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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by OREGON COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,842,225
Total expenses
$2,141,539
Contributions and grants received
$2,747,349
Grants paid
$50,000
Program service revenue
$68,465
Investment income
$26,128
Other revenue
$283
Total assets, end of year
$5,168,875
Total liabilities, end of year
$510,627
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,658,248
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,580,300
Management and general expenses
$231,201
Fundraising expenses
$330,038
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,580,300

Program services were 73.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,499,666

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,247,683

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $75

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $68,465 · related or exempt $68,465

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $26,128 · excluded $26,128

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $283 · excluded $283

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $283

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $50,000 · program services $50,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $165,541 · program services $105,946 · management and general $49,663 · fundraising $9,932

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $775,797 · program services $525,899 · management and general $46,009 · fundraising $203,889

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $57,944 · program services $39,157 · management and general $4,209 · fundraising $14,578

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $96,439 · program services $65,026 · management and general $7,933 · fundraising $23,480

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $76,211 · program services $51,193 · management and general $7,499 · fundraising $17,519

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $32,182 · management and general $32,182

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $179,092 · program services $147,208 · management and general $12,152 · fundraising $19,732

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,791 · program services $791 · fundraising $2,000

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $34,549 · program services $22,705 · management and general $3,385 · fundraising $8,459

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $94,374 · program services $71,248 · management and general $9,698 · fundraising $13,428

  • 17 · Travel

    total $73,933 · program services $51,217 · management and general $20,739 · fundraising $1,977

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $22,022 · program services $16,280 · management and general $2,560 · fundraising $3,182

  • 24a · Other expenses: HONORARIA

    total $347,654 · program services $347,354 · management and general $300

  • 24b · Other expenses: PRINTING AND POSTAGE

    total $67,182 · program services $58,400 · management and general $778 · fundraising $8,004

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $54,791 · program services $26,763 · management and general $24,196 · fundraising $3,832

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $11,037 · program services $1,113 · management and general $9,898 · fundraising $26

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $798,764 · end of year $830,835

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $308,937 · end of year $1,335,828

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,069,133 · end of year $771,294

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $6,264 · end of year $6,586

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $55,759 · end of year $43,081

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $53,322

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $53,322

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $1,679,084 · end of year $1,878,801

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $411,712 · end of year $302,450

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $157,231 · end of year $141,083

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $4,343 · end of year $1,158

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $463,959 · end of year $368,386

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,245,549 · end of year $2,005,691

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,458,571 · end of year $2,652,557

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

OREGON HUMANITIES IS AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FORMED IN 1978. OREGON HUMANITIES CONNECTS PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH CONVERSATION, STORYTELLING, AND PARTICIPATORY PROGRAMS TO INSPIRE UNDERSTANDING AND COLLABORATIVE CHANGE. (CONTINUED ON SCH. O) THE IMPACT OF THIS WORK IS PROFOUND: PARTICIPANTS LISTEN, QUESTION, RETHINK, AND CONSIDER MORE DEEPLY AND, AS A RESULT, ACT FROM A PLACE OF KNOWLEDGE, COMPASSION, CONNECTEDNESS, AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. OREGON HUMANITIES IS AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FORMED IN 1978. OREGON HUMANITIES IS AN INDEPENDENT AFFILIATE OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES (NEH) AND IS SUPPORTED BY GRANTS FROM NEH AND GIFTS FROM INDIVIDUALS AND FOUNDATIONS THROUGHOUT OREGON.

Activities or mission (Part I)

OREGON HUMANITIES CONNECTS PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH CONVERSATION (CONTINUED ON SCH. O) OREGON HUMANITIES CONNECTS PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH CONVERSATION, STORYTELLING, AND PARTICIPATORY PROGRAMS TO INSPIRE UNDERSTANDING AND COLLABORATIVE CHANGE.

  • PUBLIC PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:THE CONVERSATION PROJECT: THE CONVERSATION PROJECT BRINGS OREGONIANS TOGETHER TO TALK -- ACROSS DIFFERENCES, BELIEFS, AND BACKGROUNDS -- ABOUT IMPORTANT ISSUES AND IDEAS. NONPROFITS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND BUSINESSES APPLY TO HOST PROGRAMS ON THE TOPICS RELEVANT TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. CONVERSATIONS ARE LED BY FACILITATORS WHO ARE TRAINED TO CONNECT THE TOPIC TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND TO CHALLENGE PARTICIPANTS TO THINK IN NEW WAYS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)PUBLIC PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:CONSIDER THIS: CONSIDER THIS IS A SERIES OF ON-STAGE CONVERSATIONS THAT HAPPEN IN PORTLAND AND IN CITIES AROUND THE STATE. THE SERIES BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER IN THEATERS, PUBS, CAFES, AND OTHER VENUES AROUND OREGON.SO MUCH TOGETHER: SO MUCH TOGETHER IS A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS CELEBRATING THE ABUNDANCE OF COLLABORATIVE AND IMAGINATIVE WORK HAPPINING IN OREGON AND THROUGHOUT THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THESE WORKSHOPS BLEND PRESENTATION, CONVERSATION, AND ACTIVITIES TO BUILD UNDERSTANDING OF HOW GREAT WORK IS SHAPING LIVES AND THE LAND IN OUR REGION. FACILITATION TRAINING: OREGON HUMANITIES TRAINS GROUPS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE STATE AND THE NATION TO LEAD CHALLENGING CONVERSATIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND WORKPLACES.SPECIAL PROJECTS: IN ADDITION TO ONGOING REGULAR PROGRAMMING, OREGON HUMANITIES COLLABORATES WITH AND LEARNS FROM GROUPS AND ORGANIZATION DOING MEANINGFUL WORK ACROSS THE STATE.

    Expenses $567,802 · Revenue $68,465

  • PUBLICATIONS: OREGON HUMANITIES MAGAZINE IS DEVOTED TO EXPLORING IMPORTANT AND TIMELY IDEAS FROM A VARIETY OF PERSPECTIVES -- ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN IGNORED, GENERALIZED, OR OPPRESSED -- AND TO STIMULATING REFLECTION AND PUBLIC CONVERSATION. THE MAGAZINE IS PUBLISHED THREE TIMES A YEAR AND REACHES NEARLY 14,000 SUBSCRIBERS WITH ITS ONLINE CONTENT REACHING THOUSANDS MORE. CURRICULUM BASED ON MAGAZINE STORIES IS PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED TO OREGON HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS.

    Expenses $538,613

  • GRANTS -- INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:OREGON HUMANITIES FUNDS PUBLIC PROGRAMS THAT GET PEOPLE TOGETHER TO THINK AND TALK ABOUT CHALLENGING ISSUES AND IDEAS. OREGON HUMANITIES OFFERS PUBLIC PROGRAM GRANTS BETWEEN $1,000 AND $10,000, ONCE A YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, RESPONSIBLE PROGRAM GRANTS OF UP TO $1,000 SUPPORT PROGRAMS CREATED BY OREGON NONPROFITS AND FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES IN RESPONSE TO TIMELY ISSUES AND EVENTS; THEY ARE AWARDED ON A ROLLING BASIS.

    Expenses $405,586 · Grants $50,000

  • EDUCATION PROGRAMS -- INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: HUMANITY IN PERSPECTIVE IS A FREE COLLEGE HUMANITIES COURSE FOR ADULTS WHO DO NOT HAVE A COLLEGE DEGREE AND WHO FACE BARRIERS TO ACCESSING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. THE COURSE IS OFFERED AS A TWO-SEMESTER COLLEGE-CREDIT COURSE IN PORTLAND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BARD COLLEGE AND PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY. OREGON HUMANITIES ALSO PARTNERS WITH OTHER NONPROFITS TO OFFER READING, WRITING, AND DISCUSSION PROGRAMS TO HUMANITY IN PERSPECTIVE GRADUATES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

    Expenses $68,299

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kerani Mitchell

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Jacqueline Willingham

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Kim Young

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Alicia Bay

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Anna Sortun

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Carol Matsuzaki

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Christina Devillier

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Ciara Pressler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Cm Hall

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Darci Hanning

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Georgia Lee Hussey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Hanako Wakatsuiki-Chong

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Janet Webster

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Jenn Luevano Brummett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Justin Chin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Kate Fitzpatrick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Katie Harris Murphy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Moana Newman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Nathan Bay

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Paul Duden

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Raymicia McGhee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Sankar Raman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Susan Samek

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Teresa Stover

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Vaun Monroe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Adam Davis

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $168,184
    From this org
    $148,760
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,424
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $148,760
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,940
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,484
    Filer's total
    $168,184

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
3 September 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202612469349301871

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