EIN 47-0426520

Organization of American Historians (OAH)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
27
State
Year formed
1907
Most recent tax filings
2022-06-01
Description
The organization's mission is to promote excellence in the scholarship, teaching, and presentation of American history, and encourage wide discussion of historical questions and equitable treatment of all practitioners of history.
Total revenues
$2,914,810
2022
Total expenses
$2,712,220
2022
Total assets
$4,244,200
2022
Num. employees
27
2022

Program areas at OAH

Journal of American history-published four times a year, the journal of American history is the leading scholarly publication and the journal of record in American history. In addition to the print issues, the journal creates a wide range of online projects, including the biannual teaching of the journal of American history and special projects. Organization of American Historians (oah) members also have access to a vast citation database, recent scholarship online. The journal makes selected content freely available, including web site reviews, the textbooks and teaching section, and the recent scholarship print listing. Approximately 8,200 copies are printed each quarter and the journal is considered a primary benefit to our members.
Annual meeting - held annually, the oah annual meeting is a scholarly conference for American Historians. The conference includes board and committee meetings, an exhibit hall for historical publishers, academic sessions, tours, receptions, an award presentation ceremony, and teaching history workshops.
Collaborative projects-because of the Organization's reputation in the field, the Organization of American Historians (oah) enjoys a vibrant partnership with the national park service. This entails collaborating on a variety of historical scholarly projects including research, interpretation, and public outreach. In the fiscal year ended june 30, 2022, the Organization coordinated 40 different projects. The oah also partners with the American history research association of china and the japanese association for American studies to administer international residency programs for American, chinese, and japanese scholars.
Other publications-during the fiscal year ended june 30, 2022, the Organization of American Historians (oah) published four issues of a digital magazine, the American historian. This publication is produced on a quarterly basis. This publication is considered a membership benefit and is delivered online.

Who funds Organization of American Historians (OAH)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$6,800
Fitzpatrick and Francis FamilyGeneral Fund$250
AmazonSmile FoundationGeneral Support$55
Federal funding details
Federal agencyProgram nameAmount
PROMOTION OF THE HUMANITIES_PUBLIC PROGRAMS$128,000
Department of the InteriorCOOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAMS R RESOURCES OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM$53,743
Department of the InteriorCULTURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT$39,268
...and 38 more federal grants / contracts

Personnel at OAH

NameTitleCompensation
Beth EnglishExecutive Director$118,470
Jonathan ApgarDirector of Finance
Elisabeth M. MarshDirector of Membership , Marketing , and Communications / Director of Membership and Program Development
James BlackDirector of It
Hajni SelbyDirector of Programming and Conferences / Director of Meetings
...and 11 more key personnel

Financials for OAH

RevenuesFYE 06/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$529,478
Program services$2,145,234
Investment income and dividends$88,491
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$47,408
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$104,199
Total revenues$2,914,810

Form 990s for OAH

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2020-062021-04-27990View PDF
2019-062020-08-25990View PDF
2018-062019-06-19990View PDF
2017-062018-05-14990View PDF
2016-062017-08-18990View PDF
...and 6 more Form 990s
Data update history
May 15, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
April 5, 2022
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $5,000 from Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia (JFGP)
August 21, 2021
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019
July 1, 2021
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
June 26, 2021
Updated personnel
Identified 6 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Professional associationsBusiness and community development organizationsArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsCharities
Issues
EducationArts, cultural, and humanitiesCommunity improvementBusiness and industry
Characteristics
MembershipsPolitical advocacyReceives government fundingEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
Address
112 North Bryan Ave
Bloomington, IN 47408
Metro area
Bloomington, IN
County
Monroe County, IN
Website URL
oah.org/ 
Phone
(812) 855-7311
Facebook page
TheOAH 
Twitter profile
@the_oah 
IRS details
EIN
47-0426520
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1907
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A70: Humanities Organizations
NAICS code, primary
813920: Professional Associations
Parent/child status
Independent
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