GERMAN-AMERICAN-NATIONAL-CONGRESS … - Form 990 Financial Data

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Organization Details

Formation Year

1991

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Heidi Christen

Phone

7735619181

Tax Period

2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

GERMAN-AMERICAN-NATIONAL-CONGRESS INC NORTH SIDE, founded in 1991, is a community nonprofit that reported $1.2M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue grew 10% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion.

Mission

German American National Congress Chicago-North and D.A.N.K. House is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting German culture, heritage and language.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $463,513 Revenue: $496,693

Adult and Kids Language School - The DANK Haus German American Cultural Center offers German language classes for everyone from toddlers and kids to teens and adults.

Program 2

Expenses: $25,579 Revenue: $0

Museum, Library and Collection - The museum features art, artifacts, and memorabilia from within Chicago's German-American community. There are over 6,000 volumes in our library collection, including many rare and complete sets. Categories range from adult fiction to children's books, history, hobbies, poetry and drama.

Program 3

Expenses: $186,463 Revenue: $0

Community Events

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Trantor Score

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $272,291

Program Service Revenue $640,040

Investment Income $0

Other Revenue $302,343

TOTAL REVENUE $1,214,674

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $621,505

Fundraising Expenses $98,070

Program Expenses $675,555

Other Expenses $655,089

TOTAL EXPENSES $1,276,594

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$1,214,674	$1,102,740	+0.1%
Expenses	$1,276,594	$1,251,700	+0.0%
Net Income	$-61,920	$-148,960	-0.6%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✓ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

Total Directors

Key Employees

$33,333

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Heidi Christen	Executive Director	40	Key Emp	$33,333	$0	$33,333
Marco Heuer	President	2	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Janka Pieper	First Vice President	2	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Reinhard Andress	Second Vice President	2	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Kenny Howanski	Treasurer	2	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Vincent Roever	Secretary	2	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Michael Waechter	Director	2	Director	$0	$0	$0
Sheila Lalwani	Director	2	Director	$0	$0	$0
Karl-Erik Zimniok	Director	2	Director	$0	$0	$0
Brian Clauss	Director	2	Director	$0	$0	$0
Claus Hoerandner	Director	2	Director	$0	$0	$0
Chris Boyce	Director	2	Director	$0	$0	$0
John Charles Hesser	Director	2	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	$1,214,674	$1,276,594	$2,950,239	$-61,920
2023	$1,102,740	$1,251,700	$873,712	$-148,960
2022	$1,154,330	$1,124,389	$1,021,075	$29,941
2021	$1,406,584	$1,171,871	$1,022,669	$234,713
2020	$1,028,346	$916,554	$983,812	$111,792
2019	$860,391	$1,052,983	$737,132	$-192,592
2018	$842,179	$788,832	$878,717	$53,347

GERMAN-AMERICAN-NATIONAL-CONGRESS INC NORTH SIDE