Humanities New York

Humanities New York, formerly the New York Council for the Humanities,[1] is a 501(c)(3) organization based in New York City.[2] It is the New York State affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.[3] It was founded in 1975.[2]

Between 2008 and 2012, the organization awarded institutions and individuals in New York $68.7 million for work on projects, including funding for the first significant television treatment of the history of the War of 1812.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "We Are Now Humanities New York". Humanities New York. November 2, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Mission/Vision". Humanities New York. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  3. ↑ "State Humanities Councils". National Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  4. ↑ "New York" (PDF). National Endowment for the Humanities. December 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2016.


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