2026-09-10T17:02:28-07:00 2025-10-31 990 2024-11-01 870307076 UTAH HUMANITIES COUNCIL UTAH 8013599670 202 WEST 300 NORTH SALT LAKE CITY UT 84103 Jodi Graham Executive Director 8013599670 2026-09-10 1 2024 UTAH HUMANITIES Jodi Graham 202 W 300 N Salt Lake City UT 84103 2323500 0 X WWW.UTAHHUMANITIES.ORG X 1975 UT Utah Humanities strengthens Utah communities by cultivating connections, deepening understanding, and exploring our complex human experience. 16 16 14 161 0 0 1609725 2278627 0 0 42564 44873 0 0 1652289 2323500 189721 168424 0 0 1110798 1128598 0 0 146437 453642 429971 1754161 1726993 -101872 596507 2412719 2962295 297487 193392 2115232 2768903 Utah Humanities collaborates with libraries, museums, historical societies, schools, colleges, and cultural and civic groups; provides capacity-building opportunities for volunteers and professionals in the cultural sector; presents special events including an annual state-wide book festival; and offers modest grants to nonprofit organizations for public humanities projects. 0 0 915421 79938 0 The mission of Utah Humanities (UH) revolves around offering first-hand, engaging humanities experiences. Our free public events are direct, personal opportunities to identify with literature, understand local and national heritage, and share viewpoints in civil conversations, all of which serve to strengthen the fabric of our personal and community relationships. We offer connection, context, and courage. We work with partners to extend our reach and deepen our work. In fact, everything we do at Utah Humanities is in collaboration with other organizations. Aligning with cultural, educational, professional, and service organizations is essential to fulfilling our mission, and partnering with us can result in measurable community improvement. Our statewide work at UH is divided into thematic Centers, each of which has a specific humanities focus and associated programs. It is through our Centers that we partner with Utah organizations to improve communities through the humanities. The Centers are the Center for the Book, the Center for Community Heritage, the Center for Educational Access, the Center for Local Initiatives, and Special Projects. We celebrated our 50th anniversary in 2025, marking five decades of improving Utah communities through the humanities. 96736 0 0 Since 1994, Utah Humanities has partnered with the Smithsonian Institution's Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) to bring Museum on Main Street (MoMS) exhibitions to communities throughout Utah. Together with local host partners, we have collaborated on ten exhibition tours through more than 50 communities and reached more than a million people in Utah with this programming. In 2025, UH completed the tour of the MoMS exhibition Crossroads: Change in Rural America and began preparation for the next exhibit, Voices and Votes: Democracy in America. Crossroads traveled to eight communities in Utah: North Summit Unite in partnership with Summit County History Department (Coalville); Wasatch County Library (Heber); Utah State University - Eastern (Price); Silver Reef Museum (Leeds); Brigham City Museum of Art & History (Brigham City); John Wesley Powell River History Museum (Green River); Mt Hurst Foundation in partnership with Utah State University - Blanding (Blanding); Granary Arts in partnership with Snow College Library (Ephraim). Voices and Votes will launch in 2026, as part of the national America250 celebration. It will travel to the Utah Cultural Celebration Center (West Valley City), Moab Arts Center (Moab), Museum of Uintah County (Vernal), Museums at Union Station (Ogden), and Frontier Homestead State Park Museum (Cedar City). 91831 0 0 The Utah Center for the Book fosters a love of reading while encouraging the exploration of contemporary issues through literature. As Utah's affiliate of the National Center for the Book at the Library of Congress, it promotes reading, authorship, and library engagement throughout the state. The Utah Humanities Book Festival celebrated its 28th anniversary in 2025. As Utah Humanities' flagship literary program and the state's only statewide literary festival, it brings writers, readers, and communities together each October during National Book Month to celebrate literature and the power of ideas. For nearly three decades, we have partnered with organizations across Utah to present this dynamic festival. In 2025, the Festival featured 121 events across seven regional hubs, engaging 148 literary artists and scholars and reaching more than 11,000 participants statewide through partnerships with 38 community organizations. The lineup included New York Times bestselling authors, Stoker Award winners, Reese's Book Club selections, Whitney Award recipients, and Utah Book Award honorees. New this year was the inaugural Utah Horror Day at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center, further expanding opportunities for readers and writers to connect through shared literary experiences. 104620 0 0 The Center for Educational Access expands opportunities for individuals seeking new pathways to learning, confidence, and personal growth through the humanities. Through discussion-based courses offered in partnership with universities and high schools, participants engage with literature, philosophy, and history in supportive learning environments. These programs foster critical thinking, communication skills, self-reflection, and a renewed sense of possibility. Serving learners from a wide range of backgrounds and life experiences, the programs encourage participants to build skills, pursue further educational goals, and connect their own experiences to broader human stories. In 2025, we offered the Clemente Course in the Humanities in Salt Lake City and Ogden and the Venture Course in the Humanities in Ogden and as part of the Prison Education Program in Salt Lake City. 104620 0 0 1208608 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 0 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X Jodi Graham and Jamie Feitz 8013599670 202 WEST 300 NORTH SALT LAKE CITY UT 84103 Jodi Graham Executive Director 50 X 100167 0 44505 Jamie Gregersen Director of Finance 45.00 0 X 73992 0 30000 Gordon Daines Director 1.5 0 X 0 0 0 Lisa Gabbert Director 1.5 0 X 0 0 0 Daysi Hernandez Director 1.5 0 X 0 0 0 Kathryn MacKay Director 1.5 0 X 0 0 0 Barry Scholl Director 1.5 0 X 0 0 0 Isaiah Jones Director 1.5 0 X 0 0 0 Darren Parry Director 1.5 0 X 0 0 0 Ze Min Xiao Director 1.5 0 X 0 0 0 Dean McGovern Director 1.5 0 X 0 0 0 Emery Polelonema Director 1.5 0 X 0 0 0 Samuel Wells Director 1.5 0 X 0 0 0 Dr Martha Bradley Evans Director 1.5 0 X 0 0 0 Ellen Horiuchi Williams Director 1.5 0 X 0 0 0 Paul Winward Chair 3 0 X 0 0 0 Kathleen Broeder Chair Elect 3 0 X 0 0 0 Danielle Dubrasky Chair 3 0 X 0 0 0 174159 0 74505 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1515581 763046 3898 2278627 0 44873 44873 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2323500 44873 0 0 79938 79938 88486 88486 0 0 0 0 173825 69530 86913 17382 0 0 0 0 583576 454080 53579 75917 94204 63395 18611 12198 218389 144853 54174 19362 58604 23442 29302 5860 37588 4363 33225 0 59848 45099 14349 400 3771 3771 49077 19655 22058 7364 34650 17325 13860 3465 69431 42321 25150 1960 15001 7501 7500 0 6390 3196 2555 639 Supplies and equipment 154215 145424 6901 1890 1726993 1208608 371948 146437 18908 53224 1316036 1973326 291906 114853 0 0 0 0 0 0 16289 11070 5219 687084 764609 98785 51064 2412719 2962295 185364 147109 56375 23200 55748 23083 297487 193392 X 1188206 1682704 927026 1086199 2115232 2768903 2412719 2962295 596507 57164 0 0 0 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1592252 1933162 1671546 1652289 2323499 9172748 1592252 1933162 1671546 1652289 2323499 9172748 9172748 808 5922 42565 42564 44873 136732 9309480 0.98531 0.98947 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3138 0 1 3049 6187 0 Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1 Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1 - Utah Humanities(UH) paid annual dues to the Federation of State Humanities Councils, as well as registration fees and expenses related to the Humanities on the Hill lobbying event. No federal funds were used for lobbying activities. 207009 0 0 0 0 0 207009 188182 0 18827 0 0 0 207009 183002 0 5180 0 0 0 188182 207009 0 -24007 0 0 0 183002 207009 0 0 0 0 0 207009 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16289 0 11070 5219 0 0 0 0 5219 0 Operating lease liability 23083 23083 X 2380665 57165 0 0 0 57165 2323500 0 0 0 2323500 1726993 0 0 0 0 0 1726993 0 0 0 1726993 Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 - Endowment funds are restricted for two Research Fellowships - the Albert J. Colton Fellowship for Projects of National or International Scope and the Delmont R. Oswald Fellowship for Utah Studies. These fellowships provide financial support for scholars doing research in the humanities and require a public presentation of their work. The fellowships are made possible by endowment funds established in memory of Albert J. Colton, a former UH board member, and Delmont R. Oswald, UH's founding director. Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 A liability for uncertain tax positions initially needs to be recognized in the financial statements when it is more-likely-than not the position will not be sustained upon examination by tax authorities. As of October 31, 2025 and 2024, UH had no uncertain tax positions that qualify for either recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. 1 Brolly Arts 3680 Ecker Hill Dr Park City UT 84098 870538724 501(c)(3) 8000 Program Grant Camp Floyd Stagecoach Inn State Park Museum PO Box 288 Fairfield UT 84013 876000545 Government 7000 Rural Museum Program Funding Fremont Indian State Park and Museum 3820 W Clear Creek Canyon Rd Sevier UT 84766 876000545 Government 20000 Rural Museum Program Funding IJ and Jeanne Wagner Jewish Community Center 2 N Medical Dr SLC UT 84113 870238425 501(c)(3) 8000 Program Grant Kayenta Arts Foundation 881 N Coyote Gulch Ct Ivins UT 84738 900642659 501(c)(3) 8000 Program Grant Moab Music Festival 58 E 300 S Moab UT 84532 870502896 501(c)(3) 6000 Program Grant Nafanua Foundation 4029 W Kirkwall Cir South Jordan UT 84009 991582085 501(c)(3) 8000 Program Grant Utah Historical Society 3760 S Highland Dr Millcreek UT 84106 876000545 Government 7000 National History Day Utah Sponsorship Utah Presents 1395 Presidents Cir RM 190 SLC UT 84112 876000525 501(c)(3) 8250 Program Grant University of Utah Prison Education Project 1721 Campus Center Drive SAEC 1225 SLC UT 84112 876000525 501(c)(3) 8000 Program Grant Anasazi State Park Museum PO Box 1429 Boulder UT 84716 876000545 Government 36000 Rural Museum Program Funding 11 0 Honoraria 103 88486 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 All grant and fellowship applicants are required to describe the planned use of funds in detail. Awardees are required to: 1.Set up a separate account number or financial tracking system for each project using UH grant funds. All UH grant funds and other funds committed to the project should be received into a separate account and expended from this account. Financial records must demonstrate that UH grant funds have been spent only for the approved project. 2.Documentation of all expenditures: Accounting records must be supported by such source documentation as canceled checks, bank statements, invoices, paid bills, donor letters, time and attendance records, activity reports, travel reports, and contractual and consultant agreements. Financial records must be retained including supporting documentation, statistical records, and other records pertinent to the grant for no less than three (3) years after the project concludes, or they may be sent to UH with the final reports. Financial records must adequately identify the source and application of the funds, including obligations, unobligated balances, assets, liabilities, expenditures, and income. Records that relate to audits, appeals, litigation, or the settlement of claims arising out of the performance of the grant project shall be retained until such issues are resolved. 3. Cash and In-kind Match: Awardees must show a total match at least equal to the UH grant award. In-kind contribution records should indicate source, date, purpose, cost-basis, and dollar value. 4.Funds are to be spent only as outlined in the application approved by the UH board. Adjustments may be made among approved line items if the changes do not alter the project. 5. A budget line item may not be eliminated without written UH approval. The desired changes must be requested in writing before grant funds are committed or expended. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The UH Executive Committee has the opportunity to review FORM 990 and reports to the full board of directors any items they recommend for discussion. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c UH regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with the conflict of interest policy. Board members sign a pledge to abide by the policy, and conflicts are identified prior to every grant review session and any investment decisions. Staff also sign a conflict of interest and code of conduct policy every year. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The Board of Directors of Utah Humanities conducts a regular review for the Executive Director. This process helps ensure the Executive Director and UH are functioning at the highest level possible. 1. The Chair is designated as the point person to initiate and conduct the evaluation of the Executive Director. In doing so, the Chair shall serve as the neutral and confidential conduit for the distribution, receipt, compilation, and summary of the evaluation results. 2. The Board seeks evaluations and comments about the Executive Director from board and staff members in March and April each year. 3. The Chair compiles the results and associated comments from the completed evaluation forms and anonymizes summaries from the staff for presenting to the Executive Director and the Executive Committee. 4. The Executive Committee reviews the results in an Executive Session in June. In addition, the Executive Committee reviews the evaluation tool, and if necessary, edits for the following year. The Executive Committee recommends the ED salary for the upcoming fiscal year. 5. The Chair meets with the Executive Director to develop goals for the coming year. Goals, compensation, and any action recommendations will be shared with the full board at the summer meeting for approval. 6. At the conclusion of each year's evaluation, the Chair shall destroy all received staff evaluation forms, retaining only the prepared summaries. The Executive Director recommends staff compensation amounts to the Executive Committee annually, as part of the proposed budget presentation, and provides comparability data annually from their national membership association and the Utah Nonprofits Association. The Executive Committee's decisions are summarized in meeting minutes. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Documents are available on www.utahhumanities.org An extension was filed in a timely manner and accepted by the IRS.