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Filing year 2024

SWEDISH AMERICAN MUSEUM ASSOCIATION OF CHICAGO

Chicago, Illinois·EIN 36-3107115·NTEE A500 · Arts, Culture & Humanities·3
Total revenue
$1M
Total assets
$7.2M
Total expenses
$1.1M
Reported officers
14
Mission

THE SWEDISH AMERICAN MUSEUM:1.CELEBRATES SWEDISH CULTURE, CUSTOMS, AND TRADITIONS A.INTERACTIVE BRUNK CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF IMMIGRATION B.LECTURES, CONCERTS, CLASSES, EXHIBITS EMPHASIZING SWEDISH CULTURE C.TOURS FOR SCHOOL GROUPS, SENIORS D.GIFT SHOP FEATURING SCANDINAVIAN ITEMS2.HONORS THE SWEDISH IMMIGRATION EXPERIENCE A.PERMANENT EXHIBIT OF SWEDISH IMMIGRATION TO UNITED STATES B.MULTICULTURAL CURRICULUM TIED TO BRUNK CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF IMMIGRATION C.IMMIGRANT WALL D.SWEDISH AMERICAN GENEALOGY CENTER3.RECOGNIZES CONTRIBUTIONS OF VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTERS A.ANNUAL VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION DINNER AND AWARDS CEREMONY B.DONOR BOARD IN LOBBY C.KURT MATTHIASSON HERITAGE SOCIETY D.ANNUAL AWARD HONORING AN INDIVIDUAL OR ORGANIZATIONS CONTRIBUTIONS TO MUSEUM4.FOSTERS COLLABORATION WITH THE BROADER COMMUNITY A.PROGRAMS WITH OTHER ETHNIC MUSEUMS B.EVENTS, EXHIBITS WITH ANDERSONVILLE COMMUNITY C.PARTICIPATION IN EVENTS WITH OTHER SCANDINAVIAN GROUPS

Executive compensation

Form 990 · Schedule J · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024

Executive Director
$114k
$122k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 13 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Arts, Culture & Humanities

Held steady
from 2023

From $113k in 2023 to $114k in 2024.

$113k
2023
$114k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 3% in real terms$125k to $122k

Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

SWEDISH AMERICAN MUSEUM ASSOCIATION OF CHICAGO reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$1.3M
$995k
2023
$1M
$1.1M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
Sector benchmark

What Arts, Culture & Humanities executives earn in Illinois

Comparable arts, culture & humanities organizations in Illinois pay their highest-earning executive a median of $38,962.

25th percentile
$16k
Median
$38,962
75th percentile
$85k
90th percentile
$153k

These are arts, culture & humanities sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 180 organizations across 180 filings (2021 – 2023).

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