HUMANTIES MONTANA: Form 990, tax year 2024

View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗

Organization
HUMANTIES MONTANA (EIN 23-7357909)
Tax period
2024-11-01 to 2025-10-31
Filed
2026-09-04
IRS object ID
202632479349300813
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-09-04T07:27:21-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-10-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN522408237PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Carver Florek & James LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12315 McDonald Avenue Suite 300AddressLine1Txt
CityMissoulaCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59801ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-11-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN237357909EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Humanities MontanaBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlHUMABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4062436022PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1311 Brantly Hall univ of montanaAddressLine1Txt
CityMissoulaCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59812ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJohn KnightPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Signature2026-09-04SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonAngel Sharp CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00964705PTIN
Phone4067285539PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJohn KnightPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1311 Brantly Hall univ of montanaAddressLine1Txt
CityMissoulaCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59812ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,136,799GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.humanitiesmontana.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1972FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionHumanities Montana serves communities through stories and conversation. We offer experiences that nurture imagination and ideas by speaking to Montanans diverse history, literature, and philosophy.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body11VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent11VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee7TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers15TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,076,751PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,126,665CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$3,091PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$8,574CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$134PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,560CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,079,976PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,136,799CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$257,028PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$69,012CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$565,787PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$504,974CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$149,513CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$412,308PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$222,200CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,235,123PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$796,186CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$155,147PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$340,613CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$424,555TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$687,078TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$109,323TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$21,595TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$315,232NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$665,483NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionHumanities Montana serves communities through stories and conversation. We offer experiences that nurture imagination and ideas by speaking to Montanans diverse history, literature, and philosophy.MissionDesc
Significant New Program SrvcfalseSignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangeYes (true)SignificantChangeInd
Expense$170,698ExpenseAmt
Grant$69,012GrantAmt
DescGRANTMAKING - Humanities Montana's Grantmaking program awarded grants to nonprofit organizations, libraries, museums, schools, tribal nations, scholars, and community organizations to support public humanities programming throughout Montana. During FY2025, Humanities Montana awarded grants to 25 organizations and scholars, including eight first-time grant recipients. Approximately 52% of subawards supported organizations serving communities with populations under 5,000, including American Indian communities. Grant-funded projects advanced public engagement with Montana history, literature, civic participation, cultural preservation, and Indigenous knowledge.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$68,815ExpenseAmt
DescSPEAKERS BUREAU - Humanities Montana's Speakers Bureau, consisting of Montana Conversations, and Speakers in the Schools, connected communities across Montana with scholars, historians, authors, tribal educators, and other humanities practitioners. During FY2025, the program completed 108 bookings, resulting in 150 presentations that reached 7,989 participants statewide. Programs were presented in libraries, museums, schools, and community organizations, with 67% occurring in rural communities, including American Indian communities. Following the April 2, 2025 termination of Humanities Montana's General Operating Support grant, 46 Montana Conversations programs and 31 Speakers in the Schools visits were canceled, reducing statewide programming until partial federal funding was restored in June 2025.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$58,839ExpenseAmt
DescGeneral Council Management - expenses represent shared programmatic activities that support Humanities Montana's statewide public humanities mission across all programs and are not directly allocable to a single program service. Consistent with Humanities Montana's Profit & Loss by Class report, this amount includes payroll and related employee benefits associated with program management, planning, coordination, administration, and oversight across all programs, as well as other shared program service costs. These expenses are classified as Program Services and do not include Management and General or Fundraising expenses.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$27,802ExpenseAmt
DescDEMOCRACY PROJECT - Humanities Montana's Democracy Project is a nonpartisan civic education initiative that partners with public libraries to strengthen civic literacy and democratic participation through humanities-based programming. During FY2025, the program operated in 13 Montana communities, including seven full program sites and six developing sites. Teen participants met over the course of six months to identify community needs, develop civic engagement projects, collaborate with local leaders, and present their work through public community showcases. Projects addressed issues including mental health, traffic safety, environmental stewardship, school improvement, voting rights, and community spaces, strengthening youth leadership and civic participation across Montana.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$27,802TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$326,154TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (true)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (true)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (true)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (true)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (true)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (true)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (true)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (true)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemfalseBusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemYes (true)BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl EntfalseBusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContrifalseDeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted PrtshpfalseActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document45IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee7EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Form8282 Filed0Form8282FiledCnt
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 FiledindfalseForm8899Filedind
Form1098 C FiledfalseForm1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst IncfalseSubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members11GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member11IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (true)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (true)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (true)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (true)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTHE ORGANIZATIONPersonNm
Phone4062436022PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1311 BRANTLY HALL UNIV OF MONTANAAddressLine1Txt
CityMISSOULACityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59812ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerInd
Jill Baker
Executive Dir. thru 10/202540.000.00$90,236$0$25,678
Karen Reiff
Board1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Carol Bradley
Board1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Raymond Ekness
Board1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Esther Beth Sullivan
Chairman1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
Jennifer Corning
Board1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Jeanette Fregulia
Vice & Grant Ch1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
Lynda Grande
Finance Chair1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
Glory Blue Earth
Board1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Jeremy Carl
Board1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
David Cates
Board1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Tim Wilson
Board1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Mary Hernandez
Gover. Chair1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
Lathie Poole
Board1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Arian Randall
Board1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
W Clark Whitehorn
Board1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
John Knight
Executive Dir.0.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$90,236TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$25,678TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (true)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KfalseTotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$654,628GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$472,037AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,126,665TotalContributionsAmt
Total Program Service Revenue$0TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8,574TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$8,574ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$110TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$110ExclusionAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOther IncomeDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$1,450TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,450RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,450OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,136,799TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,450RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion$8,684ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,012TotalAmt
Program Services$69,012ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$137,358TotalAmt
Program Services$42,581ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,064ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$35,713FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$260,261TotalAmt
Program Services$80,681ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$111,912ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$67,668FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,453TotalAmt
Program Services$6,960ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,655ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,838FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,646TotalAmt
Program Services$18,800ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,078ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,768FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,256TotalAmt
Program Services$7,519ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,430ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,307FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$600TotalAmt
Program Services$92ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$508FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,525TotalAmt
Program Services$650ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,050ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,825FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,460TotalAmt
Management And General$13,460ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,375TotalAmt
Program Services$5,320ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,270ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$785FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,295TotalAmt
Program Services$390ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,905ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,878TotalAmt
Program Services$2,155ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,662ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,061FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,819TotalAmt
Management And General$4,819ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,442TotalAmt
Management And General$1,442ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROGRAM HONORARI AND TRAVEL$89,412$77,735$4,379$7,298
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$22,556$948$21,188$420
WEBSITE EXPENSE$14,072$14,072
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT$7,943$6,863$758$322

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,823TotalAmt
Program Services$6,448ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$375ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$796,186TotalAmt
Program Services$326,154ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$320,519ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$149,513FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,764BOYAmt
EOY$28,462EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$161,743BOYAmt
EOY$542,382EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$97,216BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$10EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,312BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$46,707LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$36,916LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,997BOYAmt
EOY$9,791EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$99,523BOYAmt
EOY$106,433EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$424,555BOYAmt
EOY$687,078EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$109,323BOYAmt
EOY$21,595EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$109,323BOYAmt
EOY$21,595EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$213,014BOYAmt
EOY$485,648EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$102,218BOYAmt
EOY$179,835EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$315,232BOYAmt
EOY$665,483EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$424,555BOYAmt
EOY$687,078EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$340,613ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$9,638NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (true)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (true)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,290,403CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$912,054CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,009,246CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,076,751CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,126,665CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,415,119TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,290,403CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$912,054CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,009,246CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,076,751CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,126,665CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,415,119TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$0SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$5,415,119PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,480CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$875CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,550CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,091CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,574CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,570TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$5,431,689TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,450GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.99690PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99820PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures$4,099PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Form4720 Filed Section4955 TaxfalseForm4720FiledSection4955TaxInd
Correction MadefalseCorrectionMadeInd
VolunteersfalseVolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (true)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media AdvertisementsfalseMediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersfalseMailingsMembersInd
Publications Or BroadcastfalsePublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other OrganizationsfalseGrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (true)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies DemonstrationsYes (true)RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Rallies Demonstrations$4,099RalliesDemonstrationsAmt
Other ActivitiesfalseOtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$4,099TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3falseNotDescribedSection501c3Ind
Form4720 Filed4912 TaxfalseForm4720Filed4912TaxInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part II-B, Line 1i - Other Activities DescriptionEACH YEAR HUMANITIES MONTANA STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON, D.C., FOR "HUMANITIES ON THE HILL." THE FEDERATION OF STATE HUMANITIES COUNCILS BRINGS REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE STATE HUMANITIES COUNCILS TOGETHER IN WASHINGTON, D.C. TO MAKE CONGRESS AWARE OF THE PUBLIC GOOD OF THE HUMANITIES IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND PROMOTE THE CONTINUED FUNDING OF THE HUMANITIES. IN MARCH 2025, "HUMANITIES ON THE HILL" WAS HELD IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AND ATTENDED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
Part IV - Additional Information

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$99,523BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$12,200InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$4,059OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,231AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$106,433EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$84,921BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$19,858InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$4,134OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,122AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$99,523EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$83,510BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$6,578InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$4,094OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,073AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$84,921EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$101,650BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$12,973InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,968OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,199AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$83,510EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$86,675BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$19,949InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,792OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,182AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$101,650EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (true)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RfalseRelatedOrgListSchRInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,169OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,169DepreciationAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$41,538OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$31,747DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,791BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$9,791TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Book Value Securities$106,433TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,146,437TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$9,638NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$9,638RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,136,799RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,136,799TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$796,186TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$796,186ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$796,186TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X : FIN48 FootnoteFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationHumanities Montana is a 501(c)(3) organization and is exempt from federal and state income taxes. A provision for income taxes has not been recorded, because the Organization had no business income unrelated to its exempt activities during the years ended October 31, 2025 and 2024.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedfalseGrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Montana History Foundation
1750 North Washington StreetHelenaMT59601810435459$7,840$0Community Project
River Arts & Books Corporatio
1971 Highway 78RoscoeMT59071931385189$8,800$0Community Project
University of Montana
32 Campus DrMissoulaMT59812816001713$6,561$0Community Project
University of Montana Western
710 S Atlantic StDillonMT59725816001713$6,457$0Community Project
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org3TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceAdditional Supplemental InformationFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE MONITORING OF SUBRECIPIENTS IS PERFORMED THROUGH THE REGRANT PROCESS WHEN THE FINAL REPORT IS DUE FROM THE REGRANTEE. FOR THE FINAL REPORT, THE REGRANTEE MUST DETAIL THE RESULTS OF THE PROJECT AND INCLUDE A PROJECT EXPENSE REPORT SHOWING HOW EACH DOLLAR WAS SPENT, THE IN-KIND MATCH FROM THE GRANTEE, AND ANY FUNDS THE GRANTEE EXPENDED THAT WERE IN EXCESS OF THE GRANT AMOUNT. UPON APPLICATION ALL REGRANT APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO AGREE TO CERTIFICATIONS UPON SUBMISSION OF REGRANT APPLICATIONS. THE CERTIFICATION TAKES THE FORM OF A LETTER FROM THE APPLICANT AGREEING TO THE CERTIFICATIONS AND TERMS OF THE GRANT. CERTIFICATIONS CONTAIN NOTIFICATIONS OF THE REQUIREMENTS TO FOLLOW THE APPLICABLE COST CIRCULARS AT THE OUTSET OF THE GRANT, WHICH IS SUFFICIENT FOR THE SUBRECIPIENT TO COMPLY WITH THE FEDERAL STATUTES, REGULATIONS, AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE RESPECTIVE GRANT. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS EMAILS AND OTHER CORRESPONDENCE DISCUSSING PROJECT STATUS, QUESTIONS OF THE SUBRECIPIENT, AND OTHER ISSUES THAT MAY HAVE COME UP DURING PROJECT, FINAL CLOSE OUT REPORTS AND BUDGETS OF THE PROGRAM, WHICH IS THE LAST STEP TO CLOSE A REGRANT. ADDITIONALLY THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS DETAILED CHECKLISTS CONTAINED IN EACH GRANT FILE THAT HAS PROGRESS STEPS FOR EACH GRANT FROM INITIAL APPLICATION TO THE FINAL REPORTING AND CLOSE-OUT OF THE GRANT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJill BakerPersonNm
TitleExecutive Dir. thru 10/2025TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$90,236BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$8,970DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$16,708NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$115,914TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMark SherousePersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionFormer EDRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$1,145TransactionAmt
TransactionDental CoverageTransactionDesc
Sharing Of RevenuesfalseSharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 3During FY2025, Humanities Montana experienced significant changes in its program services following the termination of its National Endowment for the Humanities General Operating Support award on April 2, 2025. As a result, statewide grantmaking, Montana Conversations, and Speakers in the Schools were discontinued during the fiscal year. The Montana Center for the Book and Montana Poet Laureate programs were placed on pause in April 2025, with limited programming resuming in the following fiscal year after new funding was secured. The Democracy Project program continued throughout this transition and remained Humanities Montana's primary statewide public humanities program. The organization focused its limited resources on sustaining this initiative while restructuring operations and securing new public and private funding to restore additional programs in FY2026.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bTHE 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, IT IS THEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cFOR SUBAWARDS EACH REVIEWER, WHICH INCLUDES BOARD MEMBERS, MUST STATE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH THE SUB-AWARDEE. EACH APPROVED SUBAWARD IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GRANTS DIRECTOR AND GRANTS COMMITTEE.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15aTHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEW THE FEDERATION OF STATE HUMANITIES COUNCILS ANNUAL SALARY SURVEY. EACH HUMANITIES MONTANA POSITION IS BENCHMARKED TO A COMPARABLE MNA SURVEY JOB. HM SEEKS TO PAY AT OR ABOVE THE MEDIAN FOR HUMANITIES COUNCIL JOBS. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND FULL BOARD REVIEW AND APPROVE ANNUAL STAFF SALARIES WHILE THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND FULL BOARD REVIEW AND APPROVE THE EXECITIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, BY-LAWS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE ON HUMANITIES MONTANA'S WEBSITE.
Schedule L Part IV Line 1Former ED continues dental coverage, reimbursing organization at full premium cost (FMV).

Comments

Anonymous: no account or email. Up to 2,000 characters, at most one link. Comments are checked automatically; some wait for review.