National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
510189030
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
Phone
3193628500
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Museum, Museum Activities

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,516,033
Expenses
$3,522,403
Assets
$32,759,962
Liabilities
$569,858

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

35 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SCHWEITZER SHARON (FIRST VICE PRESIDENT)
  • WILTS VIRGINIA (2ND VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ROKUSEKDR CECILIA (PRESIDENT AND CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • ROKUSEKDR CECILIA (PRESIDENT AND CEO): $179,457 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Through the czech & slovak lens, the ncsml preserves, presents and transcends unique stories of history and culture through innovative experiences and active engagement to reach cross-cultural audiences locally, nationally and internationally. Ncsml's vision is to be an innovative leader for lifelong learning, community building and cultural connections. We encourage self-discovery through extraordinary experiences that tell stories of freedom, indentity, family, and community(s).

What it reported doing in 2024

The national czech & slovak museum & library (ncsml) operates a museum and library which reaches the community through exhibits, education, musical concerts, book clubs, and soon to be sporting events. Educational programming traditionally features school study trips that provide multicultural adventure, connecting students to the larger, global community in a personal manner along with classes, webinars, and other programs to help in reaching and fulfilling our mission... The ncsml presented our permanent exhibit, "faces of freedom and continues to have great turn out from members and guests who are impacted by this powerful exhibit. The museum debuted more than four new exhibits in 2024 which included "exhibit revival", "alphonse mucha: master of art nouveau", "the national collection: fifty years of ncsml", "marj nejdl: master folk artist", and "contemporary takes on folk motifs". The museum continues to add value to the community and is getting more and more well known nationally and internationally. We have staff members who are studying abroad, and we always have foreign exchange students who serve as interns. The museum began a capital campaign in 2025 which is going to be used for many needs.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 64% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 70
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 57
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 85.4%; rating input score 85
  • Program expense ratio: 64.2%; rating input score 64
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.38 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.2%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 9.3; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.1%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.4% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -11.2% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.5% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 85.4% of revenue deployed · 64.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 34 of 34 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $179K · 35 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 14/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 32/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 53/100.