Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES ALLIANCE
THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES ALLIANCE (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $422,630 to it, the largest being MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA ($421,330). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $842k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $423k
- Net assets
- $460k
What The National Humanities Alliance does
Mission
To advance the cause of the humanities through, but not limited to, conducting and supporting research, and disseminating information about the contribution of the humanities and of humanities scholars to society, and about the state of the humanities in society.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Advocacy and education: The National Humanities Alliance (nha) cultivates support for the humanities on campuses, in communities, and on capitol hill. Nha advocates for funding in the executive and legislative branches of the federal government and advocates for policies that advance humanities research, programming, preservation, and teaching. We conduct research and foster understanding of the impact of engagement with the humanities by the general public, students, and other audiences. Nha hosts humanities advocacy day, bringing advocates to capitol hill to advocate for funding for humanities research, teaching, programming, and preservation and access.
$252,691 spent$70,250 earned by the program42% of program spendingAnnual meeting: each year, The National Humanities Alliance convenes the humanities community through the nha annual meeting and virtual programs. The nha annual meeting brings together nha member representatives and humanities stakeholders for sessions on humanities policy, practice, and advocacy. The three-day event offers the opportunity to connect with a growing network of humanities leaders from around the country, communicate the value of the humanities to members of congress, explore national humanities policy, and become year-round advocates for the humanities. Programming includes professional development courses and webinars to build capacity to advocate for the humanities on campus and in communities.
$180,951 spent$667,462 earned by the program30% of program spendingMember services: The National Humanities Alliance works closely with its member organizations-colleges, universities, scholarly societies, higher education associations, state humanities councils, and cultural organizations-to support them in their advocacy efforts. Nha produces resources and fosters exchange to help faculty, administrators, and other humanities practitioners in making the case for the humanities programming, teaching, research, and preservation and access.
$161,607 spent$95,626 earned by the program27% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $595,249.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $470k to $556k (+18%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Stephen Kidd
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base narrowed from 2 funders to 1 funder, grant income rose $44k → $48k.
Left out of every figure on this page: $39k from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest American Council of Learned Societies). These are real filings, and they are not money THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES ALLIANCE raised.
From the IRS filings of THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES ALLIANCE’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES ALLIANCE leans on a few funders — its largest provides 100% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES ALLIANCE.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 99% · 2018 99% · 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES ALLIANCE draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 1 state in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES ALLIANCE
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
72% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- National Humanities Alliance Foundation · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES ALLIANCE?
- THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES ALLIANCE (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $422,630 to it, the largest being MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA ($421,330). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES ALLIANCE have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $422,630 in grants to THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES ALLIANCE, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES ALLIANCE?
- MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA is the largest funder on record, with $421,330 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES ALLIANCE find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing