CALIFORNIA HUMANITIES
A State of Open Mind
CALIFORNIA HUMANITIES
EIN: 94-2952469
as of September 2024
as of September 09, 2024
Mission
To connect Californians to ideas and one another in order to understand our shared heritage and diverse cultures, inspire civic participation, and shape our future.
Ruling year
1985
President and CEO
Mr. Rick Noguchi
Main address
538 9th St Ste 210
Oakland, CA 94607 USA
Formerly known as
Cal Humanities
California Council for the Humanities
EIN
94-2952469
Humanities
Population served
Adults
Adolescents
Children
Preteens
Ethnic and racial groups
NTEE code
Humanities Organizations (A70)
IRS subsection
501(c)(3) Public Charity
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Tax forms
Communication
Programs and results
Reports and documents
Download annual reportsWhat we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
California Documentary Project
The California Documentary Project (CDP) is a competitive grant program that supports the research and development and production stages of film, audio, and digital media projects that seek to document California in all its complexity. Projects should use the humanities to provide context, depth and perspective and reach and engage broad audiences through multiple means, including but not limited to radio and television broadcasts, podcasts, online distribution and interactive media, community screenings and discussions, in classrooms and libraries, at cultural centers, film festivals, and beyond. Funding is available in three categories: Research and Development Grants, Production Grants, and NextGen Grants.
Humanities for All
Humanities for All is a grant program that supports locally-initiated public humanities projects. This program responds to the needs and interests of Californians, encourages greater public participation in humanities programming, particularly by new and/or underserved audiences. It aims to promote understanding and empathy among all our state’s peoples in order to cultivate a thriving democracy. Funding is available in two tracks: Project Grants and Quick Grants.
Library Innovation Lab
California has the largest immigrant population of any state; 27% of current residents are immigrants, and almost half the state’s children have at least one immigrant parent. Public libraries play and have long played an important role in welcoming newcomers by providing citizenship classes, English language instruction, and other valuable services and programs.
The LIL program aims to build on these efforts by supporting library-based public humanities programs that will enable immigrants to express and share their experiences, stories, traditions, values, dreams, and hopes for the future, deepening their connection to others in their families and communities, as well as to their new home. By providing opportunities for all community members to develop greater understanding of what it means to make a new life and a new home in a new place, public humanities programming can help build bridges between new and long-term residents of our state.
Civics + Humanities Middle Grades
Civics + Humanities Middle Grades Grants is a new pilot program that supports civics and humanities education for California’s middle grades-aged youth (grades 6-8 or ages 10-14) in school and out-of-school settings. We hope these grants will empower a pipeline of California students to access humanities-rich education throughout their school career and into their adult lives as citizens in a civil society. Programs may take place in classrooms, after school, or further afield in libraries, summer camps, and more.
Literature & Medicine®
Literature & Medicine® is a nationally recognized humanities-based professional development program for health care workers that engages clinical staff members in reading and discussion programs facilitated by humanities scholars. Through reading, reflection, and conversation, the program invites care-givers to better understand and empathize with the experience of their patients – as well as their peers. Long-term program evaluation provides strong evidence that the program increases job satisfaction, lessens burnout, improves communications skills, and builds “cultural competency” among participants, all towards the desired end of improving the quality of health care for patients.
Emerging Journalist Fellowship
The Emerging Journalist Fellowship program (formerly called CA 2020: Democracy and the Informed Citizen) is designed to support and amplify student journalists’ voices and perspectives who are enrolled at California community colleges. Launched in 2020 with support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation through the Federation of State Humanities Councils, this program grew out of our statewide initiative, CA 2020: Youth Perspective and the Future of California.
Where we work
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
-
How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
-
Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We act on the feedback we receive
-
What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome
Financials
Financial documents
Download audited financialsRevenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2022 info
0.98
Months of cash in 2022 info
4.6
Fringe rate in 2022 info
29%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
Financial data
CALIFORNIA HUMANITIES
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.
Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
This snapshot of CALIFORNIA HUMANITIES’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.
Created in partnership with
Business model indicators
| Profitability info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | $15,155 | -$17,357 | -$6,017 | $49,028 | $19,978 |
| As % of expenses | 0.5% | -0.5% | -0.1% | 0.8% | 0.5% |
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | $7,009 | -$23,940 | -$13,588 | $41,838 | $14,065 |
| As % of expenses | 0.2% | -0.7% | -0.3% | 0.7% | 0.4% |
| Revenue composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $2,991,156 | $3,895,471 | $4,115,195 | $6,891,682 | $3,719,623 |
| Total revenue, % change over prior year | 2.4% | 30.2% | 5.6% | 67.5% | -46.0% |
| Program services revenue | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Membership dues | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Investment income | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Government grants | 87.3% | 93.0% | 94.3% | 98.3% | 95.6% |
| All other grants and contributions | 12.6% | 7.0% | 5.7% | 1.7% | 4.4% |
| Other revenue | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Expense composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses before depreciation | $2,975,477 | $3,294,478 | $4,750,568 | $6,047,823 | $3,657,280 |
| Total expenses, % change over prior year | 9.2% | 10.7% | 44.2% | 27.3% | -39.5% |
| Personnel | 37.9% | 36.9% | 26.1% | 20.5% | 36.2% |
| Professional fees | 13.6% | 10.9% | 6.9% | 7.9% | 14.3% |
| Occupancy | 4.3% | 4.3% | 2.6% | 2.0% | 4.4% |
| Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Pass-through | 34.0% | 38.4% | 60.6% | 67.1% | 38.1% |
| All other expenses | 10.2% | 9.4% | 3.8% | 2.5% | 7.0% |
| Full cost components (estimated) info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses (after depreciation) | $2,983,623 | $3,301,061 | $4,758,139 | $6,055,013 | $3,663,193 |
| One month of savings | $247,956 | $274,540 | $395,881 | $503,985 | $304,773 |
| Debt principal payment | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed asset additions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total full costs (estimated) | $3,231,579 | $3,575,601 | $5,154,020 | $6,558,998 | $3,967,966 |
Capital structure indicators
| Liquidity info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Months of cash | 5.6 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.6 |
| Months of cash and investments | 5.6 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.6 |
| Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.2 |
| Balance sheet composition info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | $1,378,981 | $1,517,887 | $1,392,439 | $1,696,481 | $1,393,200 |
| Investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Receivables | $411,847 | $1,151,145 | $651,822 | $1,047,066 | $1,573,061 |
| Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $63,024 | $68,740 | $68,740 | $68,740 | $68,740 |
| Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 48.0% | 53.6% | 64.6% | 75.0% | 83.6% |
| Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 48.0% | 42.4% | 55.7% | 36.8% | 43.9% |
| Unrestricted net assets | $670,023 | $646,083 | $632,495 | $674,333 | $688,398 |
| Temporarily restricted net assets | $267,150 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Permanently restricted net assets | $32,136 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total restricted net assets | $299,286 | $917,636 | $288,280 | $1,083,111 | $1,125,476 |
| Total net assets | $969,309 | $1,563,719 | $920,775 | $1,757,444 | $1,813,874 |
Key data checks
| Key data checks info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material data errors | No | No | No | No | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
President and CEO
Mr. Rick Noguchi
As a philanthropic and nonprofit professional with more than 20 years of experience, I have held leadership positions in program development, fundraising, and management. With a Masters in Business Administration and a Masters in Fine Arts, I bring a creative and entrepreneurial approach to strategy and community development that results in a positive impact. Throughout my career, I’ve been most known for being strategic, having vision, and being organized.
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
CALIFORNIA HUMANITIES
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
CALIFORNIA HUMANITIES
Highest paid employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
CALIFORNIA HUMANITIES
Board of directorsas of 07/19/2024
Board of directors data
Mrs. Rachel Hatch
Board leadership practices
GuideStar worked with BoardSource, the national leader in nonprofit board leadership and governance, to create this section.
-
Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Transgender Identity
Sexual orientation
No data
Disability
We do not display disability information for organizations with fewer than 15 staff.
Contractors
Fiscal year endingGuideStar Pro Reports
Report successfully added to your cart!
Want more data?
A GuideStar Pro report containing the following information is available for this organization:
- Email contact information
- Financial trends metrics for five most recent years 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018*
- Financial statements for 2022, 2021
- Letter of Determination
- Officer and/or Employee data for 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018
- Contractor and/or Paid Preparer data for 2022, 2021, 2020
- Board of Directors data for 2024
- *with the ability to download the data for 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018
Download it now for $125.
Need the ability to download nonprofit data and more advanced search options?Consider a Pro Search subscription.