2024-07-23T10:10:50-05:00 2023-12-31 521853933 JM&M 1730 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW SUITE 800 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2023-01-01 351409894 FEDERATION OF STATE HUMANITIES COUNCILS FEDE 7039089700 1530 WILSON BLVD 340 ARLINGTON VA 22209 PHOEBE STEIN PRESIDENT 7039089700 2024-07-22 1 PHOEBE STEIN 999009999 1 MEENA BISHNOI P01480769 2022963306 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z PHOEBE STEIN 1530 WILSON BLVD 340 ARLINGTON VA 22209 2433757 0 X WWW.STATEHUMANITIES.ORG X 1978 VA TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE STATE AND JURISDICTIONAL HUMANITIES COUNCILS AND STRIVE TO CREATE GREATER AWARENESS OF THE HUMANITIES IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LIFE. 17 17 11 20 0 0 1206660 1259060 268579 288617 44559 55496 3928 5394 1523726 1608567 76129 40953 0 0 682208 742578 0 0 165471 805758 857298 1564095 1640829 -40369 -32262 1707248 1826518 852333 942588 854915 883930 X TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE STATE AND JURISDICTIONAL HUMANITIES COUNCILS AND STRIVE TO CREATE GREATER AWARENESS OF THE HUMANITIES IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LIFE. 1 1 520701 288617 NATIONAL HUMANITIES CONFERENCE - ESTABLISHED IN 1978 BY THE FEDERATION, THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES CONFERENCE ("NHC") WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED AS A RESOURCE TO BRING TOGETHER THE NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF THE STATE AND JURISDICTIONAL HUMANITIES COUNCILS AND THOSE INTERESTED IN ADVANCING THE WORK OF THE PUBLIC HUMANITIES. IN 2015, THE FEDERATION AND THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES ALLIANCE ("NHA") PARTNERED TO MAKE THE CONFERENCE AVAILABLE TO BOTH PUBLIC AND ACADEMIC HUMANITIES PRACTITIONERS TO ADDRESS LOCAL AND NATIONAL CHALLENGES THROUGH THE LENS OF THE HUMANITIES AND TO SPARK INNOVATIVE COLLABORATIONS, CONVERSATIONS, AND RESEARCH WHILE BROADENING THE IMPACT AND RELEVANCE OF THE HUMANITIES IN EVERYDAY AMERICAN LIFE. 453034 2343 INFORMATION EXCHANGE - THE FEDERATION HOSTS SEVERAL INTERNAL LISTSERVS FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP AS WELL AS A MORE GENERAL ONE THAT CONNECTS MEMBERS WITH MAJOR PARTNERS, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES ("NEH") AND NHA. ADDITIONALLY, THE FEDERATION SUPPORTS A NUMBER OF NEWSLETTERS THAT BRING INFORMATION ABOUT THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES CONFERENCE, ADVOCACY, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY, AND FEDERATION TO ITS MEMBERS. IN 2018, THE FEDERATION BEGAN COLLABORATING WITH NHA TO DEVELOP AND DISTRIBUTE A JOINT CONGRESSIONAL NEWSLETTER THAT FEATURES NEWS ABOUT NHA AND FEDERATION MEMBERS, NEH, AND OTHER MAJOR HUMANITIES COMMUNITY INFORMATION. THIS NEWSLETTER IS DISTRIBUTED TO STAFF MEMBERS IN THE HOUSE HUMANITIES AND SENATE CULTURAL CAUCUSES.HUMANITIES ON THE HILL ("HOH") - THE FEDERATION'S ANNUAL ADVOCACY EVENT, WHICH BRINGS HUMANITIES COUNCIL ADVOCATES TOGETHER FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO DEMONSTRATE THE IMPORTANCE OF FUNDING FOR NEH AND THE NEH FEDERAL/STATE PARTNERSHIP, IS A THREE-DAY EVENT THAT INCLUDES A MEMBERS ORIENTATION AND BRIEFING, CONGRESSIONAL RECEPTION, AND A MEMBERS ONLY DEBRIEF. THIS EVENT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FEDERATION MEMBERS TO MEET WITH THEIR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES, SHARE ADVOCACY BEST PRACTICES, AND PRESENT A UNITED MESSAGE ABOUT THE VALUE OF THE HUMANITIES. OFTEN, CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND STAFFERS SHARE REMARKS AT THE BRIEFING AND CONGRESSIONAL RECEPTION. 94016 38610 SPECIAL PROJECTS AND OTHER PROGRAMS - THESE PROGRAMS PROMOTE WORKING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT THE PUBLIC HUMANITIES AND RELATE TO DISCRETE PROJECTS, WHICH ARE CARRIED OUT WITHIN A SPECIFIED TIME.NEH-FUNDED EQUITABLE ACCESS GRANTS FOR THE NHC - IN 2023, NEH FUNDED 30 HUMANISTS TO ATTEND NHC IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. IN 2023, GRANT FUNDS SUPPORTED TRAVEL, REGISTRATION, AND LODGING FOR THE ATTENDEES, WHICH WERE FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS, ENABLING THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS AND MEET WITH NEH SENIOR LEADERSHIP, INCLUDING THE NEH CHAIR.SHARING STORIES AND LISTENING TO ONE ANOTHER: THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AT 250 - IN 2023, WITH A GRANT FROM THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM & LIBRARY SERVICES, THE FEDERATION HOSTED A MEETING AT NHC WITH FIVE HUMANITIES COUNCILS AND THEIR LIBRARY PARTNERS. THE BULK OF THE WORK FOR THIS GRANT WILL HAPPEN IN 2024. THIS PROJECT IS DEVOTED TO POSITIONING COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS TO HELP AMERICANS, WHEREVER THEY COME FROM AND WHOEVER THEY ARE, MARK AND MAKE SENSE OF THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE TOGETHER. 1067751 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 VA X DR PHOEBE STEIN 7039089700 1530 WILSON BLVD 340 ARLINGTON VA 22209 DR PHOEBE STEIN PRESIDENT 40.00 X 160000 0 34898 PAXTON WILLIAMS CHAIR UNTIL OCT., THEN IMM. PAST CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 EVA CALDERA DIRECTOR UNTIL OCT., THEN CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN MCCARTHY IMM. PAST CHAIR UNTIL OCT. 2023 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TERRI JETT DIRECTOR UNTIL OCT., THEN VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KEVIN LINDSEY VICE CHAIR UNTIL OCT., THEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRENDA THOMSON SECRETARY UNTIL OCT. 2023 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JUANA GUZMAN DIRECTOR UNTIL OCT., THEN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES BURKE TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ENDAWNIS SPEARS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STUART ROCKOFF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHERRY PAULA WATKINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN PHILLIP SANTOS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK MIYAKE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEO PANGELINAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIRANDA RESTOVIC DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER ORTIZ DIRECTOR AS OF OCT. 2023 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSHUA RUDNIK DIRECTOR AS OF OCT. 2023 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARIN BERKOWITZ DIRECTOR AS OF OCT. 2023 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMA BEST DIRECTOR AS OF OCT. 2023 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID PETTYJOHN DIRECTOR UNTIL OCT. 2023 1.00 X 0 0 0 160000 0 34898 1 0 1 0 WESTIN BONAVENTURE HOTEL & SUITES 404 S FIGUEROA STREET LOS ANGELES CA 90071 LODGING, CATERING, SPACE RENTAL 142152 INDIANAPOLIS MARRIOTT DOWNTOWN 350 W MARYLAND STREET INDIANAPOLIS IN 46225 CATERING & ACCOMMODATIONS 125332 2 1126495 132565 1259060 CONFERENCE FEE 713990 288617 288617 288617 28875 28875 851811 825190 26621 26621 26621 CASH BACK/REFUNDS 900099 5334 5334 BOARD REIMBURSEMENT 900099 60 60 5394 1608567 288617 0 60890 3821 3821 37132 37132 184167 102328 47372 34467 436787 242690 112352 81745 34614 19232 8904 6478 40325 22405 10373 7547 46685 25940 12008 8737 8129 8129 37800 37800 89514 89514 438 438 60588 54750 5838 87402 47199 37036 3167 115620 64241 29741 21638 154300 102860 50376 1064 144296 144296 23229 23229 8794 8794 LEASED EQUIPMENT 94659 79918 14741 DUES, SUBSCRIPTIONS AND 32529 31425 476 628 1640829 1067751 407607 165471 30839 25934 730969 535746 36400 29711 18965 21837 15041 147431 90579 1097 56852 762276 587488 52484 78035 550092 1707248 1826518 175963 27436 612379 305146 63991 610006 852333 942588 X 854915 849401 34529 854915 883930 1707248 1826518 -32262 61277 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2897746 2971048 1014575 1206660 1259060 9349089 200901 95321 43401 268579 288617 896819 3098647 3066369 1057976 1475239 1547677 10245908 1900000 1968388 6503 10275 7007 3892173 0 1900000 1968388 6503 10275 7007 3892173 6353735 39674 29977 30657 44559 28875 173742 39674 29977 30657 44559 28875 173742 6793 3928 5394 16115 3138321 3096346 1095426 1523726 1581946 10435765 0.60880 0.57370 0.01660 0.01920 X SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS REFUNDS - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 6,793. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 3,928. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 5,334. BOARD REIMBURSEMENTS - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 60. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 89514 89514 1385844 1475358 222536 55634 0 0 298173 186114 215285 222536 922108 1383162 91319 86146 69338 89514 336317 74543 46529 47535 55634 224241 336362 16016 16016 0 131415 74563 56852 56852 DEPOSITS 7459 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT OF USE ASSET 529816 FINANCE LEASE RIGHT OF USE ASSET 12817 550092 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 597189 FINANCIAL LEASE LIABILITY 12817 610006 X 1686906 61277 17500 78777 1608129 438 438 1608567 1657891 17500 17500 1640391 438 438 1640829 PART X, LINE 2: THE FEDERATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT WOULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THERE ARE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR LIABILITIES THAT NEED TO BE RECORDED. 1 STUDENT TRAVEL AND LODGING ASSISTANCE 30 37132 PART I, LINE 2: THE FEDERATION MONITORS THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS BY USING A THIRD PARTY GRANT ADMINISTRATOR. THE THIRD PARTY GRANT ADMINISTRATOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING THE GRANT REQUIREMENTS, COMMUNICATING THOSE REQUIREMENTS TO THE GRANTEES, GIVING GRANTEES A TIMELINE TO SUBMIT DOCUMENTATION, COMPILING REPORTS AND SUBMITTING REPORTS TO THE FEDERATION, WHO THEN SUBMITS THEM TO THE SOURCE GRANTOR. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DR PHOEBE STEIN PRESIDENT 160000 0 0 0 0 0 11235 0 23663 0 194898 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FEDERATION PERFORMS A PERIODIC REVIEW OF COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ARRANGEMENTS TO ENSURE THEY ARE REASONABLE AND BASED ON COMPETENT SURVEY INFORMATION, AND THE RESULTS OF ARM'S LENGTH BARGAINING. EVERY YEAR DURING THE JULY BOARD MEETING, THERE IS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR EVALUATION OF THE PRESIDENT. IN REGARDS TO THE REVIEW OF COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ARRANGEMENTS, IN-DEPTH REVIEWS ARE PERFORMED ONCE EVERY FEW YEARS. ANNUALLY THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION IS COMPARED TO THE LAST EVALUATION TO ENSURE THEY ARE REASONABLE. THE BOARD LAST CONDUCTED A COMPENSATION REVIEW USING THE SALARY INFORMATION FROM OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN JULY OF 2023. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM SERVICE UNDER SPECIAL PROJECTS AND OTHER PROGRAMS WAS UNDERTOOK DURING 2023 THAT WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY LISTED ON FORM 990: SHARING STORIES AND LISTENING TO ONE ANOTHER: THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AT 250 - IN 2023, WITH A GRANT FROM THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM & LIBRARY SERVICES, THE FEDERATION HOSTED A MEETING AT NHC WITH FIVE HUMANITIES COUNCILS AND THEIR LIBRARY PARTNERS. THE BULK OF THE WORK FOR THIS GRANT WILL HAPPEN IN 2024. THIS PROJECT IS DEVOTED TO POSITIONING COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS TO HELP AMERICANS, WHEREVER THEY COME FROM AND WHOEVER THEY ARE, MARK AND MAKE SENSE OF THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE TOGETHER. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS CEASED IN 2022: DEMOCRACY AND THE INFORMED CITIZEN; HUMANITIES IN AMERICAN LIFE; WHY IT MATTERS; MAKING MEANING: WHY HUMANITIES MATTER. THESE PROGRAMS WERE INCLUDED UNDER SPECIAL PROJECTS AND OTHER PROGRAMS. DEMOCRACY AND THE INFORMED CITIZEN - IN 2019, THE FEDERATION APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE MELLON FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT PHASE II OF THE DEMOCRACY AND THE INFORMED CITIZEN PROJECT AND ISSUED A CALL TO THE COUNCILS TO APPLY FOR FUNDS TO DESIGN AND CARRY OUT PROGRAMS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES. THE STATED AIMS OF THE INITIATIVE WERE TO DEEPEN THE PUBLIC'S UNDERSTANDING OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEMOCRACY, THE HUMANITIES, JOURNALISM AND AN INFORMED CITIZENRY; INCREASE MEDIA LITERACY BY ENGAGING THE PUBLIC IN DISCUSSIONS WITH PULITZER PRIZE WINNERS AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS; AND EXPLORE OBSTACLES TO SUSTAINING HIGH-QUALITY JOURNALISM. THIS PROGRAM ENDED JUNE 30, 2022. HUMANITIES IN AMERICAN LIFE - THIS MULTIMEDIA AND PUBLIC AWARENESS PROJECT LAUNCHED IN 2017 WITH THE CREATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE REPOSITORY OF DATA AND NARRATIVES THAT RESULTED IN VISUALLY-ENGAGING BRIEFING PAPERS ON THE WORK OF THE FEDERATION'S MEMBERSHIP, A SERIES OF SHORT VIDEOS, AND IN 2021, CULMINATED WITH THE FEDERATION'S FIRST-EVER NATIONAL PODCAST, "MAKING MEANING: WHY HUMANITIES MATTER." WHY IT MATTERS: CIVIC AND ELECTORAL PARTICIPATION - 43 HUMANITIES COUNCILS PROVIDED FREE HUMANITIES PROGRAMS BY 43 HUMANITIES COUNCILS THAT ENGAGED THE PUBLIC IN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ELECTORAL PROCESS, THE SOCIETAL CONDITIONS AND INSTITUTIONS THAT INFLUENCE CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT, AND VOTING AS A FUNDAMENTAL CIVIC ACT. PROGRAMS ALSO INVESTIGATED BROADER ISSUES OF CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND ENGAGEMENT THAT HAVE CONTINUED THROUGH THE 2021 INAUGURATION AND IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE 2020 ELECTION. MAKING MEANING: WHY HUMANITIES MATTER - THE CENTERPIECE OF THE FEDERATION'S "HUMANITIES IN AMERICAN LIFE" INITIATIVE, THIS FIRST-EVER PODCAST DISCUSSED THE ROLE THE HUMANITIES HAVE PLAYED DURING THE PANDEMIC AND IN THE SUBSEQUENT RECOVERY. THIS SIX-EPISODE SEASON INCLUDED 12 INTERVIEWS AND FEATURED STORIES FROM AFRICAN AMERICANS, ASIAN AMERICANS, CUBAN AMERICANS, NATIVE AMERICANS, AND AN IMMIGRANT FROM POHNPEI IN THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, AND FEATURED HUMANITIES PROGRAMMING FROM 19 STATE AND JURISDICTIONAL HUMANITIES COUNCILS. THE PODCAST RANKED IN THE TOP 30% OF DOWNLOADS WORLDWIDE IN 2021 AND EARNED INTERNATIONAL LISTENERS ACROSS MAJOR PLATFORMS INCLUDING APPLE, STITCHER, AND SPOTIFY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL CONSIST OF THE CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, SECRETARY, TREASURER, IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR, AND ONE OTHER MEMBER OF THE BOARD. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE ALL THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SHALL ACT FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD WHEN THE BOARD IS NOT IN SESSION, EXCEPT AS RESTRICTED BY LAW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS WHO ARE STATE AND JURISDICTIONAL HUMANITIES COUNCILS. THE FEDERATION CONSISTS OF A HOUSE OF DELEGATES THAT IS COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE MEMBER HUMANITIES COUNCILS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B CERTAIN MAJOR DECISIONS IN RELATION TO THE ACTIVITIES OF THE FEDERATION MUST BE APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE DRAFT 990 RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE UPON COMPLETION FOR A REVIEW. THE BOARD REVIEWS THE RETURN FOR ACCURACY AND AUTHORIZES THE FILING OF THE 990 RETURN WHICH IS SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL OFFICER SIGNS AN ANNUAL STATEMENT, WHICH AFFIRMS THAT SUCH PERSON HAS RECEIVED AND READ A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND WILL COMPLY WITH THE POLICY. THE POLICY WAS LAST SIGNED BY ALL DIRECTORS AND PRINCIPAL OFFICERS IN JULY 2023. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FEDERATION PERFORMS A PERIODIC REVIEW OF COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ARRANGEMENTS TO ENSURE THEY ARE REASONABLE AND BASED ON COMPETENT SURVEY INFORMATION, AND THE RESULTS OF ARM'S LENGTH BARGAINING. EVERY YEAR DURING THE JULY BOARD MEETING, THERE IS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR EVALUATION OF THE PRESIDENT. IN REGARDS TO THE REVIEW OF COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ARRANGEMENTS, IN-DEPTH REVIEWS ARE PERFORMED ONCE EVERY FEW YEARS. ANNUALLY THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION IS COMPARED TO THE LAST EVALUATION TO ENSURE THEY ARE REASONABLE. THE BOARD LAST CONDUCTED A COMPENSATION REVIEW USING THE SALARY INFORMATION FROM OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN JULY OF 2023. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE FEDERATION'S OFFICES. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THESE PROCESSES WERE NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.