2016-08-15T09:36:26-05:00 2015-09-30 621333840 BIBLE HARRIS SMITH PC 507 W CLINCH AVE KNOXVILLE TN 379022104 990 2014-10-01 620646373 HIGHLANDER RESEARCH & EDUCATION CENTER INC HIGH 8659333443 1959 HIGHLANDER WAY NEW MARKET TN 37820 PAM MCMICHAELS DIRECTOR 8659333443 2016-08-12 1 WILLIAM B SNYDER P01270227 8655462300 2014 2016-12-15 16:53:06Z PAM MCMICHAEL 1959 HIGHLANDER WAY NEW MARKET TN 37820 2937600 0 X WWW.HIGHLANDERCENTER.ORG X 1961 TN HIGHLANDER SERVES AS A CATALYST FOR GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING AND MOVEMENT BUILDING IN APPALACHIA AND THE SOUTH. WE WORK WITH PEOPLE FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE, EQUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY, SUPPORTING THEIR EFFORTS TO TAKE COLLECTIVE ACTION TO SHAPE THEIR OWN DESTINY. THROUGH POPULAR EDUCATION, PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH, AND CULTURAL WORK, WE HELP CREATE SPACES -- AT HIGHLANDER AND IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES -- WHERE PEOPLE GAIN KNOWLEDGE, HOPE AND COURAGE, EXPANDING THEIR IDEAS OF WHAT IS POSSIBLE. WE DEVELOP LEADERSHIP AND HELP CREATE AND SUPPORT STRONG, DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK FOR JUSTICE, EQUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES AND THAT JOIN WITH OTHERS TO BUILD BROAD MOVEMENTS FOR SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND RESTORATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE.WE ACCOMPLISH OUR PURPOSES IN A VARIETY OF WAYS.RESIDENTIAL WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATIONAL TRAINING SESSIONS AT OUR CENTER IN NEW MARKET, TENNESSEE, BRING TOGETHER REPRESENTATIVES OF COMMUNITIES FACING SPECIFIC STRUGGLES THROUGHOUT THE REGION. 14 14 30 0 0 0 1286674 2734873 296418 162841 1918 2914 56279 17945 1641289 2918573 5800 9574 0 0 808473 859052 2703 8841 272543 643410 862054 1460386 1739521 180903 1179052 3246525 4439709 159184 173316 3087341 4266393 X HIGHLANDER SERVES AS A CATALYST FOR GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING AND MOVEMENT BUILDING IN APPALACHIA AND THE SOUTH. WE WORK WITH PEOPLE FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE, EQUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY, SUPPORTING THEIR EFFORTS TO TAKE COLLECTIVE ACTION TO SHAPE THEIR OWN DESTINY. THROUGH POPULAR EDUCATION, PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH, AND CULTURAL WORK, WE HELP CREATE SPACES -- AT HIGHLANDER AND IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES -- WHERE PEOPLE GAIN KNOWLEDGE, HOPE AND COURAGE, EXPANDING THEIR IDEAS OF WHAT IS POSSIBLE. WE DEVELOP LEADERSHIP AND HELP CREATE AND SUPPORT STRONG, DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK FOR JUSTICE, EQUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES AND THAT JOIN WITH OTHERS TO BUILD BROAD MOVEMENTS FOR SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND RESTORATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE.WE ACCOMPLISH OUR PURPOSES IN A VARIETY OF WAYS.RESIDENTIAL WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATIONAL TRAINING SESSIONS AT OUR CENTER IN NEW MARKET, TENNESSEE, BRING TOGETHER REPRESENTATIVES OF COMMUNITIES FACING SPECIFIC STRUGGLES THROUGHOUT THE REGION. 0 0 331684 3000 APPALACHIAN TRANSITIONTHE APPALACHIAN TRANSITION FELLOWSHIP IS A YEAR-LONG, FULL-TIME, PAID PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR 12 EMERGING COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO WORKING IN CENTRAL APPALACHIA FOR THE ECONOMIC TRANSITION OF THE REGION. THIS PROGRAM OFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND A YEAR WORKING WITHIN HOST COMMUNITIES TO HELP FOSTER CROSS-SECTOR (EDUCATION, NONPROFIT, FOR-PROFIT, PHILANTHROPY, AND GOVERNMENT) PARTNERSHIPS, PROVIDE NEEDED CAPACITY TO REGIONAL EFFORTS, AND BUILD PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS. 187560 COMMUNITY SUPPORTCOMMUNITY SUPPORT INCLUDES OUR BOOKSTORE AND LIBRARY, FISCAL SPONSORSHIPS, ANNUAL EVENTS (HOMECOMING AND WACKY WORK WEEK), AND CALLS TO ACTION THAT SUPPORT COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN THE MOVEMENT 214494 115416 WORKSHOP CENTERTHE WORKSHOP CENTER IS AT THE HEART OF HIGHLANDER'S WORK, SINCE IT IS HERE THAT PEOPLE GATHER FROM AROUND THE REGION, THE NATION, AND THE WORLD TO DISCUSS AND FIND COLLECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS FACING THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE CENTER CONTAINS A LARGE OCTAGONAL MEETING ROOM IN WHICH PARTICIPANTS SIT IN A CIRCLE OF ROCKING CHAIRS (REINFORCING OUR VISION OF EQUALITY AND SHARED LEARNING), AS WELL AS A KITCHEN, DINING ROOM, WOMEN'S, MEN'S AND GENDER-NEUTRAL RESTROOMS AND SHOWERS, A CHILDCARE FACILITY, ADA COMPLIANT LODGING, HIKING TRAILS AND THE MOST SPECTACULAR VIEW OF THE GREAT SMOKEY MOUNTAINS. HIGHLANDER HOSTS OVER 3000 COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS, COLLEGE STUDENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE. 636464 9574 36233 THE ECONOMICS AND GOVERNANCE CURRICULUM IS DESIGNED TO DEEPEN UNDERSTANDING OF THE ECONOMY AND HELP PEOPLE CREATE IDEAS OF WHAT THEY CAN DO TO INCREASE JUST AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES AND INCREASE THEIR ABILITIES TO GOVERN IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. IT INTERTWINES ECONOMICS AND GOVERNANCE INFORMATION TO HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE CRITICAL INTERPLAY OF THE TWO SPHERES.THE SEEDS OF FIRE (SOF) PROGRAM'S PURPOSE IS INTENTIONALLY AND INTENSIVELY BUILDING YOUTH-LED, MULTI-GENERATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZING SKILLS. THIS PROGRAM BRINGS TOGETHER EMERGING AND EXPERIENCED GRASSROOTS ORGANIZERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO BUILD COLLECTIVE POWER AND INFLUENCE CRITICAL POLICY DECISION AND PRACTICE SHIFTS. THE COMPONENTS OF THE SOF INCLUDES THE SOF CAMP, MINI-CAMPS, LIVING LEGACY TOUR, SOF ADVISORY COMMITTEE, GREENSBORO JUSTICE FELLOWS, STAY TOGETHER APPALACHIAN YOUTH (STAY), AND SUPPORTING EMERGING APPALACHIAN LEADERS (SEAL).SOUTHERN GRASSROOTS ECONOMICS PROJECT (SGEP) IS A COALITIONAL EFFORT IN THE SOUTHEAST WORKING TO BUILD COOPERATIVE ECONOMIC MODELS IN MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. HIGHLANDER IS CURRENTLY ANCHORING THIS MEMBERSHIP DRIVEN NETWORK. 636464 9574 36233 1370202 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 59 0 1 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 TN X THE ORGANIZATION 8659333443 1959 HIGHLANDER WAY NEW MARKET TN 37820 HENRY ALLEN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE ETIENNE BOARD CO-SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ASH-LEE WOODARD HENDERSON BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KARA KEELING BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DIANA MARIE LEE BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LESLIE LOWE BOARD CO-SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 YESHIMABEIT MILNER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARGO OKAZAWA-REY BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROY SILVER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ERICA SMILEY BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALLYN STEELE BOARD VICE-CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH VEAZEY BOARD TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MAGGIE WEST BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ED WHITFIELD BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 PAM MCMICHAEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 50566 0 0 HOLLIS WATKINS SR BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS 2.00 X 0 0 0 50566 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24248 169653 2540972 2734873 WORKSHOP CENTER INCOME 721000 115416 115416 FEES/HONORARIUMS INCOM 561000 31563 31563 FISCAL SPONSORSHIP FEE 561000 12862 12862 APP FELLOWS HOST COMMU 561000 3000 3000 162841 2914 2914 4038 4038 22099 0 22099 22099 22099 0 24248 0 0 10835 19027 -8192 -8192 2918573 154649 0 29051 X 4265 4265 5309 5309 50496 25112 10183 15201 623047 501628 45307 76112 29897 19780 1880 8237 87912 62009 11802 14101 67700 50331 9089 8280 1448 760 688 10309 6673 861 2775 8841 8841 285500 285177 323 1900 1800 100 60039 39302 6572 14165 21781 13871 3594 4316 76829 57711 6195 12923 179185 172400 2827 3958 4026 3988 38 15941 15941 8136 2895 511 4730 BAD DEBTS 88680 88680 WORKSHOP COSTS 66190 62856 1124 2210 MISCELLANEOUS 26247 19933 4228 2086 FEES 19014 14037 520 4457 -3171 4424 -7917 322 1739521 1370202 96776 272543 X 14970 15895 830567 1076481 480065 946820 112096 35571 6634 5000 3021067 679679 1801843 2341388 18204 350 350 3246525 4439709 159184 173316 159184 173316 X 1835554 2024972 1251787 2241421 3087341 4266393 3246525 4439709 1179052 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 681914 2057699 1266738 1258868 2734873 8000092 85983 95005 111414 361999 173676 828077 767897 2152704 1378152 1620867 2908549 8828169 0 0 0 8828169 13139 20817 7933 10986 29051 81926 13139 20817 7933 10986 29051 81926 781036 2173521 1386085 1631853 2937600 8910095 0.99080 0.99220 0.00920 0.00780 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2107645 -8520 169679 19098 1910348 2008368 209556 91222 19057 2107645 1952189 273092 198482 18431 2008368 2079087 236444 345004 18338 1952189 2130445 -37362 13996 2079087 0.73000 0.27000 0 1 1 994706 994706 1289425 511328 778097 174394 168351 6043 562542 562542 2341388 X PART V, LINE 4: ENDOWMENTS ARE HELD BY THE FUND FOR THE HIGHLANDER RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTER, INC. EARNINGS ARE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS. PART X, LINE 2: INCOME TAX STATUS HIGHLANDER RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTER, INC. AND THE FUND FOR THE HIGHLANDER RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTER, INC ARE EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS MADE IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO NET UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED THE AUTHORITATIVE GUIDANCE FOR THE UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBE A THRESHOLD OF "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" FOR RECOGNITION AND DERECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE ORGANIZATION PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR WHICH MAY HAVE ANY AFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2015, THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR TAX YEARS 2011 THROUGH 2013 REMAINS OPEN WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION OR THE VARIOUS STATES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION FILES TAX RETURNS. IT IS THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX IF ANY, IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30,2015, THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO ACCRUALS FOR INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES. VARIOUS 24248 24248 24248 24248 1 EDUCATIONAL STIPEND 5 1750 REGRANTING STIPENDS 2 2285 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 A DRAFT OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED FOR REVIEW BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH YEAR ALL EMPLOYEES REQUIRED TO SIGN STATEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 DIRECTOR SALARY IS RECOMMENDED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, THEN BY THE BOARD AS A WHOLE AS IS THE BUDGET FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES. THE DIRECTOR THEN WORKS WITHIN THIS APPROVED BUDGET. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS-PROGRAMS : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 60,459. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 60,459. CONSULTANT TRAVEL : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 16,511. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 323. TOTAL EXPENSES 16,834. MUSICIANS/PERFORMERS : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,200. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,200. APP FELLOWS STIPENDS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 207,007. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 207,007. THE FUND FOR THE HIGHLANDER RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTER INC 1959 HIGHLANDER WAY NEW MARKET TN 37820 621595636 ENDOWMENT AND DONATIONS TO OTHER 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS TN 501(C)(3) 501(C)(3) HIGHLANDER RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTER INC 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 THE FUND FOR THE HIGHLANDER RESEARCH & EDUCATION CENTER INC C 169653 CASH