The Ohio Humanities Council is an Ohio independent not-for-profit organization whose principal business activity is to promote the Humanities through grants, public programs, and community projects to help individuals explore and be inspired by the human experience.Ohio Humanities is the state-based partner of the national endowment for the Humanities. We are supported by annual appropriations from the national endowment for the Humanities, as well as contributions from private sources. The state Humanities councils are a unique program established by congressional mandate; the national endowment awards annual operating grants to each of the 56 state and territorial councils.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$92K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $56K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$92K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $230K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$262K
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$989K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2021$210K
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.0M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2021$211K
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.9M
Net assets
$989K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$989K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.3M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending October 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1977.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $1.5M Management & general 20% · $399K Fundraising 5% · $102K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

24 people listed on the 990; $92K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$92,239Pt VII · Sec A
Personnel Committee Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2021FY2020
Rebecca Brown Asmo$154,380$118,879$111,042$59,941——
Patricia N Williamsen————$93,738$92,239

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes the humanities across Ohio by funding grants, hosting public programs, and supporting community projects that explore history, culture, and the human experience.

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3 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Grants

Using a portion of its annual appropriation from the national endowment for the humanities, the organization awards grants to other ohio nonprofit organizations to promote lifelong learning for out-of-school adults. These grants support lectures, workshops, conferences, museum exhibits, and professional development for teachers.

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

Speakers' Bureau

The ohio humanities council provides professional speakers to raise public awareness of history in communities. These speakers may also discuss other humanities topics such as literature, philosophy, law, and archaeology.

$32Kprogram expense
03

Civic Tourism

Includes projects that help communities explore and plan for heritage tourism.

$31Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$230K
Grants paid · 231 grants · $3.1M · 2019–2024
Canton Museum of ArtOH · FY2024$17,500
Southern Ohio FolklifeOH · FY2024$17,500
Voyageur Media Group INCOH · FY2024$17,500
Toledo Opera AssociationOH · FY2024$15,000
The Cleveland OrchestraOH · FY2024$10,000
Springfield Museum of ArtOH · FY2023$20,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$22K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$399K
Fundraisingcol D$102K
Owns and owesPt X
$989K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$424K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$262K
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$22K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Other incomeLn 4–11$500
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$208K
SavingsLn 2$216K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$424K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K
Other assetsLn 15$620K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$262K
Net assetsLn 32$989K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 621
Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$375K$424K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$17K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$163K$262K
Net assetsLn 32$975K$989K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.1M$1.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$37K$46K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$352K$184K$122K$46K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$38K$21K$13K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$73K$40K$25K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$37K$20K$13K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$126K$62K$64K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$155$155
Office expensesLn 13$86K$63K$18K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$42K$42K
TravelLn 17$7K$1K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$57K$5K$26K$26K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$3K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.5M$399K$102K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.0M$1.9M$104K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.1M$2.0M$110K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.2M$2.1M$71K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.1M$2.1M−$9K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.0M$2.0M$6K$989K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,004,481 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,304,002$1,965,652
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $58,396$22,398
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18,583$15,931
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$500
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,380,981$2,004,481
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $313,838$1,060,924
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $605,482$589,671
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $419,420$347,482
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,338,740$1,998,077
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $42,241$6,404
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members23
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,004,481 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,911,968
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$53,684
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,965,652
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $22,398$22,398
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15,931$15,931
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $500$500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $22,898 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15,931$2,004,481
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,998,077 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,060,924$1,060,924
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $36,751 · Management $45,854 · Fundraising $7,582$90,187
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $184,194 · Management $121,551 · Fundraising $45,766$351,511
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $20,729 · Management $12,748 · Fundraising $4,289$37,766
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $40,128 · Management $24,678 · Fundraising $8,302$73,108
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,363 · Management $12,523 · Fundraising $4,213$37,099
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $61,788 · Management $63,748$125,536
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $155$155
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $62,896 · Management $18,164 · Fundraising $5,384$86,444
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $41,615$41,615
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,046 · Management $6,205$7,251
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $14,578$14,578
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,245$4,245
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,286 · Management $25,563 · Fundraising $26,498$57,347
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,843 · Management $7,468$10,311
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,497,103 · Management $398,940 · Fundraising $102,034$1,998,077
Part X · Balance sheet $1,250,769 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $184,652$208,078
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $190,416$216,209
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $87,451$157,050
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,395$676
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,584$4,827
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,273$17,089
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $37,239$26,584
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $616,263$620,256
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,137,273$1,250,769
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $55,594$43,366
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $107,057$215,535
X-19 Deferred revenue$2,960
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $162,651$261,861
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $974,622$988,908
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $974,622$988,908
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,137,273$1,250,769
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $988,908 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,004,481
XI-2 Total expenses$1,998,077
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,404
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$974,622
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$7,882
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$988,908

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