2024-09-16T11:21:10-00:00 2023-10-31 660544617 BURGER & COMER PC POBOX 504053 SAIPAN MP 96950 990 2022-11-01 660487631 Northern Marianas Humanities Council NORT 6702354785 PO Box 506437 Saipan MP 96950 Leo G Pangelinan Executive Director 6702354785 2024-09-16 true David J Burger P01433272 6702358722 2024-09-16 2022 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z Formerly NMI council for the Humanities Leo G Pangelinan POBox 500072 PO Box 506437 Saipan MP 96950 756637 false X Northernmarianashumanities.org X 1991 MP To foster awareness, understanding and appreciation of the humanities through support of education programs that relate the humanities to the indigeneous cultures and to the intellectual need and interest of the people of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 10 10 8 0 925301 751853 0 4376 4784 0 929677 756637 0 0 240349 267756 0 0 583428 513506 823777 781262 105900 -24625 1408176 1617707 575080 804295 833096 813412 X To foster awareness, understanding and appreciation of the humanities through support of education programs that relate the humanities to the indigeneous cultures and to the intellectual need and interest of the people of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. false false 25893 Marianas History Conference- The 6th Marianas History Conference was held in the island of Saipan for the first time in person and online for the first time in 4 years due to COVID-19. The information was presented in a hybrid format where presenters presented remotely and in person and viewers and participants were able to view presentations via live stream provided by the Northern Marianas College IT team. Of the 328 participants, 28 attended virtually. Each session was uploaded and viewable via the Whova application. The 2023 MHC logged the highest number of participants and presenters. Positive feedback was given throughout the 3 day conference which ended with 3 experiential sessions with cultural demonstrations, historical tours, and an amot traditional medicinal walk. 93 percent of participants used the Whova app to share information, meet up, view presentations and schedules, and share pictures from the conference. 15075 Your Humanities Half Hour is weekly thirty-minute talk show that airs on the radio reaching listeners throughout the CNMI. The show is recorded and uploaded to the Councils youtube channel allowing a wider reach of subscribers and individuals accross the world. This reporting year, YHHH aired 52 episodes featuring book authors, community leaders, cultural practitioners, humanities scholars, and Governors Humanities Award awardees. Humanities topics featured include Chamorro Heritage Studies, Micronesian Maritime Heritage Storytelling, The Psychology of Fitness and Health, Womens Entrepreneur Project to name a few. Views on Youtube range from 480 to 6,100. 12946 The Satawal Pwo Ceremony Documentary project documents the tasks and responsibilities carried out by both women and men to prepare individuals for mastery in the areas of celestial navigation, sailing, canoe construction, canoe house construction, traditional healing, predicting the weather, and interpreting ocean currents, wave patterns, and the behaviors of birds and sea life. The pwo ceremonial structure and protocols, as well as the knowledge and wisdom conferred by various cultural experts to pwo initiates were a key element to the film. 505909 559823 true true false false false false false false false false true true false true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 8 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 10 10 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false false false false MP X Northern Mariana Humanities Council 6702354785 PO Box 506437 Saipan MP 96950 Leo G Pangelinan Executive Director 040.00 X X 71462 0 0 Naomi R Tudela Program Manager 040.00 X 40537 0 0 Honora Tenorio Officer/Administrative 040.00 X X 39042 0 0 Leeani Villagomez Saralu Program Coordinator 040.00 X 27039 0 0 Roberto E Santos Record of Archive Manager 025.00 X 25638 0 0 Melissa Marie Santos Record Specialist 020.00 X 14181 0 0 Angela T Villagomez Record Specialist 020.00 X 10344 0 0 Mary Margarate Sablan Program Manager 040.00 X 6888 0 0 Marjorie A Daria Board Member 002.00 X 0 0 0 Robert C Harrell Board Member 002.00 X 0 0 0 Kimberly Mendiola Board Member 002.00 X 0 0 0 Lawrence F Camacho Board Member 002.00 X 0 0 0 Michael White Board Member 002.00 X 0 0 0 Bobby J A Cruz Chairman 002.00 X 0 0 0 Samuel McPhetres Board Member 002.00 X 0 0 0 Lynette Villagomez Board Member 002.00 X 0 0 0 Gretchen A Smith Vice Chair 002.00 X 0 0 0 Leonard Leon Secretary/Treasurer 002.00 X 0 0 0 235131 false false false 558240 193613 144574 751853 4784 4784 756637 4784 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 232735 162914 69821 0 14816 10371 4445 20205 13142 7063 0 0 7100 7100 0 0 61689 48152 13537 10021 7015 3006 51423 36910 14513 0 0 35605 24248 11357 80424 56297 24127 0 30629 21440 9189 0 0 3959 2375 1584 8451 5216 3235 Honorarium and stipend 2720 1632 1088 In-Kind cost sharing 144574 102259 42315 Printing and reproduction 5587 3911 1676 Regrants 48252 48252 23072 15689 7383 781262 559823 221439 0 230046 215313 905624 1059884 567 567 3560 3560 89547 38238 1615 51309 194716 201116 72048 85958 1408176 1617707 10240 10851 62392 26454 494058 701461 8390 65529 575080 804295 X 833096 813412 833096 813412 1408176 1617707 X -24625 4941 X false true X true false X 723662 792893 1124164 925301 756637 4322657 723662 792893 1124164 925301 756637 4322657 4322657 3209 44310 2500 4784 54803 4377460 0.98750 0.98780 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false 51075 51075 38472 38238 234 51309 201116 Financial derivatives and other financial products Closely-held equity interests 201116 201116 Security deposits 1165 Unexpended regrant awards 26454 Right-of-use asset operating lease 58339 85958 Federal income taxes Other payable 8390 Lease liability 57139 65529 756637 756637 756637 781262 781262 781262 false X Voluntary time 144574 spend time/rate hours false false Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e 1. Breakdown on Program expense amount of 15,689 a. Equipment lease 14,143, b. Personnel development 796, c. Miscellaneous 750, 2. Breakdown on Management and general expenses amount of 7,383 a. Equipment lease 4,619 b. Advisory fees 2,101, c. Personnel development 341, d. Miscellaneouse 322. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Page 6 The public can have access to the Councils governing documents, policies and financial statements by filing a request directly to the Northern Marianas Humanities Council. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 13 Page 6 The Council does not have written whistleblower policy instead follows NEH policy on document retention/destruction. However for any conflict of interest issues arising are discussed in regular staff/board meeting. The Exec. Director, Program Officers, and Fiscal Officers are aware of their responsibilities to report to the Board of Directors any knowledge of irregularities/incident of any potential fraud, abuse or irresponsible waste of funds. All Council documents are kept intact in secured places. The Form 990 draft is basically reviewed by Exec. Director and Fiscal officer. The approved draft is then presented to the members of the governing board for adoption. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Tracy Guerrero-Chair of the board is the niece of Herman Guerrero board member. Board members are elected by present board members with the advise from the Nomination Committee and then approved by the full board, of course board members that have a conflict of interest would not participate when these matters come up. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Prepared return is given to organizations governing body for review by email before special meeting. During the meeting, board members will discuss concerns and questions of the form 990. If the board members have no question, return will be filed. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Unrealized gain on investment 4,941