2012-09-11T13:22:47-05:00 2011-10-31 RUNYON KERSTEEN OUELLETTE 20 LONG CREEK DRIVE SOUTH PORTLAND MA 04106 990 2010-11-01 010339295 MAINE HUMANITIES COUNCIL MAIN 2077735051 674 BRIGHTON AVENUE PORTLAND ME 041021012 JOHN OPPERMAN 2077735051 2012-09-08 1 THOMAS EMERY 2077732986 2010 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z JOHN OPPERMAN 674 BRIGHTON AVENUE PORTLAND ME 041021012 1997728 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. 22 22 13 120 0 0 1516295 1434350 46187 95397 37455 49970 14622 23601 1614559 1603318 104302 183321 0 0 652910 660569 0 0 160577 704223 776233 1461435 1620123 153124 -16805 3464282 3276463 539709 359885 2924573 2916578 X TO CONDUCT HUMANITIES PROGRAMS PRIMARILY IN MAINE IN AREAS OF READING AND LITERACY, CULTURAL HERITAGE, CONTEMPORARY ISSUES & TEACHER ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS. 0 0 239559 A GENERAL AUDIENCE PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO MIGHT ATTEND A BOOK DISCUSSION OR ATTEND A COMMUNITY SEMINAR. 294296 95397 TEACHER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FOR K-12 EDUCATORS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE COUNCIL'S MANY TEACHER ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS. 534606 54100 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. 218411 129221 20277 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. 218411 129221 20277 1286872 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 91 0 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 22 22 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 THOMAS K LIZOTTE 3.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER B WEBSTER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANN KIBBIE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA B BIXEL 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID RICHARDS 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES B ALEXANDER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JILL M GOLDTHWAIT 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHRYN HUNT 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHEILA J JANS 1.00 X 0 0 0 LIAM RIORDAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDER A LAWRENCE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN R OPPERMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHEN J PODGAJNY 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA D RAMSAY 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANOUAR MAJID 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALLEN BERGER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KENNETH TEMPLETON 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDITH DANIELS 1.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL TALBOT ROSS 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARYANNE WARD 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL M MARTINEZ 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOUG WOODBURY 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIK JORGENSEN 40.00 X 90614 0 9343 90614 0 9343 0 0 0 0 0 1163218 271132 1434350 SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS 900099 95397 95397 95397 43350 43350 3324 3324 401030 394410 6620 6620 6620 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 20277 20277 20277 1603318 115674 0 53294 129221 129221 54100 54100 99956 45980 37983 15993 448095 323000 46275 78820 50342 38078 5785 6479 23619 11116 5212 7291 38557 26579 5808 6170 36650 29279 7371 291787 269612 8625 13550 6555 1437 5118 59734 36360 4285 19089 15063 12160 654 2249 85252 80443 3773 1036 25132 15835 8983 314 90216 78833 9647 1736 15058 15058 BOOKS 85218 84577 172 469 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 38070 28057 10013 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 25115 19849 3030 2236 MISCELLANEOUS 2383 2356 27 1620123 1286872 172674 160577 235 88 1354732 1125499 124370 85756 6896 14067 3244 3699 505697 143548 372681 362149 1582977 1666058 0 19147 19147 3464282 3276463 76191 80139 40104 27799 423414 251947 539709 359885 X 1573652 1604324 838574 799907 512347 512347 2924573 2916578 3464282 3276463 X -16805 8810 X X 0 1 1 X 1 1 X 1752574 1565794 1478949 1516295 1434350 7747962 1752574 1565794 1478949 1516295 1434350 7747962 105306 7642656 106220 98443 40975 37772 46674 330084 8078046 419090 0.94610 0.95080 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3835 1 200 0 4035 0 EXPLANATION OF OTHER LOBBYING ACTIVITIES: PART II-B, LINE 1I: 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. 683902 26095 709997 601425 82477 683902 542485 58940 601425 0.72200 0.27800 0 0 104900 104900 338723 86253 252470 62074 57295 4779 362149 1603318 1620123 -16805 8810 8810 -7995 1930840 8810 318712 327522 1603318 0 1603318 1938835 318712 318712 1620123 0 1620123 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: 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, 2008 THROUGH 2011. 1 FRACTURED ATLAS 248 WEST 35TH ST 10TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 100012505 113451703 501(C)3 5000 PERFORMANCE ABOUT LOCAL AGRICULTURE, FARMING, AND THE FUTURE OF SMALL FAMILY FARMS IN MAINE. MUSEUMS OF OLD YORK PO BOX 312 YORK ME 03909 222474846 501(C)3 6610 IN HONOR MARY SARTON'S 100TH BIRTHDAY, A CELEBRATION WAS HELD IN YORK. SARTON WAS A FAMOUS LOCAL WRITER. THE PUBLIC WAS INVITED TO HEAR TALKS BY FRIENDS AND SCHOLARS, VIEW FILMS, AND DISCUSS SARTON'S MANY POEMS, NOVELS, JOURNALS, AND MEMOIRS. CAMDEN CONFERENCE PO BOX 882 CAMDEN ME 04843 222946908 501(C)3 9640 TO PROVIDE ONLINE STUDY GUIDES FOR TEACHER/STUDENT TO USE IN HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDY COURSES. THE STUDY GUIDES WILL PRESERVE VIDEO CONTENT FROM EACH YEAR'S CAMDEN CONFERENCE, EXPLORING TOPICS OF MAJOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS INTEREST FOR THE UNITED STATES. ME ISLAND TRAIL ASSOCIATION 58 FORE ST SUITE 30-3 PORTLAND ME 041014849 010478709 501(C)3 5750 THE ASSOCIATION IS RESEARCHING AND DEVELOPING INTERPRETIVE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR LITTLE CHEBEAGUE ISLAND THAT SHOWCASES THE ISLAND'S UNIQUE CULTURAL, HISTORICAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES. OSHER MAP LIBRARY ASSOCIATION PO BOX 9301 PORTLAND ME 041049301 010459572 501(C)3 7500 TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROJECT TO DIGITIZE RARE MAPS AND BOOKS COLLECTION, ALLOWING FREE PUBLIC ACCESS THROUGH OSHER MAP LIBRARY'S WEBSITE. FRANCO-AMERICAN HERITAGE CENTER PO BOX 1627 LEWISTON ME 04241 010536445 501(C)3 10000 INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT USING BILINGUAL VIDEOTAPED INTERVIEWS, ORAL HISTORIES, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND OTHER MEMORABILIA TO EXPLAIN THE ENDURING LEGACY OF THE SISTES OF CHARITY TO LEWISTON-AUBURN'S 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY RELIGIOUS, COMMUNITY, HEALTH, AND CULTURAL LIFE. MAINE FILM CENTER 177 MAIN ST WATERVILLE ME 04901 010419284 501(C)3 8500 TO PURCHASE TWO NEW DIGITAL PROJECTORS TO ENHANCE THE VISUAL EXPERIENCE FOR FILMMAKERS AND THEIR AUDIENCE. DYER LIBRARYSACO MUSEUM 371 MAIN ST SACO ME 04072 010211500 501(C)3 10000 TO COMPLETE PROJECT TO CONSERVE THE HISTORIC "MOVING PANORAMA" ORIGINALLY CREATED IN 1851, MAKING IT ACCESSIBLE PERMANENTLY TO AUDIENCES ONCE AGAIN. YARMOUTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY 215 MAIN ST PO BOX 107 YARMOUTH ME 04096 010351334 501(C)3 10000 TO DEVELOP AN INTERPRETIVE, PERMANENT EXHIBITION OF LOCAL TOWN HISTORY. THE EXHIBITION WILL ALLOW VISITORS ACCESS TO MUCH MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YARMOUTH'S VIBRANT HISTORY ON THE ROYAL RIVER. 9 TEACHER STIPENDS TO ATTEND THE TEACHING AMERICAN HISTORY PROGRAM. 43 54100 0 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, EVERY BOARD MEMBER RECEIVED AND WAS ASKED TO REVIEW A COPY OF THE COUNCIL'S FORM 990 PRIOR TO ITS BEING FILED. MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES WERE ASKED TO AFFIRM THAT THEY HAVE, IN FACT, REVIEWED THE DOCUMENT. FOLLOWING A PERIOD WHERE ANY QUESTIONS CAN BE ANSWERED, THE COUNCIL WILL FILE 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 THEIR PORTLAND OFFICE. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: NET UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS: 8,810. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C - AUDIT OVERSIGHT: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED.