Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF THE ILLINOIS HUMANITIES COUNCIL, INCORPORATED IS TO STRENGTHEN THE SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND ECONOMIC FABRIC OF ILLINOIS THROUGH CONSTRUCTIVE CONVERSATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.ILLINOIS HUMANITIES WORKS TO BUILD DIALOGUE ACROSS ALL SECTORS OF SOCIETY TO EXAMINE ISSUES IMPORTANT TO DEMOCRACY IN THE FOCUS AREAS OF PUBLIC POLICY, MEDIA AND JOURNALISM, ECONOMY, AND ART. USING THE HUMANITIES AS A TOOL TO STIMULATE DISCUSSION, WE CREATE EXPERIENCE ACROSS ILLINOIS THROUGH PROGRAMMING, EVENTS, AND GRANTMAKING TO ENGAGE A DIVERSE PUBLIC ON IDEAS AND ISSUES THAT MATTER.
FOSTERING A CULTURE IN WHICH THE HUMANITIES ARE A VITAL PART OF THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS & COMMUNITIES.
ILLINOIS HUMANITIES ENGAGES THE HUMANITIES AS A TOOL TO STIMULATE CONVERSATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT AMONG DIVERSE PUBLICS ABOUT IDEAS AND ISSUES THAT MATTER AND EXTENDS ITS REACH BY MAKING GRANTS TO OTHER ILLINOIS ORGANIZATIONS. PUBLIC POLICY - BRINGING PEOPLE ACROSS LINES OF IDEOLOGY, RACE, AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS TOGETHER FOR CONSTRUCTIVE PUBLIC POLICY DISCUSSIONS AND TO INCREASE THE PUBLICS AWARENESS OF OUR DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS.MEDIA AND JOURNALISM - ILLINOIS HUMANITIES' MEDIA AND JOURNALISM PROGRAMMING AIMS TO BUILD DIALOGUE AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN JOURNALISTS AND THE PUBLIC AT ALL STAGES OF THE REPORTING PROCESS, AND TO FOSTER MORE RESPONSIVE, COMMUNITY-CENTERED PRACTICES IN THE MEDIA SECTOR.ART - IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH ART THRIVES BY SUPPORTING ALL FORMS OF ART AND COMBATING NOTIONS OF EXCLUSIVITY.EDUCATION - THE EDUCATION DIVISION IS COMMITTED TO INCREASING ACCESS TO HUMANITIES-BASED EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR K-12 STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND ADULTS THROUGHOUT ILLINOIS.
GRANTS FUND PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE THAT BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER FOR INQUIRY AND CONVERSATION - DISCUSSING AND LEARNING ABOUT THE DIGITAL HUMANITIES, TARGETING AND ENGAGING NEW AUDIENCES, MAKING PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAMMING MORE ENGAGING AND INTERACTIVE, AND INCREASING STRATEGIC PLANNING AND SUSTAINABLE COLLABORATION. IN FISCAL YEAR 2019, THE GRANTS PROGRAM AWARDED $219,750 IN COMMUNITY GRANTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Angel Ysaguirre | FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 0 | $104,100 |
| Elise Mackevich Salchli | DIRECTOR, FISCAL & OFFICE (THRU 7/19) | 35 | $96,246 |
| Gabrielle Lyon | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (BEG. 6/19) | 35 | $0 |
| Jai L Winston | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Jane A Hays | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| David Woolwine | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Mae P Hong | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Jennifer Wirtz | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gail H Shiel - Mahoney | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert P Scales | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joshua D Rogers | DIRECTOR (THRU 4/19) | 1 | $0 |
| John P Ramirez | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gregory N Petrowich | DIRECTOR (THRU 5/19) | 1 | $0 |
| William M Patterson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Verett A Mims | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Manning | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Alan Lowe | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Kaplan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lowell Jaffe | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jonathan Holloway | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joel F Henning | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Deana Haggag | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Juana Guzman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Virginia C Gerst | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Maria L Finitzo | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Eleuterio | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Teresa L Cordova | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dale T Chapman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ho Brownback | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John S Bracken | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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