Nonprofit · EIN 23-7374180
HUMANITIES IOWA
Tax-exempt · AMES, IA 50010
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2024 | 990 | $114,597 | $357,078 | -$242,481 | $438,282 | $10,680 | $427,602 |
| October 31, 2023 | 990 | $99,056 | $441,636 | -$342,580 | $670,794 | $46,314 | $624,480 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended October 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $95,864
- Program service revenue
- $7,951
- Investment income
- $10,782
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $50,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $195,136
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $8,450
- Program services (functional)
- $293,825
- Management and general (functional)
- $56,634
- Fundraising (functional)
- $6,619
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $670,794
- Total assets, end of year
- $438,282
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $10,680
- Net assets, end of year
- $427,602
- Publicly traded securities
- $102,734
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $170,602
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $257,000
- Gross receipts
- $114,597
- Employees
- 1
- Year formed
- 1976
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended October 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEATHER PLUCAR | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $105,824 |
| LINDA SHENK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARILYN BASZCZYNSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLY BAUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GAYE SHANNON BURNETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVE BRIGHT | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LANISHA CASSELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANET FLANAGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM FREDRICKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHERRY GUPTA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN MASON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE SHEA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA SWEET | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAN WARREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEATHER PLUCAR | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $103,893 |
| LINDA SHENK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD MOELLER | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN MITCHELL | VICE-PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TREVOR HARVEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RADHI AL-MABUK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GRETTA BERGHAMMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TREYLA LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID ECKERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH HOOVER DE GALVEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROSEMARIE WARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBRA MARQUART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAY KREKOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 881, AMES, IA 50010-0881
- In care of
- % CHRISTOPHER ROSSI
- Principal officer (990 for 2023)
- LINDA SHENK
- Signed the 990
- LINDA SHENK, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (319) 335-4153
- Website
- WWW.HUMANITIESIOWA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- JASON F CLAUSEN PC
Mission
THE MISSION OF HUMANITIES IOWA IS TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE PEOPLE, COMMUNITIES, CULTURE, AND STORIES OF IMPORTANCE TO IOWA AND THE NATION. HUMANITIES IOWA (HI) IS COMMITTED TO BRINGING THE HUMANITIES TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH GRANT MAKING, PUBLICATIONS, INTERACTIVE PROGRAMMING AND EVENTS. FOUNDED IN 1971. WE PROVIDE GRANTS AND PARTNERSHIPS TO OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT FURTHER THE HUMANITIES IN THE STATE, AND WE CONDUCT OUR OWN PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT THE HUMANITIES ACROSS IOWA. EACH YEAR WE SERVE OVER 250,000 IOWANS WITH PROGRAMMING AND PROJECTS LIKE OUR SPEAKERS BUREAU. WE HAVE A STRONG COMMITMENT TO SHARING AND SUPPORTING THE HUMANITIES WITH ALL IOWANS, AND TO BRINGING THE HUMANITIES TO LIFE.
Program accomplishments
- HUMANITIES IOWA SPONSORED OVER 210 PUBLIC HISTORY PROGRAMS ACROSS THE STATE IN 2023-PROGRAMS THAT SHOWCASED IOWA'S WEALTH OF HOME GROWN KNOWLEDGE AND TALENT TO OVER 250,000 PEOPLE. PROGRAMS INCLUDED PRESENTATIONS ON THE LIFEWORK OF "FIRST LADY OF THE FARM" RUTH BUXTON SAYRE AND HOT TAMALE LOUIE, THE STORY OF ZARIF KHAN. HUMANITIES IOWA REMAINS COMMITTED TO MAKING EXTRAORDINARY PROGRAMMING AVAILABLE TO ALL IOWANS. DURING 2023 WE: - AWARDED OVER 56,000 IN GRANTS TO 32 IOWA NON-PROFITS; - FUNDED PUBLIC PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA, DRAKE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY, AND OTHER HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AROUND THE STATE; - SUPPORTED EXHIBITS IN SIOUX CITY, DES MOINES, AND CEDAR RAPIDS; - PARTNERED WITH SIOUXLAND PUBLIC MEDIA, POMEROY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, DUBUQUE ARTS COUNCIL, PATHFINDERS RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT AND NUMEROUS HISTORICAL SOCIETIES; - PARTNERED WITH THE IOWA STUDENT POET AMBASSADOR (ISPA) PROGRAM IN 2023 TO SUPPORT INCOMING AMBASSADOR LOLA NAKASHIMA-BROOKE DURING HER YEAR OF SERVICE.Expenses $50,000 · grants $50,000
- HUMANITIES IOWA SPONSORED OVER 200 PUBLIC HISTORY PROGRAMS ACROSS THE STATE IN 2021 - PROGRAMS THAT SHOWCASED IOWA'S WEALTH OF HOME GROWN KNOWLEDGE AND TALENT TO THOUSANDS OF IOWANS AND BEYOND.Expenses $243,825
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in October, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | October 31, 2025 | March 16, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2023 | October 31, 2024 | March 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2022 | October 31, 2023 | March 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-7374180
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1976
- Accounting year ends
- October
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A70Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $438,282
- Income (IRS master file)
- $114,597
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | October 2024 | $114,597 | $357,078 | $438,282 | XML |
| 990 | October 2023 | $99,056 | $441,636 | $670,794 | XML |
| 990 | October 2022 | $123,120 | $377,997 | $975,082 | IRS |
| 990 | October 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-7374180).
Questions about HUMANITIES IOWA
- What is the EIN of HUMANITIES IOWA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HUMANITIES IOWA is 23-7374180.
- Is HUMANITIES IOWA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1976.
- Are donations to HUMANITIES IOWA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HUMANITIES IOWA file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of HUMANITIES IOWA due?
- The return for tax year 2024 (the year ending October 31, 2025) is due March 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did HUMANITIES IOWA last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended October 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of HUMANITIES IOWA?
- The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2024 names LINDA SHENK.
- Who are the officers and directors of HUMANITIES IOWA?
- The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2024 lists 14 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $105,824 (HEATHER PLUCAR, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does HUMANITIES IOWA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended October 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $114,597, expenses of $357,078 and total assets of $438,282 at year end.
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