Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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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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Calendar year
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 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) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 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.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 932,660 | 1,650,123 | 917,199 | 1,275,494 | 1,481,357 | 6,256,833 |
| 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 | 142,173 | 157,765 | 122,256 | 176,329 | 193,861 | 792,384 |
| 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 | 1,074,833 | 1,807,888 | 1,039,455 | 1,451,823 | 1,675,218 | 7,049,217 |
| 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. | 403,918 | 1,014,368 | 413,712 | 181,370 | 729,823 | 2,743,191 |
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 403,918 | 1,014,368 | 413,712 | 181,370 | 729,823 | 2,743,191 |
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 4,306,026 | |||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 1,074,833 | 1,807,888 | 1,039,455 | 1,451,823 | 1,675,218 | 7,049,217 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 87,065 | 87,157 | 89,881 | 71,375 | 111,959 | 447,437 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 87,065 | 87,157 | 89,881 | 71,375 | 111,959 | 447,437 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on 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.).. | 1,161,898 | 1,895,045 | 1,129,336 | 1,523,198 | 1,787,177 | 7,496,654 |
| 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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | 1 | |
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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 | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2021 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2021 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2021 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2021: | ||||
| a From 2016....... | ||||
| b From 2017....... | ||||
| c From 2018....... | ||||
| d From 2019....... | ||||
| e From 2020....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2016 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2021 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2021, 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 2021. 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 2022. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2021..... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 | 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. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | THE MUSEUM OF DANISH AMERICA CELEBRATES DANISH ROOTS AND AMERICAN DREAMS THROUGH ITS CURATORIAL ACTIVITIES. THE CURATORIAL DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS A COLLECTION OF APPROXIMATELY 37,700 ARTIFACTS AND ACCEPTED 184 ADDITIONAL PIECES DURING THIS PAST YEAR. OVER 46,000 ARTIFACT AND ARCHIVAL RECORDS ARE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH "VIEW OUR COLLECTION" ON THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE. WORK WITHIN THE ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS INCLUDED DIGITIZING 60 VHS RECORDINGS FROM THE VICTOR BORGE COLLECTION. THE MUSEUM (1) WELCOMED 5400 VISITORS THIS YEAR, (2) OPENED FIVE NEW TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS, AND (3) PROVIDED 4 DIFFERENT TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS TO 4 VENUES IN 3 STATES, REACHING AN ADDITIONAL AUDIENCE OF OVER 40,000 PEOPLE. A ROBUST CALENDAR OF SPECIAL EVENTS PROVIDED LUNCHTIME SPEAKERS, HOLIDAY TRADITIONS, AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TO VISITORS OF ALL AGES; MANY OF THESE EVENTS TOOK PLACE IN ONLINE FORMATS. THE MUSEUM ALSO OFFERS TOURS OF A 19TH CENTURY HISTORICAL HOUSE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | PUBLIC OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES BRING THE MUSEUM'S MISSION TO ITS NATIONAL AUDIENCE AND MEMBERSHIP. OUTREACH TO SCHOOL GROUPS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAS BEEN STRATEGICALLY DEVELOPED TO ENGAGE A LARGER AUDIENCE WITH A NEWLY CREATED POSITION OF YOUTH AND COMMUNITY EDUCATOR IN JUNE OF 2022. MUSEUM STAFF ENGAGE CONSTITUENTS AT PUBLIC FESTIVALS, LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS, AND RECEPTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. DURING THE PAST FISCAL YEAR, MUSEUM STAFF INTERACTED WITH AUDIENCE MEMBERS IN 21 EVENTS IN 7 STATES, BOTH IN PERSON AND ONLINE. THE MUSEUM ALSO ENGAGED AUDIENCE MEMBERS THROUGH INTERNET-BASED AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. OVER 80,000 UNIQUE VISITORS CAME TO THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE, OVER 7500 PEOPLE SUBSCRIBE TO THE MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER, AND MORE THAN 12,000 PEOPLE FOLLOW THE MUSEUM'S FACEBOOK PAGE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | THE GENEALOGY CENTER OF THE MUSEUM OF DANISH AMERICA, LOCATED ON MAIN STREET IN ELK HORN, COLLECTS PRINT, VISUAL, MICROFORM, AND DIGITAL MATERIALS ON DANISH IMMIGRANTS AND DANISH AMERICANS, THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS. IT PROVIDES INFORMATION ON RELEVANT GENEALOGICAL RESOURCES AS WELL AS RESEARCH AND TRANSLATION SERVICES TO NORTH AMERICAN AND DANISH PATRONS BOTH IN-HOUSE AND LONG-DISTANCE. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO PROVIDES RESEARCH SUPPORT FOR THE CURATORIAL AND EXHIBITIONS DEPARTMENTS. IN FY 2021/2022, THE GENEALOGY CENTER SERVED PATRONS BOTH IN PERSON AND THROUGH DIGITAL COMMUNICATION. OUTREACH ACTIVITIES INCLUDED NEWSPAPER VIGNETTES, ARTICLES WRITTEN FOR THE AMERICA LETTER, PRESENTATIONS, SOCIAL MEDIA INTERACTIONS, AND MEETINGS WITH OTHER DANISH-AMERICAN ARCHIVES AND ORGANIZATIONS. IN FY 2021/2022, GENEALOGY STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS COMPLETED 10 LARGE TRANSLATION REQUESTS, NEARLY A DOZEN SMALL TRANSLATIONS OF DANISH VITAL RECORDS, 10 IN-DEPTH RESEARCH PROJECTS, AND UPDATED SEVERAL IN-HOUSE INDEXES AND DATABASES. THE EXHIBIT AREA IN THE GENEALOGY CENTER HAS BEEN REDESIGNED TO CREATE AN INTERACTIVE LEARNING SPACE FOR VISITORS TO ENJOY. VOLUNTEERS HAVE ALSO BEGUN A DIGITIZATION PROJECT ON THE IMMIGRANT FILE COLLECTION WITH THE FUTURE GOAL OF MAKING THE FILES ACCESSIBLE TO USERS ONLINE. THE JENS JENSEN PRAIRIE LANDSCAPE PARK IS A RECREATED NATIVE TALLGRASS PRAIRIE COVERING OVER 25 ACRES OF THE MUSEUM'S GROUNDS. IT IS NAMED IN HONOR OF JENS JENSEN, A DANISH IMMIGRANT WHO BECAME A LEADING CONVERSATIONIST AND FOUNDER OF THE PRAIRIE STYLE OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE. THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO ENJOY THE PARK'S WALKING PATHS, SEATING CIRCLES, FITNESS EQUIPMENT, AND OUTDOOR INTERPRETIVE PANELS. SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND SCHOOL TOURS OFFER EXTRA EXPERIENCES FOR ENJOYING AND APPRECIATING THE PRAIRIE ECOSYSTEM. PARK MAINTENANCE IS SUPPORTED BY AN ANNUAL SUMMER INTERNSHIP AND THE MUSEUM'S FACILITIES STAFF. |
| FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4B | DENMARK |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | RETURN IS EMAILED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE BEING FILED IN ORDER FOR EVERYONE TO REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | BOARD MEMBERS ABSTAIN FROM ANY DECISIONS INVOLVING POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECEIVES A REVIEW FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY. AT THAT TIME, THE BOARD DETERMINES SALARY FOR THE COMING YEAR. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | REMAINING EMPLOYEES RECEIVE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS CONDUCTED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT WHICH TIME COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | 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. |
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