NORTH CAROLINA HUMANITIES COUNCIL: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: NORTH CAROLINA HUMANITIES COUNCIL (EIN 56-1153601)
Tax period: 2018-11-01 to 2019-10-31
Filed: 2020-08-13
IRS object ID: 202022269349300832
Schema version: 2018v3.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-08-13T10:42:41-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-10-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	560571159	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BERNARD ROBINSON & COMPANY LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 19608	AddressLine1Txt
City	GREENSBORO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	274199608	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2018-11-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	561153601	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NORTH CAROLINA HUMANITIES COUNCIL	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	NORT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7046871520	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	320 EAST 9TH STREET NO 414	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHARLOTTE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	28202	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	SHERRY PAULA WATKINS	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7046871520	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-07-27	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JOHN M ROBINSON	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01281319	PTIN
Phone	3362944494	PhoneNum
Preparation	2020-07-24	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	24.172.94.50	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2020-07-27	IPDt
IP Tm	09:20:42	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	1D21FA5B73CD84D766F5AF675BC889402DE55F52	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	80B993B99CFAA9B056E4726C6C501B42064DB53B	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-09-22 18:59:49Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	SHERRY PAULA WATKINS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	320 EAST 9TH STREET NO 414	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHARLOTTE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	28202	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,317,930	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.NCHUMANITIES.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1980	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE NORTH CAROLINA HUMANITIES COUNCIL IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS IN THE HUMANITIES ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	19	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	19	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	6	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	24	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,116,998	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,235,554	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$8,601	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$82,376	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,125,599	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,317,930	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$151,612	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$108,624	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$326,891	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$375,936	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$97,025	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$478,285	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$473,251	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$956,788	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$957,811	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$168,811	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$360,119	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,015,183	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,321,817	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$181,537	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$126,426	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,833,646	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,195,391	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE NORTH CAROLINA HUMANITIES COUNCIL IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS IN THE HUMANITIES ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$514,179	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$108,624	GrantAmt
Desc	THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED FUNDS TO OTHER NON-PROFIT GROUPS TO PROMOTE FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS IN THE HUMANITIES ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$514,179	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	27	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	6	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	19	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	19	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NORTH CAROLINA HUMANITIES COUNCIL	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7046871520	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	320 E 9TH STREET SUITE 414	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHARLOTTE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	28202	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
DR WILLIAM ANDREWS
CHAIR	1.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SUSAN MCCRACKEN
VICE CHAIR	1.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NANCY GUTIERREZ
CHAIR ELECT	1.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HANNAH DELA CRUZ ABRAMS
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RAHEEM ALEEM
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LORI ALLOIS
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH CARLSON
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RENEE ALEXANDER CRAFT
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARIAN FRAGOLA
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHELLE HALL
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RYAN HENDERSON
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
QUENTIN JOHNSON
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MISTY ODELL
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
REBECCA REYES
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LORNA RICOTTA
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EDWARD SHEARY
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICK THAMES
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANN TIPPITT
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CAROL VORHAUS
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL WAKEFORD
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LILIANNA WENDORFF
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TODD WRIGHT
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHERRY PAULA WATKINS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	35.00		Yes (X)	$109,895	$0	$21,157

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$109,895	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$21,157	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$1,189,588	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$45,966	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,235,554	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$82,376	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$82,376	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,317,930	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$82,376	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$108,624	TotalAmt
Program Services	$108,624	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$134,691	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,204	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$87,549	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$26,938	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$175,099	TotalAmt
Program Services	$95,148	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$39,471	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$40,480	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,121	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,443	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,503	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,175	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,111	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,718	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,811	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,582	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,914	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,568	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,400	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,946	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$62,110	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,555	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$31,555	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,714	TotalAmt
Management And General	$7,714	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$74,665	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,284	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$48,179	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,202	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,037	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,446	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,591	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,407	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,633	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,388	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,386	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,081	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,766	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,724	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,591	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,944	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,571	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,581	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,792	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$54,881	TotalAmt
Program Services	$29,410	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,467	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,721	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,368	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,353	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,275	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,275	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,739	TotalAmt
Program Services	$208	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,431	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$100	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
STIPENDS/HONORARIA	$50,500	$50,500
PROGRAM EXPENSES	$47,018	$46,951	$67
MISCELLANEOUS	$29,547	$18,050	$10,269	$1,228
DUES/SUBSCRIPTIONS/LICE	$23,612	$8,732	$14,279	$601

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$957,811	TotalAmt
Program Services	$514,179	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$346,607	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$97,025	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$299,924	BOYAmt
EOY	$163,467	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$743,820	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,104,488	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,290	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,800	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,807	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,706	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$74,342	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$35,417	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$44,200	BOYAmt
EOY	$38,925	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$909,142	BOYAmt
EOY	$985,431	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,015,183	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,321,817	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$59,356	BOYAmt
EOY	$45,082	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$122,181	BOYAmt
EOY	$81,344	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$181,537	BOYAmt
EOY	$126,426	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$722,120	BOYAmt
EOY	$753,291	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$819,969	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,150,543	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$291,557	BOYAmt
EOY	$291,557	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,833,646	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,195,391	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,015,183	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,321,817	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$360,119	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$1,626	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$988,568	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,014,975	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,036,217	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,116,998	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,235,554	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,392,312	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$988,568	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,014,975	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,036,217	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,116,998	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,235,554	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,392,312	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$5,392,312	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$12,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$50,225	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$110,945	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$8,601	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$82,376	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$264,647	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$5,656,959	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.95320	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.95570	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	Yes (1)	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	0	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	0	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	0	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	0	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	0	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (1)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$6,991	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	Yes (1)	OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities	$3,000	OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$9,991	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	0	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II-B, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	HUMANITIES ON THE HILL, WASHINGTON, DC SPONSORED BY THE FEDERATION OF STATE HUMANITIES COUNCILS; LOBBYING PORTION OF DUES PAID TO THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF STATE HUMANITIES COUNCILS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$291,557	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$291,557	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$291,557	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$291,557	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$291,557	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$291,557	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$291,557	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$291,557	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$303,557	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Administrative Expenses	$12,000	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$291,557	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.00000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	1.00000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.00000	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$46,766	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$13,716	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$33,050	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$23,051	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$21,701	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,350	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$4,525	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$4,525	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$38,925	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MUTUAL FUNDS	Desc
Book Value	$985,431	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$985,431	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,311,842	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$1,626	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	-$7,714	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$6,088	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,317,930	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,317,930	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$950,097	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$950,097	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$7,714	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$7,714	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$957,811	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:	ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED TO ENSURE THAT RESOURCES WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE FOR TEACHERS INSTITUTE SCHOLARSHIPS.
PART X, LINE 2:	IT IS THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY TO EVALUATE ALL TAX POSITIONS TO IDENTIFY ANY THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED UNCERTAIN. ALL IDENTIFIED MATERIAL TAX POSITIONS ARE ASSESSED AND MEASURED BY A "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" THRESHOLD TO DETERMINE IF THE TAX POSITION IS UNCERTAIN AND WHAT, IF ANY, THE EFFECT OF THE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION MAY HAVE ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WERE IDENTIFIED DURING THE YEAR.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	INVESTMENT EXPENSES NETTED WITH REVENUE ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -7,714.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	INVESTMENT EXPENSES NETTED WITH REVENUE ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 7,714.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE
9201 UNIVERSITY CITY BOULEVARD	CHARLOTTE	NC	282230001	560791228	501(C)(3)	$20,000	THIS GRANT SUPPORTS AN OUTDOOR LIVING EXHIBIT TO TELL THE STORY OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH PLANTS CRUCIAL TO ITS DEVELOPMENT. UNCC'S CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF THE NEW SOUTH AND BOTANICAL GARDENS WILL INTERPRET NORTH CAROLINA'S DIVERSE CULTURES THROUGH A HISTORICAL GARDEN TRAIL, ILLUSTRATING HOW PLANTS SPEAK UNIVERSALLY. CROPS WERE BROUGHT HERE BY MANY CULTURES AND HAVE INCREDIBLE STORIES TO TELL. VISITORS WILL LEARN THROUGH TECHNOLOGY HOW PLANTS WERE USED IN DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, WITH EXPERTS HOSTING EVENTS TO ENCOURAGE INTERGENERATIONAL CONVERSATION. THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY OF THE CAROLINAS,' PLANTS AND FOODWAYS HAVE BOTH DIVIDED AND BROUGHT TOGETHER CITIZENS. THE CROPS OF THE CAROLINAS CAME HERE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, BROUGHT BY MANY DIFFERENT CULTURES, AND FOR MANY DIFFERENT REASONS. BY FOSTERING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN NATURE AND CITIZENSHIP, THE EXHIBIT SPARKS ENGAGEMENT ABOUT BEING A NORTH CAROLINIAN.
GREENSBORO HISTORICAL MUSEUM INC
130 SUMMIT AVE	GREENSBORO	NC	27401	560629340	501(C)(3)	$20,000	THIS GRANT SUPPORTS A YEARLONG INITIATIVE THAT WILL EXPLORE AMERICAN DEMOCRACY THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS. THE CENTERPIECE OF THIS PROJECT IS THE SMITHSONIAN'S TRAVELING EXHIBITION, AMERICAN DEMOCRACY: A GREAT LEAP OF FAITH. THIS PROJECT WILL SPARK DISCUSSIONS RELEVANT TO THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION YEAR, A CENSUS YEAR, THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 19TH AMENDMENT AND THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WOOLWORTH SIT-INS. USING LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL HISTORIES WE WILL EXPLORE QUESTIONS LIKE: WHAT IS DEMOCRACY? WHO VOTES AND HOW? HOW HAVE WE USED OUR RIGHT TO PROTEST? WHAT ARE THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF CITIZENS?
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY
287 RIVERS STREET	BOONE	NC	28608	561176030	501(C)(3)	$19,629	THIS GRANT SUPPORTS A SERIES OF POPULAR EDUCATION WORKSHOPS, FOR THE MIGANT COMMUNITY PARTICIPANTS WILL SHARE, EXPLORE, AND LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER'S MIGRATION EXPERIENCES. PEOPLE'S STORIES ARE EXPRESSIONS OF THEIR LIVES. BY MAKING CONNECTIONS TO OTHERS' STORIES, WE COME CLOSER TO UNDERSTANDING HOW THEY EXPERIENCE THE WORLD AND INCREASE OUR CAPACITY FOR EMPATHY. FOR DECADES, MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES TO NC HAVE HELPED TO BUILD OUR ROADS, GROW OUR FOOD, AND CARE FOR OUR ELDERS, BUT THEIR STORIES AND HUMANITY REMAIN INVISIBLE TO MANY RESIDENTS. BY PROCESSING AND SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH OTHERS, MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES ENGAGE IN AN IMPORTANT ACT OF IDENTITY CLAIMING AND CONSTRUCTION; THEY SHAPE THE NARRATIVE THAT GETS TOLD ABOUT THEIR LIVES. THROUGH THIS SHARED DIALOGUE, PARTICIPANTS WILL CREATE SPACES FOR INDIVIDUAL REFLECTION, EMPATHY, AND CONSCIOUSNESS RAISING.
FRACTURED ATLAS INC
248 WEST 35TH STREET 10TH FLOOR	NEW YORK	NY	10001	113451703	501(C)(3)	$6,000	THIS GRANT SUPPORTS THE RETURN OF THE NC BOOK FESTIVAL, NC'S SIGNATURE LITERARY EVENT WHICH PROVIDES A WIDE VARIETY OF AUDIENCES ACCESS TO A DIVERSE SLATE OF LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL WRITERS AND ARTISTS. FORMERLY HOSTED ON A ROTATING BASIS BY THE LIBRARIES AT NC STATE, UNC-CH, AND DUKE, THE FESTIVAL WILL NOW TAKE PLACE AT VENUES THROUGHOUT RALEIGH, INCLUDING KINGS, NEPTUNES, HQ RALEIGH, NC STATE UNIVERSITY'S HUNT LIBRARY, QUAIL RIDGE BOOKS, SO & SO BOOKS, AND OTHERS. CO-DIRECTORS JASON JEFFERIES, EVENT COORDINATOR FOR THE MOST RECENT 2014 ITERATION OF THE FESTIVAL, AND CHRIS TONELLI CARRY THE FESTIVAL FORWARD FEBRUARY 21-24 2019.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	4	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	(1)ORGANIZATION HAS A GRANT AWARD LETTER THAT IS REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED BY THE HEAD OF THE GRANTEE ORGANIZATION RECEIVING THE FUNDS WITH SPECIFIC TERMS OF THE GRANT; (2)A GRANT AWARD BUDGET IS MAILED TO EACH ORGANIZATION SIGNED BY THE CHAIRPERSON AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INDICATING THE LINE ITEMS AND OUTRIGHT FUNDS AVAILABLE TO THEM. A DESIGNATED FISCAL AGENT IS TO BE IDENTIFIED BY EACH ORGANIZATION. THAT INDIVIDUAL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING SURE THAT THE FUNDS ARE USED AS SPECIFIED ON THE GRANT AWARD BUDGET AND FOR PREPARING A FINANCIAL REPORT AT THE END OF THE PROJECT; (3)STAFF AUTHORIZES PAYMENT OF FUNDS WHEN THE SIGNED GRANT AWARD LETTER AND FISCAL AGENT FORM ARE SIGNED AND RETURNED TO US; (4)PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE DOCUMENTED AND KEPT IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL FILES; (5)REPORTING FORMS TO BE COMPLETED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR AND THE FISCAL AGENT OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE MAILED TO THE ORGANIZATION AND IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE TO BE FILLED OUT AT THE END OF THE PROJECT. ORGANIZATIONS ARE GIVEN 90 DAYS AFTER THE END OF THEIR PROJECTS TO COMPLETE THAT REPORT. IF DELINQUENT, STAFF FOLLOWS THROUGH TO RECEIVE THE REPORT. (6)AN INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT IS REQUIRED FOR GRANTS OVER $5,000 BEFORE FURTHER PAYMENTS ARE APPROVED; (7)STAFF AUDITS THE REPORT TO MAKE SURE THEY COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THEIR GRANT AS SPECIFIED IN THE GRANT AWARD BUDGET (8)ORGANIZATIONS ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN ALL RECORDS FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS IN CASE THEY ARE CALLED UPON FOR AN AUDIT.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE FINANCE CHAIR PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	COUNCIL AND STAFF MEMBERS HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT TO THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF ADMINISTRATION WITHIN THE COUNCIL ANY MATERIAL BREACH OR FAILURE OF THE COUNCIL'S INTERNAL CONTROLS, INVESTMENT FUNCTION, AUDITING FUNCTION, ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS, OR GOVERNANCE POLICIES OF WHICH THEY HAVE ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE OR A REASONABLE AND GOOD FAITH BELIEF. IF A COUNCIL OR STAFF MEMBER BECOMES AWARE, OR HAS A GOOD FAITH BELIEF, THAT SUCH A BREACH OR FAILURE HAS OCCURRED, OR MAY BE ABOUT TO OCCUR, THE COUNCIL OR STAFF MEMBER SHOULD REPORT HIS OR HER CONCERN IMMEDIATELY TO THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE CHAIR, IN THE CASE OF A COUNCIL MEMBER, OR TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, IF A STAFF MEMBER. EXAMPLES OF SUCH MATERIAL BREACHES OR FAILURES MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: SUPPLYING FALSE OR MISLEADING INFORMATION IN THE COUNCIL'S FINANCIAL REPORTS, INCLUDING THE TAX RETURN MISUSE OF COUNCIL FUNDS PROVIDING FALSE INFORMATION TO OR WITHHOLDING MATERIAL INFORMATION FROM THE COUNCIL'S AUDITORS VIOLATIONS OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY SELF-DEALING, EMBEZZLEMENT, OR FRAUD IF THE COUNCIL OR STAFF MEMBER BELIEVES THAT NORMAL CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION THROUGH A COMMITTEE CHAIR OR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARE INADEQUATE OR INAPPROPRIATE, THE COMPLAINT SHOULD BE REPORTED WITH APPROPRIATE PROMPTNESS TO THE CHAIR. REPORTS SHOULD NORMALLY BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING, BUT WILL BE ACCEPTED IF MADE ORALLY. REPORTS SHOULD CONTAIN ENOUGH INFORMATION TO SUBSTANTIATE THE CONCERN AND ALLOW AN APPROPRIATE INVESTIGATION TO BEGIN. ALL REPORTS WILL BE RECEIVED AND ACTED UPON IN CONFIDENCE TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND THE NEED TO GATHER FACTS, CONDUCT AN EFFECTIVE INVESTIGATION, AND TAKE NECESSARY CORRECTIVE ACTION. FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION, THE COUNCIL WILL TAKE ANY APPROPRIATE REMEDIAL AND DISCIPLINARY ACTION DEEMED JUSTIFIED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS RECOMMENDED BY AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PUBLISHED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S MAGAZINE, POSTED ON GUIDESTAR, AVAILABLE IN THE RECEPTION AREA OF THE OFFICE, AND ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.