2024-11-15T09:45:03-06:00 2023-12-31 273858252 DEAN DORTON ALLEN FORD PLLC 250 W MAIN STREET STE 1400 LEXINGTON KY 40507 990 2023-01-01 814305937 WITNESSING HISTORY EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC WITN 8594559300 393 AVAWAM DRIVE RICHMOND KY 404759193 KENT M BROWN DIRECTOR 8594559330 2024-11-14 1 0 STEFAN HENDRICKSON P01236513 8592552341 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z KENT MASTERSON BROWN 393 AVAWAM DRIVE RICHMOND KY 404759193 281798 0 X WWW.WITNESSINGHISTORY.ORG X 2016 KY TO EDUCATE AND INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT ALL ASPECTS OF AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH DOCUMENTARY FILM PRODUCTION, TOURS, LECTURES, SEMINARS, ARTICLES AND OTHER MEDIA. 3 3 0 0 0 0 267266 281798 0 0 0 0 0 0 267266 281798 0 0 0 0 220909 184026 0 0 0 52748 54466 273657 238492 -6391 43306 13061 56367 223374 175884 -210313 -119517 X TO EDUCATE AND INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT ALL ASPECTS OF AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH DOCUMENTARY FILM PRODUCTION, TOURS, LECTURES, SEMINARS, ARTICLES AND OTHER MEDIA. 0 0 ON THE HEELS OF A FAVORABLE 2022, THE YEAR 2023 WAS VERY GOOD. IN APRIL, NEW MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WERE ADDED: STEVE EVANS, CPA, BARBOURVILLE, KENTUCKY, NEIL RUSH, DMD, CYNTHIANA, KY, CHIP SUTHERLAND, R.W. BAIRD, LOUISVILLE, KY, AND DOTTIE DOBBS SPEARS, PARIS, KENTUCKY. A MEETING OF THE NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS WAS CONVENED ON MAY 9, 2023 AT TRACKSIDE RESTAURANT IN PARIS, KENTUCKY. THE BOARD VIEWED A ROUGH CUT OF THE FILM UNDER PRODUCTION, "THE SHOT HEARD 'ROUND THE WORLD:" THE COMING OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, REVIEWED WHEF FINANCIALS, AND DISCUSSED FUNDRAISING STRATEGIES. THE FALL 2023 TOUR, "DANIEL BOONE AND THE WILDERNESS ROAD," WAS DESCRIBED IN DETAIL, INCLUDING BUS AND LODGING EXPENSES AND LOGISTICS, AND THE FULL BUS OF REGISTRANTS, 55 IN ALL.THE BOARD RECONVENED ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2023, THIS TIME AT THE BROWN'S HOME IN RICHMOND, KENTUCKY. IN ATTENDANCE WERE EVANS, SUTHERLAND, RUSH, KENT AND GENEVIEVE BROWN. INVITED TO PRESENT ON FUNDRAISING WAS BEN MOHLER OF GIVING THREE. HE PRESENTED A PROPOSED CONTRACT; AFTER HIS DEPARTURE, THE BOARD VOTED NEGATIVE ON HIRING A PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISER AT THE TIME; THE CONTRACT WAS DETERMINED TO BE TOO EXPENSIVE.EVANS PROPOSED A NUMBER OF IDEAS FOR PREMIER VIEWINGS OF THE FILM, AND ARRANGED A MEETING WITH THE KENTUCKY EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATIVE (KEDC), WITH A VIEW TOWARDS PARTNERING WITH THAT TEACHERS ORGANIZATION TO WRITE THE TEACHER GUIDES AND LESSON PLANS FOR POSTING ON PBS LEARNING MEDIA. 5484 BEGINNING THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 51 ATTENDEES (WE HAD FOUR LAST-MINUTE CANCELLATIONS) SHOWED UP AT THE SLEEP INN IN MIDDLESBORO, KENTUCKY FOR THE "DANIEL BOONE AND THE WILDERNESS ROAD TOUR." THAT EVENING, PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED AN OVERVIEW LECTURE AND RECEIVED THEIR TOUR PACKETS. EARLY NEXT MORNING, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, WE BOARDED THE BUS, BEGINNING AT "THE NARROWS" OF THE CUMBERLAND RIVER. THE NEXT STOP WAS AT FLAT LICK; THE TOUR CONTINUED NORTH ALONG BOONE'S ORIGINAL PATH TO LEVI JACKSON STATE PARK WHERE WE WALKED ALONG A REMNANT OF BOONE'S ORIGINAL TRACK AND OBSERVED THE SITE OF MCNITT'S DEFEAT. THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION HAD MARKED THE PATH IN 1915, AND OUR STOPS WERE AT THE MONUMENTS THE DAR HAD ERECTED ALONG THE WAY. WE CONTINUED ALONG THE WILDERNESS ROAD TO FORT BOONESBORO, STOPPING FOR A HOT LUNCH AT BOONE'S TAVERN. AFTER VISITING FORT BOONESBORO, WE RETURNED TO MIDDLESBORO.ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, THE BUS DROVE DOWN TO SYCAMORE SHOALS, THE SITE WHERE DANIEL BOONE MET TO NEGOTIATE WITH INDIANS USING THE PATH INTO KENTUCKY. WE STOPPED ONLY ONCE ON THE WAY, WHERE DANIEL BOONE'S SON WAS KILLED BY INDIANS.BEGINNING AGAIN AT SYCAMORE SHOALS, WE TRACED THE PATH INTO KENTUCKY ALONG THE WILDERNESS ROAD, MAKING STOPS ALONG THE WAY. AT ANDERSON'S FORT, WE ATE BOX LUNCHES PREPARED BY GAP CREEK COFFEE SHOP IN CUMBERLAND GAP, TENNESSEE. WE VISITED MARTIN'S STATION, AND WE FINALLY WALKED THROUGH THE CUMBERLAND GAP WITH THE GROUP. IT WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY TOUR, WITH A NUMBER OF BOONE DESCENDANTS AND DESCENDANTS OF MEN WHO MARKED THE ROAD WITH HIM. 21980 THROUGH THE GREAT EFFORTS OF WITNESSING HISTORY'S SKILLED TECHNICIANS AND ARTISTS, IN NOVEMBER, 2023, "THE SHOT HEARD 'ROUND THE WORLD" WAS COMPLETED. OUR NEWSLETTER WRITER, PHILIP BROWN, OUR SOUND DESIGNERS AT DYNAMIX STUDIO, OUR FILM EDITORS AT WRIGLEY MEDIA, CHRIS YELTON, AND OUR MUSIC COMPOSER, CLARK CRANFILL, ARE ALL INCREDIBLE. WE USED MANY VOICE ACTORS, INCLUDING GENEVIEVE BROWN, TANNER GRAY, NICK, BRAD, ADAM, AND JOE. ON NOVEMBER 29, 2023, THE FILM WAS PREMIERED AT THE KENTUCKY THEATRE IN DOWNTOWN LEXINGTON. EMCEE DOUG HIGH OF WTVQ-36 LED THE FESTIVITIES TO A CAPACITY CROWD. KET IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULED NINE FILM VIEWINGS FOR JANUARY, 2024, AND UPLOADED THE FILM TO THE NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION FOR NATIONWIDE RELEASE THROUGH ALL 247 PBS AFFILIATES. ON DECEMBER 21, 2023, WE EXECUTED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE KENTUCKY EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATIVE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHER EDUCATION AND CLASSROOM MATERIALS TO ACCOMPANY WITNESSING HISTORY EDUCATION FOUNDATION FILMS ON PBS LEARNING MEDIA, FOR INSTANT DOWNLOAD AND CLASSROOM USE.YOUTUBE IS A CONTINUOUS PARTNER WITH WHEF, AND WHEF RECEIVES MONTHLY INCOME FROM YOUTUBE FOR THE VIEWS ON ITS FULL-LENGTH DOCUMENTARIES. 27464 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 X KENT M BROWN 8594559330 393 AVAWAM DRIVE RICHMOND KY 404759193 KENT MASTERSON BROWN DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 170924 0 4502 170924 0 4502 1 0 1 0 0 281798 281798 281798 0 0 0 179524 179524 4502 4502 1679 1679 FILM PRODUCTION EXPENSE 21980 21980 SUPPLIES AND CREDIT CAR 21218 21218 TOUR EXPENSES 5484 5484 UTILITIES 4105 4105 238492 27464 211028 0 13061 56367 13061 56367 40287 183087 175884 223374 175884 X -210313 -119517 -210313 -119517 13061 56367 X 43306 47490 X 0 0 0 X 314181 141805 81982 267266 281798 1087032 314181 141805 81982 267266 281798 1087032 1087032 1087032 1.00000 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 SBA LOAN 154000 CREDIT CARDS PAYABLE 21884 175884 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KENT MASTERSON BROWN DIRECTOR 170924 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4502 0 175426 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 COMPENSATION IS RECOMMENDED BY AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE DIRECTOR REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE FORM 990 FILING BEFORE SUBMISSION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD REQUIRES EACH MEMBER TO CONFIRM THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY, WHICH REQUIRES REPORTING TO THE DIRECTOR AND BOARD ANY CONFLICTS WHICH EXIST OR DEVELOP DURING THE YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION IS CALCUATED BY AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: OTHER ADJUSTMENT - ACCOUNTING ERROR CORRECTION 47,490.