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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. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 26, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2016.


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