2021-08-11T12:33:32-07:00 2020-12-31 990 2020-01-01 320320825 EAST TENNESSEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC EAST 8652158824 PO Box 1629 Knoxville TN 379011629 David Reynolds Treasurer 8655416468 2021-08-11 0 11 1 AAL2 X 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z E Jerome Melson 900 S Gay Street Suite 2300 Knoxville TN 37902 1331694 0 X www.easttnhistory.org X 2010 TN To preserve, interpret and promote the history of Tennessee, with focus on East Tennessee, in order to educate and connect the region, its people, history, culture and heritage. 28 28 14 100 0 0 1009493 633288 95007 53110 70574 83060 37093 10617 1212167 780075 0 0 413238 391229 24242 24000 100057 488661 542377 926141 957606 286026 -177531 4698710 4699780 125017 191081 4573693 4508699 The mission of the East Tennessee Historical Society, Inc. (ETHS) is to preserve, interpret and promote the history of East Tennessee, in order to educate and connect the region, its people, history, culture and heritage. ETHS pursues its educational mission through publications, lectures, conferences, school programs, exhibits, collection and preservation of artifacts, and heritage programs such as the First Families of Tennessee and Civil War Families of Tennessee. 0 0 428413 13736 ARTIFACTS AND EXHIBITS - ETHS maintains an extensive collection of cultural artifacts, historical documents, and folk art, concentrating on items of historical significance to East TN. In 2020, ETHS spent $70,632 on new purchases and care of the collection, and received gifts valued at $11,700. Its permanent collection is valued at over $2 million, with additional items valued at over $3.9 million on long-term loan. Depreciation and maintenance costs on a $3.5 million signature permanent exhibit completed in 2010 "Voices of the Land: The People of East Tennessee" totaled $152,131. Museum visitors to the permanent exhibit and two temporary exhibits totaled 8,436 in 2020, and generated revenue from admissions of $13,736. The temporary exhibits included "Black and White, Knoxville in the Jim Crow Era", featuring the stories of African American artists Beauford DeLaney, Joseph DeLaney, and Ruth Brice, and "Marching to Victory: East Tennessee's Role in Votes for Women", showcasing how TN became the "Perfect 36th" state needed to secure national ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. ETHS extends the life and reach of selected exhibits by making them available to museums, libraries and universities across the region and in other states. ETHS spent $19,894 on temporary exhibits in 2020. ETHS also spent $14,670 to complete a children's gallery funded by a $500,000 grant from the state of TN. The gallery was scheduled to open in early 2020 but the opening had to be postponed until 2021 due to the corona pandemic. 212353 11214 EDUCATION - ETHS provides educational programs for the general public (lectures, workshops, family days at the museum, a genealogical series), student programs (at the museum and in classrooms), and teacher programs (variety of professional development offerings with associated materials and resources). In 2020, ETHS provided programs to over 9,149 members of the public, 2,786 students, and 157 teachers. About 79% attended programs at ETHS; the rest were off-site. In addition, ETHS provided information and educational opportunities to about 1.3 million persons through its website and E-newsletter. Educational programs introduce students of all ages to East Tennessee's history in fun, hands-on, and interactive ways in which Europeans, African and Cherokee cultures blended to create the food ways and styles of early nineteenth century Tennessee, and "Brother against Brother-Civil War Debate", where students engage in an 1861 town square debate role-playing Union vs. Secession orators. Custom programming can include walking tours with themes such as culture, economics, industrialization, and the civil war, or exploration into the student's own personal history. ETHS also continues its special heritage program "First Families of Tennessee", founded in 1993 to honor the state's first residents and to identify their descendants. The program has over 16,600 members from across the United States and eight foreign countries. Membership is open to anyone who can prove direct descent from a person living in Tennessee before or by the time of statehood in 1796. 205 new members received certificates in 2020, including certificates for the companion program Civil War Families of Tennessee, which has almost 1,300 members. Note - The numbers of museum visitors and revenue, and participation in ETHS educational programs, was significantly less in 2020 than 2019 due to the impact of the corona pandemic. Many programs had to be suspended, the building housing the museum and all ETHS activities was closed two months, and the museum was closed an additional two months after the building re-opened. 81320 0 PUBLICATIONS - ETHS develops, prints and distributes "Tennessee Ancestors" semiannually (document transcriptions, historical and genealogical articles), the "Journal of East Tennessee History" annually (scholarly magazine), and "Newsline" semiannually (information on ETHS and other regional organizations). 0 0 0 722086 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 11 0 1 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 28 28 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 TN X X X Cherel Henderson 8652158823 601 South Gay Street Knoxville TN 37902 Cherel Henderson President/CEO 40 1 X 79550 0 4962 Steve Cotham Board member 1 X 0 0 0 Sam Albritton Board member 1 X 0 0 0 Charles E Atchley Jr Board member 1 X 0 0 0 Kreis Beall Board member 1 X 0 0 0 Cindi DeBusk Board member 1 X 0 0 0 Nigel A Fields Board member 1 X 0 0 0 Erin Burns Freeman Board member 1 X 0 0 0 Mathew McClellan Board member 1 X 0 0 0 Bob Marquis Board member 1 X 0 0 0 David W Mink Board member 1 X 0 0 0 Jordan Mollenhour Board member 1 X 0 0 0 Maury Nicely Board member 1 X 0 0 0 John A Sibley Board member 1 X 0 0 0 D Ray Smith Board member 1 X 0 0 0 Hubert Smith Board member 1 X 0 0 0 Joe E Thompson III Board member 1 X 0 0 0 Brenda Wood Tombras Board member 1 X 0 0 0 Greg A Vital Board member 1 X 0 0 0 Kristin Williams Board member 1 X 0 0 0 Wilhelmina Williams Board member 1 X 0 0 0 Eleanor Yoakum Board member 1 X 0 0 0 E Jerome Melson Chairman 1 X X 0 0 0 John Thurman Vice-Chairman 1 X X 0 0 0 Imogene King Vice-Chairman 1 X X 0 0 0 Carroll Ross Vice-Chairman 1 X X 0 0 0 Bonny M Naugher Recording Secretary 1 X X 0 0 0 David Reynolds Treasurer 1 X X 0 0 0 Joe Emert Past Chairman 1 X X 0 0 0 79550 0 4962 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3100 0 157811 472377 0 633288 Membership dues 813990 28160 28160 0 0 Museum admissions 712110 13736 13736 0 0 Student outreach fees 611699 11214 11214 0 0 0 0 0 0 53110 47831 0 0 47831 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 569832 0 534603 0 35229 0 35229 0 0 35229 0 3100 36 -36 0 -36 21524 16980 4544 4544 0 0 Civil War/First Families TN fees 813990 5110 5110 0 0 Subscriptions 511120 905 905 0 0 94 94 0 0 6109 780075 63763 0 83024 79550 35798 31820 11932 265593 204930 40800 19863 10980 7027 3075 878 8694 5529 2496 669 26412 18711 5391 2310 14760 14760 0 0 30733 9221 18439 3073 24000 24000 11237 0 11237 0 38754 12216 432 26106 7988 1019 0 6969 22891 6867 13735 2289 3000 900 1800 300 105 97 4 4 643 643 0 0 187613 185737 1876 0 26297 22341 2558 1398 Artifacts, historical documents, care of collection 113132 113132 0 0 Printing and publications 33221 33221 0 0 Exhibits, other 26176 24110 1800 266 Education 25827 25827 0 0 957606 722086 135463 100057 200179 40850 362147 499789 30025 5000 21087 10234 92736 89181 10125 7145 4247545 2530001 1872741 1717544 2109670 2330037 4698710 4699780 28336 100056 96681 91025 0 125017 191081 X 3451586 3296928 1122107 1211771 4573693 4508699 4698710 4699780 X -177531 142537 0 0 0 -30000 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 520601 695830 806651 1009493 633288 3665863 240720 240720 256385 305290 305290 1348405 761321 936550 1063036 1314783 938578 5014268 616952 4397316 34629 42256 45629 61067 47831 231412 13998 -21053 -41416 4033 -36 -44474 5201206 558342 0.84544 0.8656 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other income represents net income (losses) from fundraising events. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 632031 581233 50798 0 3615514 1948768 1666746 1717544 0 0 X 1220780 142537 309368 0 -11236 440669 780111 0 -36 -36 780075 1255774 309368 0 0 0 309368 946406 11236 -36 11200 957606 Schedule D, Part III, Line 1 ETHS audited financial statements for the year ended 12/31/20 include the following footnote. Collection items acquired either through purchase or donation are not capitalized. Purchases of collection items are recorded as decreases in net assets without donor restrictions if purchased with assets without donor restrictions and as decreases in net assets with donor restrictions if purchased with assets with donor restrictions. Contributions of collection items are not recognized in the statement of activities. Proceeds from deaccessions or insurance recoveries are reflected on the statement of activities based on the absence or existence and nature of donor-imposed restrictions. Schedule D, Part III, Line 4 ETHS collections are a material record of the region's history with priorities for acquisitions being artifacts made in East TN, artifacts with a documented history of being owned/used by East Tennesseans, and artifacts bearing images of East TN subjects. ETHS fulfills its mission of preserving, interpreting and promoting the history of East TN by locating, acquiring, borrowing and exhibiting these well-documented cultural artifacts and fine, decorative, and folk arts. Special strengths include textiles, furniture, paintings and pottery. Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 ETHS financial statements include a note that ETHS follows the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 740-10-25, does not believe there are any material uncertain tax provisions and, accordingly, will not recognize any liability for unrecognized tax benefits. For the year ended 12/31/20, there were no interest or penalties recorded or included in its financial statements. Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2d The $11,236 represents investment fees reported on Form 990, Part IX, line 11f. Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4b The $36 represents fundraising expenses reported on Form 990, Part VIII, line 8b. Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4b The $36 represents fundraising expenses reported on Form 990, Part VIII, line 8b. X X X X X X X 1 Susan Arp Communications 529 Cherokee Blvd Knoxville TN 37919 All fundraising 0 3100 24000 -20900 3100 24000 -20900 TN X 2 0 NA 0 0 0 0 Schedule M, Part I, Line 33 Zero amount was reported in Part VIII, line 1g because ETHS does not capitalize collections, in accordance with FASB ASC 958. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 4 At its annual meeting in May, ETHS revised its bylaws to change the officer titles of President and Vice President of the Board to Chairman and Vice Chairman, and to change the title of Executive Director to President/CEO. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 ETHS has members who meet annually in May. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a ETHS has members who approve the selection of officers and new board members at the annual meeting in May. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b ETHS has members who approve changes to the constitution and bylaws at the annual meeting in May. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The 990 is reviewed by a CPA experienced in taxes before it is signed by an ETHS officer. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 In setting compensation for the President/CEO, the Board of Directors reviews the annual salary and considers comparability of duties with other non-profits in the area. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The 990, governing documents, conflict-of-interest policy and financial statements are made available to the public upon request. Guidestar.org publishes the 990 and other financial information, and the 990 is on the ETHS website. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 The $30,000 is a contribution to the ETHS Foundation. East Tennessee Historical Society Foundation PO Box 1629 Knoxville TN 37901 263215625 Investing TN 501(c)(3) 7 N/A 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Schedule R, Part V, Line 2 Section was not completed as the related organization, the East Tennessee Historical Society Foundation, is not a controlled entity. Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File, Form 8868, was mailed 4/16/21 to IRS, Ogden, UT, 84201-0045 i/a/w Form 8868 instructions.