2024-03-22T12:48:59-05:00 2023-12-31 BDO USA ONE ERDMAN PLACE SUITE 404 MADISON WI 53717 990 2023-01-01 391982514 Swiss Center of North America Inc % BETH ZURBUCHEN SWIS 6085276565 507 Durst Road New Glarus WI 535749475 Beth Zurbuchen PRESIDENT-CEO 6085276565 2024-03-19 true Beth Zurbuchen 999009999 true KELLY RAQUET P01644256 6088367500 3 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Beth Zurbuchen 507 Durst Road New Glarus WI 535749475 220483 false X www.theswisscenter.org X 1999 WI THE SWISS CENTER FULFILLS ITS MISSION OF CONNECTING, ARCHIVING, SHOWCASING, EDUCATING, PROMOTING & CELEBRATING ALL THAT IS SWISS IN NORTH AMERICA THROUGH (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) 8 8 1 25 0 0 107381 214182 520 554 3485 5247 900 500 112286 220483 0 0 0 0 87335 88920 0 0 11739 73445 71520 160780 160440 -48494 60043 517171 594408 4714 5500 512457 588908 X THE SWISS CENTER FULFILLS ITS MISSION OF CONNECTING, ARCHIVING, SHOWCASING, EDUCATING, PROMOTING AND CELEBRATING ALL THAT IS SWISS IN NORTH AMERICA THROUGH OUR THREE MANDATES: (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) false false 87791 0 554 THE SWISS CENTER OF NORTH AMERICA'S MISSION IS TO PRESERVE, CONNECT, AND CELEBRATING SWISSNESS IN NORTH AMERICA. THE PRESERVATION OF SWISS CULTURAL HERITAGE CONTINUES WITH ACQUISITION OF HISTORICAL RECORDS AND MATERIAL GOODS THAT WERE DONATED THROUGHOUT 2023. 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Schedule D, Part III, Line 4: Within the Donald G. Tritt Library and Archives, you will find approximately 10,000 titles from or about Switzerland or the Swiss experiences in the new world. The public is welcome to use these resources for on-premises research. Subjects include Swiss settlements in the United States, genealogy, history, art, biographies, economics, dialect, fiction, and nonfiction. Materials are written or published in the four official languages of Switzerland, and Swiss-German and English. You will find titles regarding Swiss Americans in states with significant Swiss populations including California, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The Tritt Archives contain a growing collection of unique papers and artifacts donated by individuals and Swiss organizations. Finding aids for the archival documents are now found at the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC) in Washington, D.C. and in Worldcat, a union catalog that itemizes the collections of 72,000 libraries in 170 countries and territories that participate in Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) Global Cooperative. X 0 false true false Schedule M, Part I, Column (b): Swiss Center had 356 items donated by 18 donors in 2023. Schedule M, Part I, Line 2: Swiss Center received 356 gifts during the year. The donations to the Tritt Library and Archives ranged from Basel Fasnacht wood face carvings, Swiss Tracht (clothing) worn at one couple's wedding, a carved Swiss umbrella stand with 5 Swiss umbrellas, and 98 books from the library of renowned Swiss-born professor Leo Schelbert. No amounts were reported on Form 990, Part VIII, Line 1g related to this because the Swiss Center did not capitalize its collections, as allowed under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 958-360-25. Form 990, Part I, Line 1 (Continued): our three mandates: - CELEBRATING OUR SWISS CULTURE - PRESERVING OUR SWISS HERITAGE - EMBRACING OUR SWISS ROOTS THE SWISS CENTER OF NORTH AMERICA IS A VIBRANT CULTURAL CENTER; A HERITAGE RESOURCE; AND HOME FOR IRREPLACEABLE PIECES OF OUR SWISS PAST, AND PRESENT. WE HAVE THE PRECEDING OBJECTIVES FOR THE TRITT LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES WHICH ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE SWISS CENTER OF NORTH AMERICA. Form 990, Part III, Line 1 (Continued): our three mandates: - CELEBRATING OUR SWISS CULTURE - PRESERVING OUR SWISS HERITAGE - EMBRACING OUR SWISS ROOTS THE SWISS CENTER OF NORTH AMERICA IS A VIBRANT CULTURAL CENTER; A HERITAGE RESOURCE; AND HOME FOR IRREPLACEABLE PIECES OF OUR SWISS PAST, AND PRESENT. WE HAVE THE PRECEDING OBJECTIVES FOR THE TRITT LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES WHICH ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE SWISS CENTER OF NORTH AMERICA. Form 990, Part III, Line 4a (Continued): DONATIONS COME FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY INCLUDING NEVADA, ILLINOIS, FLORIDA, AND MICHIGAN. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DONATIONS INCLUDE: -HISTORICAL FAMILY RECORDS AND GENEALOGIES. -RESEARCH BOOKS FROM THE LIBRARY OF PROFESSOR LEO SCHELBERT, A HISTORIAN OF AMERICAN IMMIGRATION AND ESPECIALLY OF SWISS MIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES WHO PASSED AWAY IN 2022. -ANTIQUE SWISS ARTIFACTS INCLUDING A UNIQUE DONATION OF A POST WWII SWISS-MADE THORENS 30 TOOTH COMB MUSIC BOX THAT PLAYS 4.5" METAL DISCS. IT CAME WITH A SEPARATE CASE OF 60 DISCS. -ANTIQUE SPINNING WHEEL FROM SWITZERLAND. -EXTENSIVE STAMP COLLECTION. SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2023, WE CELEBRATED THE OPENING OF THE NEW LINDA SCHIESSER GALLERY IN THE SWISS CENTER'S LOWER LEVEL. SCHIESSER PROVIDED THE FUNDING FOR THE YEAR-LONG REMODELING PROJECT THROUGH HER ENDOWMENT FUND AT THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. THE GRAND OPENING, WITH SURPRISE NAMING UNVEILING, WAS CELEBRATED WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE INCLUDING WITH THE NEW CONSUL GENERAL OF SWITZERLAND IN CHICAGO PASCAL BORNOZ AND DEPUTY CONSUL GENERAL JOERG OBERSCHMIED. SWISS CENTER PRESIDENT BETH ZURBUCHEN WAS AN INVITED GUEST AT THE LANDSGEMEINDE IN GLARUS SWITZERLAND. THIS IS AN OUTDOOR GATHERING OF ALL WHO CAN VOTE IN CANTON GLARUS. ELECTIONS INCLUDED THE SELECTION OF GOVERNOR, AND COUNCIL OF FIVE SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS. THE LANDSGEMEINDE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PASSING THE CONSTITUTIONAL AND THE LEGISLATIVE LAWS. CANTON GLARUS IS ONE OF TWO CANTONS STILL CONDUCTING THIS PUBLIC VOTING TRADITION THAT DATES BACK TO THE MIDDLE AGES. IN JUNE, ZURBUCHEN WAS AN INVITED SPEAKER AT THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TWIN CITIES SWISS AMERICAN SOCIETY. THE EVENT ATTRACTED ABOUT 250 PEOPLE. THE SWISS CENTER HOSTED THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SWISS AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN OCTOBER. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN 20 YEARS THAT THE MEETING WAS HELD SOMEWHERE OTHER THAN THE EAST COAST. ZURBUCHEN WAS ONE OF THE ORGANIZERS OF THE MEETING WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 50 PEOPLE. SWISS TRADITIONS CONTINUE AT THE SWISS CENTER. CLASSES WERE HELD FOR THE SWISS PAPERCUTTING TRADITION KNOWN AS SCHERENSCHNITTE. THE SECOND WINTER CELEBRATION OF SILVESTERKLAUSEN WAS HELD IN JANUARY. THIS VERY OLD TRADITION COMES FROM SWITZERLAND'S EASTERN CANTON OF APPENZELL. THE NATURE COSTUMES WERE HAND CREATED. DURING THE YEAR, THE SWISS CENTER WELCOMED VISITORS FROM THE UNITED STATES, CANADA AND SWITZERLAND. IN ADDITION, SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE CONTACTED THE SWISS CENTER THROUGH E-MAIL, TELEPHONE OR SOCIAL MEDIA SEEKING ADVICE ABOUT THEIR SWISS ROOTS. WE LISTENED TO THEIR NEEDS AND WORKED TO PROVIDE SUGGESTIONS AND TOOLS FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS TO BEGIN OR FURTHER THEIR SEARCH INTO THEIR SWISS ANCESTRY. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b: EVERY BOARD MEMBER RECEIVES AN ELECTRONIC COPY VIA E-MAIL FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM 990. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 12c: CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ARE SIGNED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, WITH NOTIFICATION DURING THE MEETING REQUESTING ANY CHANGE IN STATUS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Lines 15a & 15b: THE PRESIDENT HAS NOT RECEIVED A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN COMPENSATION; THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DID NOT REVIEW AND APPROVE A COMPENSATION INCREASE. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19: THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE IN THE SWISS CENTER OF NORTH AMERICA'S OFFICES AT 507 DURST ROAD, NEW GLARUS, WI AND IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE SWISS CENTER OF NORTH AMERICA'S OFFICE AT 507 DURST ROAD, NEW GLARUS, WI UPON REQUEST.