2016-03-11T13:03:12-07:00 2015-10-31 990 2014-11-01 450318487 NORTH DAKOTA HUMANITIES COUNCIL NORT 7012553360 PO Box 2191 Bismarck ND 585022191 Brenna Gerhardt Executive Director 7012553360 2016-03-14 2014 2016-08-17 19:52:53Z Brenna Gerhardt ND Humanities Council PO Box 2191 Bismarck ND 58502 670577 0 X www.ndhumanities.org X 1973 ND The North Dakota Humanities Council invests in the people of North Dakota by creating and sustaining humanities programs that provide us with a better understanding of the past, a better analysis of the present, and a better vision for the future. 15 15 5 0 0 0 684059 658113 3803 9920 214 155 1184 728 689260 668916 144066 88009 0 0 228475 259755 0 0 48031 310764 311738 683305 659502 5955 9414 449292 615127 400227 556648 49065 58479 The North Dakota Humanities Council invests in the people of North Dakota by creating and sustaining humanities programs that provide us with a better understanding of the past, a better analysis of the present, and a better vision for the future. 0 0 179498 0 9920 GAME CHANGER SERIES: An annual symposium featuring nationally-recognized scholars and experts dealing with a contemporary issue. The symposium is designed for a general audience and it gives members of the general public a chance to meet and discuss a contemporary topic with scholars, experts and other audience members. This year's topic was entitled, "iHuman," and it featured a journalist, a pioneer in virtual reality, an attorney and several scholars discussing the internet, social media and its effects on society. The one-day symposium attracted an audience of approximately 300 people. 104786 88009 0 HUMANITIES PROJECT GRANTS: Grants were awarded to non-profit organizations in order to support public humanities projects (such as history, language, literature, philosophy, ethics, jurisprudence, archeology, comparative religion, art history & criticism, ethnic studies, social sciences, etc.). The NDHC has three types of grants available for humanities projects: quick grants ($500 or less), small grants ($3,000 or less) and large grants (greater than $3,000). The NDHC awarded 15 quick grants, 12 small grants and 12 large grants (a total of 39 grants). 38082 0 0 ON SECOND THOUGHT MAGAZINE: The purpose of the "On Second Thought" magazine is to give the readers a humanities perspective on current issues in an entertaining and highly readable format. The NDHC published two issues during the year: the "Sense of Place" issue and the "iHUMAN" issue. Approximately 4,500 copies of each issue were printed and distributed to the general public. 31490 0 0 PICTURING WRITING WORKSHOP 23172 0 0 POETRY OUT LOUD 18441 0 0 OIL PATCH WRITERS WORKSHOPS 16782 0 0 NORTH DAKOTA NEWSPAPER PROJECT 11300 0 0 CIVICS EDUCATION ACTIVITIES 7500 0 1735 WARRIOR WORDS 4791 0 0 ND CENTER FOR THE BOOK 1200 0 0 CREATED EQUAL PROGRAM 722 0 0 SWEDISH CRIME FICTION PROGRAM 570 0 0 ONE MILLION CUPS PROGRAM 100 0 0 PRAIRIE TALKS 116068 0 1735 438434 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 14 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 X ND Humanities Council 7012553360 418 Broadway Avenue E Suite 8 Bismarck ND 585014086 Najla Amundson Board Member 0 0 X 0 0 0 Bethany Andreasen Board Member 0 0 X 0 0 0 Aaron Barth Board Member 0 0 X 0 0 0 Tayo Basquiat Board Member 0 0 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Birmingham Board Member 0 0 X 0 0 0 William Caraher Board Member 0 0 X 0 0 0 Ann Crews Melton Board Member 0 0 X 0 0 0 Kara Geiger Board Member 0 0 X 0 0 0 Melissa Gjellstad Board Member 0 0 X 0 0 0 John Heinen Board Member 0 0 X 0 0 0 Carol Kapaun Ratchenski Board Member 0 0 X 0 0 0 Leslie Peltier Board Member 0 0 X 0 0 0 Christopher Rausch Board Member 0 0 X 0 0 0 Richard Rothaus Board Member 0 0 X 0 0 0 Ken Schmierer Board Member 0 0 X 0 0 0 Nathan Steffen Board Member 0 0 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Sund Board Member 0 0 X 0 0 0 Iris Swedlund Board Member 0 0 X 0 0 0 Karis Thompson Board Member 0 0 X 0 0 0 Jessie Veeder Scofield Board Member 0 0 X 0 0 0 Susan Wefald Board Member 0 0 X 0 0 0 Brenna Gerhardt Executive Director 48 0 X 84514 0 1500 Kenneth Glass Associate Director 45 0 X 77616 0 8160 162130 0 9660 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 619296 38817 0 658113 Game Changer Series Admission Fees 711510 9920 9920 0 0 0 0 0 0 9920 55 0 0 55 0 0 0 0 1735 1735 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 100 100 100 0 0 510 0 1464 -954 0 -954 144 197 -53 -10 0 -43 0 668916 11745 0 -942 X 88009 88009 0 0 0 0 0 0 181187 74900 101888 4399 0 0 0 0 56805 23016 9198 24591 0 0 0 0 3951 1312 706 1933 17812 7095 8521 2196 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8015 0 8015 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 88156 88156 0 0 18087 17968 0 119 46472 29107 9868 7497 21642 17644 1043 2955 0 0 0 0 23654 13607 10047 0 51327 42972 7124 1231 0 0 0 0 7804 3987 707 3110 0 0 0 0 11207 0 11207 0 1559 46 1513 0 1648 0 1648 0 Publications 25824 25824 0 0 6343 4791 1552 0 659502 438434 173037 48031 0 0 88851 95039 346130 499760 167 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 729 666 3561 5743 38263 32370 3004 5893 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6850 8026 449292 615127 20264 10194 155749 100222 224214 446232 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 400227 556648 X 44275 58229 4790 250 0 0 49065 58479 449292 615127 9414 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 622464 620398 606690 684059 658113 3191724 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 622464 620398 606690 684059 658113 3191724 0 3191724 1681 185 153 165 55 2239 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3193963 20240 0.99930 0.99886 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 3100 3100 656402 659502 123925 30981 0 0 118346 116343 127496 123925 486110 729165 1000 5010 3763 3100 12873 29587 29086 31874 30981 121528 182292 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38263 32370 5893 0 0 0 0 5893 668916 0 0 0 0 0 668916 0 0 0 668916 659502 0 0 0 0 0 659502 0 0 0 659502 1 Dickinson State University 291 Campus Drive Dickinson ND 58601 456002480 State of ND 21712 0 Humanities Programs Dunn County Writers 301 Rodeo Drive Suite 305 Killdeer ND 58640 473180169 5154 0 Humanities Programs Prairie Public Broadcasting 207 5th Street N Fargo ND 58102 450276899 501-c-3 18600 0 Humanities Programs Prairie Talks 2650 University Avenue W Suite 120 St Paul MN 55114 000000000 501-c-3 11234 0 Humanities Programs Prevent Child Abuse North Dakota 418 E Broadway Suite 70 Bismarck ND 58501 363441387 501-c-3 6211 0 Humanities Programs Spirit Room 111 Broadway Fargo ND 58102 030522500 501-c-3 5684 0 Humanities Programs University of North Dakota 264 Centennial Drive Grand Forks ND 58201 456002491 State of ND 10350 0 Humanities Programs 6 1 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 The NDHC grant program is limited to nonprofit organizations; for-profit businesses and individuals are ineligible for grants. All grant applicants are required to submit written application describing the proposed project in detail and a budget which conforms to NDHC guidelines. Successful applicants sign a written grant agreement and submit program reports and a final expenditure report to the NDHC at the end of the project. Grantees which are subject to the government audit requirements of OMB Circular A-133 are required to report any findings which are relevent to the expenditure of NDHC grant funds. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The form 990 and related schedules were prepared by the Associate Director and reviewed by the Executive Director. The NDHC Board of Directors received an electronic copy of the form 990 and the related schedules for their review before the return was filed with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c At each meeting of the NDHC Board of Directors, actual and potential conflicts of interest are discussed and ruled on by the Chair before discussions and voting on grant applications or potential projects take place. Any board members deemed to have a conflict of interest are excused from the meeting during the discussion and abstain from voting on the relevant grant application or project. The Chair also monitors the outside activities of the Executive Director to ensure that no actual or potential conflicts of interest take place. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The compensation of the Executive Director and the Associate Director are reviewed annually and any adjustments are approved by the NDHC board of directors. The NDHC executive committee conducts performance reviews and takes into consideration the comparable salary survey data for other state humanities councils provided by the Federation of State Humanities Councils. All NDHC board actions related to compensation are recorded in the board meeting minutes. The most recent review and approval of compensation adjustments took place at the October 2015 NDHC board of directors meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Copies of the NDHC audited financial statements are available to the general public upon request. Copies of the governing documents (articles of incorporation, bylaws, policies, etc.) are available to the general public upon request. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g SCHOLAR HONORARIUMS: Fees paid to authors, historians, writers and other humanities professionals for research, articles and humanities presentations.