2023-06-28T12:58:53-05:00 2022-10-31 872525370 CITRIN COOPERMAN ADVISORS LLC 500 EXCHANGE STREET SUITE 9-100 PROVIDENCE RI 02903 990 2021-11-01 050376246 RHODE ISLAND COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES RHOD 4012732250 131 WASHINGTON STREET 210 PROVIDENCE RI 02903 ELIZABETH FRANCIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4012732250 2023-03-22 1 ELIZABETH FRANCIS 999009999 MICHAEL E CRISCIONE P01456801 4014214800 2023-03-22 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z ELIZABETH FRANCIS 131 WASHINGTON STREET 210 PROVIDENCE RI 02903 1118044 0 X WWW.RIHUMANITIES.ORG X 1977 RI THE RHODE ISLAND COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES SEEDS, SUPPORTS, AND STRENGTHENS PUBLIC HISTORY, CULTURAL HERITAGE, CIVIC EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BY AND FOR ALL RHODE ISLANDERS. 20 20 7 31 0 0 1565059 1099629 0 0 52577 5898 -11494 -17150 1606142 1088377 795233 178264 0 0 522718 604464 0 0 187447 278299 321137 1596250 1103865 9892 -15488 486015 359906 128965 61254 357050 298652 X THE RHODE ISLAND COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES SEEDS, SUPPORTS, AND STRENGTHENS PUBLIC HISTORY, CULTURAL HERITAGE, CIVIC EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BY AND FOR ALL RHODE ISLANDERS. FOUNDED IN 1973, THE RHODE ISLAND COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES IS A STATE AFFILIATE OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES. AS A NON-PROFIT 501(C)(3), THE COUNCIL RECEIVES FUNDING FROM FEDERAL, STATE AND PRIVATE SOURCES. 0 0 720620 178264 THE RHODE ISLAND COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES (THE COUNCIL) MARKED SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING THE 2022 FISCAL YEAR, CONTINUING TO FULFILL ITS MISSION TO SEED, SUPPORT, AND STRENGTHEN PUBLIC HISTORY, CULTURAL HERITAGE, CIVIC EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BY AND FOR ALL RHODE ISLANDERS. THE COUNCIL WAS SUPPORTED THROUGH FEDERAL FUNDS, FOUNDATION GRANTS, INDIVIDUAL GIFTS, AND CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS.THE COUNCIL'S STANDARD GRANTMAKING PROGRAM AWARDED APPROXIMATELY $178,264 TO 32 GRANT PROJECTS ACROSS THE STATE. THE COUNCIL ALSO CONTINUED TO MANAGE AND SUPPORT THE 66 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANTS, TOTALING $528,000, AWARDED IN SEPTEMBER 2021 THROUGH THE RI CHARG GRANT PROGRAM, A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE RHODE ISLAND STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS IN SUPPORT OF ARTS, HUMANITIES, AND CULTURAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AFFECTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN RHODE ISLAND.THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC HUMANITIES AND CULTURAL HERITAGE AT BROWN UNIVERSITY AND THE RHODE ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY, THE COUNCIL CONTINUED TO PRODUCE RHODE TOUR, A WEBSITE AND SMARTPHONE APP FOR STORIES ABOUT RHODE ISLAND CULTURE AND HISTORY. THE APP AND WEBSITE HOSTED 45,000 ANNUAL USERS AND NOW FEATURES OVER 359 STORIES AND 36 INDIVIDUAL TOURS.THE COUNCIL COMPLETED AND PUBLICLY LAUNCHED TWO STATEWIDE REPORTS. CULTURE IS KEY ANALYZES INSIGHTS FROM 69 CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, 9 JOURNALISTS, AND 9 ADVISORS AND PRESENTS INDICATORS FOR HOW CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS STRENGTHEN CIVIC HEALTH. RHODE ISLAND CIVIC HEALTH INDEX IS THE FIRST EVER DATA-DRIVEN ANALYSIS OF THE STATE'S CIVIC HEALTH. INCORPORATES MULTIPLE DATA SOURCES, INCLUDING 751 SURVEY RESPONSES FROM EVERY CITY AND TOWN. THE INDEX WAS SUPPORTED BY FUNDING THROUGH THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES A MORE PERFECT UNION INITIATIVE. AN ADDITIONAL $45,000 GRANT FROM THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION WILL SUPPORT ONGOING COMMUNITY EVENTS RELATED TO ISSUES AND INDICATORS DISCUSSED IN THE INDEX.THROUGH AN ONGOING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION AND RHODE ISLAND STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS, THE RI EXPANSION ARTS PROGRAM (RIEAP) CONTINUED TO OFFER FUNDING AND ORGANIZATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY-BASED, CULTURALLY DIVERSE ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS.THE COUNCIL'S ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF THE HUMANITIES INCLUDED A VIRTUAL FORMAT AS WELL AS A 50-PERSON "WATCH PARTY." THE CELEBRATION INCLUDED AN ENGAGING ROUNDTABLE OF AWARDEES AND ALSO THE FIRST-EVER NATIONAL KEYNOTE SPEAKER FROM MONICA GUZMAN. THE VIDEO CURRENTLY HAS 181 VIEWS. 720620 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 27 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X ELIZABETH FRANCIS 4012732250 131 WASHINGTON STREET PROVIDENCE RI 02903 JONATHAN STEVENS MCP CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JULIE NORA PHD IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TIFFINI BOWERS VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARCIA SOUSA DA PONTE SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JORGE MEJIA TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DOUG POPOVICH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATAYOUN ALIDADI PHD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHERRY ARNOLD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEANNINE DINGUS-EASON PHD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANTONIA NOORI FARZAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DON E WINEBERG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA R RILEY BOARD MEMBER (TILL 3/31/22) 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES P RILEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 REENIE BARROW BOARD MEMBER (TILL 3/31/22) 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOAN ABRAMS BOARD MEMBER (TILL 3/31/22) 1.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA SCHEINBERG PHD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEANNETTE E RILEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSH STENGER PHD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL R FEIN PHD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELAINE B FAIN MD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT CRAVEN ESQ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 C ALEXANDER CHIULLI ESQ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KENNETH C NEWMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KENNY ALSTON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH FRANCIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 110412 0 27890 110412 0 27890 1 0 0 0 0 49750 885382 164497 1099629 3085 3085 15330 12517 2813 2813 2813 0 49750 17150 -17150 -17150 1088377 0 0 -11252 X 178264 178264 117247 58315 37620 21312 358947 176251 84369 98327 46786 24111 7393 15282 42984 25209 5335 12440 38500 18895 9694 9911 46345 9733 34787 1825 595 595 150588 131925 6867 11796 500 500 21979 18617 352 3010 49739 39949 2471 7319 14442 12266 522 1654 1700 792 364 544 229 184 11 34 3065 3065 3755 2272 1024 459 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 17936 14316 879 2741 MISCELLANEOUS 10264 9021 450 793 1103865 720620 195798 187447 200317 72750 10810 51926 5346 6924 39585 32797 2736 6788 266806 221518 486015 359906 39342 29140 87123 32114 2500 0 128965 61254 X 116613 75789 240437 222863 357050 298652 486015 359906 -15488 -42910 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 945949 839967 1413210 1565059 1099629 5863814 945949 839967 1413210 1565059 1099629 5863814 5863814 7713 13201 5038 52577 5898 84427 -11494 -17150 -28644 5919597 0.99060 0.98470 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 202299 -22647 7681 1687 170284 156877 54276 7259 1595 202299 160303 5126 7005 1547 156877 154524 14104 6805 1520 160303 156185 5182 6843 154524 1.00000 1 0 39585 32797 6788 6788 INVESTMENTS HELD BY RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION 170284 F EQUITY INVESTMENTS 51234 F 221518 X 1044872 -42910 -42910 1087782 595 595 1088377 1103270 0 1103270 595 595 1103865 PART V, LINE 4: THE COUNCIL HAS IRREVOCABLY TRANSFERRED AMOUNTS RAISED FOR THE CREATION OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS (THE FUNDS) TO THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION (AN UNRELATED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE FOUNDATION). IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE INSTRUMENT OF TRANSFER (THE INSTRUMENT), ANNUAL DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THE FUNDS WILL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DISTRIBUTION POLICIES OF THE FOUNDATION. THE TERMS OF THE ARTICLES OF COUNCIL OF THE FOUNDATION AND THE INSTRUMENT GIVE THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS VARIANCE POWER OVER THE FUNDS. VARIANCE POWER GIVES THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD THE AUTHORITY TO REDIRECT DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THE FUNDS AT THEIR DISCRETION IF "CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE SO CHANGED SINCE THE EXECUTION OF THE INSTRUMENT AS TO RENDER UNNECESSARY, UNDESIRABLE, IMPRACTICAL, OR IMPOSSIBLE A LITERAL COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE INSTRUMENT." IN ALL RESPECTS, THE USE OF THE FUNDS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE FOUNDATION. PART X, LINE 2: THE COUNCIL IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES AS A PUBLIC CHARITY UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE COUNCIL OPERATES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AT BOTH THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVELS. THE COUNCIL ANNUALLY FILES IRS FORM 990 - RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, REPORTING VARIOUS INFORMATION THAT THE IRS USES TO MONITOR THE ACTIVITIES OF TAX-EXEMPT ENTITIES, THE FORM 990 IS SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES GENERALLY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. THE FORM 990 FOR THE YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2018, 2019 AND 2020 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES. THE COUNCIL CURRENTLY HAS NO TAX EXAMINATIONS IN PROCESS. CELEBRATION OF THE HUMANITIES 49750 49750 4000 533 784 2522 100 9211 49750 49750 4000 533 784 2522 100 9211 17150 -17150 1 QUEERARCHIVEWORK INC 400 HARRIS AVENUE UNIT F PROVIDENCE RI 02909 844940800 501(C)(3) 12000 0 QUEER/TRANS ZINEFEST (QTZ) 2022 FIRSTWORKS 235 PROMENADE STREET SUITE 130 PROVIDENCE RI 02908 222597014 501(C)(3) 12000 0 RAISE YOUR VOICE: WIDENING THE CIRCLE THROUGH NARRATIVES AND DANCE SCHOOL ONE 220 UNIVERSITY AVE PROVIDENCE RI 02906 050352225 501(C)(3) 8100 0 WRITE RHODE ISLAND NAVAL WAR COLLEGE FOUNDATION 686 CUSHING ROAD NEWPORT RI 02841 237063084 501(C)(3) 9240 0 ROGERS HIGH SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL STUDIES & LEADERSHIP PROGRAM STAGES OF FREEDOM 10 WESTMINSTER STREET PROVIDENCE RI 02903 200027676 501(C)(3) 12000 0 BLACK INK ON WHITE PAPER: THE AFRICAN AMERICAN PRESS IN RHODE ISLAND PROVIDENCE COMMUNITY LIBRARY PO BOX 9267 PROVIDENCE RI 02940 364640304 501(C)(3) 6600 0 PROVIDENCE SEED LIBRARY AMOS HOUSE 460 PINE STREET PROVIDENCE RI 02907 050387218 501(C)(3) 12000 0 THERAPEUTIC ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT RECOVERY CAPEVERDEAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 120 HIGH STREET PAWTUCKET RI 02860 050476404 501(C)(3) 12000 0 RECUPERATING HISTORY THROUGH DANCE: A RHODE ISLAND STORY OF CAPE VERDE LITTLE COMPTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY PO BOX 577 LITTLE COMPTON RI 02837 056010240 501(C)(3) 12000 0 THE SECRETS OF CELLAR HOLES: BLENDING PUBLIC ARCHAEOLOGY & LOCAL HISTORY IN LITTLE COMPTON MANTON AVENUE PROJECT 55 PUTNAM STREET PROVIDENCE RI 02909 061725016 501(C)(3) 12000 0 IMAGINING THE NEW NORMAL: PLAYWRITING FOR YOUTH IN OLNEYVILLE, COMMUNITY TOUR AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS RHODE ISLAND BLACK STORYTELLERS C/O SOUTHSIDE CULTURAL CENTER 393 BROAD STREET PROVIDENCE RI 02907 050516630 501(C)(3) 12000 0 FULLY OURSELVES: A STORY OF BLACK TENNIS RIVERZEDGE ARTS PROJECT 196 2ND AVENUE WOONSOCKET RI 02895 134206227 501(C)(3) 8400 0 WOONSOCKET SOCIAL FLATLANDS WAYFINDING MARKERS 15 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE BOARD'S APPROVAL OF THE FORM IS GIVEN PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REQUIRED FOR ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES. ALL RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS ARE MONITORED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PERFORMS AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. SALARIES AND WAGES FOR BOTH MANAGEMENT AND THE STAFF ARE SET AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGETING PROCESS WITH BOARD APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE COUNCIL'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FEDERAL FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST MADE TO THE COUNCIL'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 131,925. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 6,867. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 11,796. TOTAL EXPENSES 150,588. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: OVERSIGHT OF AUDIT THE COUNCIL'S AUDIT COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT. THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS HAS REMAINED UNCHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.