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New IRS Schedule M: Minefield for Museums

For the first time since 1979, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is revising Form 990, the annual return tax-exempt organizations use to report information about their operations. The IRS released a draft of the redesigned form for public comment on June 14.

2007 Annual Meeting: Statistics and Recordings

Attendees traveled to Chicago from 50 countries—including Puerto Rico, Canada, Taiwan, Australia, Italy and Japan—as well as all 50 states and Washington, D.C. The majority came from Illinois, followed by New York and California. More than 1,500 of the 6,435 participants were first-time attendees of an AAM Annual Meeting.

2007 ICOM-US Board Class Elected

Lonnie Bunch, National Museum of African American History and Culture
Gary Edson, Museum of Texas Tech University
Karen Franklin, Leo Baeck Institute
Ron Kagan, Detroit Zoological Society
Diana Pardue, Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island

AAM 2008 Board Members Approved

AAM's membership approved eight new members in late February to serve on its board of directors.

AAM and Yale Prepare Museum Leaders

In partnership with the Yale School of Management, AAM will present an executive education seminar for museum leaders on August 9-12 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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