2026-03-12T18:29:34-04:00 2025-10-31 465307002 The Springer Company PO Box 23343 Oklahoma City OK 731232343 990 2024-11-01 730951965 Oklahoma Humanities Council Inc % Caroline E Lowery OKLA 4052350280 PO Box 31733 Edmond OK 73003 CAROLINE E LOWERY Executive Director 4052350280 2026-03-05 true true JEREMIAH R SPRINGER P02360630 4057530729 2026-03-12 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X Oklahoma Humanities Sarah Milligan PO Box 31733 Edmond OK 73003 1064816 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. 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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. 61899 53002 49137 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. 9140 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. 4838 9250 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. 13978 9250 574509 true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true 16 0 true 7 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 Oklahoma Humanities 4052350280 PO Box 31733 Edmond OK 73003 X Caroline E Lowery Executive Director 40.00 0.00 X 128474 0 19529 Suzette Chang Member at Large 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Moira Watson Member at Large 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jennie Buchanan Gubernatorial Appointee 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kalenda Eaton Member at Large 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Christopher Murphy Member at Large 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Shawn Holliday Member at Large 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Shar Carter 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 Judie Matthews 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 Gubernatorial Appointee 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Laura Watts Gubernatorial Appointee 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Uzma Saleemi Gubernatorial Appointee 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lynne Schonacher Gubernatorial Appointee 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Amanda Smith Member at Large 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tonnia Anderson Member at Large 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Stacy Takacs Member at Large 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rebekah Wagenbach Member at Large 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Shun Kiang Member at Large 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Shawn Holliday Member at Large 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alyssa Provencio Member at Large 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sarah Milligan Chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jennifer Stevenson Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Bass Vice-ChairSecretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 128474 0 19529 1 false false false 726848 332652 1059500 5316 5316 0 1064816 5316 0 0 148496 148496 630768 255623 355328 19817 160607 65187 90396 5024 6959 6959 77011 77011 14799 14799 4542 4542 28012 28012 22604 12104 9946 554 42905 28712 13440 753 9401 9401 2835 1238 1528 69 9137 3989 4925 223 13618 7341 5944 333 Memberships 20896 19788 1108 Communications 2896 1561 1264 71 Miscellaneous 3257 2757 500 Publications 21069 21069 1219812 574509 602052 43251 207461 221277 13977 124382 7329 34320 1632882 1320571 74238 2087260 1549177 33966 10734 160442 172460 74238 441106 10734 X 1642017 1261317 4137 277126 1646154 1538443 2087260 1549177 -154996 47285 0 X true X true X true false X 1543141 1860209 1368455 1726825 1106785 7605415 1543141 1860209 1368455 1726825 1106785 7605415 4724066 2881349 264738 943 10087 882 5316 281966 7887381 0.36530 0.95780 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 409177 54083 15501 2060 3575 442124 273238 81000 69729 12594 2196 409177 270476 1052 14294 10825 1759 273238 221300 89910 -29684 9710 1340 270476 181560 39740 221300 true false 1112101 47285 47285 1064816 1064816 1219812 1219812 1219812 Other Explanation Due to the reduced nature of operations, Oklahoma Humanities liquidated, donated, or dispossed of all tangigle assets and leasehold improvements during the fiscal year. true Eastern Oklahoma Library System 14 E Shawnee St Muskogee OK 74403 730793974 501c3 5864 Provide humanities content 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 precedenceOklahoma 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.Oklahoma Humanities has provided all notes on this schedule based on historical precidence. The subaward program of the Council is currently suspended. All tangible assets were sold donated or abandoned false false false false General Explanation Attachment Oklahoma Humanities did liquidate all tangible assets and all leasehold improvements. The Council did not cease all operations; it did restructure to be a remote operation council to help alleviate the burden of maintaining a physical office. General operations have reduced by 90% at the time of filing. There has been no discussion and no motion to cease operations as of the time of filing. Organizational document changes Part VI line 4 Oklahoma Humanities Board of Directors undertook a full review of the governing documents for the organization including but not limited to the bylaws. All documents were reviewed for overall consistency with other organizational documents, federal and state regulation, and duplication. The review did result in the bylaws and other organizational documents being udpated. No substantial modificiation occurred, and the mission (or founding principle) of the organization did not change. 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. Cessation of or significant change to any program service Part III line 3 Due to the DOGE forced cancellation of the NEH Federal-State Partnership contracts, Oklahoma HUmanities lost over 80% of its funding. The Council ceased its subaward programming, ceased the mailing of its award-winning magazine and decreased the volumes issued to one digital edition per calendar year, ceased the partnership with The Smithsonian for their Museum of Main Street (MoMS) traveling exhibit program, and reconfigured the Lets Talk About It (LTAI) program to be an abridged version (from 5-6 books per site to 1 book at limited sites). While the Council was able to keep two programs going if very new capacities, Oklahoma Humanities had to decrease its state-wide programatic impact by 90%. 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.