Norwegian-American Historical Association
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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.
- Income
- $1.3 million
- Spending
- $393,716
- Spent on programs
- 65%
- Reserves
- 104.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- investment income, 64%
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 27
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 80% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 104.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 9% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 69% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 116% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1565% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 74 out of 100. Higher than 24% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2524 of 24 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $69,496 spent. 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. 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.
- $103,758 spent. 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. 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.
- $80,938 spent. 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. 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.
- $400 spent. 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.
- 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.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1947.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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