National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
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About this organization
Mission
Mission We inspire people from every background to connect to Czech and Slovak history and culture. Vision We are a museum that celebrates life. Czech life. Slovak life. American life. We are a museum that encourages self-discovery, a museum that asks what it means to be free. Through extraordinary exhibitions and experiences, we tell stories of freedom and identity, family and community, human rights and dignity. Our stories connect yesterday with today and tomorrow.
About
The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML) operates a museum which reaches the community through exhibits, education as well as a non-circulating library. The museum staged 7 exhibits in 2018 including 'Ubuhle Women: Beadwork', 'The Art of Joza Uprka from the George Drost Collection and 'Guts and Glory'. Education programming features school study trips that provide a multicultural adventure, connecting students to the larger, global community in a personal manner. In 2018, the NCSML served more than 3,000 students, and provided educational programs that reached more than 56,000 members of the general public. The multilingual library collection includes books, periodicals, oral histories, and archival materials. The library holds the largest collection of Czech and Slovak recorded music outside of the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing outlines the non-profit's goal as “We inspire people from every background to connect to czech and slovak history and culture. we are a museum that celebrates life. czech life. slovak life. american life. we are a museum that encourages self-discovery, a museum that asks what it means to be free. through extraordinary exhibitions and experiences, we tell stories of freedom and identity, family and community, human rights and dignity. our stories connect yesterday with today and tomorrow.”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were outlined as: “We inspire people from every background to connect to czech & slovak history & culture.”.
- As per legal reporting requirements, the state of operation for the non-profit is IA.
- The non-profit's address for 2020 is listed as 1400 INSPIRATION PLACE SW, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, 52404 in the filing.
- As per the non-profit's form, they have 64 employees as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$1,413,630.
- The organization has 23 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1974.
- The organization pays $1,520,185 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $480,808 in fundraising expenses.