Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 1,079,302 | 1,048,854 | 1,105,019 | 1,335,877 | 1,316,207 | 5,885,259 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 1,079,302 | 1,048,854 | 1,105,019 | 1,335,877 | 1,316,207 | 5,885,259 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 296,018 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 5,589,241 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 1,079,302 | 1,048,854 | 1,105,019 | 1,335,877 | 1,316,207 | 5,885,259 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 12,163 | 17,504 | 16,480 | 15,711 | 17,350 | 79,208 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 7,191 | 150 | 1,528 | 1,216 | 10,085 | |
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | 5,974,552 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e | Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): | |||||
| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions) | |||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2014 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2014 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2014 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2014: | ||||
| a From 2009.......X | ||||
| b From 2010.......X | ||||
| c From 2011.......X | ||||
| d From 2012.......X | ||||
| e From 2013....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2009 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2014 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2014, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2014. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2015. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a From 2010.......X | ||||
| b From 2011.......X | ||||
| c From 2012.......X | ||||
| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | OTHER REVENUE |
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | A COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL TRUSTEES. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF TRUSTEES AND NON-TRUSTEE FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS, REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE FORM 990. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | IT IS THE POLICY OF HUMANITIES WASHINGTON (HW) THAT ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AS WELL AS THE APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, IS TO BE AVOIDED BY HW TRUSTEES, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE GOOD NAME, REPUTATION AND RELATIONSHIPS OF HW THAT ENABLE HW TO FULFILL ITS MISSION. ACCORDINGLY, NO HW TRUSTEE, COMMITTEE MEMBER, EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER SHALL PARTICIPATE IN ANY CONSIDERATION AND/OR ACTION BY HW IN WHICH THERE IS AN ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, OR THE APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, OF THE INDIVIDUAL, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, INCLUDING THROUGH AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S HOUSEHOLD. THESE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN CREATED TO AVOID CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WHILE STILL PERMITTING THE INDIVIDUAL TO SERVE OR TO BE EMPLOYED BY HW. ANY HW TRUSTEE, COMMITTEE MEMBER, EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER WHO MAY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH REGARD TO A PARTICULAR MATTER FOR CONSIDERATION AND/OR ACTION BY HW SHALL (A) NOTIFY THE BOARD OF SUCH CONFLICT OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN WRITING AND (B) SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN CONSIDERATION AND/OR ACTION BY HW WITH REGARD TO THAT MATTER AS STATED BY THIS POLICY. EXAMPLES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, AN INDIVIDUAL OR AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER BEING A TRUSTEE, OFFICER, EMPLOYEE, CONSULTANT OR NOMINATOR OF A GRANT APPLICANT, AN AWARD NOMINEE, AN APPLICANT FOR SPONSORSHIP OR ENDORSEMENT BY A COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH HW, A POTENTIAL CONTRACTOR OR VENDOR, OR ANY OTHER ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL WHICH MAY BENEFIT FROM CONSIDERATION OR ACTION BY HW. MOREOVER, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD MUST BE PROVIDED WITH FULL INFORMATION ABOUT THE DISCLOSED RELATIONSHIP PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION AND/OR ACTION BY HW WITH REGARD TO THE PARTICULAR MATTER AFTER WHICH THE BOARD SHALL TAKE SUCH ACTION AS IT DEEMS NECESSARY TO ADDRESS THE CONFLICT AND PROTECT HW'S BEST INTERESTS. ANY QUESTIONS AS TO WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS SHALL BE DIRECTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHICH SHALL DECIDE THE ISSUE. IN THE EVENT THAT CONFLICT IS REALIZED AFTER DISCUSSION HAS BEGUN, SUCH CONFLICT MUST BE DISCLOSED AS SOON AS IT BECOMES APPARENT AND THE PARTY WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MUST ABSTAIN FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION AND/OR ACTION IN THE MATTER. VIOLATION OF THE STANDARDS IN THIS POLICY MAY RESULT IN REMOVAL FROM THE BOARD, FROM OFFICE AND/OR FROM ANY COMMITTEE; DISCIPLINE UP TO AND INCLUDING TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT FOR EMPLOYEES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICIES OF HW AS STATED IN THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK; AND/OR VOIDING OR CANCELLATION OF THE RELATED GRANT, AWARD, CONTRACT, OR OTHER TRANSACTION OR BENEFIT. A COPY OF THIS POLICY IS GIVEN TO ALL TRUSTEES, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS UPON COMMENCEMENT OF SUCH PERSON'S RELATIONSHIP WITH HW. EACH TRUSTEE, COMMITTEE MEMBER, EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER SHALL SIGN AND DATE THE POLICY AT THE BEGINNING OF HIS OR HER TERM OF SERVICE OR EMPLOYMENT AND EACH YEAR THEREAFTER. FAILURE TO SIGN DOES NOT NULLIFY THE AGREEMENT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE FOLLOWING PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN MARCH 2015. THE BYLAWS OF HUMANITIES WASHINGTON ESTABLISH AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THAT HAS GENERAL OVERSIGHT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S HUMAN RESOURCES PLAN. SPECIFIC DUTIES INCLUDE CONDUCTING AN ANNUAL EVALUATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SETTING HIS/HER COMPENSATION. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS POLICY IS TO DELINEATE THE PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS INDEPENDENTLY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DISCUSS PERFORMANCE RELATIVE TO THE POSITION DESCRIPTION. BEFORE THE START OF THESE DELIBERATIONS, IN KEEPING WITH HUMANITIES WASHINGTON'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, A CALL IS MADE FOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO RECUSE THEMSELVES IF THERE IS AN ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR THE APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OF THE INDIVIDUAL, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, INCLUDING THROUGH AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S HOUSEHOLD. SHOULD ANY COMMITTEE MEMBER OR TRUSTEE HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS IT RELATES TO THIS MATTER, HE/SHE (A) SHALL NOTIFY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF SUCH CONFLICT OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT IN WRITING AND (B) SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY CONSIDERATION AND/OR ACTION BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AS IT RELATES TO EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. 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 BENCHMARK AND ESTABLISHED OBJECTIVES. SALARY SURVEYS FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE BI ANNUAL UNITED WAY OF KING COUNTY WAGE & BENEFIT SURVEY AND THE ANNUAL COUNCIL STAFF SALARY REPORT PUBLISHED BY THE FEDERATION OF STATE HUMANITIES COUNCILS ARE USED TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION BENCHMARKS FOR THE POSITION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL BRIEF THE FULL BOARD OF ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION WITHOUT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRESENT. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND/OR THE BOARD CHAIR (A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE) THEN MEET WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DISCUSS AND DOCUMENT IN WRITING HIS/HER STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES AND GOALS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. COMPENSATION FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR IS ALSO DISCUSSED AND DOCUMENTED. ALL DELIBERATIONS, DISCUSSIONS AND DECISIONS WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE FULL BOARD ARE FULLY DOCUMENTED IN MEETING MINUTES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE AFOREMENTIONED DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 1A: | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE CHAIR, THE CHAIR ELECT, SECRETARY/TREASURER AND TWO ELECTED OFFICERS-AT-LARGE. NO TRUSTEE SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO SERVE MORE THAN TWO CONSECUTIVE ELECTED TERMS IN ONE AND THE SAME OFFICE. MEETINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY BE CALLED BY THE CHAIR. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, SUBJECT TO THE GUIDANCE, DIRECTION, AND CONTROL OF THE TRUSTEES AND THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN THE BYLAWS, SHALL HAVE AND EXERCISE THE AUTHORITY OF HUMANITIES WASHINGTON IN THE MANAGEMENT OF HUMANITIES WASHINGTON'S BUSINESS WHICH INCLUDES: (A) OVERSEEING THE AFFAIRS OF HUMANITIES WASHINGTON BETWEEN ITS MEETINGS, PROVIDED THAT ANY ACTION TAKEN BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BE REPORTED TO HUMANITIES WASHINGTON'S BOARD AT ITS NEXT MEETING; (B) AUTHORIZING EMERGENCY ACTION; (C) CALLING HUMANITIES WASHINGTON BOARD MEETINGS WHEN NECESSARY; (D) MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO HUMANITIES WASHINGTON'S BOARD; AND (E) CONDUCTING AN ANNUAL EVALUATION OF THE WORK OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SETTING HIS/HER ANNUAL COMPENSATION. |
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