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Humanities Texas

AUSTIN, TX EIN: 75-1493438 Website

THE MISSION OF HUMANITIES TEXAS IS EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE. THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CLASSROOM TEACHING, SUPPORT LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS, AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIFELONG LEARNING, WE ADVANCE EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE STATE. AS THE STATE AFFILIATE FOR THE

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$11.7M

+18.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$324K

Grant Count

28

Avg Grant Size

$12K

About Humanities Texas

Based on IRS filings

Humanities Texas is a nonprofit organization focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in AUSTIN, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $11.7M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 28 grants totaling $324K. Net investment income was $248K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

AbileneAddisonAmarilloAustinBonhamBrownsvilleBunaCanadianCanyonClaudeConroeCorpus ChristiDallasDibollEdinburgEl PasoFort WorthFredericksburgGalvestonHouston

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$3M$5M$6M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$11,664,160$9,886,982$9,240,948
Revenue$4,648,253$4,311,578$5,604,154
Expenses$3,995,208$3,763,091$5,529,454
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$248,171$133,968$141,651
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$208K$416K$625K$833K82 grants202038 grants20210 grants20220 grants202328 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

DALLAS HOLOCAUST AND HUM…$20KDR PEPPER MUSEUM$20KTEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTIN…$15KHARRISON COUNTY HISTORIC…$15KTHE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS …$15KTHE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS …$14KTONKAWA TRIBE OF INDIANS…$14KCITY OF SOCORRO COMMUNIT…$14KHEADWATERS AT THE COMAL$13KPANHANDLE-PLAAINS HISTOR…$12K

Grant Size Distribution

116 grants across all recorded years

116<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

2 open opportunities from Humanities Texas

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

ERIC C LUPFEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$129KYvonne DoerrDEPUTY DIRECTOR$102K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JOHN PHILLIP SANTOSCHAIR2
JOY ANN WEAVER HAVRANVICE CHAIR2
VIRGINIA MITHOFFSECRETARY2
SEAN P CUNNINGHAMTREASURER2
ELIZABETH CHAPMANDIRECTOR
ANDREA HOLMANDIRECTOR
YVONNE CORMIERDIRECTOR
ALAN TULLYDIRECTOR
THOMAS DIPIERODIRECTOR
JOHN MORAN GONZALEZDIRECTOR
BLAIR LABATTDIRECTOR
NANCY PAINTER PAUPDIRECTOR
WILLIAM SERRATADIRECTOR
KATHARINE SCHLOSBERGDIRECTOR
WALTER DIAZDIRECTOR
DANIEL J GELODIRECTOR
ELLEN K RAMSEYDIRECTOR
LAURA WILSONDIRECTOR
TRASA COBERNDIRECTOR
STACEY NEAL COMBESTDIRECTOR
APRIL GRAHAMDIRECTOR
ELIZABETH JOHNSONDIRECTOR
ORENTHIA D MASONDIRECTOR
AMANDA S NOBLESDIRECTOR
AMY EARHARTDIRECTOR
TODD ROMERODIRECTOR
BECKY MCKINLEYPAST CHAIR
ERIC C LUPFEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$129,471
Yvonne DoerrDEPUTY DIRECTOR40$102,468

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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