2014-04-15T13:39:05-05:00 2013-10-31 010440155 RUNYON KERSTEEN OUELLETTE 20 LONG CREEK DRIVE SOUTH PORTLAND ME 04106 990 2012-11-01 010339295 MAINE HUMANITIES COUNCIL MAIN 2077735051 674 BRIGHTON AVENUE PORTLAND ME 041021012 HAYDEN ANDERSON 2077735051 2014-04-12 1 LISA DUNBAR P00505024 2077732986 2012 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z HAYDEN ANDERSON 674 BRIGHTON AVENUE PORTLAND ME 041021012 1418899 0 X WWW.MAINEHUMANITIES.ORG X 1976 ME TO CONDUCT HUMANITIES PROGRAMS PRIMARILY IN MAINE IN AREAS OF READING AND LITERACY, CULTURAL HERITAGE, CONTEMPORARY ISSUES & TEACHER ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS. 16 16 12 23 0 0 1186048 1097401 45985 44252 86339 37692 2373 8960 1320745 1188305 106961 113577 0 0 547910 560349 0 0 166563 451171 489836 1106042 1163762 214703 24543 3387427 3524430 227141 214606 3160286 3309824 X TO CONDUCT HUMANITIES PROGRAMS PRIMARILY IN MAINE IN AREAS OF READING AND LITERACY, CULTURAL HERITAGE, CONTEMPORARY ISSUES & TEACHER ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS. 0 0 421811 10000 A GENERAL AUDIENCE PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO MIGHT ATTEND A BOOK DISCUSSION OR ATTEND A COMMUNITY SEMINAR OR OTHER PROGRAM. 22110 900 44252 TEACHER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FOR K-12 EDUCATORS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE COUNCIL'S TEACHER ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS. 174664 SPECIAL AUDIENCES - LITERATURE AND MEDICINE SEMINARS FOR DOCTORS, NURSES, HOSPITAL TRUSTEES AND STAFF TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON THEIR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN RELATION TO THEIR PATIENTS AND COLLEAGUES.NEW BOOKS NEW READERS - READING AND DISCUSSION SEMINARS FOR ADULTS WITH LITTLE READING EXPERIENCE. 168374 102677 8534 COMMUNITY HISTORY, REGRANTS & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE- COMMUNITY HISTORY AND CULTURAL TOURISM PROVIDING GRANTS TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES, MUSEUMS AND SCHOOLS, SUPPORTING MULTI-GENERATIONAL COLLABORATIONS AND RESEARCH INTO THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF MAINE'S TOWNS. THE MAINE HUMANITIES COUNCIL PROVIDES GRANTS OF $500-$10,000 TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AROUND MAINE THAT SUPPORT GRASSROOTS HUMANITIES PROJECTS. THESE GRANTS ARE FUNDED THROUGH MAINE'S NEW CENTURY COMMUNITY PROGRAM, AND ARE AWARDED ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS TO LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS, SCHOOLS, HISTORICAL SOCIETIES AND OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN MAINE. A COMPLETE LIST OF PAST GRANTS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.MAINEHUMANITIES.ORG. 168374 102677 8534 786959 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 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 39 0 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 ME X X EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2077735051 674 BRIGHTON AVENUE PORTLAND ME 041021012 PETER B WEBSTER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 PATRICIA B BIXEL 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANN KIBBIE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID RICHARDS 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL DOIRON 1.00 X 0 0 0 LIAM RIORDAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN R HAYES 1.00 X 0 0 0 KENNETH TEMPLETON 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE GIARD DRAEGER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHRYN HUNT 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM LIZOTTE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERICA QUIN-EASTER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN OPPERMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RICK SPEER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL GUNN 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARYANNE C WARD 1.00 X 0 0 0 HAYDEN ANDERSON 40.00 X 30445 0 1319 30445 0 1319 0 0 0 0 0 855073 242328 1097401 SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS 900099 44252 44252 44252 38659 38659 426 426 229627 230594 -967 -967 -967 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 8534 8534 8534 1188305 52786 0 38118 X 112677 112677 900 900 90968 50064 20795 20109 372887 207403 83429 82055 31190 16462 7713 7015 32853 17279 8175 7399 32451 17177 7984 7290 601 400 201 37279 24820 12459 210515 192518 5652 12345 6435 335 6100 44023 18348 7652 18023 8842 6211 1485 1146 26767 24064 2703 25264 12463 11626 1175 33863 24341 7852 1670 12668 12668 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 29379 20521 8858 BOOKS 23889 22945 356 588 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 18029 15985 653 1391 MISCELLANEOUS 12282 2046 9979 257 1163762 786959 210240 166563 21 200 1129609 1135190 88039 114226 33230 6022 3549 3599 526479 168502 355991 357977 1757741 1887969 19247 19247 3387427 3524430 27276 58330 9819 11124 190046 145152 227141 214606 X 1686018 1745485 961921 1051992 512347 512347 3160286 3309824 3387427 3524430 24543 124995 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 1478949 1516295 1434350 1186048 1097401 6713043 1478949 1516295 1434350 1186048 1097401 6713043 6713043 40975 37772 46674 41403 39085 205909 6918952 353281 0.97020 0.96040 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1008 1 1964 0 2972 0 EXPLANATION OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES: PART II-B, LINE 1: MAINE HUMANITIES COUNCIL PARTICIPATES IN "HUMANITIES ON THE HILL", THE NATIONAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM FOR LOBBYING ON BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES BUDGET. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND A BOARD MEMBER TRAVEL TO DC TO VISIT THE FEDERAL CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES AND ADVOCATE FOR THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES PORTION OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET. 776150 127170 903320 709997 66153 776150 683902 26095 709997 601425 82477 683902 542485 58940 601425 0.57000 0.43000 0 0 104900 104900 338724 103873 234851 82855 64629 18226 357977 X 1462670 124995 149370 274365 1188305 0 1188305 1313132 149370 149370 1163762 0 1163762 DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS: PART V, LINE 4: TO GENERATE INCOME TO SUPPORT THE HARRIET P. HENRY CENTER FOR THE BOOK. DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X, LINE 2: THE COUNCIL FOLLOWS THE PROVISIONS OF ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE INCOME TAXES TOPIC OF THE FASB ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION. THIS STATEMENT CLARIFIES THE CRITERIA THAT AN INDIVIDUAL TAX POSITION MUST SATISFY FOR SOME OR ALL OF THE BENEFITS OF THAT POSITION TO BE RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IT ALSO PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD OF MORE LIKELY-THAN-NOT, AND A MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR ALL TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN, IN ORDER FOR THOSE TAX POSITIONS TO BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THERE WAS NO CUMULATIVE EFFECT ON THE COUNCIL'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RELATED TO FOLLOWING THESE PROVISIONS, AND NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WERE ACCRUED. THE COUNCIL IS CURRENTLY OPEN TO AUDIT UNDER THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR THE YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2010 THROUGH 2013. 1 MAINE COAST FISHERMAN'S ASSOCIATION PO BOX 112 TOPSHAM ME 04086 272220474 501(C)3 7500 EXHIBITS WERE DISPLAYED IN 3 LOCATIONS IN LATE 2013, PRESENTING PHOTOS AND AUDIO CLIPS FROM ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS WITHCOMMUNITY-BASED FISHERMEN TO CAPTURE THEIR STORIES AND WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF THE GULF OF MAINE. THE DOCUMENTED OBSERVATIONSILLUSTRATE THE IMPORTANT ROLE FISHERIES HAVE PLAYED IN MAINE'S COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND THE MANY CURRENT THREATS TO THIS WAY OF LIFE. THE MARK & EMILY TURNER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 39 SECOND STREET PRESQUE ISLE ME 04769 016149025 501(C)3 7000 AS PART OF A LARGER BUILDING ENHANCEMENT PROJECT, THE LIBRARY USED THIS GRANT TO EXPAND SHELVING FOR THEIR CEMETERY RECORDS,GENEALOGICAL RESOURCES, MAPS, AND OTHER HISTORICAL MATERIAL. THIS WILL ALLOW GREATER ACCESS TO THE ARTIFACTS AND ARCHIVAL MATERIALSFOR RESEARCHERS AND HISTORIANS, AS WELL AS FOR REGULAR LIBRARY PATRONS. MERRILL MEMORIAL LIBRARY 215 MAIN STREET YARMOUTH ME 04096 016012936 501(C)3 10000 FOLLOWING A MAJOR RENOVATION AND EXPANSION, THE LIBRARY NOW HAS DEDICATED SPACE FOR PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND PROGRAMMING.THIS PROJECT CREATED A FLEXIBLE THEATER ON THE LIBRARY'S THIRD FLOOR WITH AUDIO/VISUAL EQUIPMENT, PROVIDING SPACE ABLE TOACCOMMODATE AND EXPAND LIBRARY PROGRAMS, PLUS PROVIDE SPACE FOR MEETINGS OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AS NEEDED. PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART 7 CONGRESS SQUARE PORTLAND ME 04101 010378420 501(C)3 7500 IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MAINE CIVIL WAR TRAIL PROJECT, THE MUSEUM PRESENTED A SPECIAL WINSLOW HOMER EXHIBITION AND RELATEDEDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING (9/7/13-12/8/13). USING RARELY-SEEN HOMER PRINTS AND PAINTINGS FROM THE 1860'S, THIS EXHIBITIONEXAMINED HOMER'S OBSERVATIONS ON THE NATURE OF MODERN WARFARE AND THE IMPACT OF THE SECTIONAL CONFLICT ON AMERICAN SOCIETY. PORTLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY 5 MONUMENT SQUARE PORTLAND ME 04101 016000802 501(C)3 6000 THE LIBRARY PROMOTED A CITYWIDE "READ" USING EIGHT BOOKS (SUITABLE FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULT LEVEL) RELATED TO MAINE'S RECENTLYARRIVED REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. PRESENTATIONS AND BOOK DISCUSSIONS WERE HELD IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS (APRIL-DECEMBER, 2013) TO ENCOURAGE UNDERSTANDING AROUND UNIVERSAL THEMES OF JOURNEYS, HOME, TRADITION, AND NEIGHBORS. SCHOODIC ARTS FOR ALL 427 MAIN STREET WINTER HARBOR ME 04693 015032230 501(C)3 5250 THIS JOINT PROJECT INCLUDED A PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT (JULY-AUG. 2013) FEATURING 45 PHOTOGRAPHS MADE FROM GLASS NEGATIVES IN THETHIS JOINT PROJECT INCLUDED A PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT (JULY-AUG. 2013) FEATURING 45 PHOTOGRAPHS MADE FROM GLASS NEGATIVES IN THEPENOBSCOT MARINE MUSEUM COLLECTION. THE PHOTOS SHOW DAILY LIFE IN THE WINTER HARBOR AREA DATING FROM THE EARLY 1900'S. LOCALSTUDENTS ARE USING THE EXHIBIT, ARTIFACTS, AND RELATED ORAL HISTORY ACTIVITIES AS A RESEARCH PROJECT FOR THE LOCAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY. BANGOR MUSEUM AND HISTORY CENTER 159 UNION STREET BANGOR ME 04401 010282853 501(C)3 10000 THIS PROJECT WILL INCREASE THE VISIBILITY OF THE MUSEUM AND DISPLAY ITS COLLECTIONS TO THE PUBLIC IN A CITY-WIDE EXHIBITION THROUGH THEPURCHASE OF LIGHTWEIGHT, MODULAR EXHIBIT DISPLAY WALLS, LIGHTS, DISPLAY CASES, AND CUSTOM BUILT FLOOR CASES. THESE COMPONENTSWILL BE USED TO DISPLAY MUSEUM ARTIFACTS AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN HIGH-TRAFFIC AREAS AROUND THE CITY OF BANGOR. BRICK STORE MUSEUM 117 MAIN STREET KENNEBUNK ME 04043 010238760 501(C)3 5413 WORKING TO BECOME A SELF-SUSTAINING COMMUNITY CENTER FOR CULTURE AND ART, THE MUSEUM PURCHASED EXHIBIT INSTALLATION MATERIALS,MUCH-NEEDED WEBSITE PLATFORM TECHNOLOGY, AND ITEMS FOR A HANDICAPPED-ACCESSIBLE WORK STATION TO PROVIDE VISITORS WITH A VIRTUALTOUR. THE PROJECT INCREASES PUBLIC ACCESS TO MUSEUM HOLDINGS AND FURTHERS THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATIONAL MISSION. PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.: PART I, LINE 2: SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: THROUGH ONGOING RELATIONSHIPS WITH GRANTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 FOLLOWING REVIEW BY MANAGEMENT AND THE COUNCIL'S ACCOUNTANT, A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO EVERY BOARD MEMBER FOR REVIEW. BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO REVIEW THE DOCUMENT. MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ARE ASKED TO AFFIRM THAT THEY HAVE REVIEWED THE DOCUMENT. FOLLOWING A PERIOD OF QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS BY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THE COUNCIL FILES FORM 990 WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THROUGH SELF REPORTING AND HONESTY PRACTICES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S ANNUAL COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY A PERSONNEL COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS WELL AS THE BOARD PRESIDENT. ALL MHC SALARIES INCLUDING THAT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARE MEASURED AGAINST RELEVANT INDICES. THESE INCLUDE THE SCALE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION AT OTHER MAINE NON-PROFIT OGRNAIZATIONS OF SIMILAR BUDGET SIZE TO THE COUNCIL (AS REPORTED IN THE MAINE ASSOCIATION OF NONPROFITS SALARY SURVEY) AS WELL AS SALARY AND BENEFIT SURVEYS FOR ALL HUMANITIES COUNCILS PREPARED BY THE FEDERATION OF STATE HUMANITIES COUNCILS. THESE SURVEYS PROVIDE DATA ON A NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND BUDGET-SPECIFIC BASIS, AND THE COUNCIL'S GOAL IS TO COMPENSATE ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER EMPLOYEES WITHIN A RANGE OF +/- 20% OF THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR HUMANITIES COUNCILS. THE COUNCIL INCLUDES A TOTAL COMPENSATION POLICY IN ITS EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK DOCUMENTING ITS COMPENSATION PROCEDURES. THE POLICY NOTES THAT SALARY RANGES ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY AND A FULL COMPENSATION PLAN EVALUATION IS CONDUCTED EVERY THREE TO FIVE YEARS. "PAY ADJUSTMENTS MAY BE MADE WHEN THE BUDGET ALLOWS, WHEN THE MARKET DICTATES, AND WHEN JUSTIFIED BY PERFORMANCE." FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE MAINE HUMANITIES COUNCIL ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT IT'S PORTLAND OFFICE. OTHER FEES FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G ALL OTHER FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 192,518. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 5,652. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 12,345. TOTAL EXPENSES 210,515. AUDIT OVERSIGHT FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.