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LOUISIANA ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES 2015 ANNUAL REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Welcome 2 Financial Statement 3 Our Supporters 6 Division of Education 8 Division of Content COVER PHOTO 12 2015 Humanities Awards Inglewood Farm, photographed by Khayyam Khan for the summer 2015 issue of Louisiana Cultural Vistas. 13 Louisiana Humanities Center II Louisiana EndowmEnt for thE humanitiEs he Louisiana Endowment for the humanities believes in the people of Louisiana. the family that gathers at a local library to read books and give their children a head start in education. the scholar twho plunges into the archive in search of new truths about our complex history. the photographer who captures the beauty of our land and the graceful genius of our musicians, our athletes, and our folk artists. these people create opportunities for the next generation of Louisianans to enjoy our greatest natural resource: our culture. since 1971, the board and staff of the LEh have seen again and again the power of Louisiana’s people to overcome, to innovate, and to ascend. as we look back on 2015, we see more reasons than ever to hold fast to this belief in our fellow citizens. we hope this year’s annual report inspires you to join us as we work to preserve and elevate the tireless efforts of Louisiana people. Lastly, we thank you for your faith in the LEh and our mission: to provide all citizens access to our priceless cultural heritage. Miranda Restovic Michael Bernstein President/Executive Director Chair 2015 annuaL rEport 1 FINANCIAL STATEMENT 2015 FINANCIAL SNAPSHOT we're making two significant changes to how we report financial information in our annual report: first, we are moving to report actual expenditures instead of budgeted amounts as we administration & fundraising 32.93% $958,071 feel that provides a more accurate view of our activities and, second, we are establishing the buckets we intend to use for years to come: administration & fundraising, Education- Education-programming 38.64% $1,124,096 programming, Content-programming, Content-regrants, and Louisiana humanities Center. You can find a list of the specific programs under each heading on this page and more details Content-programming 10.25% $298,345 on these programs and activities throughout the report. our aim is to provide you current and useful financial data so you can know and connect with our varied and critical work. Content-regrants 7.29% $212,185 • Administration & Fundraising includes Executive staff, fundraising, finance, human Louisiana humanities Center 10.89% $316,813 resources, it, office management and general office expenses. • Education-Programming includes delivery of primE timE preschool, primE timE family Total Annual Budget FY 2015 $2,909,510 reading time, primE timE homeroom, and primE timE plus programs. • Content-Programming includes publication and events of Louisiana Cultural Vistas magazine, KnowLouisiana.org, and Louisiana Governors project. • Content-Regrants includes strategic partnership Grants, institutional support Grants and CreateLouisiana filmmakers Grant. • Louisiana Humanities Center includes the revenue-generating costs associated with owning and leasing use of a historic building in downtown new orleans. % ing 25 mm 0. gra 1 Pro nt- nte o % Claiborne Unio Morehouse C n t 38.64% 9 W .2 s l 7 l e e o l l b r t s Bossier W r o t s n s a r r a eg t a r R e C - E Education-Programming nt a te r Con C Lincoln In 2015, our public Ouachita Richland Caddo Bienville Madison programs and grants 10.89% Jackson Red Louisiana Humanities River Caldwell Franklin initiatives reached 28 De Soto Tens as Center Winn Catahoula Louisiana parishes. N at ch La Salle ito ch Grant Sabine es a i d r o c n o 32.93% C Administration & Fundraising Rapides Vernon Avoyelles West Feliciana St. Washington East T Helena a Fel iciana n g i Evangeline p Beauregard East a Pointe h Allen Baton o Coupee a St. Landry Rouge West Baton St. Tammany Rouge Livingston L Jeffer son Acadia a f a St. Davis y e Iberville t Calcasieu n s t Martin Ascension h ti t o e p J a t. B s S e an A e St. th rl s O Iber ia s James u Cameron m St. p St. Vermilion t St i Charles . B o er Martin J n n ard e f f e r St. Mary s o Lafourche n P la qu em in Terrebonne es 2 Louisiana EndowmEnt for thE humanitiEs OUR SUPPORTERS the work of the Louisiana Endowment for the humanities is made possible by MAJOR GIFTS, IN-KIND, AND OTHER PROJECT-SPECIFIC DONATIONS individuals, corporations, foundations, and the national Endowment for the humanities. we thank these supporters for their gifts in fiscal year 2014-15. $339,290 Bhp Billiton petroleum LEH Donors for Fiscal Year 2014-15 $200,000 shell oil Company and foundation $40,055 pugh family foundation Please Note: the donations and clubs listed herein are for fiscal year 2014-2015, as $40,000 Entergy Charitable foundation per the terms of the LEh 2014-15 annual fund appeal. the LEh’s fiscal year runs from $37,500 Carolyn w. and Charles t. Beaird family foundation november 1st through october 31st. donations received after october 31, 2015 will be $29,988 Zapp’s potato Chips/utZ Quality foods (Cash and in-Kind) credited in our 2016 annual report. please contact Jan Clifford, LEh manager of $25,400 the Grayson foundation institutional advancement, with any corrections: [email protected] or (504) 620-2627. $25,000 Boh Brothers Construction Company $25,000 new orleans Kids partnership We thank all of our friends for their support! $21,249 Baptist Community ministries $15,000 rosamary foundation $12,450 Loews new orleans hotel (in-Kind) $10,000 Kevin Kelly $10,000 CitGo-Lake Charles $10,000 helis foundation $10,000 iBEriaBanK $5,000 Capital one Bank $5,000 ruth u. fertel foundation $5,000 follett publications $5,000 Jones walker Law firm $7,500 target Corporation $2,000 union pacific railroad foundation $2,500 mcKeithen family trust $2,000 aos Corporation $2,000 Central Louisiana Community foundation $1,080 abita Brewing Company $1,000 stirling properties $1,000 michael olivier, and the Economic development Committee of 100 2015 annuaL rEport 3 2014-2015 ANNUAL FUND DONORS HUMANIST ($10,000+) mboya K. marsalis fund nita Cole femi Euba patty & will andrews Community foundation of north harry mcinnis Brian dassler randell feldman priscilla & Edward ashworth Louisiana willie L. mount Jim davis antoine Garibaldi Eva semien Baham stephen & Kitty sherrill Betsy nalty Carol fegert nancy hawkins robert Bailey Barbara williamson william pederson a. Glenn flournoy Karl holzmuller Barry Baker ashley porter Lyons Joshua & mara force Lynn de La houssey robert Barham ALTRUIST ($5,000 - $9,999) Geoff & holly snodgrass John francis paulette hurdlik J. p. Barr Goldring family foundation Josef sternberg memorial fund Christine George dolliann hurtig ann marie Barrios Gumbo foundation Charles Gerard Jr. stuart Kay Jr. annette Barton Gustaf westfeldt mcilhenny PATRON ($500 - $999) James Gibbs peggy scott Laborde Jim Beam family foundation mary Barrett derby Gisclair James Landis Carolyn Becker haynie family foundation Cindy & david Barry daniel hammer Cindy Levy Joan Becnel Catherine Kuhlman martha Brown florent hardy, Jr. Brigitta malm Janine pasini Beekman G. patrick mcGunagle ann dobie o. L. harper Brenda mcBride holly Bell roderick & mattie olson Glen flournoy david Landry ted methvin James Bergeron stephen rosenfeld maxie Garrett Joan Laplace michael moffett marion Bienvenu woldenberg foundation sven Gustafsson Lorraine LeBlanc Joel myers Guenter Bischof deborah harkins Evelyn merz stella nesanovich michael Blache MENTOR ($1,000 - $4,999) Claudio hemb alice pecoraro sally nungesser Bradley Black Brad adams Glenna Kramer sylvia porteous John pecoul wilton Bland iii michael Bernstein robert Levy Jady regard Barbara peete Edward Blasi william Blake Kim malmay susan roach allison pena al Bordelon michael Boyle Janis Kay mcCray marilyn sonnier Emma perry James Borders Glenny Lee Buquet Jack mcGuire nick spitzer Edward picou Lawrence Boston Cahn family foundation Jean & morris mintz* paul thionville andy reaux sherman Boughton V. thomas Clark Gregory nesbitt marion weiss Elvin shields darrell Bourque John w. deming & Bertie murphy miranda restovic marcia white h. Chris stokes Brian Boyles deming foundation sally richards w. howard thompson stuart Braud ann dobie richard sanderson ii ADVOCATE ($100 - $249) patrick tremie Carolyn Bruder phil & Lucie Earhart milton seiler, Jr. acadian memorial foundation ronald weems shirley Buckel Glenda & neil Erwin John simon Jerome alesi Joan weil oppenheim paul Buras rosemary & randy Ewing neari warner philip andrepont ann white harold Burns Quentin falgoust martin aronson Cookie & ronald white Elizabeth Burns freeport mcmoran foundation SPONSOR ($250 - $499) robert Bareikis Elizabeth York mary Ellen Burns Elaine Garvey mel altschul Buckner Barkley sandra Burshell ava & Cordell haymon madro Bandaries michael Bell LEH MEMBERSHIP ($50 - $99) david Buttross Jr. Janet haedicke Elizabeth Boh henry Bethard, iii richard adler ralph Cadow Glenna & thomas Kramer dana & Gary Boutwell Charles Bolian Linda & Jerome alesi richard Cahn henry Lacey Carolyn Brown-spiller oneil Boudreaux Claudia alexander thomas Camp James Lapeyre Jr. Chelsea pictures E. John Bullard Beth anders terence Casey 4 Louisiana EndowmEnt for thE humanitiEs raphael Cassimere Jr. aimee finley susan Kelso tim & Leslie murphy dana stinson miriam Childs marianne fisher-Giorlando alexandyr Kent denis murrell robert swan Catherine Coates martha fitzgerald david Kerstein steven nelson mary Lee sweat & tom Gault Carol Cody richard flatau Claire Killeen Lisa nicoletti ronald tamborella Belinda Comboy henry folse Jr. Karen Kingsley william oberheimar diane thompson Blanche Comisky George foster Cassandra Knobloch Eric overmyer raymond thompson william Cooper Jr. wilmer freiberg Katherine Kolb teresa parker farris Cornell tramontana mary Len Costa reuben friedman John Laborde olivia pass patrick tremie Barry Cowan denise fuson Lauren Lagarde marcia patout Britton trice melissa daggett nicholas Gagliano Leroy Landon sybil patten william trotter david dahlquist wilson Gaidry robert LeBreton C.