Missouri Humanities Council is located in St Charles, MO. The organization was established in 1977. According to its NTEE Classification (A70) the organization is classified as: Humanities, under the broad grouping of Arts, Culture & Humanities and related organizations. As of 10/2021, Missouri Humanities Council employed 15 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Missouri Humanities Council is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.
For the year ending 10/2021, Missouri Humanities Council generated $3.2m in total revenue. This represents relatively stable growth, over the past 6 years the organization has increased revenue by an average of 6.7% each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $2.4m during the year ending 10/2021. While expenses have increased by 4.8% per year over the past 6 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.
Since 2015, Missouri Humanities Council has awarded 198 individual grants totaling $2,783,372. If you would like to learn more about the grant giving history of this organization, scroll down to the grant profile section of this page.
Form
990
Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing
TAX YEAR
2021
Describe the Organization's Mission:
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TO ENRICH LIVES AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES BY CONNECTING MISSOURIANS WITH THE PEOPLE, PLACES, AND IDEAS THAT SHAPE OUR SOCIETY.
Describe the Organization's Program Activity:
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MISSOURI HUMANITIES (MH) OFFERED 195 PUBLIC PROGRAMS IN 2021, ENGAGING OVER 155,000 MISSOURIAN STATEWIDE. GRANTS: IN FY21, MH AWARDED $988,937 IN SUBAWARDS STATEWIDE, SUPPORTING SEVERAL MISSOURI NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. OF THIS AMOUNT, $135,741 WAS ADMINISTERED IN THE COUNCIL'S TRADITIONAL MINI AND MAJOR GRANTS PROGRAM. PROJECTS FUNDED BY THESE AWARDS REACHED 74,214 PARTICIPANTS. THE COUNCIL ALSO ADMINISTERED $853,196 IN SUBAWARDS VIA THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT, ALSO SUPPORTING SEVERAL MISSOURI NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE PARTICIPANT IMPACT OF THESE AWARDS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN FY22. COMMUNITY: IN FY21, MH CONTINUED TO CREATE IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL SPACES FOR MISSOURIANS TO DISCUSS CURRENT SOCIAL ISSUES. OUR WHY IT MATTERS INITIATIVE HOSTED PROGRAMS ADDRESSING POLARIZATION AND THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY WITH VIRTUAL AUDIENCES IN RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES. EVENTS INCLUDED A Q&A WITH ROBERT D. PUTNAM AND SHAYLYN ROMNEY GARRETT, AUTHORS OF THE UPSWING. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KCUR, WE DEBUTED THE HUNGRY FOR MO PODCAST, CELEBRATING HOW LOCAL CUISINE CONNECTS US AS A COMMUNITY AND SHAPES OUR REGION'S IDENTITY. 1,528 MISSOURIANS PARTICIPATED IN OUR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, AND PROGRAM RECORDING HAVE REACHED OVER 103,000 VIEWS POST-EVENT.FAMILY: OUR FAMILY PROGRAMS SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT BY PROVIDING FREE PUBLIC EVENTS THAT EMPOWER PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO READ TO THEIR YOUNG CHILDREN. PROGRAMS OUR READ FROM THE START PROGRAM EMPOWER PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO READ TO THEIR YOUNG CHILDREN REGULARLY- HELPING THEM FORM EARLY HABITS THAT FOSTER A LIFELONG LOVE OF READING. IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, ALL FY21 RFTS PROGRAMS WERE HELD VIRTUALLY.VETERANS: IN FY21, MH PRESENTED 4 VETERANS WRITING PROGRAMS, PUBLISHED VOLUME 9 OF PROUD TO BE: WRITING BY AMERICAN WARRIOR, AND RELEASED A NEW PODCAST. IN TOTAL, WE REACHED 293 VETERANS, CIVILIANS, AND MILITARY FAMILY MEMBERS IN AND OUTSIDE OF MISSOURI PROVIDING AN OUTLET FOR SELF-EXPRESSION THROUGH WRITING WORKSHOPS AND LIVE OR RECORDED READINGS. EDUCATION: WE PROVIDED 78 EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT SAW 3,025 PARTICIPANTS STATEWIDE. THE SHOW-ME MISSOURI SPEAKERS BUREAU HOSTED 66 EVENTS IN 28 MISSOURI COUNTIES, WITH A TOTAL AUDIENCE OF 1,800. THE 4TH ANNUAL HUMANITIES SPRING SYMPOSIUM CONVENED STUDENTS, SCHOLARS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO EXAMINE THE FUTURE OF WORK IN THE FACE OF COVID-19 AND RAPID AUTOMATION. WE HELD OUR SUMMER TEACHERS ACADEMY VIRTUALLY OVER THREE DAYS, PRESENTING 13 SESSIONS INVESTIGATING THE THEME OF CONTESTED ELECTIONS, ELECTORAL CALAMITIES, AND CONTROVERSIAL TRANSITIONS IN PRESIDENTIAL POWER WITH HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT TEACHERS THROUGHOUT MISSOURI. IN OUR MO HUMANITIES OUTDOORS PROGRAMS, WE CONTINUED TO EXPLORE MISSOURI'S NATURAL LANDSCAPE, PRESENTING EVENTS SUCH AS GEOGRAPHY & HISTORY OF MISSOURI'S ORIGINAL PRAIRIE LANDSCAPE AND FOREST AND FARMS.THE 2021 ANNUAL MOMENTUM GALA FEATURED LILLIAN CUNINGHAM, WASHINGTON POST JOURNALIST AND CREATOR AND HOST OF THE POST'S CONSTITUTIONAL PODCAST. MS. CUNNINGHAM AND GUESTS EXPLORED THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION AND "THE PEOPLE WHO FRAMED AND REFRAMED IT REVOLUTIONARIES, ABOLITIONISTS, SUFFRAGISTS, TEETOTALERS, PROTESTERS, JUSTICES, PRESIDENTS IN THE ONGOING STRUGGLE TO FORM A MORE PERFECT UNION ACROSS A VAST AND DIVERSE LAND" IN HER KEYNOTE REMARKS. HERITAGE: MH CONTINUED TO OFFER VIRTUAL PROGRAMS ON VARIOUS TOPICS AIMED AT PROMOTING HERITAGE TOURISM, STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES, AND HIGHLIGHTING STORIES THAT HELP US BETTER UNDERSTAND THIS STATE'S HISTORY AND OUR PLACE WITHIN IT. THIS YEAR, WE DEBUTED THE SMALL TOWN SHOWCASE PROGRAM, OFFERED VIRTUAL CULTURAL HERITAGE WORKSHOPS, RELEASED THE EXPLORE MISSOURI'S GERMAN HERITAGE PODCAST, HOSTED THE 8TH ANNUAL U.S. GRANT SYMPOSIUM, AND CONTINUED PROGRAMS SHARING NATIVE STORIES REACHING OVER 12,000 PEOPLE.DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, SOME REGULAR EVENTS WERE CANCELLED, AND OTHERS WERE MOVED TO A VIRTUAL PLATFORM.
Name (title) | Role | Hours | Compensation |
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William Belko Executive Director (through October 2021) | Officer | 40 | $97,530 |
Ashley Beard-Fosnow Executive Director (beginning November 2021) | Officer | 40 | $63,000 |
John M Robinson III Chair | OfficerTrustee | 2 | $0 |
Marci Bennett Secretary | OfficerTrustee | 2 | $0 |
Susanne Evens Former Treasurer | OfficerTrustee | 2 | $0 |
Petra Dewitt Vice Chair | Trustee | 2 | $0 |
Statement of Revenue | |
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Federated campaigns | $0 |
Membership dues | $0 |
Fundraising events | $0 |
Related organizations | $0 |
Government grants | $2,918,141 |
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above | $82,136 |
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f | $150 |
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar | $3,000,277 |
Total Program Service Revenue | $0 |
Investment income | $2,155 |
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds | $0 |
Royalties | $0 |
Net Rental Income | $0 |
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales | $1,182 |
Net Income from Fundraising Events | $0 |
Net Income from Gaming Activities | $0 |
Net Income from Sales of Inventory | $0 |
Miscellaneous Revenue | $0 |
Total Revenue | $3,215,573 |
Statement of Expenses | |
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Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments. | $988,937 |
Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals. | $0 |
Grants and other assistance to Foreign Orgs/Individuals | $0 |
Benefits paid to or for members | $0 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $118,598 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $11,860 |
Compensation to disqualified persons | $614,255 |
Other salaries and wages | $0 |
Pension plan accruals and contributions | $125,234 |
Other employee benefits | $7,490 |
Payroll taxes | $53,698 |
Fees for services: Management | $0 |
Fees for services: Legal | $17,351 |
Fees for services: Accounting | $26,300 |
Fees for services: Lobbying | $0 |
Fees for services: Fundraising | $0 |
Fees for services: Investment Management | $0 |
Fees for services: Other | $106,637 |
Advertising and promotion | $20,723 |
Office expenses | $79,732 |
Information technology | $0 |
Royalties | $0 |
Occupancy | $32,913 |
Travel | $28,502 |
Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials | $0 |
Conferences, conventions, and meetings | $981 |
Interest | $2,805 |
Payments to affiliates | $0 |
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization | $0 |
Insurance | $5,220 |
All other expenses | $78,477 |
Total functional expenses | $2,391,012 |
Balance Sheet | |
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Cash—non-interest-bearing | $527,189 |
Savings and temporary cash investments | $21,794 |
Pledges and grants receivable | $1,066,014 |
Accounts receivable, net | $1,924 |
Loans from Officers, Directors, or Controlling Persons | $0 |
Loans from Disqualified Persons | $0 |
Notes and loans receivable | $0 |
Inventories for sale or use | $0 |
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges | $0 |
Net Land, buildings, and equipment | $0 |
Investments—publicly traded securities | $623,007 |
Investments—other securities | $0 |
Investments—program-related | $0 |
Intangible assets | $0 |
Other assets | $29,732 |
Total assets | $2,269,660 |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $85,101 |
Grants payable | $85,998 |
Deferred revenue | $0 |
Tax-exempt bond liabilities | $0 |
Escrow or custodial account liability | $0 |
Loans and other payables to any current Officer, Director, or Controlling Person | $0 |
Secured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Unsecured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Other liabilities | $0 |
Total liabilities | $171,099 |
Net assets without donor restrictions | $1,021,625 |
Net assets with donor restrictions | $1,076,936 |
Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds | $0 |
Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building, or equipment fund | $0 |
Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds | $0 |
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances | $2,269,660 |
Over the last fiscal year, Missouri Humanities Council has awarded $819,696 in support to 17 organizations.
Grant Recipient | Amount |
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MERAMEC REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION PURPOSE: HUMANITIES PROGRAMS | $130,000 |
Columbia, MO PURPOSE: HUMANITIES ACTIVITIES | $95,276 |
Branson, MO PURPOSE: HUMANITIES ACTIVITIES | $74,800 |
St Louis, MO PURPOSE: HUMANITIES PROGRAMS | $67,660 |
Columbia, MO PURPOSE: HUMANITIES ACTIVITIES | $57,500 |
Webbers Falls, OK PURPOSE: HUMANITIES PROGRAMS | $56,086 |
Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 1 grants that Missouri Humanities Council has recieved totaling $5.
Awarding Organization | Amount |
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Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA PURPOSE: GENERAL SUPPORT | $5 |
Organization Name | Assets | Revenue |
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The Poetry Foundation Chicago, IL | $341,014,923 | $70,333,831 |
Loretto Literary & Benevolent Institution Nerinx, KY | $3,723,243 | $10,897,100 |
Illinois Humanities Council Incorporated Chicago, IL | $2,155,468 | $4,480,636 |
National Forensic League West Des Moines, IA | $5,499,014 | $3,952,491 |
Theosophical Society In America Wheaton, IL | $22,823,765 | $2,640,124 |
Latinos Progresando Chicago, IL | $6,508,796 | $5,179,126 |
American Writers Museum Chicago, IL | $5,150,018 | $2,061,086 |
Missouri Humanities Council St Charles, MO | $2,269,660 | $3,215,573 |
Humanities Tennessee Nashville, TN | $634,896 | $2,324,740 |
Missouri Automobile Dealers Association Jefferson City, MO | $2,471,878 | $1,969,248 |
Oklahoma Humanities Council Inc Oklahoma City, OK | $1,955,276 | $1,624,150 |
Humanities Kansas Inc Topeka, KS | $1,229,919 | $1,535,343 |