The Tampa Bay History Center

“Delegation of authority to a committee is approved by the board of trustees, limited in scope to particular areas or matters and all decisions are presented to the entire board of trustees to ratify.”

“Form 990 is reviewed by the finance committee and then distributed to the full board of trustees for review at the annual meeting.”

“The chair of the board of trustees discusses the conflict of interest policy with trustees annually and requests any conflicts be disclosed at each meeting. The conflict of interest policy is included in the board of trustees handbook provided to each new board member.”

“Compensation for the president and ceo is reviewed and determined by the governance committee and approved by the board of trustees. The organization maintains an employment contract which states that the executive officer will be evaluated on an annual basis. Compensation for key staff and other employees is determined and approved by the ceo. An employee file is maintained for each employee and there is written authorization for changes to salary levels that is signed by the president and ceo. Salary changes are incorporated into the annual operating budget which is approved by the board of trustees.”

“Tbhc makes its form 990, code of ethics (which includes the conflict of interest policy), strategic plan, donor privacy policy and audited financial statements (combined report) available to the public on the tampa bay history center's website www.tampabayhistorycenter.org. Governing documents, including the articles of incorporation and bylaws, are available to the public upon request.”

“Youth adventure camps: these themed camps include creative activities throughout the museum, interactive exhibits, arts and crafts, games, music, literature, splash park fun and interaction with historians, artifacts and other experts. Camps are led by experienced educators dedicated to providing unique and engaging history learning experiences for campers. Tbhc offered four one-week camps during fiscal year 2024. Teen council: comprised of local high school students and led by tbhc education staff, high school students are trained on museum youth education programs, provide input to staff for the creation of new youth-oriented programs, and serve as volunteers to help facilitate museum programs for younger children. During fiscal year 2024, 10 teen council members attended regular meetings, participated in its leadership and contributed to numerous tbhc programs. School student tour programs: led by trained docents, school students and scouts are provided with age-specific, targeted educational activities throughout the museum galleries to engage them in experiential and hands-on learning about local and regional history. During fiscal year 2024,165 student tours were conducted, serving 15,410 students. School outreach/history-to-go-kits: history-to-go kits offer engaging, primary source-based activities that help students improve their historical thinking skills. Filled with cultural artifacts, historic photographs and other learning materials, kits are developed by a team of educators and designed to help teachers meet florida education standards across the curriculum. Each kit contains background information, object descriptions and lesson plans for multiple grade levels and learning styles. During fiscal year 2024, history to go kits served 493 students. An additional 370 students were served through other school outreach events, including the great american teach in. Florida conversations, nell ward and annual duckwall lecture series: these lecture programs are tbhc's informal lecture programs led by top scholars, writers and artists. The presentations are free and open to the public and explore everything from history, art and architecture to politics, archaeology and literature. Tbhc hosted ten lecture programs during fiscal year 2024. Senior adult continuing education classes: in cooperation with university of south florida's osher lifelong learning institute (olli), tbhc offers multi-meetings session for seniors throughout the year. The courses are led by university professors, scholars with expertise in certain areas and local residents with special knowledge of tampa bay. During fiscal year 2024, seventeen days of olli courses were offered, serving 271 seniors. History krewe community outreach: tbhc's "history krewe" is a team of tbhc volunteer docents, who provide community outreach by traveling to local events, fairs, trade shows and other special events, to bring tbhc history education and information to the public, beyond the walls of the museum. During fiscal year 2024, the history krewe provided 64 free educational presentations to the public, reaching 1,756 individuals. History walking tours: history walking tours of historically significant neighborhoods in tampa are led by tbhc trained guides and offer education and insight to tampa's most historical and storied regions. During fiscal year 2024,40 individual tours were provided, serving 422 participants.”

“The audit committee is responsible for oversight of the financial statement audit and selection of the independent accountant. The finance committee is responsible for the oversight, review, and compilation of the financial statements.”