Name

Humanities Texas

Legal name

Humanities Texas

Website

https://humanitiestexas.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Grants: As the Texas affiliate of NEH, Humanities Texas receives federal funding through challenge grants and formula grants to support humanities programming across the state.
2. Foundation and Corporate Grants: The organization receives support from foundations including Hillcrest Foundation ($25,000), Amon G. Carter Foundation, Houston Endowment Inc., Sid W. Richardson Foundation, and others for specific programs and the Byrne-Reed House restoration.
3. Donations and Membership: Individual giving through the 'Become a Friend of Humanities Texas' program, with donations supporting general operations and programs.
4. Exhibition Rental Fees: Revenue generated from renting traveling exhibitions to museums, libraries, and cultural institutions throughout Texas.
5. Byrne-Reed House Event Rental: The historic Byrne-Reed House serves as an event venue available for rental, generating revenue for the organization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Humanities Texas is the official Texas state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, providing teacher professional development (free institutes, workshops, and webinars for K-12 social studies and ELA teachers), competitive grants to Texas humanities organizations, and a traveling exhibitions rental program covering Texas history, civil rights, and American heritage topics for museums, libraries, and the public.

Product overview

Humanities Texas is a non-profit organization that serves as the Texas state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The organization offers a portfolio of programs including teacher professional development (summer institutes, workshops, webinars), competitive grants for humanities organizations, and traveling exhibitions. Educational resources include Texas Originals curriculum, A President's Vision curriculum, and Pivotal U.S. Elections curriculum. Additional offerings include a digital repository, the historic Byrne-Reed House facility for rentals, and the Texas Storytime family reading program.

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Products and services

• Teacher Professional Development Programs Free professional development programs for Texas K-12 social studies and English language arts teachers, including summer institutes, workshops, and online webinars covering U.S. history, Texas history, literature, and the U.S. Constitution. Delivered in-person across Texas cities and via online webinars.
• Humanities Grants Program Competitive grant programs supporting humanities organizations in Texas, including major grants, rural grants, exhibition grants, and oral history grants. Recent awards include $333,000 to 32 organizations, $1.1 million in relief grants, and $2.3 million in COVID-19 relief grants.
• Traveling Exhibitions Rental Program Rental program for traveling exhibitions covering Texas history, civil rights, Juneteenth, literature, and American heritage topics. Available to museums, libraries, and cultural institutions throughout Texas for public display.
• Byrne-Reed House Venue Rental Historic headquarters building in Austin, Texas, available for event rentals and hosting public lectures and gatherings. Restored and opened as Humanities Texas headquarters in 2010.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 20 years of teacher professional development programs
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• Baylor University Institute for Oral HistorysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for oral history grants and research, including the Charlton Oral History Research Grant.
• National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHumanities Texas is the official Texas affiliate of the NEH. This federal-state partnership provides core funding and programmatic direction for Texas humanities initiatives. NEH grants support teacher programs, traveling exhibitions, and organizational operations.
• Smithsonian InstitutioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHumanities Texas partners with the Smithsonian to bring Museum on Main Street traveling exhibitions to Texas rural communities. This collaboration makes Smithsonian-quality exhibitions accessible to underserved areas of Texas.
• Texas Museums and Cultural InstitutionscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of Texas museums, historical societies, and cultural organizations that host Humanities Texas traveling exhibitions, receive grants, and collaborate on public programming.
• Texas School Districts and EducatorscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Texas K-12 school districts to deliver teacher professional development programs. Educators access Humanities Texas workshops and institutes through their districts.
• National ArchivessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for teacher professional development using primary source pedagogy with National Archives materials.
• Folger Shakespeare LibrarysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for close reading webinars focused on Shakespeare teaching methodologies.
• Stanford History Education GroupsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Reading Like a Historian online teacher institute.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Humanities New York: New York's state humanities council and NEH affiliate, providing grants, public programs, and reading/discussion initiatives. Most structurally analogous peer given identical state-affiliate mandate and funding model.
• California Humanities: California's NEH-affiliated state humanities council offering grants, public programs, and community storytelling initiatives like California StoryCorps. Direct peer operating an equivalent state humanities council model.
• Humanities Council of Washington, D.C. DC's NEH state affiliate administering grants, public humanities programming, and community cultural projects in the District. Same NEH-state-affiliate structure as Humanities Texas.
• Florida Humanities: Florida's state humanities council funding grants, exhibits, and public programs. Operates the same NEH-affiliated model with similar grantmaking and community programming focus.
• Illinois Humanities: Illinois's NEH state affiliate running grants, public programs, and humanities-focused events. Direct state-affiliate peer with comparable scope and revenue model.

Broad incumbents

• National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH): Federal humanities funding agency and umbrella organization that funds all 50+ state humanities councils including Humanities Texas. The parent-institution funder and policy setter for the network.
• Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES):

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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