2026-09-04T07:27:21-07:00 2025-10-31 522408237 Carver Florek & James LLC 2315 McDonald Avenue Suite 300 Missoula MT 59801 990 2024-11-01 237357909 Humanities Montana HUMA 4062436022 311 Brantly Hall univ of montana Missoula MT 59812 John Knight Executive Director 2026-09-04 true true Angel Sharp CPA P00964705 4067285539 2024 John Knight 311 Brantly Hall univ of montana Missoula MT 59812 1136799 false X www.humanitiesmontana.org X 1972 MT Humanities Montana serves communities through stories and conversation. We offer experiences that nurture imagination and ideas by speaking to Montanans diverse history, literature, and philosophy. 11 11 7 15 0 1076751 1126665 0 3091 8574 134 1560 1079976 1136799 257028 69012 0 565787 504974 0 149513 412308 222200 1235123 796186 -155147 340613 424555 687078 109323 21595 315232 665483 X Humanities Montana serves communities through stories and conversation. We offer experiences that nurture imagination and ideas by speaking to Montanans diverse history, literature, and philosophy. false true 170698 69012 GRANTMAKING - 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. 68815 SPEAKERS 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. 58839 General 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. 27802 DEMOCRACY 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. 27802 326154 true true false true false false false false false true true true false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true 45 0 true 7 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X THE ORGANIZATION 4062436022 311 BRANTLY HALL UNIV OF MONTANA MISSOULA MT 59812 X Jill Baker Executive Dir. thru 10/2025 40.00 0.00 90236 0 25678 Karen Reiff Board 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carol Bradley Board 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Raymond Ekness Board 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Esther Beth Sullivan Chairman 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jennifer Corning Board 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeanette Fregulia Vice & Grant Ch 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Lynda Grande Finance Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Glory Blue Earth Board 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeremy Carl Board 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Cates Board 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tim Wilson Board 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mary Hernandez Gover. Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Lathie Poole Board 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Arian Randall Board 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 W Clark Whitehorn Board 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John Knight Executive Dir. 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 90236 25678 0 true false false 0 654628 472037 1126665 0 8574 8574 0 110 110 0 0 0 0 0 Other Income 900099 1450 1450 1450 1136799 1450 8684 69012 69012 0 0 0 137358 42581 59064 35713 0 260261 80681 111912 67668 22453 6960 9655 5838 60646 18800 26078 15768 24256 7519 10430 6307 0 0 0 0 0 600 92 508 32525 650 24050 7825 13460 13460 8375 5320 2270 785 12295 390 11905 0 7878 2155 4662 1061 0 0 0 0 0 4819 4819 1442 1442 PROGRAM HONORARI AND TRAVEL 89412 77735 4379 7298 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 22556 948 21188 420 WEBSITE EXPENSE 14072 14072 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 7943 6863 758 322 6823 6448 375 796186 326154 320519 149513 39764 28462 161743 542382 97216 0 10 0 0 0 0 12312 0 46707 36916 13997 9791 0 99523 106433 0 0 0 424555 687078 109323 21595 109323 21595 X 213014 485648 102218 179835 315232 665483 424555 687078 340613 9638 X false true X true true true X 1290403 912054 1009246 1076751 1126665 5415119 0 0 1290403 912054 1009246 1076751 1126665 5415119 0 5415119 2480 875 1550 3091 8574 16570 0 0 5431689 1450 0.99690 0.99820 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4099 false false false true false false false false true true 4099 false 4099 false false Part II-B, Line 1i - Other Activities Description EACH 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 99523 12200 4059 1231 106433 84921 19858 4134 1122 99523 83510 6578 4094 1073 84921 101650 -12973 3968 1199 83510 86675 19949 3792 1182 101650 true false false 5169 5169 41538 31747 9791 9791 106433 X 1146437 9638 9638 1136799 1136799 796186 796186 796186 Part X : FIN48 Footnote Humanities 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. false Montana History Foundation 1750 North Washington Street Helena MT 59601 810435459 7840 0 Community Project River Arts & Books Corporatio 1971 Highway 78 Roscoe MT 59071 931385189 8800 0 Community Project University of Montana 32 Campus Dr Missoula MT 59812 816001713 6561 0 Community Project University of Montana Western 710 S Atlantic St Dillon MT 59725 816001713 6457 0 Community Project 1 3 Additional Supplemental Information THE 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. false false false false false false false false false Jill Baker Executive Dir. thru 10/2025 90236 8970 16708 115914 Mark Sherouse Former ED 1145 Dental Coverage false Form 990, Part III, Line 3 During 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 11b THE 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 12c FOR 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 15a THE 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 19 THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, BY-LAWS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE ON HUMANITIES MONTANA'S WEBSITE. Schedule L Part IV Line 1 Former ED continues dental coverage, reimbursing organization at full premium cost (FMV).