Nonprofit · EIN 91-1107537
NATIONAL NORDIC MUSEUM
Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98107
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $5,865,407 | $7,454,335 | -$1,588,928 | $47,889,472 | $521,902 | $47,367,570 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $5,739,004 | $6,674,552 | -$935,548 | $48,618,018 | $432,826 | $48,185,192 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,524,831
- of which government grants
- $232,090
- Membership dues
- $560,326
- Program service revenue
- $1,465,376
- Investment income
- $222,841
- Net rental income
- $170,659
- Net income from fundraising events
- $139,401
- Net income from gaming
- $11,483
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $330,816
- Other revenue
- $652,359
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $860,038
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,989,994
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,341,076
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $6,489
- Accounting fees
- $39,500
- Occupancy
- $265,150
- Travel
- $42,477
- Depreciation
- $1,720,879
- Program services (functional)
- $5,272,185
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,297,301
- Fundraising (functional)
- $884,849
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $48,618,018
- Total assets, end of year
- $47,889,472
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $521,902
- Net assets, end of year
- $47,367,570
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $36,548,673
- Publicly traded securities
- $7,468,773
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $35,271,822
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $12,095,748
- Gross receipts
- $11,634,203
- Employees
- 45
- Volunteers
- 642
- Year formed
- 1980
- State of legal domicile
- WA
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC NELSON | CEO (THRU 09/2024) Officer | 50 | $452,656 | $6,626 |
| ANDREA MILLIKAN | COO Officer | 40 | $193,497 | $0 |
| LESLIE ANDERSON | CHIEF CURATOR Highest-paid employee | 70 | $129,112 | $0 |
| PAMELA BROOKS | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND HR Officer | 50 | $113,509 | $0 |
| ERIK PIHL | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 50 | $112,459 | $0 |
| LATH CARLSON | CEO Officer | 50 | $93,750 | $0 |
| DAVID NELSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY BRUNS III | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA TOFTEMARK | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA LANGFELDT | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON OVERLAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER ALGARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN-CHARLOTTE GAVEL ADAMS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELECTA ANDERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELISABETH BODAL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
20 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GUNNAR ILDHUSO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JANN BLACKBOURN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JENS MOLBAK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHAN STRAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JONAS JONSSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY LIPPMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KRYSTN NESSELQUIST | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KURT MANCHESTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAURA COOPER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAURIE BLACK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARIA STAAF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MIKE HLASTALA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| OUTI MAKINIEMI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PER NOREN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RAY BRANDSTROM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUSANNE ROCKWELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TERJE LEIREN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TIMO NAALISVAARA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TOR TOLLESSEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ULF EWALDSSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 36 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC NELSON | CEO Officer | 60 | $412,724 |
| ANDREA MILLIKAN | COO Officer | 40 | $170,492 |
| ERIK PIHL | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 50 | $111,060 |
| PAMELA BROOKS | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND HR Officer | 50 | $106,171 |
| LESLIE ANDERSON | CHIEF CURATOR Highest-paid employee | 50 | $102,746 |
| HANS AARHUS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| JAY BRUNS III | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| MONICA LANGFELDT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| EARL ECKLUND | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| ANN-CHARLOTTE GAVEL ADAMS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TOR TOLLESSENALEX ALGARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELECTA ANDERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANNE-LISE BERGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAURIE BLACK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JANN BLACKBOURN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELISABETH BODAL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RAY BRANDSTROM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ULF EWALDSSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MIKE HLASTALA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JONAS JONSSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JANE KLAUSEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TERJE LEIREN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| OUTI MAKINIEMI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KURT MANCHESTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JENS MOLBAK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TIMO NAALISVAARA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID NELSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KRYSTN NESSELQUIST | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PER NOREN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AARON OVERLAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TUULA RYTTILA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HENRIK STRABO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHAN STRAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HELI SUOKKO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LISA TOFTEMARK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TOR TOLLESSEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2655 NW MARKET ST, SEATTLE, WA 98107-4140
- In care of
- % PAMELA BROOKS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LATH CARLSON, 2655 NW Market Street, Seattle, WA 98107
- Signed the 990
- LATH CARLSON, CEO
- Phone
- (206) 789-5707
- Website
- WWW.NORDICMUSEUM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BDO USA
Mission
THE NATIONAL NORDIC MUSEUM SHARES NORDIC CULTURE, VALUES AND IDEAS WITH PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS TO CREATE CONNECTIONS, GENERATE DIALOGUE, AND INSPIRE NEW PERSPECTIVES.
Program accomplishments
- THE NATIONAL NORDIC MUSEUM WAS FOUNDED FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING, PRESERVING, PROTECTING AND EXHIBITING OBJECTS THAT REFLECT THE LIFE AND CULTURE OF PEOPLE FROM NORDIC COUNTRIES WHILE INSPIRING CONVERSATION ON MODERN NORDIC TRENDS. FOUNDED IN 1980, THE NATIONAL NORDIC MUSEUM IS THE LARGEST MUSEUM IN THE UNITED STATES TO HONOR THE LEGACY OF IMMIGRANTS FROM THE FIVE NORDIC COUNTRIES: DENMARK, FINLAND, ICELAND, NORWAY, AND SWEDEN.Expenses $4,395,091 · revenue $1,412,209
- THE NATIONAL NORDIC MUSEUM CELEBRATES A VARIETY OF EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING CONCERTS, CLASSES, CONFERENCES, FESTIVALS, FILM, AND FOOD.Expenses $877,094 · revenue $383,983
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
- 91-1107537
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1980
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A51Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $47,889,472
- Income (IRS master file)
- $11,634,203
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $5,865,407 | $7,454,335 | $47,889,472 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $5,739,004 | $6,674,552 | $48,618,018 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $7,294,452 | $6,552,140 | $48,833,669 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 91-1107537).
Questions about NATIONAL NORDIC MUSEUM
- What is the EIN of NATIONAL NORDIC MUSEUM?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL NORDIC MUSEUM is 91-1107537.
- Is NATIONAL NORDIC MUSEUM tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1980.
- Are donations to NATIONAL NORDIC MUSEUM tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NATIONAL NORDIC MUSEUM 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 NATIONAL NORDIC MUSEUM 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 NATIONAL NORDIC MUSEUM 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 NATIONAL NORDIC MUSEUM?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names LATH CARLSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL NORDIC MUSEUM?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 35 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $452,656 (ERIC NELSON, CEO (THRU 09/2024)).
- How much revenue does NATIONAL NORDIC MUSEUM have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $5,865,407, expenses of $7,454,335 and total assets of $47,889,472 at year end.
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