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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by NEW YORK COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,648,933
Total expenses
$2,902,570
Contributions and grants received
$2,549,913
Grants paid
$942,570
Program service revenue
$43,128
Investment income
$55,892
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$3,891,088
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,347,831
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,543,257
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,282,143
Management and general expenses
$401,018
Fundraising expenses
$219,409
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,282,143

Program services were 78.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,509,759

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $40,154

  • 2a · Program service revenue: HUMANITIES CENTER INIT

    total $35,000 · related or exempt $35,000

  • 2b · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES

    total $8,128 · related or exempt $8,128

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $37,407 · excluded $37,407

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $106,826

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $88,341

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $18,485

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $18,485 · excluded $18,485

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $942,570 · program services $942,570

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $394,686 · program services $259,791 · management and general $105,040 · fundraising $29,855

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $620,212 · program services $475,284 · management and general $61,088 · fundraising $83,840

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $17,233 · program services $12,538 · management and general $2,735 · fundraising $1,960

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $118,188 · program services $89,288 · management and general $13,731 · fundraising $15,169

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $66,830 · program services $48,621 · management and general $10,609 · fundraising $7,600

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $33,097 · management and general $33,097

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $9,670 · management and general $9,670

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $198,214 · program services $125,324 · management and general $45,510 · fundraising $27,380

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $190,932 · program services $112,854 · management and general $42,351 · fundraising $35,727

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $214,872 · program services $171,582 · management and general $28,838 · fundraising $14,452

  • 17 · Travel

    total $91,544 · program services $42,567 · management and general $45,551 · fundraising $3,426

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $2,806 · program services $1,724 · management and general $1,082

  • 24b · Other expenses: STAFF RECRUITMENT

    total $1,716 · management and general $1,716

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $91,149 · end of year $345,959

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $600,043 · end of year $842,975

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,623,580 · end of year $845,685

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $60,984 · end of year $74,290

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $225,889

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $225,889

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $758,663 · end of year $804,497

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $17,556 · end of year $977,682

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $41,408 · end of year $102,854

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $221,127 · end of year $180,144

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $93,024 · end of year $1,064,833

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $793,351 · end of year $897,647

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,003,065 · end of year $1,645,610

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE MISSION OF HUMANITIES NEW YORK IS TO STRENGTHEN CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE BONDS OF COMMUNITY, USING THE HUMANITIES TO FOSTER ENGAGED INQUIRY AND DIALOGUE AROUND SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CONCERNS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE NEW YORK COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES PROVIDES LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT ACROSS THE STATE'S INTELLECTUAL AND CULTURAL SECTORS THROUGH GRANTS, PROGRAMS, NETWORKING AND ADVOCACY IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE CRITICAL THINKING AND CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING IN THE PUBLIC ARENA.

  • GRANT-MAKING:THE HUMANITIES HELP US TALK ABOUT AND UNDERSTAND THE IDEAS THAT DEFINE US AS INDIVIDUALS AND CONNECT US AS COMMUNITIES. THEY TEACH NEW YORKERS HOW, NOT WHAT, TO THINK. HUMANITIES NEW YORK GRANTS HELP COMMUNITIES USE THE HUMANITIES TO ARTICULATE THEIR IDEAS ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HUMAN. HUMANITIES NEW YORK GRANTS SUPPORT PROJECT TEAMS WITH HUMANITIES EXPERTISE AND PROJECTS THAT USE THE TOOLS OF THE HUMANITIES TO ENGAGE PUBLIC, NON-SPECIALIZED AUDIENCES. HUMANITIES NEW YORK OFFERS THREE COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAMS. VISION GRANTS ($500 TO $1,500) HELP GROUPS DEVELOP PLANS FOR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES THAT ARE BUILT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS. ACTION GRANTS ($6,500 TO $10,000) HELP ORGANIZATIONS LAUNCH PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAMS THAT ARE DYNAMIC, RESPONSIVE, AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING. QUICK GRANTS ($500 TO $1,500) ARE AVAILABLE TO ORGANIZATIONS WITH OPERATING BUDGETS OF LESS THAN $250,000 FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $860,115 · Grants $490,022

  • POST-INCARCERATION PUBLIC HUMANITIES GRANT - PIHP:THE POST-INCARCERATION HUMANITIES PARTNERSHIP (PIHP) GRANT SUPPORTS THE WORK OF ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW YORK STATE WHO SERVE AND COLLABORATE WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN INCARCERATED AND THE FAMILIES OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS. EACH GRANT PROVIDES $20,000 IN FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATIONS USING HUMANITIES-BASED TECHNIQUES ON PROJECTS THAT ENGAGE THE FORMERLY INCARCERATED AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH EXPERIENCES, TOOLS, EDUCATION, AND NETWORKS TO INSURE THAT THEIR INCARCERATION IS NOT THE EPISODE THAT DEFINES THEIR LIVES. BOLSTERED BY A PILOT VERSION OF THE GRANT, WHICH FUNDED EFFORTS BY SIX "DOWNSTATE ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED IN THE NYC AND LONG ISLAND REGIONS, HNY SUPPORTED THE FORMERLY INCARCERATED AND THEIR LOVED ONES IN EFFORTS TO REBUILD THEIR RELATIONSHIPS AND THEIR LIVES.

    Expenses $551,937 · Grants $356,575

  • READING AND DISCUSSION:THE READING AND DISCUSSION PROGRAM OFFERS TIME FOR PARTICIPANTS TO THINK DEEPLY ABOUT A SINGLE IDEA FROM A VARIETY OF PERSPECTIVES. IN THE PROCESS, TEXTS BECOME CATALYSTS FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING, AND PERSONAL REFLECTION. PARTICIPANTS READ A SERIES OF THEMATICALLY LINKED TEXTS OVER THE COURSE OF FOUR TO SIX SESSIONS. AT EACH SESSION, THEY COME TOGETHER WITH OTHERS IN THEIR COMMUNITY FOR A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE IDEAS IN THOSE TEXTS, GUIDED BY A TRAINED LOCAL FACILITATOR. THEMES RANGE FROM "JAMES BALDWIN'S AMERICA AND "GROWING & AGING" TO THE INDIGENOUS EXPERIENCE OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERA AND THE WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT. HOST ORGANIZATIONS IDENTIFY A THEME RELEVANT TO THEIR COMMUNITY, HOW MANY SESSIONS THEY PLAN TO HOST, AND PARTNER WITH A LOCAL HUMANIST TO FACILITATE THE PROGRAM. HNY TRAINS BOTH THE HOST SITE AND THE FACILITATOR ON BEST PRACTICES FOR GENERATING DISCUSSION AND DRAWING IN MULTIPLE VOICES. HNY PROVIDES GRANTS OF UP TO $2,000 FOR PROGRAM EXPENSES, PROVIDES A LENDING LIBRARY OF BOOKS FOR EACH THEME, AND PAYS THE COST OF FREIGHT FOR BOOKS TO AND FROM THE HOST SITE. PARTICIPANTS, RECRUITED BY THE HOST ORGANIZATIONS, ATTEND THE PROGRAMS FOR FREE. HNY'S PROGRAMS TEAM REVIEWS ALL APPLICATIONS, AND ANY THAT DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO ATTRACT AN AUDIENCE AND HOST THE PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY ARE AWARDED, SO LONG AS FUNDING PERMITS. IF NECESSARY, HUMANITIES NEW YORK GIVES PREFERENCE BASED ON GEOGRAPHY AND NEW PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO INSURE OUR RESOURCES REACH NEW AUDIENCES AND UNDERSERVED AREAS OF THE STATE.

    Expenses $230,691 · Grants $16,500

  • OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE HUMANITIES CENTER INITIATIVE, HUMANITIES NEW YORK EVENTS, COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS AND CONVENING.

    Expenses $639,400 · Grants $79,473 · Revenue $43,128

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Timothy Murray

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steven M Berzin

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ulises Mejias

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Damali Wynter

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • C Evan Stewart

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeff Arnstein

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Herman Bennett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Laura Free

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joseph Haddad

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lindsay M Kryzak

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Valerie Paley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Adam W Perry

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jasmine K Syedullah

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert J Vanni

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Wendy Walters

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bridget Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Deva Woodly

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Karen Gantz Zahler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sara Ogger

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $227,099
    From this org
    $177,296
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,803
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,296
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,180
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,623
    Filer's total
    $227,099

  • James Taylor

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMIN

    Total calculated
    $147,076
    From this org
    $116,788
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,288
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
12 September 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202402579349301465

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