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FY 2023

Verified NonprofitLast Filed 2023EIN 55-0553594

West Virginia Humanities Council Inc

Charleston, WVFounded 1974Website

mission statement

To encourage the development and promotion of the humanities discipline within west virginia.

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Total Revenue

$1.8M

FY 2023

Program Spending

69.1%

of total expenses

Known Funders

2020–2024 filings

Key Metrics (FY 2023)

The Numbers

$2.8M

Total Assets

$2.5M net

16.65 mo

Operating Reserves

FY 2023

Active Programs

FY 2023

Total Employees

FY 2023

Funding Track Record

Backed by 8 Institutional Funders

$81K raised across 17 grants (2020–2024 filings)

Funder Geography

Funders across 4 states (2020–2024 filings)

Institutional Funding by Year

PaidCommittedBoth

Funder	Location	Total Awarded
Beckley Area Foundation Inc	BECKLEY, WV	$35,000
Herscher Foundation Inc United National Bank Trust Dept	CHARLESTON, WV	$25,000
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Inc	BALTIMORE, MD	$9,000
The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation	CHARLESTON, WV	$5,200
The William G Pomeroy Foundation	SYRACUSE, NY	$5,100
Fitzsimmons Foundation	Wheeling, WV	$1,000
Widows Mite Fund	WHEELING, WV	$500
Amazonsmile Foundation	SEATTLE, WA	$100

Total tracked: $80,900 across 17 grants (2020–2024 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

$391K in expenses

Grants program - competitive grants to provide for the support of the various state humanities projects. The council's grant program offers financial support to non-profits statewide for the development and implementation of public humanities programming. Grant categories include major grants, minigrants, teacher institues, publication and media grants, fellowships, and tap grants. The council is committed to supporting projects that stimulate meaningful dialogue with scholars, attract diverse audiences, and encourage discovery of the humanities.

$101K in expenses

WV encyclopedia/e - WV - the west virginia encyclopedia online (e-WV) is an interactive website enhanced with audio and video clips, hundreds of illustrations, maps, timelines, and other features. E-WV builds upon the work accomplished in the previously published print west virginia encyclopedia while providing a vehicle for the continual updating of content. In keeping with the humanities council mission of service, access to e-WV is free to the user and available to anyone.

$735K in expenses

West virginia folklife program and direct humanities projects - the west virginia folklore program works to document, sustain, present and support west virginia's vibrant cultural heritage and living traditions. Direct humanities projects change from year-to-year. Examples include history alive presentations, people & mountains publication, the west virginia book festival, the annual mccreight lecture, and the historical macfarland-hubbard house.

Financial History