Organizations Filed Purposes:
OREGON HUMANITIES IS AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FORMED IN 1978. OREGON HUMANITIES CONNECTS OREGONIANS TO IDEAS THAT TRANSFORM LIVES AND COMMUNITIES. THE IMPACT OF THIS WORK IS PROFOUND: PARTICIPANTS LISTEN, QUESTION, RETHINK, AND CONSIDER MORE DEEPLY AND, AS A RESULT, ACT FROM A PLACE OF KNOWLEDGE, COMPASSION, CONNECTEDNESS, AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY.OREGON HUMANITIES IS AN INDEPENDENT AFFILIATE OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES (NEH) AND IS SUPPORTED BY GRANTS FROM NEH AND GIFTS FROM INDIVIDUALS AND FOUNDATIONS THROUGHOUT OREGON.
OREGON HUMANITIES CONNECTS OREGONIANS TO IDEAS THAT CHANGE LIVES AND TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES.
PUBLIC PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:THE CONVERSATION PROJECT: THE CONVERSATION PROJECT BRINGS OREGONIANS TOGETHER TO TALK -- ACROSS DIFFERENCES, BELIEFS, AND BACKGROUNDS -- ABOUT IMPORTANT ISSUES AND IDEAS. NONPROFITS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND BUSINESSES APPLY TO HOST PROGRAMS ON THE TOPICS RELEVANT TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. CONVERSATIONS ARE LED BY FACILITATORS WHO ARE TRAINED TO CONNECT THE TOPIC TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND TO CHALLENGE PARTICIPANTS TO THINK IN NEW WAYS.HUMANITY IN PERSPECTIVE: HUMANITY IN PERSPECTIVE IS A FREE COLLEGE HUMANITIES COUSE FOR ADULTS WHO DO NOT HAVE A COLLEGE DEGREE AND WHO FACE BARRIERS TO ACCESSING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. STUDENTS EXPLORE CHALLENGING IDEAS ABOUT POWER, JUSTICE, KNOWLEDGE, IDENTITY, AND COMMUNITY IN AN ENGAGING AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT. THE COURSE IS OFFERED AS A TWO-SEMESTER COLLEGE-CREDIT COURSE IN PORTLAND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BARD COLLEGE, PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY, AND ROSEWOOD INITIATIVE.THINK & DRINK: THINK & DRINK IS A SERIES OF ON-STAGE CONVERSATIONS THAT HAPPEN IN PORTLAND AND IN CITIES AROUND THE STATE. THE SERIES BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER IN THEATERS, PUBS, CAFES, AND OTHER VENUES AROUND OREGON.BRIDGING OREGON: BRIDGING OREGON BRINGS GROUPS OF PEOPLE TOGETHER IN MULTIPLE REGIONS OF THE STATE IN FOUR HALF-DAY GATHERINGS DESIGNED TO EXPLORE TOPICS RELEVANT TO LOCAL AND REGIONAL COMMUNITIES, ADDRESS HOW DIFFERENCES AND PERCEIVED AND REAL DIVIDES INFORM EXPERIENCES, AND LEARN HOW TO FACILITATE CHALLENGING CONVERSATIONS IN PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS.FACILITATION TRAINING: OREGON HUMANITIES TRAINS GROUPS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE STATE AND THE NATION TO LEAD CHALLENGING CONVERSATIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND WORKPLACES.SPECIAL PROJECTS: IN ADDITION TO ONGOING REGULAR PROGRAMMING, OREGON HUMANITIES COLLABORATES WITH AND LEARNS FROM GROUPS AND ORGANIZATION DOING MEANINGFUL WORK ACROSS THE STATE.
PUBLICATIONS: OREGON HUMANITIES MAGAZINE IS DEVOTED TO EXPLORING IMPORTANT AND TIMELY IDEAS FROM A VARIETY OF PERSPECTIVES -- ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN IGNORED, GENERALIZED, OR OPPRESSED -- AND TO STIMULATING REFLECTION AND PUBLIC CONVERSATION. THE MAGAZINE IS PUBLISHED THREE TIMES A YEAR AND REACHES NEARLY 14,000 SUBSCRIBERS WITH ITS ONLINE CONTENT REACHING THOUSANDS MORE. CURRICULUM BASED ON MAGAZINE STORIES IS PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED TO OREGON HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS.
GRANTS -- INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:OREGON HUMANITIES FUNDS PUBLIC PROGRAMS THAT GET PEOPLE TOGETHER TO THINK AND TALK ABOUT CHALLENGING ISSUES AND IDEAS. OREGON HUMANITIES OFFERS PUBLIC PROGRAM GRANTS BETWEEN $1,000 AND $10,000, ONCE A YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, RESPONSIBLE PROGRAM GRANTS OF UP TO $1,000 SUPPORT PROGRAMS CREATED BY OREGON NONPROFTS AND FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES IN RESPONSE TO TIMELY ISSUES AND EVENTS; THEY ARE AWARDED ON A ROLLING BASIS.
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 |
|---|
| Adam Davis | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $121,172 |
| Jacqueline Willingham | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jennifer Parrish Taylor | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Cam Preus | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Tiffani Penson | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Alberto Moreno | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Kerani Mitchell | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Julie Jones Manning | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Kate Lasky | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mitsu Iwasaki | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Kimberly Howard | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Paul Duden | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Justin Chin | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Javier Cervantes | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Bobby Arellano | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jeff Cronn | TREASURER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Diane Tomseth | SECRETARY | 0.5 | $0 |
| Emily Karr | VICE CHAIR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Janet Webster | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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