Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE SWEDISH AMERICAN MUSEUM:1.CELEBRATES SWEDISH CULTURE, CUSTOMS, AND TRADITIONS A.INTERACTIVE BRUNK CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF IMMIGRATION B.LECTURES, CONCERTS, CLASSES, EXHIBITS EMPHASIZING SWEDISH CULTURE C.TOURS FOR SCHOOL GROUPS, SENIORS D.GIFT SHOP FEATURING SCANDINAVIAN ITEMS2.HONORS THE SWEDISH IMMIGRATION EXPERIENCE A.PERMANENT EXHIBIT OF SWEDISH IMMIGRATION TO UNITED STATES B.MULTICULTURAL CURRICULUM TIED TO BRUNK CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF IMMIGRATION C.IMMIGRANT WALL D.SWEDISH AMERICAN GENEALOGY CENTER3.RECOGNIZES CONTRIBUTIONS OF VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTERS A.ANNUAL VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION DINNER AND AWARDS CEREMONY B.DONOR BOARD IN LOBBY C.KURT MATTHIASSON HERITAGE SOCIETY D.ANNUAL AWARD HONORING AN INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTION TO MUSEUM 4.FOSTERS COLLABORATION WITH THE BROADER COMMUNITY A.PROGRAMS WITH OTHER ETHNIC MUSEUMS B.EVENTS, EXHIBITS WITH ANDERSONVILLE COMMUNITY C.PARTICIPATION IN EVENTS WITH OTHER SCANDINAVIAN GROUPS
THROUGH ITS ARTS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ITS PERMANENT COLLECTION, THE SWEDISH AMERICAN MUSEUM INTERPRETS THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS AND PROMOTES AN APPRECIATION OF CONTEMPORARY SWEDISH-AMERICAN CULTURE.
PROGRAMS AND CLASSES: THE SWEDISH AMERICAN MUSEUM OFFERS EVENTS, CLASSES AND PROGRAMS CELEBRATING THE SWEDISH AND THE SWEDISH-AMERICAN CULTURE. THE MUSEUM HELD APPROXIMATELY 85 PROGRAMS THROUGH A COMBINATION OF LECTURES, CONCERTS, GENEALOGY SESSIONS AND FAMILY PROGRAMS IN 2019 WITH ATTENDANCE OF 7,000. SWEDISH LANGUAGE CLASSES ARE HELD 3 TIMES A YEAR FOR 8 OR 12 WEEKS EACH.
EXHIBITS AND MEMBERSHIP-THE MUSEUM HAS APPROXIMATELY 1,200 MEMBERSHIPS WITH 2,000 MEMBERS WITH TWO SPECIAL EXHIBIT GALLERIES IN ADDITION TO ITS PERMANENT EXHIBIT FETURING THE IMMIGRATION TO CHICAGO AT THE END OF THE 1800S. THE COLLECTION HAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000 OBJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN DONATED BY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF THE MUSEUM. DURING 2019, THERE WERE 4 SPECIAL EXHIBITS IN THE FIRST FLOOR GALLERY FEATURING ARTISTS OF SWEDISH OR SWEDISH-AMERICAN DESCENT AND A GALLERY SPACE WAS ADDED ON THE SECOND FLOOR AND HAD FIVE ART EXHIBITS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Abercrombie Karin | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $104,296 |
| Williams Kevin | BOARD VICE-CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Uddenberg Terry | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Thybony Jim | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Sheehy Kate | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 3/19) | 2 | $0 |
| Schneider Frank | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Satek Steve | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Peterson Elizabeth | BOARD CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Nordstrom Vereen | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Nelson Janet | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 4/19) | 3 | $0 |
| Kolb John | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Johnson Ted | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 4/19) | 2 | $0 |
| Jaspers Annika | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Holmquist Catherine | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Engstrom-Patel Anna | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Benson Julie | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
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