Basic Organization Information
Verde Valley Archaeology Center
- Physical Address:
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Camp Verde, AZ
86322 7272
- EIN:
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27-3436708
- Web URL:
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www.verdevalleyarcha...
- NTEE Category:
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A Arts, Culture, and Humanities
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A50 Museum & Museum Activities
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None
- Year Founded:
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2010
- Ruling Year:
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2010
- How This Organization Is Funded:
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Memberships - $20,000
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Special Events - $20,000
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Donations and Grants - $40,000
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Mission Statement
The Verde Valley Archaeology Center’s mission is to preserve archaeological sites and collections, to curate the collections locally, and to make them available for research and education; to develop partnerships with American Indians, cultural groups and the communities it serves; and to foster a deeper understanding of prehistory and American Indian history in the Verde Valley through the science of archaeology.
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Impact Summary from the Nonprofit
The Center's vision is to sustain an archaeological center and museum where: the preservation of prehistoric and Native American historic sites will be fosteredarchaeological materials will be cared for in a state-of-the-art environmentarchaeological materials will be available for academic and professional researchartifacts will be used in educational programs and exhibits so the public can enjoy learning about the prehistory and Native American history of the Verde Valley region The Center will evolve with a variety of tools and services including training, research, publications, public and school programming, exhibits and internet resources.
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Leadership
Kenneth J Zoll
Term:
Since
Mar
2013
Profile:
Kenneth J. Zoll is a founding member of the Center and acted as the Treasurer until March 2013 when he was appointed the Executive Director. Mr. Zoll holds BS and MBA degrees from Loyola University Chicago. He retired in 2004 with 35 years of Federal Service in various positions including Director of Retirement Benefits, Chief Systems Architect, and Chief Information Technology Officer. His service include two years as the Executive Director of a Presidential Advisory Commission for President George H.W. Bush.
Leadership Statement:
Since our humble beginnings in late 2010, the Center has grown to over 300 members and has recently moved into a 3,300 sq. ft. building in which we established a modest museum. The building also provides us with a classroom for workshops and lectures, and in the summer we will be converting a 400 sq. ft. space in the building to an archaeological research laboratory.The challenge before us is to maintain and build on this momentum. As with most nonprofit organizations our number one challenge is sustainable funding. This will be one of my areas of focus in the coming year. Another area of focus will be to enhance our relationship with Yavapai College to offer credit and noncredit archaeology classes and workshops to meet our educational mandate. This includes the development of our "Archaeology for Kids" program and area within the museum.
Highest Paid Employees & Their Compensation
Program:
Preserve Cultural Heritage Sites
- Budget:
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$10,000
- Category:
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Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Population Served:
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Native Americans/American Indians
Program Description:
A significant goal is to identify a range of tools to enhance the effectiveness of<br /><div>the Federal and private property owners toward protection of cultural resources. We will research, examine and prioritize a range of programs, incentives, and mechanisms to increase the number, and oversight, of protected cultural resources.</div><div> </div>Toward this end we are working to develop a cooperative agreement with the Archaeological Conservancy. The Archaeological Conservancy is the only national non-profit organization dedicated to acquiring and preserving the best of our nation's remaining archaeological sites. Every day, archaeological sites are lost forever with the precious information they contain. Modern-day looters use backhoes and bulldozers to recover artifacts for the international market. Urban development and some agricultural methods destroy ancient sites. The Center and the Conservancy seeks to protect the remaining sites in the Verde Valley by acquiring the land on which they rest, preserving them for posterity.
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Preserve Cultural Heritage Artifacts
- Budget:
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$750,000
- Category:
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Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Population Served:
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Native Americans/American Indians
Program Description:
The Center is the only organization in the Verde Valley dedicated to the<br />preservation of ancient cultural sites and the care, management and use of<br /><div>archaeological artifacts found throughout the Verde Valley. The Center's vision is to sustain an archaeological center and museum where: <br /></div><ul><li>the preservation of ancient sites will be fostered</li><li>artifacts will be cared for in a state-of-the-art environment</li><li>artifacts will be available for academic and professional research</li><li>artifacts will be used in educational programs and exhibits so the public can enjoy learning about the prehistory of the Verde Valley region</li></ul>The long-term goal of the Center is to either build, or acquire and remodel, facilities to meet all of its current and future needs as presented in the Strategic Plan. Buildings will be required for storage, administration, exhibits, a visitor center to accomplish the curatorial, research and educational functions.
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Provide Educational Opportunities
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$10,000
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Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Population Served:
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Children and Youth (infants - 19 years.)
Program Description:
To promote participation of the regional community in our mission, the<br />Center will sponsored lectures and programs to educate the public on the rich cultural heritage of the Verde Valley. We plan to expand efforts to support the K-12 education community with resources on archaeology by offering tours and in-school programs to grades K-12 and present teacher workshops. We also plan to develop programs to offer training toward the achievement of an Archaeology Merit Badge for Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts.<br /><div> </div><div>We also provide educational opportunities to adults through conferences,</div>workshops and training sessions through events in cooperation with the National Parks Service, the U. S. Forest Service, the Hopi Tribe and the Yavapai-Apache Nation.
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