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FY 2023

Verified NonprofitLast Filed 2023EIN 23-7359778

Nebraska Humanities Council

Lincoln, NEFounded 1973Website

mission statement

Humanities nebraska helps nebraskans explore what connects us and makes us human.

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Total Revenue

$2.2M

FY 2023

Program Spending

70.8%

of total expenses

Known Funders

2019–2025 filings

Key Metrics (FY 2023)

The Numbers

$638K

Total Assets

$400K net

2.22 mo

Operating Reserves

FY 2023

+1%

Revenue Growth

YoY

Total Employees

FY 2023

Funding Track Record

Backed by 17 Institutional Funders

$3.2M raised across 48 grants · +$270K committed (2019–2025 filings)

Funder Geography

Funders across 6 states (2019–2025 filings)

Institutional Funding by Year

PaidCommittedBoth

Funder	Location	Total Awarded
Nebraska Cultural Endowment	OMAHA, NE	$2,024,314
Nebraska Foundation for the Humanities Inc	Lincoln, NE	$275,930
Fulk Family Foundation Inc	Chicago, IL	$270,000
Lincoln Community Foundation Inc	LINCOLN, NE	$205,749
The Sherwood Foundation	OMAHA, NE	$185,000 +$270,000 committed
Peter Kiewit Foundation	OMAHA, NE	$150,000
Federation of State Humanities Councils	ARLINGTON, VA	$54,793
Shoemaker Family Foundation	CAMBRIDGE, NE	$15,000
The Academy of American Poets Inc	NEW YORK, NY	$10,000
The Holland Foundation	OMAHA, NE	$10,000

Total tracked: $3,223,014 across 48 grants · +$270,000 committed across 2 commitments (2019–2025 filings)

Totals reflect grants as reported on funder tax returns. Timing may not match recipient revenue: funder and recipient fiscal years often differ, and grants paid by a funder in one year may be recognized by the recipient in a different year.

Programs (FY 2023)

What They Do

$1.5M in expenses

To provide public education programs in history and culture in nebraska communities via grants, speakers' bureau, traveling exhibits, chatauqua scholars in residence, youth programs to encourage civic participation and understanding of world issues, television and radio programs on the great plains, and family literacy programs for low-literacy, low-income families.

Financial History