Oklahoma Humanities Council Inc
The mission of Oklahoma Humanities (OH) is to strengthen communities by helping Oklahomans learn about the human experience, understand new perspectives, and participate knowledgeably in civic life.
Oklahoma Humanities Council Inc at a glance
In short: Oklahoma Humanities Council Inc gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Oklahoma. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,864
- -97.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -95.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,864
- -40.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,864
- Total assets
- $1,549,177
- -25.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Oklahoma (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Oklahoma Humanities Council Inc
Open Grants
4 open opportunities from Oklahoma Humanities Council Inc
Grants for Education Projects
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Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grants for Preservation and Access Projects
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Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
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Amount
Up to $1,500
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Oklahoma Humanities Council Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Eastern Oklahoma Library System ($6K).
Grant Size Distribution
134 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 133 grants of 134 (99%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Oklahoma Humanities Council Inc gives
- Giving fell 98% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2025) to $942K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Oklahoma Library System Muskogee, OK | Provide humanities content | $5,864 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,549,177 | $1,064,816 | $1,219,812 | $5,864 | 1 | $5,316 |
| 2024 | $2,087,260 | $1,428,561 | $1,555,130 | $198,281 | 20 | $882 |
| 2023 | $2,172,090 | $1,449,535 | $1,351,715 | $301,884 | 29 | $81,080 |
| 2022 | $1,955,276 | $1,624,150 | $1,530,982 | $311,397 | 27 | $943 |
| 2021 | $2,794,220 | $1,807,879 | $1,616,268 | $942,432 | 57 | $262,178 |
| 2020 | $2,149,056 | $1,141,771 | $1,548,671 | $25,500 | 2 | $55,113 |
| 2019 | $1,947,539 | $1,125,918 | $998,018 | $130,000 | 17 | $92,308 |
About Oklahoma Humanities Council Inc
Based on IRS filings
Oklahoma Humanities Council Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Edmond, OK. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6K. Net investment income was $5K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Oklahoma Humanities Council Inc is led by Caroline E Lowery, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 25 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Caroline E Lowery
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$70K (2019) → $128K (2025)
Sarah Milligan
Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair & Secretary, 2022
Vice Chair & Secretary → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Suzette Chang
Member at Large
Vice Chair & Secretary → Chair, 2022
Chair → Member at Large, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Bass
Vice Chairsecretary
Trustee → Member at Large, 2023
Member at Large → Vice Chairsecretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Murphy
Member at Large
Trustee → Member at Large, 2023
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kalenda Eaton
Member at Large
Trustee → Member at Large, 2023
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shawn Holliday
Member at Large
Trustee → Member at Large, 2023
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erin Peters
Gubernatorial Appointee
Trustee → Member at Large, 2023
Member at Large → Gubernatorial Appointee, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennie Buchanan
Gubernatorial Appointee
Trustee → Member at Large, 2023
Member at Large → Gubernatorial Appointee, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marcy Jarrett
Member at Large
Trustee → Member at Large, 2023
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Moira Watson
Member at Large
Trustee → Member at Large, 2023
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Smith
Member at Large
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Francine Parchcorn
Member at Large
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Stevenson
Treasurer
Member at Large → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Watts
Gubernatorial Appointee
Member at Large → Gubernatorial Appointee, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynne Schonacher
Gubernatorial Appointee
Member at Large → Gubernatorial Appointee, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Quraysh Ali Lansana
Member at Large
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stacy Takacs
Member at Large
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Uzma Saleemi
Gubernatorial Appointee
Member at Large → Gubernatorial Appointee, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alyssa Provencio
Member at Large
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judie Matthews
Member at Large
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rebekah Wagenbach
Member at Large
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shar Carter
Member at Large
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shun Kiang
Member at Large
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tonnia Anderson
Member at Large
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (26)
- Former: Alba N Weaver (2019–2024) — Member at Large
- Former: Benjamin Alpers (2019–2024) — Member at Large
- Former: Don G Holladay (2019–2024) — Member at Large
- Former: Thomas A Kirk (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Annie Holt (2022–2024) — Member at Large
- Former: Lynne Simpson (2022–2024) — Member at Large
- Former: Cynthia Friedemann (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: David B Hooten (2019–2022) — Gubernatorial Appointed Trustee
- Former: Dewayne Dickens (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Sunu Kodumthara (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Valorie Walters (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Nyla Khan (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Lauren Dunlap (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Ben Bates (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: David Carter Jr. (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Edna M Holden (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Erick W Harris (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Scott LaMascus (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Thomas Harrison (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Andrew Vassar (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Ken Fergeson (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Philip Busey (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Susan McCarthy (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Kimber Shoop III (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Ann Thompson (2019) — Executive Director
- Former: Barbara Gilbert (2019) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $128K, to Caroline E Lowery (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Oklahoma Humanities Council Inc
How much does Oklahoma Humanities Council Inc give each year?
Oklahoma Humanities Council Inc gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $198K across 20 grants.
How large is Oklahoma Humanities Council Inc?
Oklahoma Humanities Council Inc reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.1M.
What is Oklahoma Humanities Council Inc?
Oklahoma Humanities Council Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Edmond, OK. It holds $1.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Oklahoma Humanities Council Inc operate?
Oklahoma Humanities Council Inc has awarded grants in Indiana, Oklahoma.
What is Oklahoma Humanities Council Inc's EIN?
Oklahoma Humanities Council Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 73-0951965. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 22, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 6, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 23, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 20, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 12, 2026)
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