Humanities Kansas Inc

Analysis

Humanities Kansas Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Topeka, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Humanities Kansas Inc reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.1m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2019 to October 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.2m (+19%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2020, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Humanities Kansas Inc sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kuac Friends Group ($1.2m), Young Musicians Foundation ($1.2m) and Lives in the Balance Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $114k (10.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $291k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $309k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 6 employees.