2019-09-12T10:24:28-05:00 2018-10-31 640897081 MATTHEWS CUTRER & LINDSAY PA 599 C STEED ROAD RIDGELAND MS 39157 990 2017-11-01 640561264 MISSISSIPPI HUMANITIES COUNCIL INC MISS 6014326752 3825 RIDGEWOOD ROAD NO 311 JACKSON MS 39211 WILMA MOSLEY CLOPTON CHAIR 6014326752 2019-09-12 1 CHARLES R LINDSAY CPA P00294610 6018988875 2019-08-22 75.145.220.177 2019-09-12 10:24:24 CD P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 C4405F88E2D5208601752B35D6E36BEAF5CB6BB8 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z WILMA MOSLEY CLOPTON 3825 RIDGEWOOD ROAD NO 311 JACKSON MS 39211 926988 0 X WWW.MSHUMANITIES.ORG X 1983 MS PROMOTE HUMANITIES IN MS PUBLIC LIFE. 22 22 8 35 0 0 1433892 913096 18644 12000 107 1892 983 0 1453626 926988 649033 129364 0 0 407425 419340 0 0 49512 294633 324139 1351091 872843 102535 54145 1442060 1109471 500368 113640 941692 995831 X THE MISSISSIPPI HUMANITIES COUNCIL (MHC) SEEKS TO CREATE AND FOSTER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PEOPLE OF MISSISSIPPI TO UNDERSTAND THEMSELVES AND OTHERS AND TO PLACE THEIR LIVES IN THE LARGER CONTEXT OF THE HUMAN CONDITION. IN THE BELIEF THAT LEARNING ABOUT THE PAST AND INTERPRETING THE PRESENT WILL ALLOW OUR SOCIETY TO PROVIDE A BETTER FUTURE FOR EVERYONE. THE MHC WILL USE THE PROCESSES AND DISCIPLINES OF THE HUMANITIES TO FOCUS ON FOUR AREAS: BOOKS AND READING, MISSISSIPPI HISTORY AND CULTURE, CIVIL DISCOURSE, AND CAPACITY BUILDING. 0 0 135765 68664 THE MAJOR PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITY CONSISTS OF REGRANT AWARDS TO INSTITUTIONS AND NONPROFITS TO HOLD PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAMS. 95046 22730 RACIAL EQUITY GRANT PROGRAM:MHC RECEIVED A TWO-YEAR, $250,000 GRANT FROM THE W.K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT A SPECIAL GRANT PROGRAM THAT FUNDS PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAMS ABOUT THE HISTORY OF RACE IN MISSISSIPPI. THE ORGANIZATION USED THIS MONEY TO HIRE A PART-TIME OUTREACH COORDINATOR AND TO REGRANT THE MONEY THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S EXISTING GRANT STRUCTURE. 28742 THE MISSISSIPPI ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM:THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED PRIMARILY WITH MONEY FROM THE MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES & HISTORY AND IS COORDINATED BY THE CENTER FOR ORAL HISTORY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. IN 2017, THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED ABOUT $44,000 WHICH WAS DIVIDED WITH THE USM OH PROGRAM FOR COORDINATION AND COLLECTION OF HISTORIES, WITH THE REMAINDER FUNDING SMALL GRANTS FOR ORAL HISTORIES AND SPECIAL PROJECTS. "MISSISSIPPI MOMENTS," THE FOUR-MINUTE SEGMENT BROADCAST ON MPB TWICE WEEKLY, IS SUPPORTED WITH THESE FUNDS AS WELL. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO SUPPORTED A FEW "COUNCIL-CONDUCTED ORAL HISTORY PROJECTS WITH THESE FUNDS, INCLUDING THE "SPACES TO LIVE" PROJECT, WHICH EXAMINED THE EXPERIENCES OF GAY AND LESBIAN MISSISSIPPIANS, A PROJECT EXAMINING THE INTEGRATION OF HATTIESBURG HIGH SCHOOL, AND A NEW PROJECT TO DOCUMENT THE CREATION OF THE TWO MISSISSIPPI MUSEUMS. 416079 37970 12000 AWARDS DINNER:THE MISSISSIPPI HUMANITIES COUNCIL AWARDS DINNER IS AN ANNUAL EVENT USUALLY HELD IN FEBRUARY OF EACH YEAR AND ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 200 COUNCIL MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS. ON THIS OCCASION, THE COUNCIL HONORS OUTSTANDING PROJECTS, INDIVIDUALS, AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE COUNCIL AND ITS PROGRAMS. RECIPIENTS OF THE HUMANITIES TEACHER AWARDS ARE ALSO RECOGNIZED. FREQUENTLY, GUESTS FROM THE NEH, FEDERATION, OR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ARE PRESENT AT THIS SHOWCASE FOR THE WORK OF THE PUBLIC HUMANITIES.HUMANITIES TEACHER AWARDS:EVERY FALL FOR ARTS AND HUMANITIES MONTH, THE MHC OFFERS EACH INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING IN THE STATE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE AN OUTSTANDING PROFESSOR IN A HUMANITIES FIELD. THE SCHOLAR DESIGNATED BY EACH SCHOOL RECEIVES AN HONORARIUM OF $400 FROM THE MHC; TYPICALLY, THERE ARE AROUND 30 RECIPIENTS EACH YEAR. EACH RECIPIENT PROVIDES A PUBLIC LECTURE RELATED TO THEIR RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS, AND THE INSTITUTIONS USUALLY PROVIDE A PUBLIC RECEPTION IN THEIR HONOR. THEY ARE ALSO RECOGNIZED AT THE ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER IN FEBRUARY.READING PROGRAMS:THE MHC SPONSORS FAMILY READING PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS WITH LIMITED READING SKILLS AND THEIR LOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN. DURING THE SIX-WEEK SERIES, FAMILIES MEET ONCE A WEEK WITH A HUMANITIES SCHOLAR AND A PROFESSIONAL STORYTELLER TO EXPERIENCE AWARD-WINNING CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, USUALLY IN A SCHOOL, LIBRARY, CHURCH, OR OTHER COMMUNITY CENTER. GROUP LEADERS FACILITATE DISCUSSION OF THEMES SUCH AS HONESTY, GREED, COURAGE, CLEVERNESS, DREAMS, AND DETERMINATION WITH PARENTS AND CHILDREN. PRIME TIME FAMILY READING AND LUCIERNAGAS, THE DUAL-LANGUAGE SPANISH-ENGLISH PROGRAM ARE VERY POPULAR, AND MANY SITES THAT CONDUCT A PROGRAM REQUEST ADDITIONAL SERIES. EACH FAMILY RECEIVES AT LEAST ONE BOOK AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM THROUGH DONATIONS FROM BARKSDALE READING INSTITUTE, FIRST BOOK, AND OTHER DONORS. STORYTELLERS FOR THIS PROGRAM ARE REGULARLY FUNDED THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE MISSISSIPPI ARTS COMMISSION. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ALSO RECEIVED GRANTS FROM VARIOUS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS TO SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM.SMITHSONIAN EXHIBITS:THE MHC HAS IN RECENT YEARS SPONSORED SEVERAL SMITHSONIAN TRAVELING EXHIBITS (PRODUCE FOR VICTORY, KEY INGREDIENTS, BETWEEN FENCES, NEW HARMONIES, JOURNEY STORIES, AND THE WAY WE WORKED, HOMETOWN TEAMS). THE MHC PAYS A USER FEE FOR LOCAL HOST SITES AND SUPPORTS PROGRAMS RELATED TO THE TOPIC AT EACH SITE. THE COUNCIL ALSO PROVIDES A STATE-WIDE SCHOLAR TO HELP FORMULATE AND DIRECT PROGRAMMING RELATED TO THE TOPICS.SPEAKERS BUREAU:THE SPEAKERS BUREAU LISTS MORE THAN 120 SPEAKERS AND ROUGHLY 200 TOPICS RANGING FROM FOODWAYS TO THEODORE ROOSEVELT'S BEAR HUNT IN MISSISSIPPI. A VERY SIMPLE, ONE-PAGE APPLICATION PROVIDES PRE-APPROVED SPEAKERS TO NON-PROFIT GROUPS AT NO EXPENSE AND CAN BE COMPLETED ONLINE. THE MHC PAYS A FIXED HONORARIUM OF $300, WHICH TYPICALLY FUNDS ABOUT 50 SPEAKER'S BUREAU PROGRAMS A YEAR.MPB UNDERWRITING:FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, MHC HAS BEEN AN UNDERWRITER FOR THE RADIO PROGRAMMING AT MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC BROADCASTING. IN RETURN FOR $9,000 A YEAR, THE MHC RECEIVES ON-AIR CREDITS FOR ITS UPCOMING PROGRAMS.MISSISSIPPI BOOK FESTIVAL:IN 2015, THE MHC GAVE $5,000 TO THE NEWLY FOUNDED MISSISSIPPI BOOK FESTIVAL TO HELP WITH STARTUP AND PUBLICITY COSTS. EACH YEAR SINCE, THE MHC HAS HELPED FUND THE BOOK FESTIVAL. MHC STAFF ALSO SERVE IN LEADERSHIP ROLES ON THE FESTIVAL BOARD AND PROGRAM SUBCOMMITTEES. THE FESTIVAL TAKES PLACE EACH AUGUST AND BRINGS TOGETHER A WIDE RANGE OF AUTHORS FROM AROUND THE STATE AND COUNTRY FOR READINGS AND DISCUSSIONS OF THEIR WORK.IDEAS ON TAP:A REGULAR DISCUSSION PROGRAM THAT ADDRESS IMPORTANT CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN MISSISSIPPI. EACH SESSION FOCUSES ON A PARTICULAR THEME AND INCLUDES DIVERSE PANELISTS WHO ADDRESS THE TOPIC FROM DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. AUDIENCE Q&A AND DISCUSSION THEN FOLLOW. IDEAS ON TAP IS HELD IN JACKSON AT HAL & MAL'S EACH MONTH. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ALSO HELD IDEAS ON TAP SESSIONS IN CLEVELAND, HATTIESBURG, STARKVILLE, AND OXFORD.JOURNALISM AND THE INFORMED CITIZEN INITIATIVE:MHC RECEIVED A $29,000 GRANT FROM THE MELLON FOUNDATION, PASSED THROUGH THE FEDERATION OF STATE HUMANITIES COUNCILS, TO SUPPORT A RANGE OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS EXPLORING THE THEME OF THE IMPORTANCE OF JOURNALISM TO OUR DEMOCRACY. THESE INCLUDED A DAYLONG SUMMIT CALLED "PEOPLE, POLITICS, AND THE PRESS," PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MISSISSIPPI TODAY, MISSISSIPPI PRESS ASSOCIATION, MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC BROADCASTING, AND THE CLARION LEDGER; A LECTURE ABOUT IDA B. WELLS PRESENTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OLD CAPITOL MUSEUM; TRAINING PROGRAMS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES; THE YOUTH MEDIA PROJECT; A PANEL AT THE MISSISSIPPI BOOK FESTIVAL; AND JOURNALISM-THEMED EPISODES OF MISSISSIPPI MOMENTS AND IDEAS ON TAP.PRISON EDUCATION INITIATIVE:MHC SUPPORTS TWO DIFFERENT HUMANITIES-BASED PRISON EDUCATION PROGRAMS. MISSISSIPPI PRISON WRITES, LED BY LOUIS BOURGEOIS WHO TEACHES CREATIVE WRITING AND CRITICAL READING TO INMATES AT VARIOUS STATE PRISONS. THE PRISON TO COLLEGE PIPELINE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF FACULTY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI, MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE, MILLSAPS COLLEGE, AND JACKSON STATE WHO TEACH SUMMER HUMANITIES COURSES AT THE MISSISSIPPI STATE PENITENTIARY (PARCHMAN PRISON) AND THE CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. STUDENTS WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE COURSE RECEIVE COLLEGE CREDIT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI OR MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE.BICENTENNIAL GRANTS:TO CELEBRATE THE STATE BICENTENNIAL IN 2017, MHC PARTNERED WITH VISIT MISSISSIPPI (STATE TOURISM OFFICE) TO ADMINISTER A STATE-FUNDED $500,000 GRANT PROGRAM. THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTED 88 DIFFERENT BICENTENNIAL PROJECTS FROM ALL ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH THESE GRANTS. MHC WAS ALLOWED TO KEEP $50,000 TO COVER ITS COSTS IN ADMINISTERING THE PROGRAM.MISSISSIPPI DIGITAL ENCYCLOPEDIA:IN FISCAL YEAR 2017, MHC BEGAN TO BUILD THE ONLINE VERSION OF THE MISSISSIPPI ENCYCLOPEDIA. MHC CONTRACTED WITH RSQUARED COMMUNICATIONS TO CREATE AND BUILD THE WEBSITE, WHICH WILL FEATURE OVER 1,400 ENTRIES RELATED TO MISSISSIPPI HISTORY AND CULTURE. THE CONTENT FOR THE SITE COMES FROM THE RECENTLY PUBLISHED MISSISSIPPI ENCYCLOPEDIA, A PROJECT OF THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF SOUTHERN CULTURE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI. THE ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA LAUNCHED IN JUNE 2018.CORA NORMAN LECTURE:SEVERAL YEARS AGO, MHC CREATED A LECTURE SERIES NAMED IN HONOR OF OUR FIRST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. AFTER SEVERAL YEARS ON INACTIVITY, WE SPENT THE REMAINDER OF THE LECTURE FUND (ABOUT $5,000) ON A FINAL CORA NORMAN LECTURE, FEATURING HISTORIAN LBRAM X KENDI. THE ORGANIZATION CLOSED THE CORA NORMAN LECTURE FUND ACCOUNT. MHC NOW HONORS CORA THROUGH THE ANNUAL CORA NORMAN AWARD, GIVEN OUT AT THE AWARDS DINNER. 416079 37970 12000 675632 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 38 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MS X THE ORGANIZATION 6014326752 3825 RIDGEWOOD ROAD NO 311 JACKSON MS 39211 DR ANDREW P MULLINS JR BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM BROTHER ROGERS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR PRESELFANNIE MCDANIELS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR DONALD SHAFFER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MELANIE DEAS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 AMILE WILSON BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATHRYN LEWIS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 J BRAD PIGOTT BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 COLONEL SHEILA VARNADO BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 PANNY FLAUTT MAYFIELD BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 BILL LUCKETT BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 BETTY LOU JONES BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR BRIAN PUGH BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHANNON WARNOCK BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR RALPH DIDLAKE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JACK GARNER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR RONNIE NETTLES BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR WILMA MOSLEY CLOPTON CHAIR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR ALISEA MCLEOD SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MAJOR GENERAL ERIK HEARON TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SHARMAN BRIDGES SMITH VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DR STUART ROCKOFF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 92429 0 22991 92429 0 22991 0 0 0 0 0 7828 770000 135268 913096 ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER 900099 12000 12000 12000 1892 1892 0 7828 0 0 926988 12000 0 1892 X 129364 129364 92429 71632 15713 5084 228119 160769 58416 8934 53712 39745 11618 2349 21375 12263 8241 871 23705 17482 5171 1052 20300 20300 136916 102926 6686 27304 2787 2787 34298 24629 7338 2331 13626 10533 2728 365 40016 34852 4460 704 2867 1985 768 114 4736 466 4238 32 MEALS 23553 21159 2022 372 GRANTS FUNDS RETURNED 21474 21474 PRODUCTION COSTS 20000 20000 PARTICIPATION FEE 3566 3566 872843 675632 147699 49512 230 351226 828516 125244 594980 616050 18334 15944 0 1007 1442060 1109471 46192 44750 454176 68890 500368 113640 X 205248 233130 736444 762701 941692 995831 1442060 1109471 54145 -6 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 770582 778188 870755 1433892 913096 4766513 27000 27000 36288 36288 126576 797582 805188 907043 1470180 913096 4893089 4893089 38 136 108 107 1893 2282 2476 3139 103298 983 109896 5005267 0.97760 0.97680 X 736443 892492 866234 762701 647601 1430555 1341713 736443 626284 879099 857782 647601 555847 70437 626284 511806 44041 555847 0 0 0 971987 -6 45005 44999 926988 0 926988 917848 45005 45005 872843 0 872843 1 HOLLY SPRINGS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 150 RUST AVENUE HOLLY SPRINGS MS 38635 640303895 5000 TO PROMOTE HUMANITIES IN MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC LIFE. MISSISSIPPI FOLK ART FOUNDATION 1101 WASHINGTON STREET VICKSBURG MS 39183 463641415 7500 TO PROMOTE HUMANITIES IN MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC LIFE. NORTH MISSISSIPPI RURAL LEGAL SERVICES 5 COUNTY ROAD 1014 OXFORD MS 38655 640581747 6000 TO PROMOTE HUMANITIES IN MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC LIFE. PRESERVE MARSHALL COUNTY AND HOLLY SPRINGS INC 109 VAN DORN STREET HOLLY SPRINGS MS 39635 810664065 7300 TO PROMOTE HUMANITIES IN MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC LIFE. MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY POST OFFICE BOX 5227 MISSISSIPPI STATE MS 39762 646000819 5780 TO PROMOTE HUMANITIES IN MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC LIFE. LYNN MEADOWS DISCOVERY CENTER 246 DOLAN AVENUE GULFPORT MS 39507 640829058 7500 TO PROMOTE HUMANITIES IN MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC LIFE. COAHOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE 3240 FRIARS POINT ROAD CLARKSDALE MS 38614 640437624 7500 TO PROMOTE HUMANITIES IN MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC LIFE. COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER JACKSON 119 SOUTH PRESIDENT STREET FIRST FLOOR JACKSON MS 39201 640845750 7500 TO PROMOTE HUMANITIES IN MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC LIFE. GREENVILLE RENAISSANCE SCHOLARS 323 SOUTH MAIN STREET GREENVILLE MS 38701 261184609 7500 TO PROMOTE HUMANITIES IN MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC LIFE. HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE POST OFFICE BOX 1100 RAYMOND MS 39154 646000453 7500 TO PROMOTE HUMANITIES IN MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC LIFE. MERIDIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT 1019 25TH AVENUE MERIDIAN MS 39301 640607274 7500 TO PROMOTE HUMANITIES IN MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC LIFE. COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER JACKSON 119 SOUTH PRESIDENT STREET FIRST FLOOR JACKSON MS 39201 640845750 14600 TO PROMOTE HUMANITIES IN MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC LIFE. MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE BUSINESS AFFAIRS POST OFFICE BOX 4051 CLINTON MS 39058 640303086 14700 TO PROMOTE HUMANITIES IN MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC LIFE. VOX PRESS - PRISON WRITES INITIATIVE POST OFFICE BOX 2954 OXFORD MS 38655 202331359 6570 TO PROMOTE HUMANITIES IN MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC LIFE. GREATER JACKSON ARTS COUNCIL 201 EAST PASCAGOULA STREET SUITE 103 JACKSON MS 39201 640637655 5130 TO PROMOTE HUMANITIES IN MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC LIFE. COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR MISSISSIPPI WRITER'S TRAIL 119 SOUTH PRESIDENT STREET FIRST FLOOR JACKSON MS 39201 640845750 24300 TO PROMOTE HUMANITIES IN MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC LIFE. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION POST OFFICE BOX 37012 MRC 941 WASHINGTON DC 20013 530206027 7500 TO PROMOTE HUMANITIES IN MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC LIFE. PART I, LINE 2: MONITORING OF REGRANTS: EACH ORGANIZATION THAT RECEIVES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE MHC IN THE FORM OF A REGRANT RECEIVES A PACKET OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR DOCUMENTING THE ACTIVITIES, EXPENDITURES, PUBLICITY, PROCEDURES FOR CHANGES IN THE PERSONNEL, DATES OR OTHER ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAM, THE REQUIREMENTS FOR EVALUATION, AND ANY ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS OR RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE MHC COUNCIL BOARD IN MAKING THE AWARD. THE OFFICE MANAGER AND DIRECTOR OF THE GRANTS PROGRAM REGULARLY REVIEWS THE PROJECT TO MAKE SURE DEADLINES ARE MET, QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED, AND THAT THE PROGRAM IS PROCEEDING ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE. WHEN APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL, CASH ADVANCES OF UP TO 90% OF THE TOTAL AWARD MAY BE MADE TO RECIPIENTS OF MINIGRANTS AND UP TO 50% FOR GRANTS OVER $2,000. ADDITIONAL ADVANCES MAY BE MADE UPON RECEIPT OF AN ACCEPTABLE INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT AND CASH REQUEST. THE FINAL 10% OF ANY GRANT IS WITHHELD UNTIL THE FINAL FINANCIAL REPORT, PROJECT DIRECTOR'S REPORT, SAMPLE OF LETTERS SENT TO CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ANNOUNCING PROGRAM EVENTS AND/OR THANKS FOR SUPPORT AND SAMPLES OF PUBLICITY, AND COPIES OF AUDIENCE EVALUATIONS ARE SUBMITTED; IF THEY ARE SATISFACTORY, THE FINAL PAYMENT TO THE GRANTEE IS MADE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS THE COMPLETED FORM 990 AND THEN A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER. BEFORE FILING THE BOARD CHAIR SIGNS THE FORM 990 ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION AND A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS MAINTAINED IN THE OFFICE FILES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS PROVIDED TO ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY. IT IS REVISED AND ANY NECESSARY DISCLOSURES ARE MADE ANNUALLY. ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT ARISES IS RESOLVED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND/OR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND WILL BE RECORDED IN THE OFFICIAL BOARD MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS SET BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED ON THE COMPENSATION OF OTHERS IN SIMILAR POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 102,926. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 6,686. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 27,304. TOTAL EXPENSES 136,916. PART XII LINE 2C - PROCESS OF COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT OF THE FIN STMT AUDIT THE AUDITOR MEETS WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAKING A FULL PRESENTATION AT THE COMPLETION OF THE AUDIT FOR THE YEAR ANSWERING ANY OF THE BOARD'S QUESTIONS. THE AUDITOR WORKS CLOSE WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING THE YEAR SHOULD ANY CONCERNS ARISE.