THE HISTORYMAKERS: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
THE HISTORYMAKERS (EIN 36-4328170)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-08-04
IRS object ID
202212169349300736
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2022-08-04T13:43:57-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN362170602PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WARADY & DAVIS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11717 DEERFIELD RD SUITE 300SAddressLine1Txt
CityDEERFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60015ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN364328170EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE HISTORYMAKERSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlTHEHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3126741900PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11900 S MICHIGAN AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60616ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJULIEANNA L RICHARDSONPersonNm
Person TitleFOUNDER AND PRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone3126741900PhoneNum
Signature2022-08-04SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstJULIEANNAPersonFirstNm
Person LastRICHARDSONPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCHRISTOPHER STRAUBPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01278490PTIN
Phone8472679600PhoneNum
Preparation2022-08-04PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer0TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJULIEANNA L RICHARDSONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11900 S MICHIGAN AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60616ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,293,944GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.THEHISTORYMAKERS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1999FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE HISTORYMAKERS IS A NATIONAL 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION COMMITTED TO PRESERVING, DEVELOPING AND PROVIDING EASY ACCESS TO AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ARCHIVAL COLLECTION OF THOUSANDS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN VIDEO ORAL HISTORIES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent8VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee17TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers15TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$808,218CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$21,946PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$122,839CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$461,110PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,269CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,751,503PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,175,641CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Other Expenses$1,193,047PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,367,875CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,915,583PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,000,855CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,835,920PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,174,786CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$674,220TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$812,079TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,343,240ExpenseAmt
Revenue$809,487RevenueAmt
DescDIGITAL VIDEO ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS: VIDEO TAPED ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS. EACH HISTORYMAKERS INTERVIEW IS APPROXIMATELY 3.5 HOURS IN LENGTH (INCLUDES BACKGROUND RESEARCH, VIDEOTAPE EDITING, TRANSCRIBING, ENCODING, DIGITIZING, AND ARCHIVING EACH INTERVIEW).WEBSITE: DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE HISTORYMAKERS WEBSITE THAT ALLOWS USERS TO SAMPLE THE ARCHIVE HOLDINGS ON THE INTERNET.VIRTUAL PROGRAM SERIES: IN 2021, THE ORGANIZATION PRODUCED MONTHLY EDUCATIONAL AND ENGAGING CONTENT THROUGH ITS NEWSLETTERS, SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, AND 30-MINUTE THEMATIC YOUTUBE SPECIALS.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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PersonZHU SUN CHIEF OF STAFFPersonNm
Phone3126741900PhoneNum

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Address Line11900 S MICHIGAN AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60616ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JULIEANNA L RICHARDSON
FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT60.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$160,000$0$3,200
ANTOINETTE COOK BUSH
BOARD CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
AL B REID
BOARD VICE CHAIR0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RANDALL E MEHRBERG
TREASURER0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREA L TAYLOR
SECRETARY0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGE BILICIC
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONNA M CARROLL
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAULA DIPERNA
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERI MCCLURE
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ZHU SUN
CHIEF OF STAFF60.00Yes (X)$125,000$0$9,146
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DIGITAL BEDROCKBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 86311AddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90086ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYServicesDesc
Compensation$181,898CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$143,674GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$2,099,641AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,243,315TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDATA BASE USAGEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$808,218TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$808,218RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$808,218TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$127,287TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$127,287ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,111,343SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,115,791SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$4,448SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$4,448TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$4,448ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$3,781GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$2,512CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,269TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,269RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,175,641TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$809,487RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$122,839ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$297,346TotalAmt
Program Services$89,204ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$86,298ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$121,844FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$279,850TotalAmt
Program Services$179,589ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,340ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$75,921FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,404TotalAmt
Program Services$4,667ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$466ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,271FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,105TotalAmt
Program Services$6,132ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$98ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,875FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,275TotalAmt
Program Services$17,989ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,272ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,014FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$728TotalAmt
Management And General$728ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,886TotalAmt
Management And General$23,886ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$444,598TotalAmt
Program Services$434,344ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,319ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,935FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$97,738TotalAmt
Program Services$48,856ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,529ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,353FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,452TotalAmt
Program Services$47,227ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,029ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,196FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$218,859TotalAmt
Program Services$163,355ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,746ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,758FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,469TotalAmt
Program Services$10,471ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,998ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,796TotalAmt
Program Services$2,796ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$112,428TotalAmt
Program Services$76,451ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,616ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,361FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,103TotalAmt
Program Services$14,538ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,565ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
DIGITIZATION & MIGRATIO$205,445$205,445
BAD DEBT LOSS$95,159$95,159
INTERVIEW EXPENSES$38,465$38,465
CREDIT CARD FEES$17,292$14,007$3,285

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,457TotalAmt
Program Services$3,711ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$709ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,037FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,000,855TotalAmt
Program Services$1,343,240ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$371,765ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$285,850FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,687,791BOYAmt
EOY$29,388EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$4,714,173EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,088,794BOYAmt
EOY$2,914,419EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$394,810BOYAmt
EOY$311,576EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$32,195EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$798,097LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$628,914LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$98,640BOYAmt
EOY$169,183EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,505,356BOYAmt
EOY$3,013,869EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,882BOYAmt
EOY$18,840EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,837,273BOYAmt
EOY$11,203,643EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,641BOYAmt
EOY$47,473EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$540,527BOYAmt
EOY$764,606EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,215BOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$71,837BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$674,220BOYAmt
EOY$812,079EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,696,203BOYAmt
EOY$5,091,752EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,466,850BOYAmt
EOY$5,299,812EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,163,053BOYAmt
EOY$10,391,564EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,837,273BOYAmt
EOY$11,203,643EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,174,786ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$53,725NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,724,562CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,813,281CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,626,810CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,602,128CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,243,315CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$18,010,096TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,813,281CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,626,810CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,602,128CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,243,315CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$18,010,096TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,289,512SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$13,720,584PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$661CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$984CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$29,563CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$21,946CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$127,287CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$180,441TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$18,190,537TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.75430PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.83250PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$26,630OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$13,922DepreciationAmt
Book Value$12,708BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$753,254OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$596,779DepreciationAmt
Book Value$156,475BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$18,213OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$18,213DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$169,183TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,231,878TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$53,725NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$53,725RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,178,153RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$2,512OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$2,512RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,175,641TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,003,367TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$2,512OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$2,512ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,000,855ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,000,855TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF SALES -2,512.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF SALES 2,512.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJULIEANNA L RICHARDSONPersonNm
TitleFOUNDER AND PRESIDENTTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$160,000BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$3,200DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$163,200TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE BOARD CHAIR ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION FOR THE FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJULIEANNA L RICHARDSONPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionFOUNDER & PRESIDENT/LANDLORDRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$168,000TransactionAmt
TransactionTHE ORGANIZATION LEASES ITS FACILITY FROM AN ENTITY OF WHICH THE FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION IS A MAJORITY PARTNER. THE LEASE IS AT THE FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR COMPARABLE PROPERTY IN THE CHICAGO AREA.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS EMAILED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION DEFINES AN OPERATING POLICY ON ALL MATTERS THAT MIGHT LEAD TO A CONFLICT. THIS IS COMMUNICATED TO BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY. EACH BOARD MEMBER ACKNOWLEDGES THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE POLICY BY SIGNING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MONITORED AND ENFORCED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. ANY DISCLOSURES ARE FOLLOWED UP AND DISCUSSED AS NEEDED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19UPON WRITTEN REQUEST, THE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR MAILING OR PICK-UP.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 19,703. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 4,935. TOTAL EXPENSES 24,638. PAYROLL PROCESSING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 5,319. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,319. ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWERS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 38,533. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 38,533. VIDEOGRAPHERS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 21,800. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 21,800. RESEARCHERS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 110,164. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 110,164. EDITOR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 11,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 11,000. CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 38,950. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 38,950. FELLOWSHIP: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 60,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 60,000. STUDENT BRAND AMBASSADORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 36,415. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 36,415. IDENTITY & ACCESS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 45,765. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 45,765. HOSTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 23,659. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 23,659. YOUTUBE DEVELOPMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 28,355. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 28,355.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CFOR THE 2021 AUDIT, THE ORGANIZATION UNDERWENT AN RFP PROCESS FOR A NEW AUDIT FIRM WHEREAS FOUR PROPOSALS WERE OBTAINED AND THE FOUNDER & PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OF STAFF CONDUCTED THE FIRST ROUND OF INTERVIEWS OF EACH AUDIT FIRM WITH THE BOARD CHAIRMAN AND TREASURER CONDUCTING THE SECOND ROUND OF INTERVIEWS. COLLECTIVELY, THIS GROUP OF BOARD MEMBERS AND MANAGEMENT SELECTED THE AUDIT FIRM.

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