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← THE GERMANIC-AMERICAN INSTITUTE

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by THE GERMANIC-AMERICAN INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,105,622
Total expenses
$1,872,311
Contributions and grants received
$781,980
Grants paid
$12,091
Program service revenue
$1,300,273
Investment income
$7,549
Other revenue
$15,820
Total assets, end of year
$1,348,744
Total liabilities, end of year
$257,054
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,091,690
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,492,207
Management and general expenses
$159,654
Fundraising expenses
$220,450
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,492,207

Program services were 79.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $34,557

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $295,734

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $451,689

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $5,670

  • 2a · Program service revenue: KINDERSTUBE TUITION & FEES

    total $527,124 · related or exempt $527,124

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PUBLIC & CULTURAL EVENTS

    total $394,585 · related or exempt $394,585

  • 2c · Program service revenue: LANGUAGE PROGRAMS

    total $378,564 · related or exempt $378,564

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $7,549 · excluded $7,549

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $15,820

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $15,820

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $15,820 · related or exempt $15,820

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $12,091 · program services $12,091

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $83,152 · program services $68,068 · management and general $4,890 · fundraising $10,194

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,051,756 · program services $860,966 · management and general $61,852 · fundraising $128,938

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $73,046 · program services $56,570 · management and general $5,642 · fundraising $10,834

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $92,600 · program services $71,714 · management and general $7,152 · fundraising $13,734

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $10,000 · program services $7,905 · management and general $1,831 · fundraising $264

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $9,800 · program services $7,748 · management and general $1,794 · fundraising $258

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $41,969 · program services $31,016 · management and general $9,575 · fundraising $1,378

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $9,210 · program services $8,626 · fundraising $584

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $170,441 · program services $126,265 · management and general $6,230 · fundraising $37,946

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $48,825 · program services $25,747 · management and general $8,544 · fundraising $14,534

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $105,832 · program services $82,506 · management and general $23,326

  • 20 · Interest

    total $603 · program services $367 · management and general $236

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $31,943 · program services $19,574 · management and general $12,369

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $33,838 · program services $20,641 · management and general $13,197

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD AND BEVERAGE COSTS

    total $41,771 · program services $41,771

  • 24b · Other expenses: EDUCATION MATERIALS

    total $26,409 · program services $26,409

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $19,701 · program services $15,343 · management and general $2,977 · fundraising $1,381

  • 24d · Other expenses: MERCHANDISE

    total $5,197 · program services $5,197

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,127 · program services $3,683 · management and general $39 · fundraising $405

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $14,360 · end of year $9,770

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $230,670 · end of year $222,663

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $500 · end of year $70,500

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,215 · end of year $6,844

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $7,705 · end of year $12,390

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,217,321

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $780,688

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $378,207 · end of year $436,633

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $422,403 · end of year $588,619

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,325 · end of year $1,325

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $110,309 · end of year $149,577

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $96,268 · end of year $96,477

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $12,100 · end of year $11,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $657,101 · end of year $540,083

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $184,607 · end of year $551,607

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE GAI IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO A BROADER WORLD THROUGH GERMAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE EDUCATION. THE GAI FOSTERS CONNECTIONS AND CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN GERMANY AND THE UNITED STATES TO SOLVE SHARED GLOBAL ISSUES AS IDENTIFIED IN THE UNITED NATIONS 17 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROMOTE GERMAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL EDUCATION.

  • KINDERSTUBE PRESCHOOL - A FULLY LICENSED LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN AGES 3-5 THAT ALSO TEACHES KINDERGARTEN READINESS AND WORLD CITIZENSHIP SKILLS. THERE ARE LOCATIONS IN BOTH ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR FAMILIES WHO DEMONSTRATE NEED FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT WITH TUITION.

    Expenses $642,916 · Grants $4,128 · Revenue $527,124

  • ADULT AND CHILDREN'S GERMAN LANGUAGE EDUCATION - THE GAI OPERATES A GERMAN IMMERSION PRESCHOOL, SATURDAY SCHOOL, AND SUMMER CAMPS FOR CHILDREN AGED PRESCHOOL THROUGH TEENS. GAI OFFERS LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION FOR ADULTS OF ALL AGES; SCHOLARSHIPS AND TUITION ASSISTANCE ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL LANGUAGE LEARNERS. GAI IS ALSO A GERMAN PROFICIENCY EXAM CENTER AND OFFERS TRANSLATION AND TUTORING SERVICES.

    Expenses $466,720 · Grants $7,963 · Revenue $378,564

  • CULTURAL PROGRAMMING & ADVOCACY - THE GAI OFFERS PUBLIC CULTURAL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT ARE FREE OR VERY AFFORDABLE. LARGER EVENTS INCLUDE THE DEUTSCHE TAGE CELEBRATION, ST. PAUL'S OLDEST ETHNIC FESTIVAL, AS WELL AS THE ST. PAUL OKTOBERFEST. ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING INCLUDES EVENTS SUCH AS ART AND HISTORY EXHIBITS, BOOK READINGS, DOCUMENTARY SCREENINGS, CURRENT EVENT DISCUSSIONS, AND HOLIDAY CONCERTS AND MEALS. THE GAI'S ADVOCACY WORK FOCUSES ON GOALS 4, 7, AND 16 OF THE UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. GOAL 4 IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY EDUCATION, AND THE GAI IS WORKING WITH THE STATE OF MN TO DEVELOP EARN-AND-LEARN APPRENTICESHIPS AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE COLLEGE-FOR-ALL MODEL. GOAL 7 IS FOR GERMANY AND THE US TO WORK TOGETHER TO DEVELOP BETTER GREEN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY. GOAL 16 IS TO FOSTER PEACE THROUGH COLLABORATING WITH OTHER ETHNIC ORGANIZATIONS TO CELEBRATE OUR JOINT HUMANITY.

    Expenses $382,571 · Revenue $394,585

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Aaron Verdell Call

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Jasmin Quiggle

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Christophe Le

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Philipp Burchartz

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Todd Brand

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Norbert Kreuzer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Michael Groebner

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Rachel Barclay

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • David Morker

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Lisa Schreiber

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Jeana Anderson

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $83,152
    From this org
    $83,152
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    32

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
20 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202542949349300219

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