FEDERATION OF STATE HUMANITIES COUNCILS Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

FEDERATION OF STATE HUMANITIES COUNCILS

EIN 35-1409894 · Humanities (A70)

What they do

THE FEDERATION ADVOCATES for INCREASED INVESTMENT IN and ENGAGEMENT WITH THE NATIONAL NETWORK of HUMANITIES COUNCILS. WE SUPPORT, CONNECT, and AMPLIFY THE WORK and VOICES of OUR MEMBERS, DEMONSTRATING COUNCILS VALUE for COMMUNITIES and THEIR COLLECTIVE IMPACT ON CIVIC HEALTH and CULTURAL VIBRANCY.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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Money made simple

62.63%of revenue went to mission work65.0% of expenses · Program services

5.14%of revenue went to fundraising5.3% of expenses

$9.93spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

28.55%of revenue went to management and office costs29.6% of expenses

$2.26in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

7.8%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$1,844,589

Mission workProgram services$1,155,26362.63% of revenue65.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$526,57328.55% of revenue29.6% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$94,8625.14% of revenue5.3% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$67,8913.68% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$1,776,69896.32% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 65.0% mission · 29.6% management · 5.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.32% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 65.1% mission · 24.8% management · 10.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.01% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 57.9% mission · 31.8% management · 10.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.65% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 65.7% mission · 29.1% management · 5.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 105.75% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 86.4% mission · 12.4% management · 1.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.91% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 85.4% mission · 13.5% management · 1.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.31% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 77.1% mission · 20.9% management · 2.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 109.22% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 89.3% mission · 9.3% management · 1.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.89% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$17,891,277

Expenses$1,776,698

Annual surplus $16,114,579 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$1,155,263 · 65.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$526,573 · 29.6% of expenses

Fundraising$94,862 · 5.3% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$17,891,277

Expenses$1,776,698

Assets$4,007,878

Income$17,891,277

Contributions$1,389,580

Mission work (program services)$1,155,263

Fundraising$94,862

Grants given$5,046,354

Average grant$34,802

Management and general$526,573

Executive compensation (total)$187,114

Stocks and bonds$879,274

Accounting fees$33,700

Investing fees$9,386

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

PHOEBE STEINPRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $201,310Base $165,000 · Other $36,310

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (23)

PHOEBE STEINPRESIDENT

LEO PANGELINANDIRECTOR

TERRI JETTVICE CHAIR UNTIL NOV

SUSAN PRICEDIRECTOR AS OF NOV

STUART ROCKOFFDIRECTOR UNTIL NOV

SHERRY PAULA WATKINSDIRECTOR UNTIL NOV

SHAWNRECE BUTLERDIRECTOR AS OF NOV

SCOTT LAMASCUSDIRECTOR AS OF NOV

PAXTON WILLIAMSIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

NASHID MADYUNDIRECTOR AS OF NOV

MIRANDA RESTOVICDIRECTOR UNTIL NOV, THEN SECRETARY

MARK MIYAKEDIRECTOR UNTIL NOV, THEN VICE CHAIR

ADAM DAVISDIRECTOR AS OF NOV

KEVIN LINDSEYDIRECTOR UNTIL NOV, THEN TREASURER

JUANA GUZMANSECRETARY UNTIL NOV, THEN DIRECTOR

JOSHUA RUDNIKDIRECTOR

JOHN PHILLIP SANTOSDIRECTOR UNTIL NOV

JIM BURKETREASURER UNTIL NOV

JENNIFER ORTIZDIRECTOR

EVA CALDERACHAIR

ENDAWNIS SPEARSDIRECTOR UNTIL NOV

CHRIS SOMMERICHDIRECTOR AS OF NOV

CARIN BERKOWITZDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1980
Location: 1530 WILSON BLVD STE 340, ARLINGTON, VA 22209-2447
County: Arlington
In care of: PHOEBE STEIN
Primary officer: PHOEBE STEIN, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(703) 908-9700

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: SB & COMPANY LLC
NTEE classification: Humanities (A70)
IRS tax category: Humanities
Grant-giving organization: Yes