2025-03-28T13:29:24+00:00 2024-12-31 135381590 BDO USA ONE ERDMAN PLACE SUITE 404 MADISON WI 53717 990 2024-01-01 391982514 SWISS CENTER OF NORTH AMERICA INC SWIS 6085276565 507 DURST ROAD NEW GLARUS WI 535749475 BEKAH STAUFFACHER PRESIDENT-CEO 6088367500 2025-03-28 true Kelly Raquet P01644256 6088367500 2025-03-25 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BEKAH STAUFFACHER 507 DURST ROAD NEW GLARUS WI 535749475 122276 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. 8 8 2 10 0 214182 117719 554 0 5247 4557 500 0 220483 122276 0 0 0 0 88920 84953 0 0 15698 71520 80714 160440 165667 60043 -43391 594408 568044 5500 9169 588908 558875 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: - 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. false false 87519 0 0 THE PRESERVATION OF SWISS CULTURAL HERITAGE CONTINUES WITH ACQUISITION OF HISTORICAL RECORDS AND MATERIAL GOODS THAT WERE DONATED THROUGHOUT 2024. DONATIONS COME FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY INCLUDING MINNESOTA, ILLINOIS, FLORIDA, AND OHIO. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DONATIONS INCLUDE: * HISTORICAL FAMILY RECORDS AND GENEALOGIES. * SWISS TEXTILE PRINTING BLOCKS * COMMEORATIVE PINS, PROGRAMS, AND MEMORABILIA FROM SWISS SINGING FESTIVALS ACROSS AMERICA FROM 1919-2015 * CHILD'S EMBROIDERY SAMPLES FROM 19TH CENTURY SWITZERLAND * ARCHIVAL MATERIALS FROM THE TWIN CITIES SWISS AMERICAN ASSOCIATION SWISS CENTER PRESIDENT BEKAH STAUFFACHER PERFORMED PUBLIC SPEAKING AND MEDIA EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING INTERVIEWS WITH SWISS RADIO 1, GRUEZI AMERICA, AND THE SWISS AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. SHE ALSO VISITED SWITZERLAND IN OCTOBER TO MEET WITH CULTURAL AND GOVERNMENTAL CONTACTS IMPORTANT TO THE ORGANIZATION. CLASSES WERE HELD FOR THE SWISS PAPERCUTTING TRADITION KNOWN AS SCHERENSCHNITTE. THE ANNUAL WINTER CELEBRATION OF SILVESTERKLAUSEN WAS HELD IN JANUARY. THIS VERY OLD TRADITION COMES FROM SWITZERLAND'S EASTERN CANTON OF APPENZELL. IN DECEMBER THE SWISS CENTER PARTICIPATED IN ADVENTSFENSTER, A COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE EVENT. THE SWISS CENTER TEAMED UP WITH THE WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO HOST A 'STEP INTO HISTORY' DISPLAY. DURING THE YEAR, THE SWISS CENTER WELCOMED VISITORS FROM THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, SWITZERLAND, AND GERMANY. 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. 87519 true true false false false false false true false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 4 0 true 2 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true false false false false WI X BEKAH STAUFFACHER 6085276565 507 DURST ROAD NEW GLARUS WI 53574 FREDERIC BEHRENS BOARD TREASURER 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 JANE C MAURER BOARD SECRETARY 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 JOHN ETTER BOARD CHAIR 2.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 DANIEL ZIMMERMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 ED BRAND BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 GREG LONG BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 SHAWN FAESSLER BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 TERRY GOETZ BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 BEKAH STAUFFACHER PRESIDENT/CEO (AS OF APRIL 2024) 40.0 0.0 X 51154 0 0 BETH ZURBUCHEN PRESIDENT/CEO (THRU MARCH 2024) 40.0 0.0 X 28296 0 0 79450 0 0 0 false false false 0 117719 117719 0 0 0 0 0 4557 4557 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 122276 0 0 4557 79451 43698 27808 7945 273 150 96 27 5229 2876 1830 523 1650 1650 9170 9170 391 391 1565 0 1565 0 9004 1801 7203 10599 7949 2650 1720 1720 17872 10723 7149 797 797 1682 1682 47 47 13346 8942 4404 4518 3027 1491 PROGRAMMING 5997 5997 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 2303 2303 VOLUNTEERS 53 53 0 0 0 0 165667 87519 62450 15698 87254 96793 0 0 0 0 792588 451020 354914 341568 152240 129683 0 0 0 0 594408 568044 5500 9169 0 0 0 0 5500 9169 588908 558875 588908 558875 594408 568044 -43391 13358 0 X false false false X 157435 209926 107381 214182 117719 806643 0 0 157435 209926 107381 214182 117719 806643 249167 557476 2313 2712 4385 5247 4557 19214 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 825857 12224 0.67503 0.6398 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X false 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 true 5000 5000 577727 321246 256481 209861 129774 80087 341568 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule D, Part III, Line 1a Collections of art - financial statement footnote THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT PREPARE FOOTNOTES TO ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES. Schedule D, Part III, Line 4 Collections of art - description of collections 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. Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Intended uses of endowment funds AN ENDOWMENT WAS RECEIVED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ORGANIZATION DURING 2024. THE ENDOWMENT IS HELD BY AND MANAGED BY THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SW WISCONSIN. DISTRIBUTIONS ARE MADE PERIODICALLY TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. X 0 NONE false true false Schedule M, Part I Column (B) SWISS CENTER HAD 2271 ITEMS DONATED BY 25 DONORS IN 2024. Schedule M, Part I, Line 2 SWISS CENTER RECEIVED 2271 GIFTS DURING THE YEAR. THE DONATIONS TO THE TRITT LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES RANGED FROM HISTORICAL FAMILY RECORDS AND GENEALOGIES, SWISS TEXTILE PRINTING BLOCKS, COMMEMORATIVE PINS, PROGRAMS AND MEMORABILIA FROM SWISS SINGING FESTIVALS ACROSS AMERICA FROM 1919-2015, CHILD'S EMBROIDERY SAMPLES FROM 19TH CENTURY SWITZERLAND, AND ARCHIVAL MATERIALS FROM THE TWIN CITIES SWISS AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. 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 VI, Line 15a 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, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body EVERY BOARD MEMBER RECEIVES AN ELECTRONIC COPY VIA E-MAIL FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM 990. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ARE SIGNED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, WITH NOTIFICATION DURING THE MEETING REQUESTING ANY CHANGE IN STATUS Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public 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.