Illinois · Nonprofit
VASA ORDER OF AMERICA NATIONAL ARCHIVES INC
VASA ORDER OF AMERICA NATIONAL ARCHIVES INC (Illinois) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $100 to it, the largest being GE AEROSPACE FOUNDATION ($100). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $86k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $100
- Net assets
- $1.2M
What Vasa Order of America National Archives Inc does
Mission
The purpose of the archives the purpose, as described in the incorporation document, is for "educational, historical and research to preserve and display and make available records, documents, works of art, science, inventions and manufacture by persons of swedish ancestry and to promote public knowledge of an interest in the history of persons of scandinavian and particularly swedish ancestry." the main purpose is to preserve the records of the vasa order of america and its members. We have set up a family register where all vasa members and their families will be chronicled. The register is an important phase of our archival activities by assisting researchers find their ancestors. We aim at making the contents of the building interesting to all visitors. Therefore we have accepted a number of artifacts which relate to swedish and scandinavian immigrant history. These items provide visual and physical connections to past generations.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Program
2022 events included the following: spring fling (april 1-3) come welcome spring and the beginning of the tourist season in bishop hill as various stores, museums and restaurants offer special discounts, events, and activities. Collect signatures from 6 businesses or museums and be entered for a gift basket drawing at the colony store. Exhibit opening (april 1-3, 10-4) join the vasa national archives and museum as we open our doors for the 2022 season with an opening reception for an exhibit looking at where some of the vasa lodges get their names. Many lodges honor famous or influential swedes by naming the lodge after these people. Hobby horse make and take (april 1-3) stop by the vasa national archives to make a hobby horse for a 5 donation. A plain horse will be provided along with ribbons and decorations so you can make it your own. The side yard will be set up for hobby horse races and obstacle course so you can test out your new horse. Hobby horses and the race/obstacle course will be moved to the basement in case of rain. Valborg and wiener roast (april 22, 6 pm) experience an ancient swedish traditional bonfire as we welcome springs return at the vasa national archives.…
$89,348 spent100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2023 Form 990. Program spending in total: $89,348.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $902k to $1.1M (+27%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2019 4%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
98% of VASA ORDER OF AMERICA NATIONAL ARCHIVES INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (78% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2021: the base held at 1 funder, grant income held at $50.
From the IRS filings of VASA ORDER OF AMERICA NATIONAL ARCHIVES INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
VASA ORDER OF AMERICA NATIONAL ARCHIVES INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Illinois, across 1 state in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
VASA ORDER OF AMERICA NATIONAL ARCHIVES INC has grown faster than half of the 14,550 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 14,550 arts & culture nonprofits under $100k, FY2024
Organizations like VASA ORDER OF AMERICA NATIONAL ARCHIVES INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
79% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
92%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for VASA ORDER OF AMERICA NATIONAL ARCHIVES INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds VASA ORDER OF AMERICA NATIONAL ARCHIVES INC?
- VASA ORDER OF AMERICA NATIONAL ARCHIVES INC (Illinois) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $100 to it, the largest being GE AEROSPACE FOUNDATION ($100). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does VASA ORDER OF AMERICA NATIONAL ARCHIVES INC have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $100 in grants to VASA ORDER OF AMERICA NATIONAL ARCHIVES INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of VASA ORDER OF AMERICA NATIONAL ARCHIVES INC?
- GE AEROSPACE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $100 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like VASA ORDER OF AMERICA NATIONAL ARCHIVES INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing