North Dakota Humanities Council

Analysis

North Dakota Humanities Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Bismarck, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1974, 52 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 October 2023, North Dakota Humanities Council reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.6m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2019 to October 2023, income grew from $802k to $1.6m (+102%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2020, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, North Dakota Humanities Council sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ferndale Food Bank ($1.6m), Northern Hills Alcohol and Drug Services Inc ($1.6m) and Childrens Law Center of Mass Inc North Shore Childrens Law Project ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $258k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $182k. At year end it held assets of $513k against liabilities of $239k, net assets of $274k. It reported 8 employees.