Program areas at Colorado Humanities
Reading and writing - promotes a love of reading and books to people of all ages, including training educators to provide parent classes for family literacy, and connecting outstanding authors with readers.
Conversations and educational resources - provides opportunities for communities to bridge divides of understanding through conversations led by skilled facilitators on a variety of topics and produces humanities-centered films, books and online resources for children and adults.
Living history - brings history alive through exhibit tours and first-person presentations of the lives of people who helped shape our society, presented in festivals, speaker tours, and a school curriculum.
Grants made by Colorado Humanities
Who funds Colorado Humanities
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Financials for Colorado Humanities
| Revenues | FYE 10/2024 | FYE 10/2023 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $1,383,615 | $1,654,225 | -16.4% |
| Program services | $30,732 | $33,706 | -8.8% |
| Investment income and dividends | $19,777 | $11,543 | 71.3% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $1,434,124 | $1,699,474 | -15.6% |
Organizations like Colorado Humanities
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Oklahoma Humanities (OHC) | 501(c)(3) | Oklahoma City, OK | $1,428,561 |
| California Humanities | 501(c)(3) | Oakland, CA | $3,163,451 |
| Arts for LA | 501(c)(3) | West Covina, CA | $1,338,288 |
| Nebraska Humanities Council (NHC) | 501(c)(3) | Lincoln, NE | $2,164,039 |
| Ohio Humanities Council (OHC) | 501(c)(3) | Columbus, OH | $2,018,825 |
| Maine Humanities Counci (MHC) | 501(c)(3) | Portland, ME | $2,596,932 |
| Americans for the Arts | 501(c)(3) | Washington, DC | $2,646,886 |
| Californians for the Arts | 501(c)(3) | Sacramento, CA | $1,513,709 |
| Georgia Historical Society | 501(c)(3) | Savannah, GA | $5,313,871 |
| Arts Alliance Illinois | 501(c)(3) | Chicago, IL | $3,181,495 |
Data update history
September 11, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2024
September 6, 2025
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
March 26, 2025
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $49,027 from The Weld Trust Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsSocial advocacy organizationsArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsCharities
Issues
EducationArts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Legally formed as corporationLobbyingState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 7935 E Prentice Ave Ste 450
- Greenwood Village, CO 80111
- Metro area
- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
- County
- Arapahoe County, CO
- Website URL
- coloradohumanities.org/Â
- Phone
- (303) 894-7951
- Facebook page
- cohumanitiesÂ
- Twitter profile
- @cohumanitiesÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 84-0715097
- Fiscal year end
- October
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1976
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- A26: Arts Council/Agency
- NAICS code, primary
- 813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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