Kentucky · Nonprofit
WITNESSING HISTORY EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
WITNESSING HISTORY EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC (Kentucky) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $424,335 to it, the largest being THE FRANCES AND BEVERLY DUBOSE FOUNDATION INC ($350,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $368k
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $424k
- Net assets
- $-38001
What Witnessing History Education Foundation Inc does
Mission
To educate and inform the public about all aspects of american history through documentary film production, tours, lectures, seminars, articles and other media.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Witnessing history's latest film, "the shot heard round the world;" the coming of the american revolution. After being repeatedly broadcast on kentucky educational television (ket), it was recommended by ket to the national educational telecommunications association (neta):https://www.netaonline.org/episode/shot-heard-round-world-coming-american-revolutionneta, an arm of pbs, subsequently provided the film to all 355 pbs affiliates throughout the country. The film was widely broadcast throughout the country. Witnessing history education foundation received telephone calls where callers pronounced the film the best they had ever seen on the coming of the american revolution.an individual who loved the film and whef's educational purpose asked if the foundation would consider producing a film on the life of andrew johnson, the 17th president of the united states. After finding the necessary funds to produce such a film, witnessing history began the process of film production in august of 2024 with the research and writing of a 78 page script. After obtaining all the photography of andrew johnson , and all those who played important roles in his life, witnessing history began the…
Witnessing history's kent masterson brown made two trips to the american revolution institute at anderson house in washington, dc, to perform research for the upcoming project, "1776, the critical year of our nation's independence."whef made available to the american revolution institute in washington, dc, at no charge, its film on the coming of the american revolution, so that it is now shown also on that youtube channel. The american revolution institute earns income for its charitable purposes as a result of whef's donation.the washington political film foundation also requested, and received, at no charge, license to use segments of "the shot heard round the world;" the coming of the american revolution in a recent film it produced on the american presidency. That film was shown at several presidential libraries throughout the country.
$22,875 spent84% of program spendingWitnessing history education foundation co-produced a tour of the lexington cemetery with the kentucky civil war roundtable, in may, 2024. Kent masterson brown made many public appearances for the daughters of the american revolution, the sons of the american revolution, and other organizations who requested to view the film and hear about the work of witnessing history throughout the year, as part of ongoing outreach efforts.in addition to film production activities planned for 2025, witnessing history is contracting with bluegrass internet services to overhaul its website and improve its online presence.the witnessing history newsletter began producing a series on the signers of the declaration of independence, which series will be published in a book forthcoming. The research also provides an underpinning to the research for 1776, the crucial year.
$4,258 spent16% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $27,133.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $16k to $87k (+446%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 10% · 2022 29%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
100% of WITNESSING HISTORY EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (64% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income fell $50k → $23k.
2 of 4 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 16% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of WITNESSING HISTORY EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
WITNESSING HISTORY EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 82% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 95% · 2022 66% · 2023 93% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
WITNESSING HISTORY EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Kentucky, across 2 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $70k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
WITNESSING HISTORY EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like WITNESSING HISTORY EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Kentucky
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
9% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds WITNESSING HISTORY EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC?
- WITNESSING HISTORY EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC (Kentucky) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $424,335 to it, the largest being THE FRANCES AND BEVERLY DUBOSE FOUNDATION INC ($350,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does WITNESSING HISTORY EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $424,335 in grants to WITNESSING HISTORY EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of WITNESSING HISTORY EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC?
- THE FRANCES AND BEVERLY DUBOSE FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $350,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WITNESSING HISTORY EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Kentucky. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2019–2024), and the filings of 4 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing