Wyoming Humanities Council

Analysis

Wyoming Humanities Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Laramie, WY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1975, 51 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, Wyoming Humanities Council reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.3m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2019 to October 2023, income grew from $986k to $1.3m (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2020, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Wyoming Humanities Council 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 86th percentile within WY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Walla Walla Symphony Society Inc ($1.3m), Whidbey Institute ($1.3m) and Association for Public Art ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $112k (9.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $394k. At year end it held assets of $926k against liabilities of $56k, net assets of $871k. It reported 7 employees.