRACING OUR SWISS ROOTS The Swiss Center of North America is a vibrant cultural center; a heritage resource; and home for irreplaceable pieces of our Swiss past, and present. We have the following objectives for the Tritt Library and Archives which is important part of the Swiss Center of North America. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONTINUED) | These invaluable club history books join those from the San Francisco Swiss Turners (Gymnastics) Columbus, Ohio Turners; North American Swiss Alliance; and the Pacific Coast and North American Swiss Singing Alliances. From Seattle, the Swiss Center received a large collection of rare and old Swiss and German books from the private collection of a judge, Frau Annemarie Guder of Bern, Switzerland. We also received much of the library of a retired University professor who taught Swiss graphic arts as well as Swiss architecture. Swiss Center Board Director and archivist Menzi Behrnd-Klodt continues to process archival donations and the resulting finding aids are found at the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections in Washington, DC, and in World Cat, a union catalog that itemizes the collections of 72,000 libraries in. 170 countries and territories. Due to the growth in Swiss historical records, plans are underway to remodel one of the lower level unfinished spaces into additional archival storage. The Embassy of Switzerland in Washington, D.C. has committed a $12,000 grant for this work. From the Canton of Bern, the Swiss Center now has two beautiful dresses--one which is considered an everyday dress, and the other the very fancy and beautiful ceremonial Trachten. From the French speaking part of Switzerland came the formal dress of the Lake of Geneva region. And from a couple in Switzerland who had visited the Swiss Center came a Glarner Tracht, hat and Milan cover worn for the Canton of Glarus 500th anniversary. This dress was handcrafted by Heimatwerk in Glarus in 1952. Swiss Center President, Beth Zurbuchen is coordinating "Project Stereographic Switzerland" with Jarryd Lowder, an American raising his family in Switzerland. The national art museum in Zurich, Switzerland is interested in holding an exhibition of our Stereoview collection which is possibly the largest set of Swiss stereoviews produced by American companies from 1892 through 1910. A three month exhibit on these Stereoviews is planned for late 2020 or early 2021. Swiss Center outreach included a meeting with the Consul General of Vancouver, BC Canada in Vancouver to learn about ways to serve the needs of Swiss Canadians. The new Consul General of Switzerland in Chicago, Bruno Ryff visited the Swiss Center in November to discuss how we can collaborate. We all understand we are stronger when we work together. Author Diccon Bewes of Bern, Switzerland spent 3 weeks examining some of the Swiss Center holdings. Bewes also held a book talk sponsored by both the Swiss Center and Turner Hall of Monroe. Swiss traditions are being taught through the Swiss Center. Swiss papercutting classes continue to be held at the Swiss Center. Scherenschnitte is a Swiss art form and Linda Schiesser of New Glarus has now held six classes with approximately 10 people at each class. Through the Swiss Center, Damion Babler is in his third year of teaching area middle-school children the art of Fahnenschwingen-which is Swiss Flag Throwing. He has taught 8 young men and women the beginning moves of what is a competitive sport in Switzerland. The Swiss Center continues to welcome more than 400 people to its headquarters in New Glarus, WI. In addition, more than 500 people contacted the Swiss Center through e-mail, telephone or social media seeking advice about their Swiss roots. We listened to their needs and worked to provide suggestions and tools for these individuals to begin or further their search into their Swiss ancestry. 2020 is the 175th anniversary of the settlement of New Glarus, Wisconsin. Beth Zurbuchen and New Glarus Chamber Executive Bekah Stauffacher are the co-chairs for the event. Beth is coordinating the visit of perhaps 100 individuals from Glarus, Switzerland including its governor and other elected officials. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | Every board member receives an electronic copy via e-mail for review and approval prior to filing the Form 990. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 12c | Conflict of interest forms are signed at the annual meeting, with notification during the requesting any change in status. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Lines 15a & 15b | The president has not received an increase in compensation; therefore, the board of directors did not review and approve a compensation increase. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | The Form 990 is available in the Swiss Center of North America's offices at 507 Durst Road, New Glarus, WI and is available upon request. Governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available at the Swiss Center of North America's office at 507 Durst Road, New Glarus, WI Upon Request. |
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