We are a Nonprofit Museum located in a building that is maintained by the City of Mission.  We have a seven voting member board.  There are several ex-officio board members as well, but they are not required to attend every board meeting.  All are volunteer- they receive no monetary compensation or reimbursements.  We do provide board members with a meal at board meetings as well as occasional "gifts", such as a copy of the history book we recently published or our newly designed T-shirt.  This is done primarily to ensure that all board members have reviewed publications and to allow them to essentially advertise for the museum by showing off the items to friends and family without having to incur any cost. Our annual 501c3 budget is about $40K/year (facility and some basic operating costs are not included, as they are paid by the city).

 

Casandra Karl

Director,

Mission Historical Museum

On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 11:14 AM, Kristin Mravinec <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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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