Nonprofit · EIN 35-1344382
INDIANA HUMANITIES COUNCIL INC
Tax-exempt · INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46202
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2025 | 990 | $7,044,250 | $2,816,938 | $4,227,312 | $14,459,814 | $235,925 | $14,223,889 |
| October 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,126,867 | $3,673,121 | -$1,546,254 | $9,764,096 | $309,618 | $9,454,478 |
| October 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,255,365 | $2,742,303 | $513,062 | $10,450,701 | $258,149 | $10,192,552 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,669,774
- of which government grants
- $560,048
- Program service revenue
- $34,073
- Investment income
- $319,058
- Net rental income
- $20,870
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $475
- Other revenue
- $21,345
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $322,635
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $190,279
- Other salaries and wages
- $976,424
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,403,587
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $15,155
- Accounting fees
- $91,086
- Occupancy
- $59,151
- Travel
- $121,113
- Depreciation
- $68,591
- Program services (functional)
- $2,142,636
- Management and general (functional)
- $481,660
- Fundraising (functional)
- $192,642
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $9,764,096
- Total assets, end of year
- $14,459,814
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $235,925
- Net assets, end of year
- $14,223,889
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $868,399
- Publicly traded securities
- $8,172,293
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,532,969
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $12,690,920
- Gross receipts
- $7,044,250
- Employees
- 24
- Volunteers
- 80
- Year formed
- 1971
- State of legal domicile
- IN
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEIRA AMSTUTZ | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $221,201 | $30,205 |
| TIFFANY TOLBERT | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK MAASSEL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERYL TAYLOR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS GAHL | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MARQUISHA BRIDGEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR EDWARD COMENTALE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR DEL DOUGHTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA AYOUBI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR RAYVON FOUCHE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR EDWARD FRANTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE GLICK | CHAIR-ELECT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN HATFIELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR TERRI JETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JON KAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
13 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUZIE LIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DOMINI MARTIN URBAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MEARNS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR SARAH NOONAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JONATHAN WEINZAPFEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR JAY RUCKELSHAUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RABBI SANDY EISENBERG SASSO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DANI TIPPMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JERRY TORR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| YECENIA TOSTADO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR JOSEPH TUCKER EDMONDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BROOKE DUNN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR SARA MEHLTRETTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2024: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEIRA AMSTUTZ | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $222,335 | $31,783 |
| TIFFANY TOLBERT | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK MAASSEL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERYL TAYLOR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS GAHL | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MARQUISHA BRIDGEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR EDWARD COMENTALE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR SARA DRURY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BROOKE DUNN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR RAYVON FOUCHE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR EDWARD FRANTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE GLICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN HATFIELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR TERRI JETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JON KAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZIE LIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOMINI MARTIN URBAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MEARNS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR SARAH NOONAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHAD PRIEST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JAY RUCKELSHAUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RABBI SANDY EISENBERG SASSO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANI TIPPMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRY TORR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| YECENIA TOSTADO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH TUCKER EDMONDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEIRA AMSTUTZ | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $218,404 | $31,307 |
| MARISOL GOUVEIA | FORMER SECRETARY Former | 40 | $94,246 | $17,866 |
| CHRIS GAHL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| TIFFANY TOLBERT | CHAIR-ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DORAN MORELAND | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK MAASSEL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERYL TAYLOR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARQUISHA BRIDGEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD DALLIS-COMENTALE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BROOKE DUNN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RAYVON FOUCHE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD FRANTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE GLICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN HATFIELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRI JETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE LIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOMINI MARTIN URBAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH NOONAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHAD PRIEST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY RUCKELSHAUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDY SASSO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRY TORR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| YECENIA TOSTADO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1500 N DELAWARE ST, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46202-2419
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MARK MAASSEL, 1500 N DELAWARE STREET, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46202
- Signed the 990
- MARK MAASSEL, INTERIM PRESIDENT/CEO
- Phone
- (317) 638-1500
- Website
- WWW.INDIANAHUMANITIES.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CHERRY BEKAERT ADVISORY LLC
Mission
INDIANA HUMANITIES WAS FORMED IN 1972, WHEN THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES (NEH) ASKED A GROUP OF FIVE ENERGETIC INDIANA CITIZENS TO FORM A STATEWIDE GRANT-MAKING AGENCY. THE GROUP WAS COMPRISED OF DR. MARVIN E. HARTIG, MRS. EDMUND F. (VIRGINIA) BALL, DR. ROBERT E. BURNS, MR. EDWARD N. HOWARD AND DR. ROBERT W. RICHEY. THEIR GOAL WAS TO FOCUS FEDERAL DOLLARS ON MORE LOCAL, GRASSROOTS INITIATIVES. THE INDIANA COMMITTEE FOR THE HUMANITIES, AS IT WAS KNOWN THEN, BEGAN ITS OPERATIONS ON SEPTEMBER 1 OF THAT YEAR.THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY, THREE THEMES HAVE BEEN THE HALLMARK OF OUR WORK: SUPPORTIVE GRANT-MAKING, PUBLIC DIALOGUE AND AMBITIOUS PROJECTS.TODAY, INDIANA HUMANITIES IS A STATEWIDE NONPROFIT THAT PROVIDES PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE HUMANITIES. WE DO THIS BY PROVIDING GRANTS, CONVENING DISCUSSIONS, UPLIFTING HUMANITIES PRACTITIONERS, SPOTLIGHTING HUMANITIES ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES, AND CREATING OUR OWN PROGRAMS.
Program accomplishments
- IH SUPPORTS HUMANITIES PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT INDIANA. THE ACTIVITIES OF IH ARE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC PROGRAMS IN THE HUMANITIES USING LITERATURE, HISTORY, CIVICS AND INDIANA'S CULTURAL HERITAGE. THIS WORK STRENGTHENS COMMUNITIES AND ENHANCES THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND QUALITY OF PLACE FOR ALL HOOSIERS.Expenses $1,285,582 · grants $147,337 · revenue $34,073
- INDIANA HUMANITIES CONTINUES SIGNIFICANT GRANT-MAKING ACTIVITIES TO OTHER TAX-EXEMPT GROUPS ACROSS THE STATE OF INDIANA TO SUPPORT THEIR HUMANITIES PROGRAMMING. DURING 2024, GRANTS WERE MADE ACROSS ALL GRANT-MAKING PROGRAMS TO MORE THAN 125 ORGANIZATIONS.Expenses $642,790 · grants $175,298
- THE EUGENE AND MARILYN GLICK INDIANA AUTHORS AWARDS, NEWLY EXPANDED AND POWERED BY INDIANA HUMANITIES, CELEBRATE INDIANA AUTHORS AND THEIR RECENT WORKS. THEY ALSO SHINE A SPOTLIGHT ON THE STATE'S LITERARY COMMUNITY AND DEEPEN CONNECTIONS BETWEEN INDIANA'S WRITERS AND READERS.Expenses $214,264
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | October 31, 2026 | March 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | October 31, 2025 | March 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | October 31, 2024 | March 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 35-1344382
- 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
- 1984
- Accounting year ends
- October
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $14,459,814
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,044,250
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | October 2025 | $7,044,250 | $2,816,938 | $14,459,814 | XML |
| 990 | October 2024 | $2,126,867 | $3,673,121 | $9,764,096 | XML |
| 990 | October 2023 | $3,255,365 | $2,742,303 | $10,450,701 | XML |
| 990 | October 2022 | $4,635,222 | $2,540,694 | $9,822,664 | IRS |
| 990 | October 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2020 | – | – | – | 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 35-1344382).
Questions about INDIANA HUMANITIES COUNCIL INC
- What is the EIN of INDIANA HUMANITIES COUNCIL INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INDIANA HUMANITIES COUNCIL INC is 35-1344382.
- Is INDIANA HUMANITIES COUNCIL INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1984.
- Are donations to INDIANA HUMANITIES COUNCIL INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does INDIANA HUMANITIES COUNCIL INC 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 INDIANA HUMANITIES COUNCIL INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending October 31, 2026) is due March 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did INDIANA HUMANITIES COUNCIL INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended October 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of INDIANA HUMANITIES COUNCIL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 names MARK MAASSEL.
- Who are the officers and directors of INDIANA HUMANITIES COUNCIL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 lists 28 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $221,201 (KEIRA AMSTUTZ, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does INDIANA HUMANITIES COUNCIL INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $7,044,250, expenses of $2,816,938 and total assets of $14,459,814 at year end.
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