Humanities New York Explained
Humanities New York, formerly the New York Council for the Humanities,[1] is a 501(c)(3) organization based in New York City. It is the New York State affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.[2] It was founded in 1975.[3]
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]
Notes and References
- Web site: We Are Now Humanities New York . November 2, 2016 . Humanities New York . December 25, 2016.
- Web site: State Humanities Councils . National Endowment for the Humanities . December 25, 2016.
- Web site: Mission/Vision . Humanities New York . December 25, 2016.
- Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20170126113030/https://www.neh.gov/files/talking_point/newyork.pdf . January 26, 2017 . New York . December 2013 . National Endowment for the Humanities . December 25, 2016.