NonprofitsIllinois Humanities Council Incorporated

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Illinois Humanities Council Incorporated

CHICAGO, IL

Total revenue

$5.6M

Total expenses

$5.0M

Net assets

$4.6M

Grants received

$6.8M

63 grants

EIN

370971586

Tax year

2023

Mission

Fostering a culture in which the humanities are a vital part of the lives of individuals and communities.

Programs

1 program

Our grants support vibrant cultural work statewide and increase illinoisans' access to the transformative power of the public humanities.

Expenses: $667KGrants: $667K

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$5.7M
Program service revenue
Investment income$66K
Other revenue
Total revenue$5.6M

Expenses

Grants paid$667K
Salaries & benefits$2.2M
Fundraising$414K
Other expenses$2.1M
Total expenses$5.0M
Total assets$5.5M
Net assets$4.6M

People

21 listed

NameRoleCompensation

GABRIELLE LYON

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

$212K

35 hrs/wk

VICKI GARZA

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

Board

$124K

40 hrs/wk

BRIDGET HAYMAN

SECRETARY

Board

1 hrs/wk

MYRIAM DEL ANGEL

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ANTOINETTE BURTON

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

AARON DIAZ BIANCO

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

SYLVIA EWING

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ERICA HUBBARD

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

SUSAN MANNING

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JAI L WINSTON

CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

TAWA MITCHELL

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JULIO PAZ

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

LOU SANDOVAL

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

NAKEA WEST

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DEBORAH EPSTEIN

LIFE DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ALTON B HARRIS

LIFE DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

J PAUL HUNTER

LIFE DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

HEATHER NORMAN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

RIKEESHA PHELON

VICE CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

LAURENCE SOPHIAN

TREASURER

Board

1 hrs/wk

MORVEN ELIZABETH HIGGINS

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS

Staff

$123K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 63 of 63

FromAmountPurposeYear
$650K
TO SUPPORT ENVISIONING JUSTICE
2024
$345K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$75K
IN SUPPORT OF ENVISIONING JUSTICE, A PUBLIC PROJECT USING THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES TO ENGAGE COMMUNITIES IN CHICAGO AND ACROSS ILLINOIS IN CONVERSATION ABOUT THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND THE NEED FOR REFORM
2024
$75K
IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$50K
IN SUPPORT OF INSIDE & OUT: THE HUMANITIES AND MASS INCARCERATION, A THREE-DAY GATHERING TAKING PLACE IN CHICAGO
2024
$40K
Shifting Perspectives on Migration Through the Humanities
2024
$30K
SHARING STORIES AND LISTENING TO ONE ANOTHER: THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AT 250
2024
$25K
to support a convening on mass incarceration for humanities councils and community partners across the United States
2024
$20K
NEA Big Read 2023-2024
2024
$10K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2024
$125K
in support of Envisioning Justice, a public project using the arts and humanities to engage communities in Chicago and across Illinois in conversation about the criminal justice system and need for reform
2023
$75K
in support of general operations
2023
$10K
SEED FUNDING FOR A250 COMMISSION
2023
$9K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$5K
IN SUPPORT OF THE 2023 PUBLIC HUMANITIES AWARDS
2023
$1K
MATCH/DISCRETIONARY
2023
$300
In support of general operations.
2023
$600K
TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR ENVISIONING JUSTICE
2022
$445K
support for building a hub model to sustain rural humanities and arts communities in Illinois
2022
$150K
in support of Envisioning Justice, a public project using the arts and humanities to engage communities in Chicago and across Illinois in conversation about the criminal justice system and need for reform
2022
$75K
in support of general operations
2022
$20K
in support of convening members of the Illinois Humanities Envisioning Justice Network
2022
$15K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$8K
to Illinois Humanities to support the Envisioning Justice Network's participation in the Envisioning Justice Spring Convening, scheduled to take place April 15th - 16th, 2022 in Springfield, Illinois
2022
$2K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$1K
MATCH/DISCRETIONARY
2022
$306K
General operating support, to sustain rural humanities and arts communities in Illinois by building a hub model. In support of the 2022 Public Humanities Awards.
2021
$306K
General operating support, to sustain rural humanities and arts communities in Illinois by building a hub model. In support of the 2022 Public Humanities Awards.
2021
$60K
in renewed support of general operations.
2021
$60K
in support of general operations.
2021
$50K
in support of the Envisioning Justice Network an emerging collective using the arts and humanities to engage directly impacted communities in Chicago and across Illinois in conversation about criminal justice system reform
2021
$50K
in support of the Envisioning Justice Network, an emerging collective using the arts and humanities to engage directly impacted communities in Chicago and across Illinois in conversation about criminal justice system reform.
2021
$10K
General operations
2021
$3K
to support staff's participation in trainings focused on finance and operations.
2021
$3K
to support staff's participation in trainings focused on finance and operations
2021
$750K
TO SUPPORT THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A STATEWIDE INITIATIVE THAT USES THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES TO BRING FORWARD THE VOICES OF THOSE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM
2020
$410K
TO SUPPORT COVID-19 RELIEF,RECOVERY EFFORTS, PUBLIC HUMANITIES AWARD, AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$60K
in support of general operations.
2020
$48K
WHY IT MATTERS NATIONAL INITIATIVE
2020
$25K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$20K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$4K
Public Charity Support
2020
$800
MATCH/DISCRETIONARY
2020
$200
FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2020
$25
COMMUNITY SERVICE
2020
$35K
DEMOCRACY AND THE INFORMED CITIZEN
2019
$17K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$1K
In lieu of the organization's benefit and in honor of Angel Ysaguirre
2019
$500
In honor of Eve and Sylvia Ewing
2019
$36K
TO SUPPORT THE 2018 PEOPLE-POWERED PUBLISHING CONFERENCE, AN ANNUAL TWO-DAY CONFERENCE FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY-INFORMED JOURNALISM.
2018
$21K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$135K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2017
$25K
General Operating Support
2017
$5K
For the Gwendolyn Brooks Youth Poetry Awards
2017
$1K
In recognition of Dick Dickerson and for the Gwendolyn Brooks Youth Poet Laureate Awards
2017

Funded by

$6.8M from 20 funders · 63 grants · 2017–2024

The Andrew W Mellon Foundation

$2M · 3 grants · 2020–2024

The Chicago Community Trust

$1.6M · 6 grants · 2017–2022

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc

$1.4M · 4 grants · 2018–2022

John D And Catherine T Macarthur

$943K · 18 grants · 2020–2024

Impactassetsinc

$345K · 1 grant · 2024

Federation Of State Humanities Councils

$113K · 3 grants · 2019–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$82K · 5 grants · 2018–2023

Arts Midwest Incorporated

$79K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Details

EIN370971586
NTEE codeA700
Subsection03
Ruling date1985-01
Formed1983
Employees27
Volunteers300
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