Idaho Humanities Council

Analysis

Idaho Humanities Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Boise, ID. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1978, 48 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, Idaho Humanities Council reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.3m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2019 to October 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.1m (+9.6%), an average of +2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2021, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Idaho Humanities Council sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within ID. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Qcc-The Center for Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Art & Culture ($1.1m), Epic Theatre Center Inc ($1.1m) and Center for the Arts at Ithaca Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 8.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $203k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $230k. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $241k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 7 employees.