2025-06-03T12:06:02-05:00 2024-10-31 521853933 JM&M 10500 LITTLE PATUXENT PARKWAY SUITE 770 COLUMBIA MD 21044 990 2023-11-01 521166432 HUMANITIES COUNCIL OF WASHINGTON DC HUMA 2027703077 1804 T STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20009 REBECCA LEMOS-OTERO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2027703077 2025-06-02 1 1 TINA PEACHER P01608826 4108840220 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z REBECCA LEMOS-OTERO 1804 T STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20009 2703437 0 X WWW.HUMANITIESDC.ORG X 1980 DC TO FUND AND CONDUCT HUMANITIES-BASED CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WITHIN D.C. 14 13 12 88 0 0 2719733 2697158 0 0 36 3060 950 3219 2720719 2703437 1150774 1208901 0 0 906008 1035393 50400 0 68322 489421 522618 2596603 2766912 124116 -63475 834273 942603 131718 303523 702555 639080 TO ENRICH THE QUALITY OF LIFE, FOSTER INTELLECTUAL STIMULATION, AND PROMOTE CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF LOCAL HISTORY AND CULTURE IN ALL NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE DISTRICT THROUGH HUMANITIES PROGRAMS AND GRANTS. 0 0 2075960 1208901 EACH YEAR, HUMANITIES COUNCIL OF WASHINGTON D.C. (HUMANITIESDC) REACHES THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, ACROSS ALL AGES AND A VARIETY OF DEMOGRAPHICS, THROUGH ORIGINAL PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, AND COMMUNITY GRANTMAKING THAT SUPPORTS OVER 70 PUBLIC HUMANITIES ORGANIZATIONS, PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS ACROSS WASHINGTON, DC. THESE PUBLIC HUMANITIES OFFERINGS ENGAGE PARTICIPANTS IN DISCUSSIONS ON COMMUNITY HISTORY, SOCIO-POLITICAL ISSUES, LITERATURE, ART HISTORY AND CRITICISM, AND MANY MORE TOPICS CONNECTED TO LIFE AND CULTURE IN THE CITY. THROUGH ITS WORK, HUMANITIESDC REACHES OUT TO ALL EIGHT WARDS. 2075960 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 108 0 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X REBECCA LEMOS-OTERO 2027703077 1804 T STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20009 REBECCA LEMOS-OTERO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 150992 0 11721 COLE FIALA CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ALISON JOHNSON SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 HEATHER CLARK TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHINEDU FELIZ OSUCHUKWU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MACEO THOMAS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MJ RYMSZA-PAWLOWSKA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAMYA VIVEKANANDAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AYANNA SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DARYL SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROB BERGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RUBIE COLES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK BOSS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SOJIN KIM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 150992 0 11721 1 0 1 0 0 2678291 18867 2697158 3060 3060 CREDIT CARD REWARDS 900099 2676 2676 GAIN ON LEASE MODIFICA 900099 543 543 3219 2703437 0 0 6279 950186 950186 258715 258715 168000 90423 68679 8898 689993 371375 282072 36546 19463 10476 7956 1031 87287 46984 35680 4623 70650 38111 28822 3717 47363 47363 202434 164450 37984 17369 4348 12235 786 43925 23038 20115 772 94374 50513 38894 4967 4717 4152 565 21232 14460 6772 300 300 25542 13747 10442 1353 8678 4671 3548 459 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 47697 30172 12695 4830 MISCELLANEOUS 4912 139 4733 40 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN 4075 3775 300 2766912 2075960 622630 68322 88992 60819 415793 408200 172391 204905 1908 7995 79887 47265 58164 32622 97025 228062 834273 942603 45223 86874 0 3311 86495 213338 131718 303523 X 702555 639080 702555 639080 834273 942603 -63475 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 2318060 2509797 3305609 2719733 2697158 13550357 2318060 2509797 3305609 2719733 2697158 13550357 13550357 29 14 134 36 3060 3273 778 2877 950 3219 7824 13561454 65783 0.99920 0.99960 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISC REFUNDS - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 778. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 2,877. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 950. CREDIT CARD POINT REWARDS - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 2,676. GAIN ON LEASE MODIFICATION - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 543. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 10443 0 0 10443 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: LOBBYING EXPENSES INCURRED WERE PRIMARILY STAFF TIME AND TRAVEL TO LOCAL MEETINGS. THIS INCLUDES MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO HUMANITIES ON THE HILL, DCPL BUDGET HEARINGS, AND DC GOVERNMENT BUDGET DISCUSSIONS. ORGANIZATIONAL EXPENSES INCLUDE DUES TO THE FEDERATION OF STATE HUMANITIES COUNCILS ALLOCATED TO ADVOCACY. 23287 18965 4322 56600 28300 28300 32622 SECURITY DEPOSIT 15000 OPERATING LEASE, RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 213062 228062 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 213338 213338 X 2783734 80297 80297 2703437 0 2703437 2847209 80297 80297 2766912 0 2766912 PART X, LINE 2: HUMANITIESDC BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT WOULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR LIABILITIES THAT NEEDED TO BE RECORDED. 1 1882 PROJECT FOUNDATION 508 I STREET NW LOWER LEVEL WASHINGTON DC 20001 461144885 501(C)(3) 12000 0 2024 DCOHC - BEYOND THE ARCHIVES GRANT 826DC INC 3333 14TH STREET NW SUITE M-120 WASHINGTON DC 20010 262426166 501(C)(3) 10000 0 2024 COMMUNITY CULTURE AND HERITAGE GRANT ALLIANCE TO PRESERVE THE CIVIL WAR DEFENSES OF WASHINGTON 5203 14TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20011 263518766 501(C)(3) 10000 0 2024 COMMUNITY CULTURE AND HERITAGE GRANT AN OPEN BOOK FOUNDATION 508 KENNEDY STREET NW 309 WASHINGTON DC 20011 274234601 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2024 CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE COMMUNITY 2231 14TH STREET NE WASHINGTON DC 20018 300538831 501(C)(3) 11075 0 2024 VISIONS GRANT ART ENABLES 2204 RHODE ISLAND AVE NE WASHINGTON DC 20018 522296718 501(C)(3) 10000 0 2024 COMMUNITY CULTURE AND HERITAGE GRANT CAPITOLBOP INC 2853 ONTARIO ROAD NW 501 WASHINGTON DC 20009 455582734 501(C)(3) 50000 0 2024 VISIONS GRANT AND CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT CLEVELAND PARK VILLAGE INC 3601 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW SUITE L-04 WASHINGTON DC 20008 320379524 501(C)(3) 12000 0 2024 DCOHC - BEYOND THE ARCHIVES GRANT CRITICAL EXPOSURE INC 1816 12TH STREET NW 3RD FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20009 262829875 501(C)(3) 22265 0 2024 CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT CULTURALDC 1835 14TH ST NW WASHINGTON DC 20009 522122445 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2024 VISIONS GRANT DAP ACKNOWLEDGEMENT PROJECT 3611 ALBEMARLE STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20008 921475918 501(C)(3) 8000 0 2024 DCOHC GRANT - RHONDA HENDERSON - PAID TO THE DAP ACKNOWLEDGEMENT PROJECT, INC. DC FIRE & EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOUNDATION INC 122 KENTUCKY AVE SE WASHINGTON DC 20003 260803057 501(C)(3) 8000 0 2024 DCOHC GRANT DC JAZZ FESTIVAL 515 M STREET SE SUITE 102-B WASHINGTON DC 20003 201799842 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2024 VISIONS GRANT DC SCORES 1140 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW 12TH FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20036 522230721 501(C)(3) 50000 0 2024 VISIONS GRANT AND YOUTH IN THE HUMANITIES GRANT DIA DE LOS MUERTOS DC 1201 K STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 873989996 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2024 CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL 1 SCOTT CIRCLE NW218 WASHINGTON DC 20036 830469770 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2024 VISIONS GRANT GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY 800 FLORIDA AVE NE WASHINGTON DC 20002 530199507 501(C)(3) 24730 0 2024 VISIONS GRANT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY 37TH O STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20057 530196603 501(C)(3) 8366 0 2024 DCOHC GRANT GLOBAL KIDS INC 102 MADISON AVE 2ND FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10016 133629485 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2024 YOUTH IN THE HUMANITIES GRANT HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON DC 801 K STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20001 530238800 501(C)(3) 66000 0 2024 DC HISTORY CONFERENCE PARTNERSHIP AWARD, NATIONAL HISTORY DAY PLANNING, AND VISIONS GRANT HOLA CULTURA 1111 COLUMBIA ROAD NW 402 WASHINGTON DC 20009 464621492 501(C)(3) 10000 0 2024 COMMUNITY CULTURE AND HERITAGE GRANT LEARNSERVE INTERNATIONAL PO BOX 42182 WASHINGTON DC 20015 800208444 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2024 YOUTH IN THE HUMANITIES GRANT LILLIAN & ALBERT SMALL CAPITAL JEWISH MUSEUM 575 THIRD STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20001 526064549 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2024 VISIONS GRANT LIVE IT LEARN IT 735 8TH SE WASHINGTON DC 20003 352247059 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2024 CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT MANY LANGUAGES ONE VOICE 2437 15TH ST NW WASHINGTON DC 20009 274415158 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2024 YOUTH IN THE HUMANITIES GRANT MORE 80 M ST SE STE 100 WASHINGTON DC 20003 873659464 501(C)(3) 13000 0 2024 DCOHC GRANT NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE UNITED STATES 600 14TH STREET NW SUITE 500 WASHINGTON DC 20005 530210807 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2024 VISIONS GRANT ONE WORLD EDUCATION 1800 KENYAN ST NW WASHINGTON DC 20010 208624702 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2024 VISIONS GRANT PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S COTTAGE AT THE SOLDIERS' HOME 3700 NORTH CAPITOL ST NW AFRH-W 558 WASHINGTON DC 20011 471453864 501(C)(3) 12000 0 2024 DCOHC - BEYOND THE ARCHIVES GRANT STORY DISTRICT 1301 K STREET NW 300W WASHINGTON DC 20005 521710488 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2024 CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT STREET SENSE INC 1317 G STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 201297050 501(C)(3) 12000 0 2024 DCOHC - BEYOND THE ARCHIVES GRANT THE INNER LOOP 4711 PINEY BRANCH RD NW WASHINGTON DC 20011 833168681 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2024 VISIONS GRANT RAINBOW HISTORY PROJECT 1312 T STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20009 311777636 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2024 VISIONS GRANT THEATREWASHINGTON 1825 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW SUITE 100 WASHINGTON DC 20009 521317562 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2024 VISIONS GRANT THURGOOD MARSHALL ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER HS 2427 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR AVENUE SE WASHINGTON DC 20020 522265744 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2024 YOUTH IN THE HUMANITIES GRANT TRANSFORMER INC 1404 P STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 810584718 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2024 VISIONS GRANT VISION HOUSE 1651 HOBART STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20009 521280459 501(C)(3) 8000 0 2024 DCOHC GRANT WASHINGTON DC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PO BOX 21396 WASHINGTON DC 20009 521458646 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2024 VISIONS GRANT WOMEN IN FILM AND VIDEO 1200 18TH STREET NW SUITE 300 WASHINGTON DC 20036 521175294 501(C)(3) 67000 0 2024 DC/DOX PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP AWARD AND VISIONS GRANT YMCA OF METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON 1112 16TH STREET NW STE 240 WASHINGTON DC 20036 530207403 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2024 VISIONS GRANT ZURI WORKS FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH 5411 9TH ST NW 1 WASHINGTON DC 20011 480842821 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2024 VISIONS GRANT 41 0 GRANTS 36 258715 PART I, LINE 2: THE GRANTS MANAGER CERTIFIES EACH INCOMING PROPOSAL FOR BASIC QUALIFICATIONS AND ASSIGNS THEM TO AN EXTERNAL PANEL OF REVIEWERS WITH DEMONSTRABLE BACKGROUND AND/OR INTEREST IN THE HUMANITIES AND WASHINGTON, DC'S HISTORY AND CULTURE. THESE REVIEWERS SCORE THE PROPOSALS, DISCUSS THEM, AND SUBMIT A SLATE OF FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS TO HDC STAFF AND BOARD. THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES EACH GRANTMAKING PROCESS TO ENSURE PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED. THE GRANTS MANAGER SENDS AN AWARD LETTER TO REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FUNDED PROJECTS. WHEN POSSIBLE, 100% OF THE GRANT AWARD IS DISTRIBUTED TO NEW GRANTEES WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION SUBMISSION. THE GRANT IS MONITORED THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD, AND NON-COMPLIANT GRANTEES MAY BE REQUIRED TO RETURN THE FUNDS IN FULL OR MAY BE DEEMED INELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE FUNDING. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 REBECCA LEMOS-OTERO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 144532 0 6460 0 0 0 4340 0 7381 0 162713 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 HUMANITIESDC HAS A COMPENSATION STRATEGY THAT CURRENTLY PROVIDES FOR A COLLECTIVE BONUS AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR THAT IS AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE GOOD WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY THE ENTIRE TEAM THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR. THE COLLECTIVE BONUS IS MERIT BASED, USING COMBINED PERFORMANCE, BUT IS ALSO DEPENDENT ON THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND MUST FALL WITHIN THE BOARD APPROVED BUDGET (FOR SALARY EXPENSE). THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECEIVED A BONUS DURING CALENDAR 2023 IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,460. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A DURING THE INTERVALS BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND, EXCEPT AS LIMITED BY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR BY LAW, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE AND MAY EXERCISE ALL OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE CORPORATION EXCEPT THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS TO FUND HUMANITIES PROJECTS WHICH MUST BE VOTED AFFIRMATIVELY BY A MAJORITY OF ALL THE CORPORATION'S DIRECTORS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE V, SECTION 6. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF THE COUNCIL. IT IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS DISCLOSING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, ANY PERCEIVED CONFLICTS, OR THAT THEY HAVE NONE. ADDITIONALLY, EACH DIRECTOR SHALL DISCLOSE TO THE CORPORATION ANY POSSIBLE, ACTUAL OR APPARENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE TIME, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONFLICT OF INTEREST STANDARDS, AND THE BOARD SHALL THEN DECIDE WHAT ACTION IS APPROPRIATE. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE BOARD CHAIR MONITOR COMPLIANCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD WAS GIVEN A COPY OF THE SEPTEMBER 2023 FEDERATION OF STATE HUMANITIES COUNCILS COMPENSATION SURVEY WHICH PROVIDED COMPARATIVE DATA FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARIES FOR OTHER HUMANITIES COUNCIL'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS. DURING THE FY24 BUDGET DELIBERATIONS AT THE SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 BOARD MEETING, THE BOARD'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DECIDED TO CONDUCT A FULL PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW WAS COMPLETED ON APRIL 23, 2025 AT WHICH POINT THE BOARD AGREED TO GIVE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR A 2% COLA INCREASE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR INDEPENDENT AUDITOR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.