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Arizona Humanities Council Inc

Our mission is to build a just and civil society by creating opportunities for the public to explore our shared human experiences through discussion, learning and reflection. People can attend educational programs and participate in community conversations to learn about culture, history, current events, and the importance of civic…

$76k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
7
Itemized grants FY2025
15
Organizations funded FY2024
20%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Itemized, FY2025
$66k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$10,000
Organizations funded a year
7 to 60
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
2
Total assets, FY2025
$1.1M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 20% of the organizations Arizona Humanities Council Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 18% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $27k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationRecreation & SportsHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentHealthOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving7$66k57%
FY202415$151k20%
FY202315$123k33%
FY202214$137k43%
FY202154$866k43%
FY202060$589k88%
FY20197$70k86%
FY20187$81k43%
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$1.6MEducation$164kYouth Development$95kEnvironment$50kHuman Services$40kCommunity Improvement$36kRecreation & Sports$32kCrime & Legal$26kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Imprints of Honor$70,00064%
Arizona State University$69,7167n/a
Museum of Northern Arizona Inc$68,50050%
Rising Youth Theatre$64,50058%
Sedav Vaaki Museum Foundation$52,833456%
Flagstaff Arts Council Inc$50,00041%
Northern Arizona Bookfestival Inc$41,000416%
Borderlands Theater Teatro Fronterizo Inc$40,00038%
Black Theatre Troupe Inc$37,50034%
Phonetic Spit$35,50035%
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All grantees of Arizona Humanities Council Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Imprints of Honor$70,00064%
Arizona State University$69,7167n/a
Museum of Northern Arizona Inc$68,50050%
Rising Youth Theatre$64,50058%
Sedav Vaaki Museum Foundation$52,833456%
Flagstaff Arts Council Inc$50,00041%
Northern Arizona Bookfestival Inc$41,000416%
Borderlands Theater Teatro Fronterizo Inc$40,00038%
Black Theatre Troupe Inc$37,50034%
Phonetic Spit$35,50035%
University of Arizona$35,0003n/a
Tucson Chinese Association Inc$32,00036%
Border Youth Tennis Exchange Inc$32,00027%
Vail Preservation Society$30,569327%
Morning Star Leaders Inc$30,0002n/a
The Hopi Foundation Lomasumi'Nangwtukwsiwmani$30,00022%
Apache Language Consortium Inc$30,0002n/a
George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center$30,000210%
Aguila Youth Leadership Institute Inc$30,00028%
Ballet Folklorico Quetzalli-Az$30,000227%
Emerson Theater Collaborative Inc$30,000220%
Heritage Square Foundation$29,96827%
Xico Inc$28,46722%
Naco Heritage Alliance Inc$28,309220%
Arizona Historical Society$27,50020%
Latinx Kidlit Book Festival Inc$25,50037%
The Language Conservancy Inc$25,00031%
Kore Press Inc$25,000220%
Tempe Historical Society$25,0002n/a
The Amerind Foundation Inc$25,00022%
Fountain Hills & Lower Verde River Valley Museum & Historical Society$25,000214%
Pinal County Historical Society Inc$25,00029%
Cultural Coalition Inc$25,00032%
Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation$25,000213%
Willcox Theater and Arts Inc$24,92126%
American Literary Translators Association$23,00016%
Sharlot Hall Historical Society of Az$22,21122%
West Valley Arts Council$22,000213%
Gilbert Historical Society Inc$20,80023%
Lake Havasu City Historical Society$20,280214%
Sounds Academy$20,00015%
Million Dollar Teacher Project$20,000134%
Tucson Children's Museum Inc Dba Children's Museum Tucson$20,00020%
Jazz in Arizona Inc$20,00012%
Reveille Gay Mens Chorus$20,0001n/a
Hustle USA$20,0001n/a
TigerMountain Foundation Inc$20,00012%
Glen Canyon Conservancy$19,72021%
Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson$19,50021%
Phoenix Legal Action Network$19,50024%
Tucson Presidio Trust for Historic Preservation$19,49527%
Archaeology Southwest$18,00020%
Grand Canyon Historical Society$15,3701n/a
Thrive Community Services Inc$15,0871n/a
Winslow Historical Society Inc$15,000123%
East Valley Jewish Community Center$15,00011%
The Sun Cities Area Historical Society Inc$15,000121%
Heartsy$15,0001n/a
Arizona Foundation for Women Inc$15,00012%
Grand Canyon Music Festival Inc$15,000111%
Southwest Folklife Alliance Inc$13,95521%
Bisbee Council on the Arts and Humanities$12,55214%
Mesa Martin Luther King Jr Celebration Inc$10,0351n/a
Natural History Institute$10,00013%
Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block Inc$10,00010%
Show Low Historical Society Inc$10,000116%
Dunbar Coalition Inc$10,00011%
Arizona Jewish Historical Society$10,00012%
Childsplay Inc$10,00010%
Blk Box Phx$10,0001n/a
Monsoon Youth Education Project$10,00015%
Coconino Plateau Watershed Partnership$10,0001n/a
Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians$10,0001n/a
Douglas Arts and Humanities Association Border Arts Corridor$10,00017%
Iskashitaa Refugee Network$10,0001n/a
The Museum of Indigenous People$10,00012%
Maricopa County Community College District Foundation$10,00010%
Friends of the Tubac Presidio and Museum Inc$10,00016%
Aliento Education Fund$10,00011%
Arizona Museum of Natural History Foundation$10,00014%
Native American Connections Inc$10,00010%
Desert Caballeros Western Museum$10,00010%
Fort Apache Heritage Foundation Inc$10,00011%
Sedona Historical Society Inc$10,00016%
Gila County Historical Society Inc$10,000112%
Cave Creek Museum$10,00015%
Superstition Mountain Historical Society Inc$10,00014%
Los Descendientes del Presidio de T$10,0001n/a
Hustle Phx$10,0001n/a
State of Arizona$9,9001n/a
Bullion Plaza Cultural Center & Museum$9,000112%
Cosanti Foundation$8,66510%
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center$8,551113%
Phoenix Holocaust Association$8,00015%
Living Streets Alliance$8,00012%
The Clarkdale Historical Society and Museum$8,0001n/a
Cook Native American Ministries Foundation$8,00011%
Tubac Center of the Arts$7,5651n/a
ARIZONA STREET RAILWAY MUSEUM A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION Phoenix Trolley Museum$7,5001n/a
Iranian American Society of Arizona Inc$7,4401n/a
Sunnyslope Historical Society$7,302137%
Valley Beit Midrash$7,20011%
Bi-National Arts Institute$7,0001n/a
Southwest Shakespeare Company Inc$7,00012%
Quartzsite Historical Society$6,8391n/a
Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix Inc$6,81111%
Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project Inc$6,50010%
Tucson Desert Art Museum Inc$6,00014%
National Orphan Train Complex Inc$6,00013%
Oracle Historical Society Inc$5,5001n/a

Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($11k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Arizona Humanities Council Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 5 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 85 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetImprints of Honor: $70,000 over 6y, 3.8% of budgetMuseum of Northern Arizona Inc: $68,500 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetRising Youth Theatre: $64,500 over 5y, 7.8% of budgetSedav Vaaki Museum Foundation: $52,833 over 4y, 56% of budgetFlagstaff Arts Council Inc: $50,000 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetNorthern Arizona Bookfestival Inc: $41,000 over 4y, 16% of budgetBorderlands Theater Teatro Fronterizo Inc: $40,000 over 3y, 8.2% of budgetBlack Theatre Troupe Inc: $37,500 over 3y, 3.8% of budgetPhonetic Spit: $35,500 over 3y, 5.5% of budgetTucson Chinese Association Inc: $32,000 over 3y, 6.1% of budgetBorder Youth Tennis Exchange Inc: $32,000 over 2y, 6.9% of budgetVail Preservation Society: $30,569 over 3y, 27% of budgetThe Hopi Foundation Lomasumi'Nangwtukwsiwmani: $30,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetGeorge Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center: $30,000 over 2y, 9.9% of budgetAguila Youth Leadership Institute Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 8.2% of budgetBallet Folklorico Quetzalli-Az: $30,000 over 2y, 27% of budgetEmerson Theater Collaborative Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 20% of budgetHeritage Square Foundation: $29,968 over 2y, 7.5% of budgetXico Inc: $28,467 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetNaco Heritage Alliance Inc: $28,309 over 2y, 20% of budgetArizona Historical Society: $27,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetLatinx Kidlit Book Festival Inc: $25,500 over 3y, 6.8% of budgetThe Language Conservancy Inc: $25,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetKore Press Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 20% of budgetThe Amerind Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetFountain Hills & Lower Verde River Valley Museum & Historical Society: $25,000 over 2y, 14% of budgetPinal County Historical Society Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 9.2% of budgetCultural Coalition Inc: $25,000 over 3y, 2.4% of budgetTucson Historic Preservation Foundation: $25,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetWillcox Theater and Arts Inc: $24,921 over 2y, 5.6% of budgetAmerican Literary Translators Association: $23,000 over 1y, 5.8% of budgetSharlot Hall Historical Society of Az: $22,211 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetWest Valley Arts Council: $22,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetGilbert Historical Society Inc: $20,800 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetLake Havasu City Historical Society: $20,280 over 2y, 14% of budgetSounds Academy: $20,000 over 1y, 5.2% of budgetMillion Dollar Teacher Project: $20,000 over 1y, 34% of budgetTucson Children's Museum Inc Dba Children's Museum Tucson: $20,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetJazz in Arizona Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetTigerMountain Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetGlen Canyon Conservancy: $19,720 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetMuseum of Contemporary Art Tucson: $19,500 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetPhoenix Legal Action Network: $19,500 over 2y, 3.8% of budgetTucson Presidio Trust for Historic Preservation: $19,495 over 2y, 7.1% of budgetArchaeology Southwest: $18,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetWinslow Historical Society Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 23% of budgetEast Valley Jewish Community Center: $15,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetThe Sun Cities Area Historical Society Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 21% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 85.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Arizona Community FoundationAZ69.8× affinity51 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Arizona Community Foundation · Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust · Community Foundation for Southern Arizona · Southwest Foundation for Education & Historical Preservation · Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona · Burton Family Foundation · Thunderbirds Charities · The Foundation for Community and Health Advancement · Western States Arts Federation · Ellis Center for Educational Excellence · Helios Education Foundation · The Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Arizona Humanities Council Inc

How much does Arizona Humanities Council Inc give?
Arizona Humanities Council Inc reported 7 itemized grants totaling $66,366, out of $76,414 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 60 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Arizona Humanities Council Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (75%), Education (8%), Youth Development (4%).
Who are Arizona Humanities Council Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Imprints of Honor ($70k), Arizona State University ($70k), Museum of Northern Arizona Inc ($69k).
Does Arizona Humanities Council Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Arizona Humanities Council Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Arizona Community Foundation, Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust, Community Foundation for Southern Arizona.
Where is Arizona Humanities Council Inc based?
Arizona Humanities Council Inc is based in AZ.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 112 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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