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Filing year 2023

OREGON COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES

Portland, Oregon·EIN 93-0716419·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$2.3M
Total assets
$4.3M
Total expenses
$2.5M
Reported officers
26
Mission

OREGON HUMANITIES IS AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FORMED IN 1978. OREGON HUMANITIES CONNECTS PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH CONVERSATION, STORYTELLING, AND PARTICIPATORY PROGRAMS TO INSPIRE UNDERSTANDING AND COLLABORATIVE CHANGE. (CONTINUED ON SCH. O) THE IMPACT OF THIS WORK IS PROFOUND: PARTICIPANTS LISTEN, QUESTION, RETHINK, AND CONSIDER MORE DEEPLY AND, AS A RESULT, ACT FROM A PLACE OF KNOWLEDGE, COMPASSION, CONNECTEDNESS, AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. OREGON HUMANITIES IS AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FORMED IN 1978. OREGON HUMANITIES IS AN INDEPENDENT AFFILIATE OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES (NEH) AND IS SUPPORTED BY GRANTS FROM NEH AND GIFTS FROM INDIVIDUALS AND FOUNDATIONS THROUGHOUT OREGON.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2023

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors.

Executive Director
Median to 75th percentile
$167k
$183k
Base
$149k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$8k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the West region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 25 unpaid individuals.

Funded by

Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.

Climbed 18%
over 3 years

From $141k in 2020 to $167k in 2023.

$141k
2020
$166k
2022
$167k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Roughly flat in real terms$182k to $183k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the West region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Chief Executive Officer pay rose 18% from 2020 to 2023, while revenue rose 7%.

$141k in 2020 to $167k in 2023.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2020 and 2023.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

OREGON COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES reported revenue and expenses across 3 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$2.2M
$1.8M
2020
$2.6M
$2.1M
2022
$2.3M
$2.5M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
FAQ

Common questions about OREGON COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES

What does the Chief Executive Officer of OREGON COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES earn?

In 2023, the Chief Executive Officer of OREGON COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES received $167,255 in total compensation. This pay is above the median (the midpoint) for Chief Executive Officer roles among nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, within the top half of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Executive Officer pay at OREGON COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, the 2023 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at OREGON COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES falls between the median and the 75th percentile.

What are OREGON COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, OREGON COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES reported $2.3M in total revenue and $2.5M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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