Mission
CALIFORNIA HUMANITIES WAS FOUNDED IN 1975 WITH A DEFINED MISSION TO CONNECT CALIFORNIANS TO IDEAS AND ONE ANOTHER IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND OUR SHARED HERITAGE AND DIVERSE CULTURES, INSPIRE CIVIC PARTICIPATION, AND SHAPE OUR FUTURE.
Public Charity
CALIFORNIA HUMANITIES
CALIFORNIA HUMANITIES is a Public Charity headquartered in OAKLAND, CA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $3.4M revenue, $3.4M expenses, $1.9M total assets. 15 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $610K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 942952469
OAKLAND, CA
Humanities
NTEE: A70
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$3.4M
Total Expenses$3.4M
Total Assets$1.9M
Grant Records15
Funding Total$610K
Filing Years2019–2024
Where $100 goes at California Humanities
How California Humanities divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.
$68
Programs
the work itself
$25
Management
running the organization
$7
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $68 for programs
$37
California Humanities supports four core grantmaking programs which include the humanities for all project grants and quick grants, previously listed, as well as the library innovation lab (lil)…
$20
Humanities for all is a grant program that supports locally-initiated public humanities projects that respond to the needs and interests of californians, encourage greater public participation in humanities…
$11
California Humanities supports periodic initiatives, including equity alignment and informed citizen programs
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
MELLON FOUNDATION SUBGRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$250,000
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
ARTS AND CULTURE
$7,308
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$6,250
Rapid Response
$10,000
Showing up to 5 of 15 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Bidhan Chandra Roy
DATABASE/GRANTS MANAGER
Brett Connor
DIRECTOR
Daryle Williams
DIRECTOR OF PROJECT & EVAL
Felicia Kelley
DIRECTOR
Fritz Friedman
DIRECTOR
Genevieve Carpio
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.4M | $3.4M | $1.9M |
| 2023 | $3.2M | $4.1M | $2.4M |
| 2022 | $3.7M | $3.7M | $3.2M |
| 2020 | $4.1M | $4.8M | $2.1M |
| 2019 | $3.9M | $3.3M | $2.7M |
Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $3.9M to $3.4M (-12%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.9M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.