TIME TO GROW— INVESTMENT OUR FUTURE DEMANDS • Staffing and essential services: Funding is needed to grow the organization and provide the services to support it. Currently we have one full-time Development and Engagement Manager and two part-time employees. Functions of an executive director are performed by the board, which is unsustainable. A new full-time Curator of Collections is essential in the near future. • Museum operations: The existing operating budget is insufficient to fund core functions at a high-quality level — from dynamic exhibits and programming to publications and the curatorial stewardship that the collection demands. The Society’s current base budget is around $125,000, including $75,000 for payroll. Operating income is derived on a yearly basis from membership dues, donations, merchandise sales and fundraisers. 2027 Operating budget over $200,000, with staffing as follows: 2030 Operating budget of around $300,000, including an Executive Director An operating endowment of at least $2 million is required to provide on-going supplemental income for a professional curatorial staff and leadership, and the essential tools of museum operations, including collections care, programming, publications, digitization, and education. VISION 2030 Starts with the Bob Miles Operating Endowment In Spring of 2026, the Charlevoix Historical Society established the Bob Miles Operating Endowment Fund at the Charlevoix County Community Foundation to provide stable, long-term income to support general operations, organizational capacity, publications and exhibitions, in keeping with the Society’s mission: Enriching Charlevoix culture through education, preservation and engaging experiences celebrating our history. DEVELOPMENT & ENGAGEMENT MANAGER CURATOR & COLLECTIONS MANAGER ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR /MUSEUM ASSISTANT
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