2026-09-15T09:49:34-05:00 2025-10-31 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2024-11-01 510152266 NEW YORK COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES NEWY 2122331131 115 BROADWAY FLOOR 5 NEW YORK NY 10006 SARA OGGER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2122331131 2026-09-14 1 0 JENNIFER COATES P02247728 2126972299 2024 X HUMANITIES NEW YORK SARA OGGER 115 BROADWAY FLOOR 5 NEW YORK NY 10006 2063129 0 X WWW.HUMANITIESNY.ORG X 1975 NY HUMANITIES NEW YORK STRENGTHENS CIVIL SOCIETY THROUGH CONVERSATIONS THAT BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO REMEMBER THE PAST, IMAGINE NEW POSSIBILITIES, AND BUILD A SHARED FUTURE. 14 14 12 14 0 0 2473929 1797551 67286 6952 56755 138410 0 0 2597970 1942913 1134920 444656 0 0 1342707 1207726 0 0 303183 890634 650248 3368261 2302630 -770291 -359717 3177737 2508274 1235580 884332 1942157 1623942 X HUMANITIES NEW YORK STRENGTHENS CIVIL SOCIETY THROUGH CONVERSATIONS THAT BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO REMEMBER THE PAST, IMAGINE NEW POSSIBILITIES, AND BUILD A SHARED FUTURE. 1 0 777767 444656 GRANT-MAKING:GRANTMAKING SUPPORTS PUBLIC HUMANITIES WORK CARRIED OUT BY ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS NEW YORK STATE. IN FY25, HUMANITIES NEW YORK CONCLUDED ITS FORMER GRANTMAKING MODEL. GRANTMAKING ACTIVITY DURING THE YEAR INCLUDED 18 FINAL RENEWAL AWARDS THROUGH THE POST-INCARCERATION HUMANITIES PARTNERSHIP (PIHP) PROGRAM AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF EXISTING GRANT OBLIGATIONS FROM PRIOR-YEAR PROGRAMS. 519130 IN COMMON: A HUMANITIES FORUM:IN COMMON: A HUMANITIES FORUM IS HUMANITIES NEW YORK'S EMERGING DIGITAL HUMANITIES INFRASTRUCTURE, DESIGNED TO SERVE AS THE BACKBONE OF ITS STATEWIDE PUBLIC HUMANITIES WORK AND CONNECT PARTNERS, FACILITATORS, SCHOLARS, AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS NEW YORK. IN FY25, HUMANITIES NEW YORK CONDUCTED RESEARCH, PLANNING, AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT TO DEFINE IN COMMON'S DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, SHARED RESOURCES, AND STATEWIDE MODEL. 204161 COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS:COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS BRINGS SMALL, FACILITATED DIALOGUES TO TRUSTED PARTNER SITES ACROSS NEW YORK STATE, INCLUDING LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS, HISTORICAL SOCIETIES, AND COMMUNITY CENTERS. EACH SESSION CENTERS ON A SHORT TEXT, IMAGE, OR ARTIFACT THAT INVITES PARTICIPANTS TO REFLECT ON MEANING, CHANGE, JUSTICE, AND BELONGING. IN FY25, HUMANITIES NEW YORK REDESIGNED AND RESTARTED THE PROGRAM THROUGH LIBRARIES AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE. 115483 6952 READING & DISCUSSION IS HUMANITIES NEW YORK'S SUSTAINED, BOOK-BASED PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM, BRINGING PARTICIPANTS TOGETHER AROUND SHARED TEXTS FOR FACILITATED INQUIRY, REFLECTION, AND DIALOGUE. 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BARD PRISON INITIATIVE PO BOX 5000 ANNANDALEONHUDSON NY 12504 141713034 501(C)(3) 25000 0 POST-INCARCERATION HUMANITIES PARTNERHIP(PIHP) GRANT FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES 115 EAST JEFFERSON ST SUITE 200 SYRACUSE NY 13202 161395992 501(C)(3) 25000 0 POST-INCARCERATION HUMANITIES PARTNERHIP(PIHP) GRANT FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT CIVIC ENSEMBLE 115 EAST STATE STREET ITHACA NY 14850 800901924 501(C)(3) 25000 0 POST-INCARCERATION HUMANITIES PARTNERHIP(PIHP) GRANT FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT CORRECTIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK PO BOX 793 BROOKLYN NY 11207 135562324 501(C)(3) 25000 0 POST-INCARCERATION HUMANITIES PARTNERHIP(PIHP) GRANT FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT DRAMA CLUB 31 WEST 34TH STREET SUITE 8034 NEW YORK NY 10001 300836513 501(C)(3) 25000 0 POST-INCARCERATION HUMANITIES PARTNERHIP(PIHP) GRANT FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT ECHOES OF INCARCERATION 64 NORMAN AVENUE APT 2 BROOKLYN NY 11222 852960336 501(C)(3) 24400 0 POST-INCARCERATION HUMANITIES PARTNERHIP(PIHP) GRANT FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT HERSTORY WRITERS WORKSHOP 2539 MIDDLE COUNTRY ROAD FL 2 CENTEREACH NY 11720 113377741 501(C)(3) 25000 0 POST-INCARCERATION HUMANITIES PARTNERHIP(PIHP) GRANT FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT ITHACA COMMUNITY RADIO INC 103 WEST SENECA STREET SUITE 305 ITHACA NY 14850 721570875 501(C)(3) 6394 0 ACTION GRANT FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT MAGICAL URBANISTS INC 236 MOORE STREET 406 BROOKLYN NY 11206 923785325 501(C)(3) 24950 0 POST-INCARCERATION HUMANITIES PARTNERHIP(PIHP) GRANT FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT MUSIC ON THE INSIDE 205 WEST END AVENUE 26V NEW YORK NY 10023 475616103 501(C)(3) 25000 0 POST-INCARCERATION HUMANITIES PARTNERHIP(PIHP) GRANT FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT NEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS 29 WEST 38TH STREET 9TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018 237129564 501(C)(3) 19400 0 POST-INCARCERATION HUMANITIES PARTNERHIP(PIHP) GRANT FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT ONE BREATH RISING 30 OCEAN PARKWAY 4B BROOKLYN NY 11218 474287263 501(C)(3) 25000 0 POST-INCARCERATION HUMANITIES PARTNERHIP(PIHP) GRANT FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT PAROLE PREPARATION PROJECT 135 W 20TH STREET SUITE 401 NEW YORK NY 10011 821096572 501(C)(3) 25000 0 POST-INCARCERATION HUMANITIES PARTNERHIP(PIHP) GRANT FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT REENTRY THEATER OF HARLEM 1765 MADISON AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10029 873647743 501(C)(3) 25000 0 POST-INCARCERATION HUMANITIES PARTNERHIP(PIHP) GRANT FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT REHABILITATION THROUGH THE ARTS INC 735 ANDERSON HILL ROAD PURCHASE NY 10577 134112770 501(C)(3) 25000 0 POST-INCARCERATION HUMANITIES PARTNERHIP(PIHP) GRANT FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT VOICE BUFFALO INC 2495 MAIN STREET SUITE 547 BUFFALO NY 14214 161502516 501(C)(3) 25000 0 POST-INCARCERATION HUMANITIES PARTNERHIP(PIHP) GRANT FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT 19 0 PART I, LINE 2: ALL GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A GRANT AGREEMENT AT THE START OF THE GRANT PERIOD THAT OUTLINES THE COUNCIL'S TERMS AND CONDITIONS. AT THE END OF THE GRANT PERIOD, REGRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT FINAL REPORTING, DETAILING HOW THE PROJECT PROCEEDED AND HOW PROJECT FUNDS WERE EXPENDED. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SARA OGGER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 191415 0 0 0 0 0 19745 0 46500 0 257660 0 0 0 ALYSON CASEY DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 169697 0 0 0 0 0 16534 0 12032 0 198263 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 FOLLOWING THE DISRUPTION TO HNY'S FEDERAL FUNDING IN FY25, THE SECOND HALF OF THE FISCAL YEAR INVOLVED SIGNIFICANT ORGANIZATIONAL AND PROGRAMMATIC TRANSITION. DURING FY25, HNY CONCLUDED ITS FORMER GRANTMAKING MODEL, REDESIGNED AND RESTARTED COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS THROUGH LIBRARIES AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, REDESIGNED READING & DISCUSSION FROM ITS FORMER GRANT-BASED STRUCTURE TOWARD A DIRECTLY FACILITATED MODEL, AND UNDERTOOK PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT FOR IN COMMON AS THEIR EMERGING HUMANITIES CIVIC INFRASTRUCTURE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PROVIDES LEADERSHIP TO THE BOARD ON MATTERS OF POLICY; OVERSEES RELATIONS WITH THE NEH; SERVES AS THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE; HIRES AND EVALUATES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; AND CONDUCTS NECESSARY BUSINESS OF THE ORGANIZATION BETWEEN BOARD MEETINGS. IN THE INTERIM BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS ALL THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE FIVE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION, PLUS THE CHAIR OF THE NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD. IT MEETS BY TELEPHONE QUARTERLY, OR AS NEEDED. ALL ACTIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BE REPORTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT ITS MEETING NEXT SUCCEEDING SUCH ACTION, AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO RATIFICATION, REVISION, ALTERATION, APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL THEREBY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS. IN ADDITION, ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD RECEIVE A COPY OF THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C HUMANITIES NEW YORK HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, WHICH EACH BOARD MEMBER AND KEY EMPLOYEE READS EACH YEAR, AND THEY PROVIDE A "BEST-PRACTICES" DISCLOSURE FORM WITH SIGNATURE EACH YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PREPARES A LIST OF GOALS ARRANGED BY AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ALSO PREPARES A SELF-ASSESSMENT BASED ON GOALS AND WHETHER THEY ARE ACCOMPLISHED. BOTH DOCUMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE FULL BOARD. THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD SURVEYS THE FULL BOARD WITH A QUESTIONNAIRE BASED ON THE STATEMENT OF GOALS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD REVIEWS THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THEN MAKES A RECOMMENDATION FOR SALARY ADJUSTMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST.