2024-04-23T12:59:36-04:00 2023-10-31 465307002 The Springer Company PO Box 23343 Oklahoma City OK 731232343 990 2022-11-01 730951965 Oklahoma Humanities Council Inc OKLA 424 Colcord Dr STE E Oklahoma City OK 731022500 Caroline E Lowery Executive Direc 4052350280 2024-04-15 true Caroline Lowery XXX-XX-XXXX Jeremiah R Springer P02360630 4057530729 2024-04-23 0 00 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Oklahoma Humanities Sarah Milligan 1449535 false X www.okhumanities.org X 1978 OK The mission of Oklahoma Humanities (OH) is to strengthen communities by helping Oklahomans learn about the human experience, understand new perspectives, and participate knowledgeably in civic life. 24 24 8 25 0 0 1623207 1368455 0 943 81080 0 1624150 1449535 593481 299252 0 583031 605230 37828 40017 59139 316642 407216 1530982 1351715 93168 97820 1955276 2172090 579519 698513 1375757 1473577 The mission of Oklahoma Humanities (OH) is to strengthen communities by helping Oklahomans learn about the human experience, understand new perspectives, and participate knowledgeably in civic life. false false 453316 Support for various programs and free public events produced by the Council. (Some expenses in this category may apply to other listed programs, but the expenses are not directly attributable based on cost center like salary or office rent.) 251285 251285 251285 Oklahoma Humanities grants encourage cultural programming on the local level across the state. Eligible projects must support the Councils mission to strengthen communities by helping Oklahomans learn about the human experience, understand new perspectives, and participate knowledgeably in civic life. Through special initiatives, Oklahoma Humanities also provided funding for national projects like United We Stand, National History Day, and continued scholarly research on the humanities. 70533 47967 50169 Since 1985, Oklahomans have started new chapters and new conversations with OHs dynamic book club program, Lets Talk About It (LTAI). Hosted by libraries and other organizations, each LTAI series uses four or five books to explore a specific theme developed by a humanities scholar. Combined with presentations from literary experts, LTAI catalyzes meaningful conversation and encourages readers to reflect on their experiences, share thoughts and ideas, consider diverse perspectives, and gain new insight. 60083 5965 Free of advocacy and advertising and supported by donors, the award-winning Oklahoma Humanities magazine is distributed in print and online as free educational programming. From public policy issues to cultural heritage, it provides an engaging forum for new ideas and productive civil discoursea rich mix of humanities scholarship, insightful narratives, and informed opinions for a read that is smart, balanced, educational, and entertaining. It reaches all 77 counties and has a circulation of 12,000 with additional public distribution through classrooms and selected events. Previous authors include N. Scott Momaday, Walter Isaacson, Krista Tippett, Bryan Stevenson, Michael Sandel, Naomi Shihab Nye, and more. 17184 5154 Since 1994, the Smithsonian Institutions Museum on Main Street (MoMS) has worked with State Humanities Councils to empower more than 1,800 rural communities through specifically designed exhibitions and public programming. Hosted by libraries, museums, and other community centers, each explores elements of rural history, encourages discussion and participation, and helps establish local agency. In 2021, Crossroads: Change in Rural America arrived in Oklahoma and traveled to Tishomingo, Fort Gibson, Nowata, Woodward, Pawnee, and Boley. Small towns might seem static and quiet, but they are complex intersections where people and ideas converge and evolve. Through the themes of identity, land, community, persistence, and managing change, the exhibition examined this history and asked visitors to consider how and why their specific communities have changed and what the future might bring. 77267 11119 852401 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false true false true false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 23 0 true 8 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 24 24 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false OK X Jeremy Springer Comptroller 4052350280 424 Coclcord Drive Suite E Oklahoma City OK 731022500 X Caroline E Lowery Executive Director 40.00 0.00 X 108600 0 11919 Uzma Saleemi Member at Large 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lynne Schonacher Member at Large 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lynne Simpson Member at Large 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Francine Parchcorn Member at Large 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Erin Peters Member at Large 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Amanda Smith Member at Large 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Laura Watts Member at Large 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alba Weaver Member at Large 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Moira Watson Member at Large 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Stevenson Member at Large 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Stacy Takacs Member at Large 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Christopher Murphy Member at Large 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jennie Buchanan Member at Large 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kalenda Eaton Member at Large 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Benjamin Alpers Member at Large 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Bass Member at Large 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Don Holladay Member at Large 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marcy Jarrett Member at Large 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Quraysh Ali Lansana Member at Large 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Shawn Holliday Member at Large 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Annie Holt Member at Large 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Suzette Chang Chair 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Thomas Kirk Treasurer 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 108600 0 11919 1 false false false 1205811 162644 1368455 81080 81080 1449535 81080 0 0 299252 299252 473279 279235 179846 14198 131951 79565 50856 1530 10432 10432 69989 69989 40017 40017 6732 6732 56672 56672 76086 48406 27100 580 54992 40502 14186 304 29495 29495 28279 17990 10074 215 13669 8697 4868 104 7183 4525 2514 144 Memberships 20151 19912 239 Communications 3184 2026 1134 24 Miscellaneous 7556 5772 1784 Publications 22796 22796 1351715 852401 440175 59139 299220 425714 150887 150915 223432 122191 74014 44889 48177 1309365 1376137 98630 1955276 2172090 36577 41705 220096 276940 322846 281238 98630 579519 698513 X 1313894 1368052 61863 105525 1375757 1473577 1955276 2172090 97820 0 X true X true X true true true X 974234 1032806 1543141 1860209 1368455 6778845 974234 1032806 1543141 1860209 1368455 6778845 6778845 92308 55113 264738 943 10087 423189 7202034 0.94120 0.01070 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 270476 1052 14294 10825 1759 273238 221300 89910 -29684 9710 1340 270476 181560 39740 221300 true 13431 13431 108760 74014 34746 48177 Right of Use - Operating Net 98630 98630 Operating Lease Obiligations 98630 98630 1449535 1449535 1449535 1351715 1351715 1351715 Endowment funds intended uses (Part V, line 4) Oklahoma Humanities Council is the designated beneficiary of donor advised funds at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation and the Tulsa Community Foundation. These funds were contributed to the Foundation by third party contributors. The foundations have variance power over all contributions. Contributions from third parties are disclosed, but not recognized as assets of the Council. The Council follows the standard, Transfers of Assets to a Not-for-Profit Organization of Charitable Trust that Raises or Holds Contributions for Others to account for these funds. The Council receives a distribution from the Oklahoma City Community Foundation each year based on a percentage of the average fair market value of the funds over the previous twelve quarters. X X true Write On Fundraising PO Box 33576 Tulsa OK 74153 Research granting agencies false 40017 -40017 40017 -40017 Fundraiser custody or control of funds (Part I, line 2b (iii)) All funds raised by or granted to Oklahoma Humanities are solely controlled and distributed by the staff of the Council. Staff actions on management and distribution of these funds is overseen by the Audit & Finance Committee and are subject to a yearly audit by an indpenedent qualified accounting firm. Fundraiser agreements (Part I, line 2b(v)) The yearly contract signed with the fundraising provider clearly states the functions and requirements of the fundraising provider. Under the contract for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2023, the fundraising provider was used to research and see grant opportunities that match the Councils current programming. The fundraising provider does NOT seek direct donations from any individual or business directly. General Explanation Attachment Oklahoma Humanities Council does not track the amount of funds raised by Write On Fundraising for reporting purposes on the Form 990. Oklahoma Humanities does certify that the fundraising entity does secure more grant funds than the cost of the contractual agreement shown in this information return. true Chautauqua Council of Enid Inc 507 South 4th Street Enid OK 73701 731624592 501c3 7500 Provide humanities content Council on American-Islamic Relatio 3000 United Founders Blvd STE 226 Oklahoma City OK 73112 870764660 501c3 7500 Provide humanities content First Americans Museum 659 First Americans Boulevard Oklahoma City OK 73129 731554119 501c3 10000 Provide humanities content Friends of Honey Springs Battlefiel 423159 East 1030 Road Checotah OK 74426 731389188 501c3 8953 Provide humanities content Friends of the Lawton Public Librar 110 Southwest 4th Stree Lawton OK 73501 731172852 501c3 7500 Provide humanities content Gilcrease Museum Management Trust 800 South Tucker Drive Tulsa OK 74104 262205415 501c3 9163 Provide humanities content Greenwood Cultural Center 322 North Greenwood Avenue Tulsa OK 74120 731436295 501c3 7000 Provide humanities content Greenwood Rising Inc 23 North Greenwood Avenue Tulsa OK 74120 853774435 501c3 5000 Provide humanities content KOSU Public Radio PO Box 96-0524 Oklahoma City OK 731960524 736097060 501c3 9650 Provide humanities content McMahon Auditorium Authority PO Box 522 Lawton OK 73502 736104797 501c3 5000 Provide humanities content National Cowboy & Western Heritage 1700 Northeast 63rd Street Oklahoma City OK 73111 300341029 501c3 10000 Provide humanities content Norman Cultural Connection Inc PO Box 1201 Norman OK 73070 271226029 501c3 7100 Provide humanities content Northeastern State University 600 North Grand Avenue Tahlequah OK 74464 911898417 1151 15940 Provide humanities content Oklahoma Christian University Box 11000 Oklahoma City OK 731361100 730555460 1151 5000 Provide humanities content Oklahoma City Museum of Art Inc 415 Couch Drive Oklahoma City OK 73102 730528431 501c3 17500 Provide humanities content Oklahoma City Office of Arts & Cult 420 West Main Street 9th Floor Oklahoma City OK 73102 736005359 1151 7500 Provide humanities content Oklahoma City University 2501 North Blackwelder Avenue Oklahoma City OK 73106 730579265 1151 5000 Provide humanities content Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center 11 Northwest 11th Street Oklahoma City OK 73103 731334271 501c3 20000 Provide humanities content Oklahoma Historical Society 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive Oklahoma City OK 73105 736017987 1151 40000 Provide humanities content Pawnee Seed Preservation Society 46200 South 34700 Road Pawnee OK 74058 873365509 501c3 10000 Provide humanities content Possibilities Inc 4301 North Classen Boulevard Oklahoma City OK 73118 731544249 501c3 10000 Provide humanities content Route 66 Alliance Inc 5537 East 89th Court Tulsa OK 74137 270597498 501c3 10000 Provide humanities content Seminole Nation Historical Society 524 South Wewoka Avenue Wewoka OK 74884 730970103 501c3 20000 Provide humanities content Southern Prairie Library System 421 North Hudson Street Altus OK 73521 730952708 1151 7500 Provide humanities content Thick Description Inc 3810 North Tulsa Avenue Oklahoma City OK 73112 262413358 501c3 7500 Provide humanities content Tulsa Air & Space Museum Inc 3624 North 74th East Avenue Tulsa OK 741153622 731452965 501c3 10000 Provide humanities content Tulsa Chautauqua Inc PO Box 52344 Tulsa OK 74152 825232902 501c3 7500 Provide humanities content Twisted Arts Inc 4707 East 4th Place Tulsa OK 74112 850646251 501c3 8892 Provide humanities content University of Oklahoma 830 Van Vleet Oval East Norman OK 73019 731377584 1151 5186 Provide humanities content 22 7 Monitoring procedures (Part I, line 2) All recipients of subawards from Oklahoma Humanities are monitored by Council staff - program officer and comptroller - for compliance in use of funds recieved. Monitoriing is the same whether from federal or non-federal pool of funds. Additional Information for Schedule I Oklahoma Humanities subawards encourage cultural programming on the local level across the state. Eligible projects must support the Councils mission to strengthen communities by helping Oklahomans learn about the human experience, understand new perspectives, and participate knowledgeably in civic life.Oklahoma Humanities subaward applications are submitted via our online grant management system. Although no letter of inquiry is required, we encourage applicants to contact Council staff before applying to discuss programming goals and ideas. Projects may be structured in a variety of ways: discussion programs, lectures, panel discussions, websites, audio or video productions, and exhibitions. General Explanation Attachment Oklahoma Humanities collects all required reporting data for competative subawards that are provided. If a subaward is provided via a memorandum of understanding (MOU), all required data may not be collected inadvertently if the entity is IRC Section 115(1), a governmental-type unit. Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 The Audit/Finance Committee and the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors receives a copy of Form 990 for a full review prior to the forms filing. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c Oklahoma Humanities distributes to each trustee and officer an annual statement which allows individuals the opportunity to declare any potential conflicts of interest. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors reviews the compensation of the Executive Director at a meeting each year in November/December.In this filing, the amount showing in Part VII, Sect. A, Column F is nontaxed benefits paid for the employee. These are not wages received by the employee. These benefits are reviewed yearly by the Council and are part of the benefit package recevied by all qualifying staff members of the Council based on policy set and managed by the Board of Directors. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 Oklahoma Humanities Council makes all governing documents, conflict of interest policy, financial statements, and other policies and procedures available to the public upon written request. General explanation attachment Oklahoma Humanities recognizes that there is a limit to the data that can be shown on Sch B, Sch I, and in other areas of the return. No name has been purposefully shorten on the schedule and the purpose has been simplified for presentation purposes only.