2026-05-28T12:02:42-05:00 2025-10-31 521853933 JM&M 10500 LITTLE PATUXENT PARKWAY SUITE 770 COLUMBIA MD 21044 990 2024-11-01 521166432 HUMANITIES COUNCIL OF WASHINGTON DC HUMA 2027703077 1804 T STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20009 REBECCA LEMOS-OTERO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2027703077 2026-05-28 1 1 TINA PEACHER P01608826 4108840220 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z REBECCA LEMOS-OTERO 1804 T STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20009 3121618 0 X WWW.HUMANITIESDC.ORG X 1980 DC TO FUND AND CONDUCT HUMANITIES-BASED CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WITHIN D.C. 15 14 13 85 0 0 2697158 3117294 0 0 3060 4324 3219 0 2703437 3121618 1208901 1333851 0 0 1035393 951330 0 0 76972 522618 432010 2766912 2717191 -63475 404427 942603 1278283 303523 234776 639080 1043507 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 2061787 1333851 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. 2061787 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 30 0 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 X REBECCA LEMOS-OTERO 2027703077 1804 T STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20009 REBECCA LEMOS-OTERO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 153516 0 13112 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 MARK BOSS VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NIA CRAWFORD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MJ RYMSZA-PAWLOWSKA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHINEDU FELIX OSUCHUKWU 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 SOJIN KIM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DENZELL SPENCER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAWN FONG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACKIE SPAINHOUR DIRECTOR UNTIL DECEMBER 2024 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN OLIVER DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS UNTIL JAN. 2025 40.00 X 101015 0 20158 ALEXIS RODRIGUEZ DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AS OF DEC. 2024 40.00 X 5625 0 0 LOIS NEMBHARD DIRECTOR OF GRANTS & PUBLIC PROGRAMMING 40.00 X 100399 0 16787 360555 0 50057 3 0 1 0 0 2746851 370443 3117294 4324 4324 3121618 0 0 4324 1067384 1067384 266467 266467 300829 161914 122979 15936 539949 290617 220733 28599 7112 3828 2908 376 35580 19151 14545 1884 67860 36524 27742 3594 55768 55768 139515 91561 36930 11024 12924 6956 5283 685 28317 12720 10836 4761 94199 50701 38509 4989 15280 8224 6247 809 13949 7508 5702 739 61 61 24630 13257 10068 1305 9018 4923 3625 470 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 34004 18302 13901 1801 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN 3750 1750 2000 MISCELLANEOUS 595 595 2717191 2061787 578432 76972 60819 243699 408200 853768 204905 7995 84415 71895 32622 12520 228062 168296 942603 1278283 86874 79001 3311 0 213338 155775 303523 234776 X 639080 1043507 639080 1043507 942603 1278283 404427 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2509797 3305609 2719733 2697158 3117294 14349591 2509797 3305609 2719733 2697158 3117294 14349591 14349591 14 134 36 3060 4324 7568 778 2877 950 3219 7824 14364983 419 0.99890 0.99920 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 4609 0 0 4609 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 INCLUDED DUES TO THE FEDERATION OF STATE HUMANITIES COUNCILS ALLOCATED TO ADVOCACY. 27815 24728 3087 56600 47167 9433 12520 SECURITY DEPOSIT 15000 OPERATING LEASE, RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 153296 168296 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 155775 155775 X 3193628 72010 72010 3121618 0 3121618 2789201 72010 72010 2717191 0 2717191 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 826DC INC 3333 14TH STREET NW SUITE M-120 WASHINGTON DC 20010 262426166 501(C)(3) 10000 0 2025 COMMUNITY CULTURE & HERITAGE GRANT AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL FREEDOM FOUNDATION 1925 VERMONT AVENUE NW WASHINGTON DC 20001 521785797 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2025 VISIONS - PROJECTS & EVENTS GRANT ALLIANCE TO PRESERVE THE CIVIL WAR DEFENSES OF WASHINGTON 5203 14TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20011 263518766 501(C)(3) 10000 0 2025 COMMUNITY CULTURE & HERITAGE GRANT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY 4400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW WASHINGTON DC 20016 530196549 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2025 VISIONS - PROJECTS & EVENTS GRANT ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE COMMUNITY 2231 14TH STREET NE WASHINGTON DC 20018 300538831 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2025 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT CAPITALBOP INC 2853 ONTARIO ROAD NW 501 WASHINGTON DC 20009 455582734 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2025 VISIONS - PROJECTS & EVENTS GRANT CLEVELAND & WOODLEY PARK VILLAGE PO BOX 11231 WASHINGTON DC 20008 320379524 501(C)(3) 8000 0 2025 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT DC MUSIC SUMMIT 3119 G STREET SE WASHINGTON DC 20019 853691453 501(C)(3) 13000 0 2025 CONTINUING ORAL HISTORY PROJECTS - DCOHC GRANT EMPOWER DC 1419 V STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20009 272623232 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2025 VISIONS - PROJECTS & EVENTS GRANT ESTHER PRODUCTIONS INC 2800 WISCONSIN AVE NW STE 705 WASHINGTON DC 20007 202125266 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2025 VISIONS - PROJECTS & EVENTS GRANT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY 37TH O STREET NW BOX 571173 WASHINGTON DC 20057 530196603 501(C)(3) 11997 0 2025 BEYOND THE ARCHIVES - DCOHC GRANT HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON DC 801 K STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20001 530238800 501(C)(3) 50000 0 2025 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT HOME RULE MUSIC AND FILM PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INC 702 KENNEDY STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20011 872188075 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2025 VISIONS - PROJECTS & EVENTS GRANT KAMA DC 331 U STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20001 830926485 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2025 VISIONS - PROJECTS & EVENTS GRANT LATIN AMERICAN YOUTH CENTER 1419 COLUMBIA ROAD NW WASHINGTON DC 20009 521023074 501(C)(3) 8000 0 2025 ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWING - DCOHC GRANT LEARNSERVE INTERNATIONAL PO BOX 42182 WASHINGTON DC 20015 800208444 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2025 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT LIFE PIECES TO MASTERPIECES 5600 EADS STREET NE WASHINGTON DC 20019 522076894 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2025 VISIONS - PROJECTS & EVENTS GRANT MANY LANGUAGES ONE VOICE 2437 15TH ST NW WASHINGTON DC 20009 274415158 501(C)(3) 10000 0 2025 COMMUNITY CULTURE & HERITAGE GRANT MOSAIC THEATER COMPANY OF DC 1333 H STREET NE WASHINGTON DC 20002 472641919 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2025 VISIONS - PROJECTS & EVENTS GRANT OLD NAVAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION - HILL CENTER 921 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE WASHINGTON DC 20003 270038119 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2025 VISIONS - PROJECTS & EVENTS GRANT ONE WORLD EDUCATION 1800 KENYAN ST NW WASHINGTON DC 20010 208624702 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2025 VISIONS - PROJECTS & EVENTS GRANT SHOUT MOUSE PRESS 1638 R STREET NW STE 218 WASHINGTON DC 20009 471324990 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2025 VISIONS - PROJECTS & EVENTS GRANT SO OTHERS ASCEND RIGHTEOUSLY (SOAR) 329 GALLATIN ST NW WASHINGTON DC 20011 814103992 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2025 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT STORY DISTRICT 1301 K STREET NW 300W WASHINGTON DC 20005 521710488 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2025 VISIONS - PROJECTS & EVENTS GRANT THE AMERICAN POETRY MUSEUM 716 MONROE STREET NE WASHINGTON DC 20017 201730598 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2025 VISIONS - PROJECTS & EVENTS GRANT THE HIGH TEA SOCIETY 609 GIRARD STREET NE WASHINGTON DC 20017 522044895 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2025 VISIONS - PROJECTS & EVENTS GRANT WASHINGTON DC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PO BOX 21396 WASHINGTON DC 20009 521458646 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2025 VISIONS - PROJECTS & EVENTS GRANT WOMEN IN FILM AND VIDEO 1200 18TH STREET NW SUITE 300 WASHINGTON DC 20036 521175294 501(C)(3) 124000 0 2025 VISIONS - PROJECTS & EVENTS GRANT YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS' THEATER INC 6925 WILLOW STREET NW STE LL 230 WASHINGTON DC 20012 522102391 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2025 VISIONS - PROJECTS & EVENTS GRANT ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH 1325 G STREET NW SUITE 980 WASHINGTON DC 20005 521173590 501(C)(3) 13000 0 2025 ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWING - DCOHC GRANT ASIAN AMERICAN LEAD 14 RIDGE SQUARE NW SUITE 300 WASHINGTON DC 20016 522102012 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2025 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN FILM INC 1203 K STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 522331189 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2025 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT BUILDING BRIDGES ACROSS THE RIVER 1901 MISSISSIPPI AVE SE WASHINGTON DC 20020 522013526 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2025 VISIONS - PROJECTS & EVENTS GRANT CHRIST HOUSE 1717 COLUMBIA ROAD NW WASHINGTON DC 20009 521362103 501(C)(3) 8000 0 2025 ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWING - DCOHC GRANT DC ARCHIVES FOUNDATION 1307 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 990925764 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2025 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT DC ZINEFEST 640 BUCHANAN ST NW B1 WASHINGTON DC 20011 201799842 501(C)(3) 7387 0 2025 VISIONS - PROJECTS & EVENTS GRANT FRIENDS OF KENILWORTH AQUATIC GARDENS 1550 ANACOSTIA AVE NE WASHINGTON DC 20019 208701197 501(C)(3) 13000 0 2025 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT METRO THEATER ARTS INC 2737 DEVONSHIRE PLACE NW WASHINGTON DC 20002 863567744 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2025 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT MORE THAN OUR CRIMES 300 MORSE ST NE 320 WASHINGTON DC 20002 332092372 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2025 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT MUSEUM OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE 1900 18TH ST NW WASHINGTON DC 20009 813982895 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2025 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR DESERVING CHILDREN 20 F ST NW STE 700 WASHINGTON DC 20001 872165024 501(C)(3) 8000 0 2025 ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWING - DCOHC GRANT PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL CONVOCATION & ALUMNI FEDERATION PO BOX 60714 WASHINGTON DC 20039 010712951 501(C)(3) 10000 0 2025 COMMUNITY CULTURE & HERITAGE GRANT REACH EDUCATION INCORPORATED 300 M STREET SE SUITE 803 WASHINGTON DC 20003 264622113 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2025 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT THE GIVELAND FOUNDATION 2917 K STREET SE WASHINGTON DC 20019 873906456 501(C)(3) 8000 0 2025 ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWING - DCOHC GRANT TURNING THE PAGE 80 M STREET SE STE 110 WASHINGTON DC 20003 522081934 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2025 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT URBAN ADVENTURE SQUAD 1101 CONNECTICUT AVE NW STE 450 WASHINGTON DC 20036 813314763 501(C)(3) 25000 0 2025 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT 46 0 GRANTS 45 266467 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 147330 0 6186 0 0 0 4156 0 8956 0 166628 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 2024 IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,186. 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 15 IN 2024, THE FEDERATION ON STATE HUMANITIES COUNCILS (FSHC) COLLECTED SALARY INFORMATION ACROSS ALL COUNCILS AND DISTRIBUTED A COMPENSATION COMPARISON REPORT. THE HDC BOARD CONSIDERED 1) THE FSHC COMPENSATION REPORT, 2) AVAILABLE OR CONFIRMED HDC FUNDING, AND 3) HDC'S COMPENSATION POLICY, TO DETERMINE THAT YEAR'S ED SALARY INCREASE. FSHC DISTRIBUTED THE COMPENSATION SURVEY RESULTS IN SEPTEMBER 2024. 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.