Ohio Humanities Council

Analysis

Ohio Humanities Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1977, 49 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Ohio Humanities Council reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.0m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from October 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $2.1m (+53%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 941%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Ohio Humanities Council sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Luther Park Apartments Inc ($2.1m), United Way of Greater Baytown Area and Chambers County ($2.1m) and Albemarle Hopeline Inc ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 2.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $139k (7.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $465k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $789k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 9 employees.