NORTH CAROLINA HUMANITIES COUNCIL: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: NORTH CAROLINA HUMANITIES COUNCIL (EIN 56-1153601)
Tax period: 2015-11-01 to 2016-10-31
Filed: 2017-09-15
IRS object ID: 201742589349301479
Schema version: 2015v3.0
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	2017-09-15T15:25:27-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-10-31	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	2015-11-01	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 E 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	PAULA WATKINS	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7046871520	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-09-15	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	2017-09-12	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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

US Address USAddress

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,065,200	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	HTTP://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	24	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	24	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	10	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	24	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$988,568	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,014,975	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$19,911	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$48,536	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,008,479	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,063,511	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$62,353	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$89,403	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$325,028	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$295,983	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$55,423	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$496,237	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$497,491	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$883,618	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$882,877	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$124,861	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$180,634	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,427,842	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,583,234	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$48,665	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$46,944	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,379,177	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,536,290	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	$533,622	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$89,403	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	$533,622	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	35	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	10	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
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	24	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	24	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (1)	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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	NORTH CAROLINA HUMANITIES COUNCIL	PersonNm
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 (25 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
DR NEVA J SPECHT
CHAIR	1.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TIMOTHY MINOR
VICE CHAIR	1.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RAHEEM A ALEEM
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LORI ALLOIS
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR WILLIAM ANDREWS
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOSEPH BATHANTI
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RYAN H HENDERSON
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JONATHAN EDWARD BUCHAN
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ABELIA CARABALLO
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK O COSTLEY
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR RENEE ALEXANDER CRAFT
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARIAN FRAGOLA
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KIP ALLEN FREY
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WENDY LOWERY
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR QUENTIN JOHNSON
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR MAGDALENA MAIZ-PENA
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARGARET NEWMAN
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MISTY ODELL
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID P NELSON
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
OLIN B SANSBURY JR
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CAROL VORHAUS
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR REGINALD WATSON
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EDWARD J SHEARY
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW RAINES
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAULA WATKINS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	35.00		Yes (X)	$100,469	$0	$19,409

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$100,469	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$19,409	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	$933,640	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$81,335	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,014,975	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$50,225	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$50,225	ExclusionAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$519	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$1,170	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$519	SecuritiesAmt
Other	-$1,170	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$1,689	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$1,689	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,063,511	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$48,536	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$89,403	TotalAmt
Program Services	$89,403	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$120,398	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,060	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$71,418	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$30,920	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$105,079	TotalAmt
Program Services	$93,187	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,892	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,260	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,961	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,271	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,028	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,217	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,926	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,682	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,609	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,029	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,385	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,327	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,317	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$60,402	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,656	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$35,746	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,732	TotalAmt
Management And General	$7,732	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$61,341	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,153	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$34,630	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,558	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$64,270	TotalAmt
Program Services	$64,270	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,594	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,290	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,746	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,558	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,609	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,106	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,423	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,080	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,338	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,534	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,464	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,340	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,603	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,923	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$28,025	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,655	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,679	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,679	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,096	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,096	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
STIPENDS/HONORARIA	$83,785	$82,035	$1,750
TRAINING	$33,246	$12,633	$19,923	$690
DUES/SUBSCRIPTIONS/LICE	$23,150	$2,253	$20,880	$17
DIGITAL COMPONENTS	$21,260	$21,260

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,386	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,587	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,148	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$651	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$882,877	TotalAmt
Program Services	$533,622	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$293,832	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$55,423	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$270,956	BOYAmt
EOY	$167,558	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$292,180	BOYAmt
EOY	$554,190	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,253	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,993	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,081	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,721	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$62,912	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$17,469	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$52,292	BOYAmt
EOY	$45,443	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$784,080	BOYAmt
EOY	$802,329	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,427,842	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,583,234	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$33,028	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,194	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,637	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,750	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$48,665	BOYAmt
EOY	$46,944	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$483,357	BOYAmt
EOY	$637,517	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$604,263	BOYAmt
EOY	$607,216	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	$1,379,177	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,536,290	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,427,842	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,583,234	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$180,634	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$23,521	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	$1,135,649	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,021,851	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$979,254	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$988,568	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,014,975	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,140,297	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,135,649	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,021,851	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$979,254	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$988,568	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,014,975	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,140,297	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$5,140,297	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$11,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$11,358	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$12,643	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$12,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$50,225	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$97,726	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$5,238,023	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.98130	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.98910	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	0	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	$2,905	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	Yes (1)	OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities	$2,000	OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$4,905	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	$303,557	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Administrative Expenses	$12,000	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$291,557	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$303,557	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$303,557	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$273,812	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$29,745	ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance	$303,557	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$261,812	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$12,000	ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance	$273,812	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	1.00000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
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	$40,000	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$4,889	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$35,111	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$18,387	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$12,580	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$5,807	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	$45,443	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MUTUAL FUNDS	Desc
Book Value	$802,329	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$802,329	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,032,258	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$23,521	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	-$7,732	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$31,253	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,063,511	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,063,511	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$875,145	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$875,145	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$7,732	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$7,732	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$882,877	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 FEES NETTED WITH INVESTMENT INCOME ON F/S -7,732.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	INVESTMENT FEES NETTED WITH INVESTMENT INCOME ON F/S 7,732.

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
THE ARTS COUNCIL OF WILMINGTON AND NEW HANOVER COUNTY
221 N FRONT ST SUITE 101	WILMINGTON	NC	28401	562277053	501(C)(3)	$5,000	THIS PROJECT PROVIDES AN IN-DEPTH EXPLORATION OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE OF THE INVISIBLE WAR WOUNDS FROM THE VOICE AND PERSPECTIVE OF VETERANS. THE PROJECT INCLUDES: 1) WRITING AND PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS FOR 10 VETERANS, 2) INDIVIDUAL COLLABORATIVE SELF-PORTRAIT PHOTO SESSION FOR EACH VETERAN, 3) EXHIBIT OF WRITING AND PHOTOGRAPHY AT THE ARTS COUNCIL OF WILMINGTON AND NEW HANOVER, 4) OPENING RECEPTION WITH READINGS, 5) PANEL DISCUSSION. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROJECT WILL CREATE AN ONLINE GALLERY OF THE WORK FROM 2015 AND 2016-17; AN ONLINE BLOG OPEN TO VETERANS, MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES; AND A 4-WEEK PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP.
ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY INITIATIVES INC (ABSCI)
1 PAGE AVE STE 215	ASHEVILLE	NC	28801	271764086	501(C)(3)	$5,000	THIS 6-MONTH WRITING PROGRAM LED BY FORMER NORTH CAROLINA POET LAUREATE JOSEPH BATHANTI WILL MEET WITH APPROXIMATELY 30 VIETNAM VETERANS STILL SUFFERING FROM POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS SYNDROME TO PROCESS THE VETERANS' WAR EXPERIENCES. TO EXTEND THE IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM TO THE LARGER COMMUNITY, BATHANTI WILL ALSO CURATE AN ANTHOLOGY AND READERS' THEATER SCRIPT BASED ON THE VETERANS' WORK. THIS PROJECT BUILDS ON TWO SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS AT CGVAMC: LITERATURE & MEDICINE: HUMANITIES AT THE HEART OF HEALTH CARE FUNDED BY NCHC, AND A PILOT WRITING PROGRAM WITH THE SAME SCHOLAR. "ARTS & HUMANITIES DEPLOYED" IS PART OF A NATIONAL MODEL THAT ADVOCATES FOR THE ROLE OF THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES IN THE RECOVERY AND HEALING OF VETERANS WHO CARRY THE WOUNDS OF WAR.
HIDDEN VOICES
9602 ART ROAD	CEDAR GROVE	NC	27231	200763984	501(C)(3)	$5,000	THIS PROJECT BRINGS TOGETHER THE VOICES OF SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO AUDIENCES THROUGH AN INTERACTIVE TOURING EXHIBIT OF "CARE PACKAGES," LETTERS TO VIEWERS AND MONOLOGUES FROM THEIR STORIES. THESE MATERIALS ARE CREATED DURING WORKSHOPS AND INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS. FUNDS FROM NCHC WILL PARTIALLY COVER THE COSTS OF WORKSHOPS WITH STUDENT VETERANS IN THE FALL OF 2016 CREATING AND TOURING AN EXHIBIT IN 2017. EXHIBIT WILL TOUR TO 10 LOCATIONS IN NORTH CAROLINA.
NC A&T UNIVERSITY
1601 E MARKET ST	GREENSBORO	NC	27401	566000007		$5,000	THIS SERIES OF PROGRAMS HIGHLIGHTS THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN VETERANS, BOTH DURING THEIR IN-SERVICE MILITARY YEARS AND AT NCA&T AND ENGAGES STUDENTS IN RESEARCH, FACULTY IN INNOVATIVE COURSE DESIGN AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, AND CONNECTS WITH THE COMMUNITY. THROUGH MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATIONS, BROCHURES, BROWN BAG DISCUSSIONS, TWO LECTURES, AND A CEREMONY TO COMMEMORATE NCA&T VETERANS, THIS PROGRAM WILL EXPLORE RECENT GLOBAL MILITARY CONFLICTS, REFLECTIONS/REPORTING OF SUCH CONFLICTS IN NEWS AND SOCIAL MEDIA, AND CONNECTIONS BETWEEN NCA&T AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. RESOURCES CREATED FOR THIS PROGRAM WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO FUTURE A&T CLASSES AND WILL BE SHARED WITH OTHER HBCUS AND ORGANIZATIONS, CREATING A LARGER IMPACT FOR THE PROJECT.

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 (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4	THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS WERE AMENDED ON MAY 20, 2016 (1) TO REFLECT THE ADDITION AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CHAIR ELECT TRUSTEE POSITION, (2) TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE MEMBERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE TO THE TRUSTEE NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE, (3) TO CHANGE THE SERVICE TERMS OF ELECTED OFFICERS FROM TWO YEARS TO ONE, (4) TO INCREASE THE DUTIES AND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF THE CHAIR POSITION, AND (5) TO CHANGE THE TERMS OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO ONE YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	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.