Public Charity

OREGON COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES

OREGON COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES is a Public Charity headquartered in PORTLAND, OR. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $2.8M revenue, $2.1M expenses, $5.2M total assets. 33 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 930716419 PORTLAND, OR Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.8M
Total Expenses$2.1M
Total Assets$5.2M
Grant Records33
Funding Total$3.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

OREGON HUMANITIES IS AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FORMED IN 1978. OREGON HUMANITIES CONNECTS PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH CONVERSATION, STORYTELLING, AND PARTICIPATORY PROGRAMS TO INSPIRE UNDERSTANDING AND COLLABORATIVE CHANGE. (CONTINUED ON SCH. O) THE IMPACT OF THIS WORK IS PROFOUND: PARTICIPANTS LISTEN, QUESTION, RETHINK, AND CONSIDER MORE DEEPLY AND, AS A RESULT, ACT FROM A PLACE OF KNOWLEDGE, COMPASSION, CONNECTEDNESS, AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. OREGON HUMANITIES IS AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FORMED IN 1978. OREGON HUMANITIES IS AN INDEPENDENT AFFILIATE OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES (NEH) AND IS SUPPORTED BY GRANTS FROM NEH AND GIFTS FROM INDIVIDUALS AND FOUNDATIONS THROUGHOUT OREGON.

Where $100 goes at Oregon Council for the Humanities

How Oregon Council for the Humanities divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$76 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$12 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $76 for programs

$27
Public programs include the following:the conversation project: the conversation project brings oregonians together to talk -- across differences, beliefs, and backgrounds -- about important issues and ideas
36% of program spending
$26
Publications
34% of program spending
$20
Grants -- include the following:oregon humanities funds public programs that get people together to think and talk about challenging issues and ideas
26% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

FEDERATION OF STATE HUMANITIES COUNCILS
2025
MELLON FOUNDATION SUBGRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$200,000
FEDERATION OF STATE HUMANITIES COUNCILS
2025
PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR 'BY THE PEOPLE: CONVERSATIONS BEYOND 250' CIVIC DIALOGUE INITIATIVE
$21,250
$10,000
THE OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
2024
Arts Education
$414,639
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
2024
HUMAN SERVICES
$70,250

Showing up to 5 of 33 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Adam Davis
SECRETARY Alicia Bay
DIRECTOR Anna Sortun
DIRECTOR Carol Matsuzaki
DIRECTOR Christina Devillier
DIRECTOR Ciara Pressler

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$1,606,496 4 grants
Arts & Culture
$930,261 11 grants
General Support
$477,749 14 grants
Human & Social Services
$135,250 2 grants
Unspecified
$37,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.8M $2.1M $5.2M
2024 $2.3M $2.5M $4.3M
2023 $2.6M $2.1M $4.3M
2022 $2.7M $2.8M $3.8M
2021 $2.2M $1.8M $3.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.2M to $2.8M (+30%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.2M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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