The Nonprofit Ecosystem in Bishop Hill

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to interpret, collect and preserve the historical heritage of a specific geographic location.

MISSION:

THE PURPOSE OF THE ARCHIVES THE PURPOSE, AS DESCRIBED IN THE INCORPORATION DOCUMENT, IS FOR "EDUCATIONAL, HISTORICAL AND RESEARCH TO PRESERVE AND DISPLAY AND MAKE AVAILABLE RECORDS, DOCUMENTS, WORKS OF ART, SCIENCE, INVENTIONS AND MANUFACTURE BY PERSONS OF SWEDISH ANCESTRY AND TO PROMOTE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE OF AN INTEREST IN THE HISTORY OF PERSONS OF SCANDINAVIAN AND PARTICULARLY SWEDISH ANCESTRY." THE MAIN PURPOSE IS TO PRESERVE THE RECORDS OF THE VASA ORDER OF AMERICA AND ITS MEMBERS. WE HAVE SET UP A FAMILY REGISTER WHERE ALL VASA MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES WILL BE CHRONICLED. THE REGISTER IS AN IMPORTANT PHASE OF OUR ARCHIVAL ACTIVITIES BY ASSISTING RESEARCHERS FIND THEIR ANCESTORS. WE AIM AT MAKING THE CONTENTS OF THE BUILDING INTERESTING TO ALL VISITORS. THEREFORE WE HAVE ACCEPTED A NUMBER OF ARTIFACTS WHICH RELATE TO SWEDISH AND SCANDINAVIAN IMMIGRANT HISTORY. THESE ITEMS PROVIDE VISUAL AND PHYSICAL CONNECTIONS TO PAST GENERATIONS.

MISSION:

MUSEUM ESTABLISHED TO PRESERVE HISTORICAL ARTICLES & DISPLAY TO THE PUBLIC

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to provide services for the mutual aid and benefit of their members; that ordinarily have a lodge system whereby activities are carried out under a form of organization that comprises local branches, chartered by a parent organization and largely self-governing, and that make provision for the payment of death benefits, and for benefits in case of accident, sickness, or old age. Y40 should be used only if one of the more specific codes in the Y40 series cannot be determined.

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to foster, nurture and sustain artistic excellence and create a climate in which the arts and humanities may flourish in a community.