2012-11-07T15:22:39-06:00 2011-12-31 203296273 HORWICH COLEMAN LEVIN LLC 125 S WACKER DRIVE STE 1500 CHICAGO IL 606064477 990 2011-01-01 364328170 THE HISTORY MAKERS HIST 3126741900 1900 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVENUE CHICAGO IL 60616 JULIEANNA RICHARDSON 3126741900 2012-11-07 1 HORWICH COLEMAN LEVIN LLC P00170127 3123410100 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z JULIEANNA RICHARDSON 1900 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVENUE CHICAGO IL 60616 2296371 0 X WWW.THEHISTORYMAKERS.COM X 1999 IL THE HISTORYMAKERS IS A NATIONAL, 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION COMMITTED TO PRESERVING, DEVELOPING AND PROVIDING EASY ACCESS TO AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ARCHIVAL COLLECTION OF THOUSANDS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN VIDEO ORAL HISTORIES. 9 8 37 50 0 0 2254130 2283994 964 5955 6953 3691 0 2731 2262047 2296371 0 0 0 0 352567 286006 0 0 118915 1776572 1857242 2129139 2143248 132908 153123 962758 1108698 376043 53981 586715 1054717 X THE HISTORYMAKERS INC. (THE COMPANY) WAS ESTABLISHED AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED UNDER ILLINOIS LAW TO VIDEO RECORD THROUGH FIRST PERSON NARRATIVES THE STORIES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORYMAKERS FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE VIDEO AND ORAL HISTORY ARCHIVE. THE COMPANY'S SUPPORT COMES FROM INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATE AND INDIVIDUAL FOUNDATIONS AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. IN ADDITION, THE COMPANY HOLDS FUND RAISING EVENTS TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE GOALS OF THE COMPANY. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2010 THE HISTORYMAKERS ARCHIVE CONTAINS OVER 2,000 VIDEOTAPED ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS. 0 0 1854457 DIGITAL VIDEO ORAL HISTORY ARCHIVES AND INTERVIEWS: VIDEO TAPED ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS. EACH HISTORYMAKERS INTERVIEW IS APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS IN LENGTH. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES THE COST OF BACKGROUND RESEARCH, VIDEOTAPING, EDITING, TRANSCRIBING, ENCODING, DIGITIZING, AND ARCHIVING EACH INTERVIEW. WEBSITE: DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE HISTORYMAKERS WEB SITE THAT ALLOWS USERS TO SAMPLE THE ARCHIVE HOLDINGS ON THE INTERNET. LIVE EVENTS: REPRESENTS THE SERIES KNOWN AS "AN EVENING WITH", THESE EVENTS ARE HELD EACH YEAR. THE EVENTS ARE DESIGNED TO EXPOSE THE HISTORYMAKERS TO DIVERSE AUDIENCES, TELL A STORY OF A PROMINENT HISTORYMAKER, AND RAISE FUNDS. 1854457 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 1 44 0 1 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 IL X HISTORY MAKERS 3126741900 1900 S MICHIGAN AVENUE CHICAGO IL 60616 ANTOINETTE COOK BUSH 1.00 X 0 0 0 KELLY MCNAMRA CORLEY 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK D GOODMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 H MELVIN MING 1.00 X 0 0 0 AL B REID 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS SIMMONS 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIEANNA RICHARDSON 40.00 X 148750 0 0 148750 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 538550 933670 811774 2283994 PRODUCT SALES 900099 3692 3692 2263 2263 5955 3691 3691 0 538550 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 2731 2731 2731 2296371 12377 0 0 196722 129837 39344 27541 89284 58927 17857 12500 1015 671 203 141 64870 42814 12974 9082 31512 20798 6302 4412 32531 21471 6506 4554 156000 102960 31200 21840 26772 26772 1325 847 265 213 42786 28239 8557 5990 GRANT PROJECT EXPENSE 899151 899151 PROJECT EXPENSES 179940 179940 SPECIAL EVENTS 160506 160506 INTERNET SERVICES 50683 50683 210151 130841 46668 32642 2143248 1854457 169876 118915 140721 203750 574911 677783 88510 79056 402788 254679 158616 148109 962758 1108698 22543 53981 353500 0 376043 53981 X 586715 329011 725706 586715 1054717 962758 1108698 X 153123 314879 X 0 1 1 X 1 1 X 783129 1310968 1611898 2246939 2283994 8236928 783129 1310968 1611898 2246939 2283994 8236928 8236928 3496 6953 3691 14140 8251068 130058 0.99830 0.78380 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 19930 2104 17826 382858 252575 130283 148109 2296371 2143248 153123 314879 314879 468002 2296371 0 2296371 0 2296371 2143248 0 2143248 0 2143248 EVENINGS EVENTS WITH CELEBRITIES 3 JULIEANNA RICHARDSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND LANDLORD 156000 THE ORGANIZATION LEASES ITS FACILITY FROM AN ENTITY THAT IS OWNED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE LEASE IS AT THE FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR COMPARABLE PROPERTY IN THE CHICAGO AREA 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS EMAILED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION DEFINES AN OPERATING POLICY ON ALL MATTER THAT MIGHT LEAD TO A CONFLICT. THIS IS COMMUNICATED TO BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY. EACH BOARD MEMBER ACKNOWLEDGES THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE POLICY BY SIGNING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A DETERMINATION OF THE CEO'S SALARY IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMPARABILITY DATA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON WRITTEN REQUEST THE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR MAILING OR PICK-UP. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENTS: 314,879.