2018-05-03T07:44:44-05:00 2017-10-31 222428965 CITRIN COOPERMAN & COMPANY LLP TEN WEYBOSSET STREET - SUITE 700 PROVIDENCE RI 02903 990 2016-11-01 050376246 RHODE ISLAND COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES RHOD 4012732250 131 WASHINGTON STREET NO 210 PROVIDENCE RI 02903 ELIZABETH FRANCIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4012732250 2018-03-20 1 MARTHA HULTZMAN P00107728 4014214800 100.40.105.170 2018-03-20 07:10:45 ED P 74502E8863B571506E3414824ABD20D747661247 89423EEE093666D05D1B5E1B0E7EE0F681134BFB 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z ELIZABETH FRANCIS 131 WASHINGTON STREET NO 210 PROVIDENCE RI 02903 955015 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. 21 21 7 30 0 0 1045849 908094 1650 1800 4586 20856 -4308 -3335 1047777 927415 184248 175860 0 0 452204 454726 0 0 101297 418679 345315 1055131 975901 -7354 -48486 400400 348910 65308 63831 335092 285079 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 50L(C)(3), THE COUNCIL RECEIVES FUNDING FROM FEDERAL, STATE AND PRIVATE SOURCES. 0 0 734393 175860 1800 THE RHODE ISLAND COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES (THE COUNCIL) MARKED SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING THE 2017 FISCAL YEAR, CONTINUING TO GROW AS AN INNOVATIVE, COLLABORATIVE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTING PEOPLE AND PROJECTS ACROSS RHODE ISLAND AND DEVELOPING WAYS TO MAKE THE HUMANITIES MORE AVAILABLE AND MORE POWERFUL FOR ALL.THE COUNCIL'S GRANTMAKING PROGRAM FUNDED PROJECTS THAT TOGETHER EXPRESSED THE VITALITY OF RHODE ISLAND'S HUMANITIES COMMUNITY, AWARDING APPROXIMATELY $178,462 TO 33 GRANT PROJECTS ACROSS THE STATE. THESE INVESTMENTS LEVERAGED MORE THAN $669,987 IN ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR THE COUNCIL'S GRANTEES. PROJECTS FOCUSED ON A BROAD RANGE OF TOPICS THAT SPEAK TO OUR STATE'S PUBLIC HISTORY, CULTURAL HERITAGE, CIVIC EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THE COUNCIL EXPANDED LITERARY PROGRAMS AS A TOOL FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THROUGH RHODE ISLAND CENTER FOR THE BOOK ACTIVITIES. THE 2017 READING ACROSS RHODE ISLAND PROGRAM SELECTION, JUST MERCY, BY BRYAN STEVENSON, ENGAGED THOUSANDS OF RHODE ISLAND READERS IN AN EXPLORATION OF THE BOOK'S THEMES OF PROXIMITY, TOLERANCE, AND JUSTICE THROUGH PROGRAMS AT SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, BUSINESSES, BOOKSTORES, AND SENIOR CENTERS. THE PROGRAM BROUGHT TOGETHER AN AUDIENCE OF OVER 700 PEOPLE FOR A CULMINATING EVENT WITH THE AUTHOR. THE KIDS READING ACROSS RHODE ISLAND PROGRAM INCREASED CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SCHOOL AND SUMMER READING FOR CHILDREN IN GRADES 3-6 BY HOSTING FREE LIBRARY PROGRAMS IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND DISTRIBUTING OVER 2,000 COPIES OF THE 2017 SELECTION, SAVE ME A SEAT, BY SARAH WEEKS AND GITA VARADARAJAN. 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 DEVELOP RHODE TOUR, A WEBSITE AND SMARTPHONE APP FOR STORIES ABOUT RHODE ISLAND CULTURE AND HISTORY. SUPPORTED BY GRANTS FROM THE PROVIDENCE TOURISM COUNCIL AND THE HERITAGE HARBOR FOUNDATION, THE RHODE TOUR PARTNERS ADDED SIX NEW TOURS, WITH NEARLY 10,000 USERS OF THE APP AND WEBSITE. 734393 1 0 0 1 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 30 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 RI X ELIZABETH FRANCIS 4012732250 131 WASHINGTON STREET PROVIDENCE RI 02903 JOAN ABRAMS TO 33117 BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 POLLY HUTCHESON CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GINA MCDONALD TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SHAWN CHRISTIAN PHD VICE-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PHOEBE BEAN MLS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 WINNIE BROWNELL PHD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON COLLIER TO 33117 BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAUREN DRURY ESQ TO 33117 BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RHODA FLAXMAN PHD TO 33117 BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOUBA GHADESSI PHD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILL HARLEY TO 33117 BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY LEE PARTINGTON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEAN PATIKY SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN SIMMONDS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUE STENHOUSE TO 33117 BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM VAREIKA TO 33117 BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KYLE ZAMBARANO TO 33117 BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 IRENE BARROW BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL CAVICCHI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA RILEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA BEVILACQUA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 C ALEXANDER CHIULLI ESQ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELAINE B FAIN MD BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL R FEIN PHD BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA L KOWAL BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 KENNETH C NEWMAN BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE NORA PHD BOARD MEMBER 6.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN STEVENS MCP BOARD MEMBER 7.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID SYRONEY ESQ CTFA BOARD MEMBER 8.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH FRANCIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 100239 0 16717 100239 0 16717 1 0 0 0 0 47852 660080 200162 908094 LECTURE FEES 900099 1800 1800 1800 20856 20856 24265 47852 27600 -3335 -3335 927415 1800 0 17521 175860 175860 122345 68037 29158 25150 256684 173853 38795 44036 23817 17657 1019 5141 20485 9711 7226 3548 31395 20394 5405 5596 42695 42695 96246 88003 5051 3192 2260 2260 45983 42582 716 2685 48398 38942 2364 7092 22574 20802 606 1166 32311 29094 2897 320 1768 1768 2178 1544 344 290 MISCELLANEOUS 36934 35112 896 926 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 13968 10542 1271 2155 975901 734393 140211 101297 157545 84785 12954 18529 13472 16770 29731 24869 6629 4862 209800 223964 400400 348910 41777 38528 21875 24853 1656 450 65308 63831 X 96594 84228 95572 44666 142926 156185 335092 285079 400400 348910 -48486 -1527 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 741567 877211 890757 947973 908094 4365602 741567 877211 890757 947973 908094 4365602 444235 3921367 1612 1169 903 4586 20856 29126 4394728 0.89230 0.93410 X 168437 163468 331905 497858 2820 2820 42109 40867 82976 124464 142926 18393 5134 156185 145874 3657 6605 142926 152325 36 6487 145874 146691 13245 6247 1364 152325 135622 500 18543 6695 1279 146691 1.00000 1 0 29731 24869 4862 4862 CASH INVESTED LONG TERMS 67779 F INVESTMENTS HELD BY OTHERS 156185 F 223964 X 925888 -1527 -1527 927415 0 927415 975901 0 975901 0 975901 PART X, LINE 2: THE COUNCIL IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES AS A PUBLIC CHARITY UNDER SECTION 50L(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE COUNCIL OPERATES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THEIR 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. THESE TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES GENERALLY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. THE TAX RETURNS FOR THE YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2012, 2013, AND 2014 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES. THE COUNCIL CURRENTLY HAS NO TAX EXAMINATIONS IN PROGRESS. 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. CELEBRATION OF THE HUMANITIES 72117 47852 24265 4000 260 3587 10032 9721 72117 47852 24265 4000 260 3587 10032 9721 27600 -3335 1 PROVIDENCE PRESERVATION SOCIETY 24 MEETING STREET PROVIDENCE RI 02903 050283958 501(C)(3) 10000 WHY PRESERVE? NEW URBAN ARTS 705 WESTMINSTER ST PROVIDENCE RI 02903 050498654 501(C)(3) 10000 SCHOLAR SUPPORT FOR SUMMER ART INTERNSHIPS PRESERVE RHODE ISLAND 957 NORTH MAIN STREET PROVIDENCE RI 02904 056012417 501(C)(3) 10000 DOORS OPEN RHODE ISLAND FESTIVAL PROGRAMMING RHODE ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY 110 BENEVOLENT ST PROVIDENCE RI 02906 050259110 501(C)(3) 5000 TRIPLE DECKER, A NEW ENGLAND LOVE STORY...A TRAILER NEW URBAN ARTS 705 WESTMINSTER ST PROVIDENCE RI 02903 050498654 501(C)(3) 9550 EDUCATIONAL TOUR OF RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOCUSED ON MEDIA, SEGREGATION, AND EXPRESSION YOUTH IN ACTION 672 BROAD STREET PROVIDENCE RI 02907 050495230 501(C)(3) 5000 CORRIDOR COMMUNITIES NEWPORTFILM 174 BELLEVUE AVENUE SUITE 314 NEWPORT RI 02840 272518853 501(C)(3) 10000 NEWPORTFILM OUTDOORS 2017 THE PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF NEWPORT COUNTY 424 BELLEVUE AVE NEWPORT RI 02840 050252708 501(C)(3) 10000 EDIBLE SCHOOLYARD AT GREEN ANIMALS HISTORIC NEW ENGLAND 141 CAMBRIDGE STREET BOSTON MA 02114 042104937 501(C)(3) 10000 EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT ARNOLD HOUSE MANTON AVENUE PROJECT PO BOX 982 PROVIDENCE RI 02901 061725016 501(C)(3) 10000 THE MANTON AVENUE PROJECT'S OUT-OF-SCHOOL-TIME PLAYWRITING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN OLNEYVILLE LITTLE COMPTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY PO BOX 577 LITTLE COMPTON RI 02837 056010240 501(C)(3) 10000 RETHINKING THE WILBOR HOUSE TOUR THE SANDRA FEINSTEIN-GAMM THEATRE 172 EXCHANGE ST PAWTUCKET RI 02860 222797284 501(C)(3) 8683 THE GAMM HUMANITIES FORUMS (2017) PRESERVE RHODE ISLAND 957 NORTH MAIN STREET PROVIDENCE RI 02904 056012417 501(C)(3) 10000 HOW TO BE THERE: AN IMMERSIVE, MULTI-SENSORY EXPERIENCE AT LIPPITT HOUSE MUSEUM PROVIDENCE CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL INC PO BOX 6724 PROVIDENCE RI 02940 270917644 501(C)(3) 10000 2018 PROVIDENCE CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL UPP ARTS PO BOX 27296 PROVIDENCE RI 02907 471412864 501(C)(3) 7900 UPP ARTS ARCHIVE FUSIONWORKS PO BOX 402 LINCOLN RI 02865 222869619 501(C)(3) 10000 MOVING FROM OPPRESSION TO EMPOWERMENT: THE STUDY OF MARGINALIZED GROUPS IN RHODE ISLAND 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 BORAD 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 ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FEDERAL FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST MADE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: OVERSIGHT OF AUDIT THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT. THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS HAS REMAINED UNCHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.