Florida Humanities Council Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237304964
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2021
Location
St Petersburg, FL, USA
Phone
7278732000
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Humanities Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,572,364
Expenses
$2,164,204
Assets
$3,180,983
Liabilities
$369,001

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

26 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • NASHID MADYUN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • NASHID MADYUN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $186,207 total reported compensation
  • PATRICIA PUTMAN (ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR): $149,373 total reported compensation
  • BRENDA O'HARA (CFO): $149,373 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Florida humanities' mission is to preserve, promote and share the history, literature, cultures, and personal stories that offer floridians a better understanding of themselves, their communities and their state. (continued on schedule o)as the state affiliate of the national endowment for the humanities, Florida humanities promotes an appreciation of local and national history and heritage through its support of cultural enrichment and lifelong learning opportunities statewide.in fy25, we remained committed to our mission of working with cultural partners in communities across Florida through three primary operational areas: grant making, public programming, and the production of print and digital resources.

What it reported doing in 2024

Print and digital resources: Florida humanities continued to reach additional audiences through our various print and digital programs in fy25. These included the publication of three issues of our forum magazine and eleven complementary episodes of our forum podcast, digital downloads of archived issues of forum, and downloads of our Florida stories walking tours. Interactions with these council-conducted print and digital resources totaled more than 53,000 in fy25.(continued on schedule o)forum magazine - in fy25, forum magazine solidified its role as a flagship publication and a defining expression of Florida humanities' identity as the storyteller of Florida. Through compelling narratives, rich scholarship, and visually engaging design, forum continued to illuminate the people, places, and cultural currents that shape our state. Published three times annually, the magazine expanded its reach and resonance, delivering timely, thought-provoking content that bridges history, literature, and contemporary life.building on prior success, forum achieved an award-winning year in fy25, earning widespread recognition for editorial excellence, design, and storytelling from leading state and regional media organizations. These accolades reflect not only the quality of the publication, but also its growing influence as a trusted voice in Florida's cultural landscape.digital engagement also surged, with archived issues housed at the university of south Florida's poynter library continuing to attract thousands of readers, further extending forum's accessibility and educational impact. Collectively, these achievements underscore forum's evolution into a premier humanities publicationone that both preserves and amplifies Florida's diverse stories for audiences across the state and beyond. In fy25, forum received 21 Florida magazine association awards as well as three sunshine state awards from the Florida chapter of the society of professional journalists. Forum magazine podcast - 12 new episodes of the "beyond the pages" forum podcast series were produced in fy25 featuring interviews with contributing writers to the magazine. This podcast series won first place for digital content from the florda magazine association. Florida humanities online - in fy25, Florida humanities broadened its repository of humanities resources produced by both Florida humanities and our many partners statewide. This new website includes documentary films, podcasts, audio programs, as well as archived articles from thirty years of forum magazine. The archive now explores, poetry, the environment and civic engagement. Florida stories walking tour app - our free downloadable walking tour app allows users to delve behind the scenes of Florida towns with an emphasis on local history, culture, and architecture. The app hosts a total of 42 tours and was downloaded more than 30,000 times in fy25 from our website, the google play store and istore. Six tours were added in fy25, with two more in development.university press of Florida (upf) co-publication partnership Florida humanities continued its partnership with upf to support the publication of humanities-themed titles. Florida humanities receives a percentage of the sales of each co-published title in both print and digital formats. In fy25, two new books were published and more than 2,500 print and ebook co-publication titles were sold by upf. Select upf co-publication titles are also utilized as premiums for Florida humanities' membership program.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 81% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 53
  • Transparency & Controls: 87
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 57
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 53.5%; rating input score 53
  • Program expense ratio: 60.8%; rating input score 61
  • Fundraising efficiency: $7.32 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 91.3%; rating input score 91; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 15.9%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.47; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 22.4%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.9% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 53.5% of revenue deployed · 60.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 17 of 17 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $186K · 26 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 37 of 38 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 20 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 17 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 53/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 27/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 51/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 10/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 56/100.