Civic Intelligence

The History Makers

990 • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 36-4328170

Jan 01, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019 • Filed on Jul 13, 2020

Organization ProfileWWW.THEHISTORYMAKERS.COM
1900 South Michigan AvenueChicago, IL 60616

(312) 674-1900

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

44th percentile

0.10x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 44% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

55th percentile

0.20x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 55% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Net Margin

91st percentile

52%

Higher net margin than 91% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

66th percentile

$160,000

Higher top officer pay than 66% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 4.4% of source-year revenue.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

90th percentile

35%

Faster asset growth than 90% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Revenue Growth

12th percentile

-24%

Faster revenue growth than 12% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets44th percentile

Assets

Up

$7,054,183

Up $1,818,317 (+35%) from 2018

Net Assets

Up

$6,327,133

Up $1,907,647 (+43%) from 2018

Liabilities

Down

$727,050

Down $89,330 (-11%) from 2018

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue55th percentileNet Margin91st percentile

Revenue

Down

$3,664,131

Down $1,152,855 (-24%) from 2018

Expenses

Down

$1,756,484

Down $288,226 (-14%) from 2018

Net Income

Down

$1,907,647

Down $864,629 (-31%) from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth90th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$20M$15M$10M$5.0M$0Assets 2011: $1,108,698Liabilities 2011: $53,981Net Assets 2011: $1,054,7172011Assets 2012: $1,084,036Liabilities 2012: $82,656Net Assets 2012: $1,001,3802012Assets 2014: $2,280,036Liabilities 2014: $25,714Net Assets 2014: $2,254,3222014Assets 2015: $1,157,983Liabilities 2015: $38,747Net Assets 2015: $1,119,2362015Assets 2016: $2,383,935Liabilities 2016: $214,154Net Assets 2016: $2,169,7812016Assets 2017: $1,842,242Liabilities 2017: $142,737Net Assets 2017: $1,699,5052017Assets 2018: $5,235,866Liabilities 2018: $816,380Net Assets 2018: $4,419,4862018Assets 2019: $7,054,183Liabilities 2019: $727,050Net Assets 2019: $6,327,1332019Assets 2020: $9,837,273Liabilities 2020: $674,220Net Assets 2020: $9,163,0532020Assets 2021: $11,203,643Liabilities 2021: $812,079Net Assets 2021: $10,391,5642021Assets 2022: $12,806,180Liabilities 2022: $1,439,920Net Assets 2022: $11,366,2602022Assets 2024: $17,117,210Liabilities 2024: $972,328Net Assets 2024: $16,144,8822024

Highlighted filing

2019

Assets$7,054,183
Liabilities$727,050
Net Assets$6,327,133
Open 2019 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth12th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$8.0M$6.0M$4.0M$2.0M$0-$2.0MExpenses 2011: $2,143,2482011Expenses 2012: $2,598,0602012Revenue 2014: $3,289,844Expenses 2014: $2,022,606Net Income 2014: $1,267,2382014Revenue 2015: $729,934Expenses 2015: $1,865,020Net Income 2015: -$1,135,0862015Revenue 2016: $3,644,461Expenses 2016: $2,538,048Net Income 2016: $1,106,4132016Revenue 2017: $2,744,583Expenses 2017: $3,214,859Net Income 2017: -$470,2762017Revenue 2018: $4,816,986Expenses 2018: $2,044,710Net Income 2018: $2,772,2762018Revenue 2019: $3,664,131Expenses 2019: $1,756,484Net Income 2019: $1,907,6472019Revenue 2020: $4,751,503Expenses 2020: $1,915,583Net Income 2020: $2,835,9202020Revenue 2021: $3,175,641Expenses 2021: $2,000,855Net Income 2021: $1,174,7862021Revenue 2022: $3,558,124Expenses 2022: $2,326,816Net Income 2022: $1,231,3082022Revenue 2024: $6,684,535Expenses 2024: $2,938,459Net Income 2024: $3,746,0762024

Highlighted filing

2019

Revenue$3,664,131
Expenses$1,756,484
Net Income$1,907,647
Open 2019 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Signed
Jul 13, 2020
Return Version
2019v5.1
Gross Receipts
$4,163,885
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The historymakers inc. (the company) was established as a not-for-profit corporation organized under illinois law to video record through first person narratives the stories of african american historymakers for the sole purpose of developing a publicly accessible video and oral history archive. The company's support comes from individuals, corporate and individual foundations and the state of illinois. In addition, the company holds fund raising events to increase awareness of the goals of the company. As of december 31, 2010 the historymakers archive contains over 2,000 videotaped oral history interviews.

The historymakers is a national, 501(c)(3) non-profit educational institution committed to preserving, developing and providing easy access to an internationally recognized archival collection of thousands of african american video oral histories.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Pledges and Grants Receivable$1,054,923$2,949,115▲ $1,894,192
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$3,205,440$2,005,594▼ $1,199,846
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments-$1,273,667-
Accounts Receivable$664,493$522,255▼ $142,238
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$151,885$133,747▼ $18,138
Intangible Assets$159,125$114,924▼ $44,201
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges-$54,881-
Total Assets$5,235,866$7,054,183▲ $1,818,317
Liabilities
Deferred Revenue$651,986$584,823▼ $67,163
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$89,892$101,941▲ $12,049
Unsecured Notes Loans Payable$74,502$40,286▼ $34,216
Total Liabilities$816,380$727,050▼ $89,330
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Net Assets With Donor Restrictions$1,575,000$3,804,325▲ $2,229,325
Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions$2,844,486$2,522,808▼ $321,678
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$4,419,486$6,327,133▲ $1,907,647
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$5,235,866$7,054,183▲ $1,818,317

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment$120,017$521,521$641,538
Leasehold Improvements$13,730$12,900$26,630
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay66th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseTotal
Julieanna RichardsonExecutive DirectorFT$160,000$160,000
Zhu SunVice PresidentFT$120,000$120,000

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Al B ReidDirector
Andrea L TaylorDirector
Antoinette Cook BushDirector
Donna CarrollDirector
George BilicicDirector
Randy MehrbergDirector
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$3,641,449
Program Service Revenue
$492,873
Investment Income
$29,563
Other Revenue
$-499,754
All Other Contributions
$2,915,099
Change in Net Assets
$1,907,647

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$3,664,131
Revenue Not Reported on Financial Statements
$0
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$0
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$3,664,131
Total Revenue per Form 990
$3,664,131
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Other Expenses$1,122,651
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$633,833
Total Fundraising Expense$233,546
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$196,462$38,697$62,511$297,670
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$184,800$36,400$58,800$280,000
Occupancy$119,869$23,611$38,140$181,620
Travel$65,572$65,572-$131,144
Information Technology$58,849$11,591$18,724$89,164
Depreciation Depletion$53,412$10,521$16,995$80,928
Office Expenses$48,778$9,606$15,520$73,904
All Other Expenses$30,450$8,555$6,497$45,502
Payroll Taxes$24,593$4,844$7,825$37,262
Fees for Services Accounting-$22,904-$22,904
Insurance$13,358$2,631$4,250$20,239
Other Employee Benefits$12,475$2,457$3,969$18,901
Fees for Services Other-$15,893-$15,893
Other Expenses$12,360$28,189-$12,360
Conferences and Meetings$8,065--$8,065
Interest$988$195$315$1,498
Fees for Services Legal-$223-$223
Total Functional Expenses$1,241,049$281,889$233,546$1,756,484

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Expenses per Audited Statements$1,756,484
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$1,756,484
Total Expenses per Form 990$1,756,484
Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements$0
Expenses Not Reported on Form 990$0
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
Yes
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Fundraising Direct Expenses$499,754
Fundraising Gross Income$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Fundraising Events

EventGross ReceiptsGross RevenueDirect ExpensesNet Income
An Evening With Debra Lee$726,350-$355,322-
Total Events$726,350-$496,754$-496,754
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Insider Transactions and Loans

Interested-Person Transactions

Interested PartyRelationshipDescriptionShared RevenueAmount
Julieanna RichardsonExecutive Director and LandlordThe Organization Leases Its Facility From an Entity That Is Owned by the Executive Director. the Lease Is at the Fair Market Value for Comparable Property in the Chicago AreaNo$168,000
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Business relationship with 35% controlled entity
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B

“A copy of the form 990 is emailed to the board of directors prior to filing.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C

“The organization defines an operating policy on all matters that might lead to a conflict. This is communicated to board members annually. Each board member acknowledges their understanding of the policy by signing the conflict of interest policy.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15A

“The executive director's salary is annually reviewed by the compensation committee of the board of directors. The salary is compared with other executive directors based on comparability data of similar sized organizations.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19

“Upon written request the documents are available for mailing or pick-up.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The History Makers
EIN
36-4328170
Phone
3126741900
Address
1900 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60616

Signing Officer

Name
Julieanna Richardson
Title
Executive Director
Phone
3126741900
Signed
2020-07-13
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Julieanna Richardson
Formed
1999
Legal Domicile
Il
Voting Board Members
7
Independent Board Members
6
Employees
24
Volunteers
25

Preparer

Firm
Wipfli Llp
Address
1 N WACKER DRIVE SUITE 1700, CHICAGO, IL 60606
Preparer
Julian G Coleman
Phone
3123410100
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990, Part XII, Line 2C

“There were no changes to the audit selection process from the previous year.”

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2019 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$7,054,183
Liabilities
$727,050
Net assets
$6,327,133
Revenue
$3,664,131
Expenses
$1,756,484
Net income
$1,907,647
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$17.1$0.97$16.1$6.68$2.94$3.75
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$12.8$1.44$11.4$3.56$2.33$1.23
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$11.2$0.81$10.4$3.18$2.00$1.17
2020Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$9.84$0.67$9.16$4.75$1.92$2.84
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$7.05$0.73$6.33$3.66$1.76$1.91
2018Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$5.24$0.82$4.42$4.82$2.04$2.77
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.84$0.14$1.70$2.74$3.21$0.47
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.38$0.21$2.17$3.64$2.54$1.11
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.16$0.04$1.12$0.73$1.87$1.14
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.28$0.03$2.25$3.29$2.02$1.27
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.08$0.08$1.00$2.60
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.11$0.05$1.05$2.14