2024-08-21T17:00:02-05:00 2023-12-31 911056739 VINE DAHLEN PLLC 3500 188TH STREET SW STE 322 LYNNWOOD WA 98037 990 2023-01-01 510191115 HUMANITIES WASHINGTON HUMA 2066821770 130 NICKERSON ST STE 304 SEATTLE WA 98109 MARK MIYAKE CHAIR 2066821770 2024-07-29 1 0 LORI L SCOTT CPA P01452038 4257716055 2024-07-29 X 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z MARK MIYAKE 130 NICKERSON ST STE 304 SEATTLE WA 98109 2702074 0 X HTTPS://WWW.HUMANITIES.ORG/ X 1973 WA HUMANITIES WASHINGTON OPENS MINDS AND BRIDGES DIVIDES BY CREATING SPACES TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. OUR PROGRAMS ENCOURAGE AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS FROM ACROSS THE STATE TO SEEK A MORE NUANCED UNDERSTANDING OF OUR COLLECTIVE HISTORY AND CURRENT ENVIRONMENT SO COMMUNITIES CAN THRIVE. 25 25 14 30 0 0 3085338 2377341 0 0 31874 37606 -50202 -56605 3067010 2358342 30736 1669 0 0 1170878 1318285 29510 30223 319490 906456 1419162 2137580 2769339 929430 -410997 2757903 2475586 327074 340317 2430829 2135269 X HUMANITIES WASHINGTON (HW) OPENS MINDS AND BRIDGES DIVIDES BY CREATING SPACES TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. WE ENVISION A STATE WHERE ALL PEOPLE SEEK A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF OTHERS, THEMSELVES, AND THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE, IN ORDER TO DISCERN AND PROMOTE THE COMMON GOOD. 0 0 915651 FAMILY READING: HW SUPPORTS THE DELIVERY OF PRIME TIME FAMILY READING AND PRIME TIME PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS STATEWIDE, PROMOTING FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, PREPARING STUDENTS FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS, CREATING FAMILY BONDS, AND CONNECTING COMMUNITIES TO THEIR LIBRARIES. IN 2023, HW FUNDED 48 SIX-WEEK FAMILY READING PROGRAMS AT LIBRARIES, SCHOOLS, AND OTHER YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS IN ALL CORNERS OF THE STATE, BENEFITING NEARLY 2,600 CHILDREN AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. PARTICIPANTS DEMONSTRATED IMPROVED CONFIDENCE AROUND READING, WITH 95% INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF TIME THEY READ TOGETHER, 93% EXPERIENCING POSITIVE CHANGES IN ATTITUDES TOWARD READING, AND 98% MORE LIKELY TO USE LIBRARY SERVICES. 315876 SPEAKERS BUREAU: DRAWING FROM A VETTED POOL OF LEADING CULTURAL EXPERTS AND SCHOLARS, HW'S SPEAKERS BUREAU PROVIDES CONVERSATIONAL LECTURES THAT ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. TOPICS ARE AS DIVERSE AS THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE, WITH 40 SPEAKERS COVERING HISTORY, POLITICS, MUSIC, PHILOSOPHY, AND MORE. IN 2023, OVER 7,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED 202 PRESENTATIONS. PARTICIPANTS OVERWHELMINGLY INDICATED THAT EVENTS SPARKED MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS AND HELPED THEM CONSIDER NEW PERSPECTIVES. 315815 CULTURAL TRADITIONS: FOLKLIFE AND TRADITIONAL ARTS ARE EXPRESSIONS OF PEOPLES' HERITAGE AND ARE CRITICAL TO CULTURAL COMMUNITIES' HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. IN 2023, HW'S HERITAGE ARTS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM SERVED 15 MASTER/APPRENTICE GROUPS, PRESERVING IMPORTANT CULTURAL TRADITIONS AND PROVIDING MENTORSHIP AND JOB SKILLS TO EMERGING PRACTITIONERS. IN ADDITION, AN ARCHIVAL PROJECT WAS INITIATED THAT WILL MERGE TWO SIGNIFICANT COLLECTIONS OF MATERIALS DOCUMENTING DECADES OF WASHINGTON STATE'S FOLK AND TRADITIONAL ARTS, MAKING THEM ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. 675759 1669 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: LIVE EVENTS ENGAGE AND INSPIRE AUDIENCES WITH CONTEXT AND NEW PERSPECTIVES FROM SCHOLARS ON CURRENT EVENTS; WASHINGTON STATE POET LAUREATE BUILDS AWARENESS OF AND APPRECIATION FOR THE RICH LEGACY OF POETRY IN WASHINGTON STATE; AND A GRANTS PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR CITIZENS TO ENGAGE WITH IDEAS AND ISSUES THROUGH THE LENS OF THE HUMANITIES. MORE INFORMATION ON ALL PROGRAMS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.HUMANITIES.ORG. 675759 1669 2223101 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 79 0 1 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 WA X X THE ORGANIZATION 2066821770 130 NICKERSON ST STE 304 SEATTLE WA 98109 JULIE ZIEGLER CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 155143 0 20090 ERIC SANDERS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 28.00 X 82170 0 14959 SHELLEY SAUNDERS CHIEF RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 40.00 X 136600 0 16816 COLLEEN ROZILLIS CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER DANELO TREASURER/SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK MIYAKE CHAIR-ELECT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 RENE BACA OFFICER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIC DAVIS OFFICER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIC LAWSON OFFICER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 SHANDY ABRAHAMSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEEPTI AGRAWAL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 4401 0 0 JULIETA ALTAMIRANO-CROSBY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TODD ARKLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN BOOTH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNMARIE CANO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 XAVIER CAVAZOS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW CHANSE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER ERNST DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE FAULK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN FRASER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEOFF FROH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BETSY GODLEWSKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEANNE HAMILTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSHUA HEIM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIANNA HOFFMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLARENCE MORIWAKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRAD RICHARDSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOE ROSS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 378314 0 51865 2 0 1 0 0 104116 2090529 182696 1157 2377341 44835 44835 250652 254464 3417 -3812 -3417 -7229 -7229 24160 104116 85851 -61691 -61691 MISCELLANOUS 900099 5086 5086 5086 2358342 0 0 -18999 1669 1669 276763 207607 18634 50522 801771 598193 54854 148724 44302 33053 3031 8218 97624 72836 6679 18109 97825 72986 6693 18146 2079 2079 61559 61559 15000 15000 30223 30223 8354 8354 7627 5933 847 847 92214 91284 643 287 63126 53625 2015 7486 67680 50031 5083 12566 49711 33183 7878 8650 18516 18516 2889 2247 321 321 5351 4095 671 585 FAMILY READING PROGRAM 644660 644660 CULTURAL TRADITIONS 103318 103318 OTHER PROGRAMS 102888 102888 SPEAKERS BUREAU 87627 87627 86563 57866 13891 14806 2769339 2223101 226748 319490 276913 354403 1000750 552237 94211 47676 7265 16622 54145 45219 162315 142605 5282 19710 1094663 1231252 224674 208467 2757903 2475586 89778 55060 7868 70340 229428 214917 327074 340317 X 987330 1074207 1443499 1061062 2430829 2135269 2757903 2475586 -410997 115437 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 1634417 2083548 2709667 3085338 2377341 11890311 1634417 2083548 2709667 3085338 2377341 11890311 11890311 24180 20559 28452 30230 44835 148256 2664 1462 1087 3631 5086 13930 12052497 13930 0.98650 0.98640 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 39635 39635 2729704 2769339 288467 72117 0 0 254136 284001 256879 288467 1083483 1625225 41095 38474 27251 39635 146455 63534 71000 64220 72117 270871 406307 II-A, LINE 1B AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, HW'S LOBBYING ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ATTENDANCE BY SOME BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF AT THE ANNUAL HUMANITIES ON THE HILL EVENT EACH MARCH, A CONGRESSIONAL ADVOCACY EFFORT OF THE FEDERATION OF STATE HUMANITIES COUNCILS (FSHC) IN SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES. A PORTION OF HW'S ANNUAL DUES TO THE FSHC IS USED TO ADVOCATE TO CONGRESS ON BEHALF OF THE 56 STATE AND JURISDICTIONAL HUMANITIES COUNCILS. AT THE STATE LEVEL, SOME BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF PARTICIPATE IN THE WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE'S HERITAGE CAUCUS. SOME BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF ALSO MAKE PERIODIC VISITS TO SELECTED FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATORS IN SUPPORT OF FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING FOR THE HUMANITIES. 424122 63688 487810 504448 -80326 424122 451586 52862 504448 404957 46629 451586 342722 62235 404957 0.53620 0.46380 0 0 23706 23706 0 138609 118899 19710 19710 OPERATING LEASE ASSETS 208467 208467 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES 214917 214917 X 2560540 115437 9264 -8354 116347 2444193 -85851 -85851 2358342 2856100 9264 85851 95115 2760985 8354 8354 2769339 PART X, LINE 2: HW'S TAX FILINGS ARE SUBJECT TO AUDIT BY VARIOUS TAXING AUTHORITIES, GENERALLY THREE YEARS AFTER THE RETURN IS FILED. HW WOULD RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, AS PART OF SUPPORTING SERVICES IN THE STATEMENTS OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT EXPENSES PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES X X X X X X X 1 KERI HEALEY 13717 LINDEN AVE N SUITE 203 SEATTLE WA 98133 GRANT WRITING 0 163400 30223 133177 163400 30223 133177 WA BEDTIME STORIES SPOKANE 41714 30514 11200 13085 16791 8171 BEDTIME STORIES SEATTLE 86562 73602 12960 14923 27241 5640 128276 104116 24160 28008 44032 13811 85851 -61691 X X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JULIE ZIEGLER CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 155143 0 0 0 0 0 9459 0 10631 0 175233 0 0 0 SHELLEY SAUNDERS CHIEF RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 136600 0 0 0 0 0 6979 0 9837 0 153416 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4A SHELLEY SAUNDERS RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $21,731. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, CONSISTING OF THE BOARD CHAIR, THE CHAIR-ELECT, THE SECRETARY/TREASURER, AND TWO ELECTED OFFICERS-AT-LARGE, OVERSEES THE AFFAIRS OF HW BETWEEN ITS BOARD MEETINGS PROVIDED THAT ANY ACTION TAKEN BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BE REPORTED TO THE FULL BOARD AT ITS NEXT MEETING. IN ADDITION, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AUTHORIZES EMERGENCY ACTION, CALLS BOARD MEETINGS WHEN NECESSARY, MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD, AND CONDUCTS THE ANNUAL EVALUATION OF THE CEO. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL TRUSTEES. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE FORM 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C UPON OR BEFORE ELECTION, HIRING OR APPOINTMENT, ALL TRUSTEES, NON-TRUSTEE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES, AND SIGNIFICANT VOLUNTEERS MAKE A FULL, WRITTEN DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS, RELATIONSHIPS, AND HOLDINGS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THIS WRITTEN DISCLOSURE IS KEPT ON FILE AND IS UPDATED ANNUALLY, OR AS APPROPRIATE. DURING MEETINGS OR ACTIVITIES, ALL TRUSTEES, NON-TRUSTEE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES, AND SIGNIFICANT VOLUNTEERS ARE ASKED TO DISCLOSE ANY INTERESTS IN A TRANSACTION OR DECISION WHERE THEY (INCLUDING THEIR BUSINESS OR OTHER NONPROFIT AFFILIATIONS), THEIR FAMILY AND/OR SIGNIFICANT OTHER, EMPLOYER, OR CLOSE ASSOCIATES WILL RECEIVE A BENEFIT OR GAIN, FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE. AFTER DISCLOSURE, THEY MAY BE ASKED, OR ELECT, TO LEAVE THE ROOM FOR DISCUSSION AND ARE ALWAYS ASKED TO ABSTAIN FROM ANY DECISION OR VOTE ON THE MATTER. IN BETWEEN COMMITTEE AND FULL BOARD MEETINGS ANY QUESTION AS TO WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS AND HOW IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED SHALL BE DIRECTED TO AND DECIDED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A ANNUALLY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS INDEPENDENTLY OF THE CEO TO DISCUSS PERFORMANCE. DURING THESE DELIBERATIONS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY CONSIDER INPUT OBTAINED FROM OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, STAFF, PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS, GRANT RECIPIENTS, AND OTHER INFORMED COMMUNITY LEADERS. ONCE A CONSENSUS IS REACHED REGARDING PERFORMANCE, A SIMILAR DISCUSSION IS HELD CONCERNING COMPENSATION RELATIVE TO ANNUAL BENCHMARKS AND ESTABLISHED OBJECTIVES. SALARY SURVEYS FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS ARE USED TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION BENCHMARKS FOR THE POSITION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BRIEFS THE FULL BOARD OF ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION WITHOUT THE CEO PRESENT. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND/OR THE BOARD CHAIR THEN MEET WITH THE CEO TO DISCUSS AND DOCUMENT PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE ON HUMANITIES WASHINGTON'S WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.HUMANITIES.ORG/ABOUT-US/FINANCIAL/ AND UPON REQUEST.