Public Charity

VESTERHEIM NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM

Based in DECORAH, IA, VESTERHEIM NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $4.7M in revenue, $4.3M in expenses, $30.7M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 37 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $782K.

EIN: 426081638 DECORAH, IA Museums NTEE: A50 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$4.7M
Total Expenses$4.3M
Total Assets$30.7M
Grant Records37
Funding Total$782K
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

BUILDING COMMUNITY AND CREATING EXPERIENCES INSPIRED BY NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN STORIES AND FOLK ART.THE MUSEUM IS A NATIONAL TREASURE THAT EXPLORES THE DIVERSITY OF AMERICAN IMMIGRATION THROUGH THE LENS OF NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, SHOWCASES THE BEST IN HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY NORWEGIAN FOLK AND FINE ARTS, AND PRESERVES LIVING TRADITIONS THROUGH CLASSES IN NORWEGIAN CULTURE AND FOLK ART, INCLUDING ROSEMALING (DECORATIVE PAINTING), WOODWORKING, KNIFEMAKING, TRADITIONAL FOOD WAYS, AND TEXTILE ARTS.

Where $100 goes at Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum

How Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$49 Programs the work itself
$30 Management running the organization
$21 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $49 for programs

$24
Education
48% of program spending
$17
Collection care
35% of program spending
$8
Museum store
17% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Alsaker Dan
KATHERINE Barnett
TRUSTEE Birkland Carol
TRUSTEE Boman Greg
TRUSTEE Dahl Jansen
CFO/TREASURER Dube Sithabile

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$394,319 22 grants
Arts & Culture
$388,149 14 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $4.7M $4.3M $30.7M
2023 $5.0M $3.8M $31.0M
2022 $5.6M $3.3M $26.3M
2020 $2.2M $2.9M $20.1M
2019 $3.1M $3.2M $19.2M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $3.1M to $4.7M (+52%), with total assets most recently reported at $30.7M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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