During the latter half of the 1990s, I served as a Life Trustee on the Board of Trustees of the Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall (which includes a small Civil War Museum) in Carnegie, Pennsylvania.

How often does you board meet? Monthly

Do you compensate board members? No

Reimburse Travel Expenses? No

Meeting Stipends? No

The Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall was (and still is) one of the poorest public libraries in Western Pennsylvania. Hence, our Board members realize that there is no money for board member compensation, reimbursement, or stipends. They join the Board to provide their time (and some donations) to help the library.

The Andrew Carnegie Free Library receives funding from the state, county (Allegheny Regional Asset District), borough, and private donations. When I was Treasurer of the Board, the annual budget was around $150,000. Today, the annual budget is probably around $200,000.

The Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall is governed by a Declaration of Trust Agreement set-up by Andrew Carnegie:

http://andrewcarnegie.tripod.com/trustcover.htm

Here is a copy of the Library's By-Laws, when I served on the Board:

http://andrewcarnegie.tripod.com/By-Lawscover.htm

When I served on the Board, the Board of Trustees consisted of ten Life Trustees and seven Ex-Officio Trustees. Since I left the Board in 2000, the Trust Agreement and By-Laws have undergone several changes.

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--- On Mon, 11/14/11, Kristin Mravinec <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

From: Kristin Mravinec <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Board Meetings
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Date: Monday, November 14, 2011, 12:14 PM

I am needing some background information to present to our board members regarding board meetings.

How often does you board meet?
Do you compensate board members? Reimburse Travel Expenses? Meeting Stipends? I understand the ethics regarding payment of stipends to board members but we are a tribal entity.

For additional background could you please provide the following:
Type of Museum - Nonprofit, government (city, state, federal, tribal), university
Number of Board Members on Board
Budget Size

Thank you for your help.

Sincerely,

Kristin Mravinec, Assistant Director
Comanche National Museum and Cultural Center

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