Nonprofit · EIN 41-6038548
NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · NORTHFIELD, MN 55057
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $1,258,204 | $393,716 | $864,488 | $4,810,971 | $432,837 | $4,378,134 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $581,731 | $280,250 | $301,481 | $4,196,056 | $388,934 | $3,807,122 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $440,906
- Membership dues
- $43,035
- Program service revenue
- $10,817
- Investment income
- $805,739
- Royalties
- $742
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $659,683
- Other revenue
- $742
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $4,500
- Other salaries and wages
- $274,959
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $274,959
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $5,155
- Travel
- $4,791
- Depreciation
- $747
- Program services (functional)
- $254,592
- Management and general (functional)
- $139,124
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,196,056
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,810,971
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $432,837
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,378,134
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $6,081
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,661,016
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,435,453
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $942,681
- Gross receipts
- $1,258,204
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 27
- Year formed
- 1925
- State of legal domicile
- MN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KRISTIN ANDERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNETTE ATKINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTIN DEKUIPER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KARI LIE DORER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ESSAM ELKORGHLI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON ENGBRECHT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GRACIA GRINDAL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID HAKENSEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARNSTEIN HJELDE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIM HOKANSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES HONSVALL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KYLE JANSSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JEFFREY KINDSETH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN MARIE LEGREID | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERJE LEIREN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
9 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN NILSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SCOTT RICHARDSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAN RILEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL ROLVAAG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNA RUE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAITLIN SACKRISON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VICKI TOBIAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| INGRID URBERG | AT-LARGE MEM Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTEN WALSETH | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KRISTIN ANDERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNETTE ATKINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KARI LIE DORER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ESSAM ELKORGHLI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON ENGBRECHT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GRACIA GRINDAL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARNSTEIN HJELDE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM HONSVALL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KYLE JANSSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JEFF KINDSETH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT KNUDSON | PRESIDENT/FR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| ANN MARIE LEGREID | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERJE LEIREN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBBIE MILLER | AT LARGE MEM Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN NILSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT RICHARDSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DAN RILEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL ROLVAAG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNA RUE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| INGRID URBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTEN WALSETH | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1510 SAINT OLAF AVE, NORTHFIELD, MN 55057-1574
- In care of
- % ST OLAF COLLEGE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KYLE JANSSON, 234 JACOBSEN WAY S, MONMOUTH, OR 97361
- Signed the 990
- AMY BOXRUD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (507) 786-3221
- Return prepared by
- GOODNEY & ETTER PA
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION (NAHA) IS TO INSPIRE CONNECTIONS TO NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCES THROUGH DISCOVERY, SCHOLARSHIP, AND STEWARDSHIP. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, WE MAINTAIN AN ACTIVE ACQUISITIONS PROGRAM FOCUSING ON MATERIALS RELATED TO NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN IMMIGRATION, IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS. IN ADDITION TO MAINTAINING THE LARGEST ARCHIVE OF NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN LIFE, WE MAINTAIN AN ACTIVE PUBLICATIONS PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE SCHOLARSHIP AND HOLD REGULAR EVENTS FOR OUR MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC.
Program accomplishments
- MEMBERSHIP: NAHA'S PRIMARY MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITIES INCLUDE HOSTING EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND TOURS. WE ALSO PRODUCE A QUARTERLY PRINT NEWSLETTER TO INFORM AND EDUCATE MEMBERS ABOUT OUR COLLECTIONS AND TOPICS RELATED TO NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN IMMIGRATION HISTORY. IN 2024, WE HELD THREE EVENTS. IN MARCH, GUNNAR NERHEIM, UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF MODERN HISTORY, SPOKE ABOUT HIS BOOK, NORSEMEN DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS: NORWEGIAN IMMIGRANTS 1845-1900. THE FREE EVENT WAS CO-HOSTED BY NORWAY HOUSE. IN AUGUST, NAHA PARTNERED WITH ST. OLAF ALUMNI TRAVEL FOR "NORWAY: A THOUSAND YEARS OF MIGRATION." THIS 10-DAY TOUR EXPLORED HOW PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ON THE MOVE TO, FROM, AND WITHIN NORWAY OVER THE PAST MILLENNIUM, CHANGING THE COURSE OF TRANSATLANTIC HISTORY. BEGINNING IN STAVANGER, THE GROUP TRAVELED NORTH TO THE MIGRATION CENTERS OF BERGEN AND TRONDHEIM, WITH ADDITIONAL STOPS IN STIKLESTAD AND SNSA. IN OCTOBER, NEARLY A HUNDRED MEMBERS ENJOYED OUR BIENNIAL MEMBER MEETING AT ST. OLAF COLLEGE. THE DAY INCLUDED THREE PRESENTATIONS, A BOOK LAUNCH, A NORDIC-THEMED LUNCH, NEWS FROM NAHA LEADERSHIP, AND ELECTION OF NEW BOARD MEMBERS. RECORDINGS ARE AVAILABLE OF OUR BIENNIAL PRESENTATIONS ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.Expenses $69,496 · grants $4,500
- ARCHIVES: NAHA CONTINUES TO ACTIVELY COLLECT AND PRESERVE MATERIALS RELATED TO THE NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. IN 2024, WE HOSTED 55 VISITING RESEARCHERS FROM THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND NORWAY, TO OUR READING ROOM, WORKED WITH STUDENT INTERNS AND CLASSES AT ST. OLAF COLLEGE, DIGITIZED 17,516 PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIALS, AND WELCOMED 60 NEW DONATIONS TO OUR COLLECTIONS. WE RECEIVED A GENEROUS GRANT FOR 297,303 FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES (NEH) TO PRESERVE, DIGITIZE, AND MAKE ACCESSIBLE FIVE COLLECTIONS THAT DOCUMENT THE RELIEF EFFORTS OF NORWEGIAN-AMERICANS FOR OCCUPIED NORWAY DURING WORLD WAR II. (UNFORTUNATELY, THE FUNDING WAS RESCINDED IN APRIL OF 2025 AS PART OF DOGE FEDERAL COST-CUTTING EFFORTS.) WE RECEIVED TWO ADDITIONAL GRANTS: ONE FROM SONS OF NORWAY FOUNDATION TO DIGITIZE 274 ORAL HISTORIES AND A MINNESOTA LEGACY GRANT TO REHOUSE NAHA INSTITUTIONAL RECORDS.Expenses $103,758
- PSA 3 PUBLICATION: IN THE FALL OF 2024, NAHA RELEASED VOLUME 42 OF OUR SCHOLARLY JOURNAL, NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, PUBLISHED IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PRESS. THE JOURNAL IS DEDICATED TO SHOWCASING THE BEST WORK IN THE FIELD OF NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, INCLUDING THE RELATED DISCIPLINES OF HISTORY, LITERATURE, RELIGION, ART, AND CULTURAL STUDIES. IN ADDITION TO SEVERAL PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES, THE JOURNAL INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHIC FEATURES, BOOK REVIEWS, WORKS-IN-PROGRESS, AND UPDATES ON TEACHING, LEARNING, AND RESEARCHING IN THE FIELD OF NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN STUDIES. IN ADDITION TO OUR PRINT EDITION, FREE DIGITAL ACCESS TO THE JOURNAL AND ALL PAST ISSUES ARE AVAILABLE TO NAHA MEMBERS ON PROJECT MUSE DIGITAL LIBRARY. NAHA ALSO DISTRIBUTED TO ITS MEMBERS "MUUS VS MUUS: THE SCANDAL THAT SHOOK NORWEGIAN AMERICA," A CO-PUBLICATION WITH MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESS.Expenses $80,938
- FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS, AND INTERNSHIPS: IN 2024, NAHA AWARDED TWO FELLOWSHIPS. THE NAHA ARCHIVES FELLOWSHIP ENCOURAGES RESEARCH THAT PRIMARILY FOCUSES ON THE NAHA COLLECTIONS. THE NAHA PUBLICATIONS FELLOWSHIP WILL STIMULATE SCHOLARSHIP IN THE FIELD OF NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN STUDIES THAT RESULTS IN A PUBLISHABLE MANUSCRIPT. EACH YEAR, NAHA OFFERS INTERNSHIPS FOR STUDENTS TO PURSUE THEIR INTERESTS AND GAIN PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN ARCHIVES, PUBLIC HISTORY, AND NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT.Expenses $400
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 41-6038548
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1947
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A230)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,810,971
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,258,204
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,258,204 | $393,716 | $4,810,971 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $581,731 | $280,250 | $4,196,056 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $371,031 | $394,052 | $3,617,487 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 41-6038548).
Questions about NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION is 41-6038548.
- Is NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1947.
- Are donations to NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names KYLE JANSSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 24 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,258,204, expenses of $393,716 and total assets of $4,810,971 at year end.
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