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Grants paid by New York Council for the Humanities, tax year 2020
EIN 51-0152266 · New York, NY · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE A700
In tax year 2020, New York Council for the Humanities (EIN 51-0152266) reported 56 grants paid totaling $555,797. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2020
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County Glen Cove, NY | A | $18,870 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT TO SUPPORT OUR CURRENT VIRTUAL EDUCATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING AS WELL AS STAFF RETENTION; TECHNOLOGICAL PIVOT FOR VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING AND ACTION GRANT FOR A FOUR-PART PUBLIC PROGRAM SERIES ON YIDDISH CULTURE, SEEKING TO ENGAGE A BROAD AUDIENCE ON LONG ISLAND WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN ABOUT AND DISCUSS THE RICH PRE-HOLOCAUST WORLD OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL EUROPE. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Huguenot Historical Society New Paltz, NY | A | $15,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ONLINE PROGRAMMING, REVENUE-GENERATING FOR OPERATING EXPENSES AND ACTION GRANT FOR PUBLIC PROGRAMS. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Western New York Public Broadcasting Association Buffalo, NY | A | $15,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND ACTION GRANT FOR PRODUCTION OF A DOCUMENTARY WITH ACCOMPANYING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, A DISCUSSION GUIDE, AND A COMMUNITY SCREENING EVENT WITH PANEL DISCUSSION. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Albany Institute of History & Art Albany, NY | A | $15,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND STAFF RETENTION, AND TOOLS TO SUSTAIN DIGITAL-INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACTION GRANT FOR DIGITAL PUBLIC PROGRAMMING. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Onondaga Historical Association Syracuse, NY | A | $15,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT TO ADHERE TO CDC CLEANING GUIDELINES AND SAFETY PRACTICES AND PROTOCOLS; STAFF AND VOLUNTEER RETENTION; AS WELL AS TECHNOLOGICAL UPGRADES AND ACTION GRANT FOR CELEBRATION FEATURING EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | The History Center in Tompkins County Ithaca, NY | A | $15,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT TO MAKE TRANSITION TO ONLINE AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING, AND REPLACE LOST FUNDING SOURCES; STAFF RETENTION AND ACTION GRANT FOR PROGRAMMING, PANELS AND PERFORMANCE EXHIBIT. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | The Buffalo History Museum Buffalo, NY | A | $15,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR STAFF RETENTION; RELIEF IN REVENUES AND INCOME AFFECTING EXPENSES AND ACTION GRANT FOR VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | The Fort Ticonderoga Association Ticonderoga, NY | A | $12,500 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR OPERATING BUDGET FROM INCOME (GATE ADMISSION, STORE AND CAFE REVENUE, AND OTHER ON-SITE REVENUE GENERATION) AND STAFF RETENTION. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Iroquois Indian Museum Howes Cave, NY | A | $11,500 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET, BUILDING MORTGAGES AND LOAN PAYMENTS, SUPPLEMENT LOSS OF REVENUE AND INCOME AND VISION GRANT FOR PLANNING SESSION, RESEARCH AND DISPLAY METHODS; ACTION GRANT FOR EXHIBITION, PROGRAMMING, AND ARTWORK. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Haiti Cultural Exchange Brooklyn, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR REVENUE LOSSES, FUTURE FUNDING FOR PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, NEW DIGITAL EFFORTS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY, GENERAL OPERATING AND MISSION EXPENSES AND ACTION GRANT FOR SPECIAL EDITION PUBLIC CONVERSATION SERIES RESIDENCY PROGRAM. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden Staten Island, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR STAFF RETENTION AND A PLETHORA OF TOOLS AND RESOURCES RELATED TO TECHNOLOGICAL UPGRADES FOR REMOTE AND VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES AND ACTION GRANT FOR EXHIBITION AND PROGRAMMING. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Center for Jewish History New York, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR EMERGENCY BUDGET, INCLUDING REVENUE AND STAFF RETENTION, RELIEF FUNDING... EXTENDING ABILITY TO SERVE PUBLIC IN ITS PREVIOUS CAPACITY. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Museum of Jewish Heritage New York, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES COVERING LOSS OF REVENUE FROM SHOP, CAFE, EVENT RENTALS, AND TRAVEL PROGRAM SALES, AS WELL AS TO SUPPLEMENT PAYROLL OBLIGATIONS/ STAFF RETENTION AND DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Thomas Cole National Historic Site Catskill, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR SUPPLEMENTING ANNUAL REVENUE FROM ADMISSIONS & SHOP SALES AND BENEFIT EVENTS; OTHER ANNUAL LOSS IN INCOME AND REVENUE; STAFF RETENTION. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Explore Buffalo Buffalo, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR STAFF RETENTION, EDUCATION PROGRAMMING AMENDMENTS, AND HELP MAINTAIN HUMANITIES-FOCUSED STAFF POSITIONS BEYOND THE PPP PERIOD AND ACTION GRANT FOR DIGITAL SERIES PUBLIC PROGRAMMING. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Museum of the Moving Image Astoria, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR OPERATING AND INCOME LOSSES, TECHNOLOGICAL UPGRADES. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | The Clemente Soto Velez Cultural and Education Center New York, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR SUSTAINING THE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CULTURAL CENTER IN LOWER MANHATTAN WITH A LATINX FOUNDING MISSION; ADDITION TO STAFF RETENTION AND OTHER GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES AND ACTION GRANT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF NEIGHBORHOOD: LES PLACES/PEOPLE/BUILDINGS AND ACTION GRANT EXHIBITION. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Hudson River Maritime Museum Kingston, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Genesee Country Village and Museum Mumford, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR REVENUE AND OTHER GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, CANCELED PRE-BOOKED FIELD TRIPS OR POSTPONED PUBLIC ONSITE PROGRAMMING, SPECIAL EVENTS, CAMPS, CLASSES, AND MORE. SUPPLEMENT STAFF RETENTION. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Friends of Alice Austen House Staten Island, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR STAFF RETENTION, OPERATIONAL SUPPORT, AND DIGITAL PROGRAMMING AND ACTION GRANT FOR PRESS PHOTO SERIES EXHIBIT. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | The Strong Rochester, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR STAFF RETENTION AND OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Lower East Side Tenement Museum New York, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR RAMIFICATIONS OF REDUCED OPERATING HOURS, SMALLER TOURS, AND PROPER CDC REGULATIONS, STAFF RETENTION, AND ROBUST VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Anthology Film Archives New York, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR BOX OFFICE ADMISSIONS AND THEATER RENTAL REVENUES AND OTHER PRIMARY INCOME STREAMS, AS WELL AS STAFF RETENTION AND PAYROLL OBLIGATIONS. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | New Art Publications DBA Bomb Magazine Brooklyn, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR ECONOMIC STRAIN, GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, STAFF RETENTION AND ACTION GRANT FOR PUBLIC PROGRAMS, INCLUDING ARTIST TALKS AND WORKSHOPS. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Art Start New York, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATION SUPPORT AND STAFF RETENTION, AND TOOLS TO SUSTAIN DIGITAL-INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACTION GRANT FOR PUBLIC-FACING MULTIMEDIA EXHIBITION. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Sugar Hill Childrens Museum of Art and Storytelling New York, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT TO SUPPLEMENT ONGOING LOSS OF REVENUE THAT THREATENS THE ORGANIZATION'S CONTINUED OPERATIONS; STAFF RETENTION. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | The Whaling Museum and Education Center Cold Spring Harbor, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR STAFF RETENTION AND ACTION GRANT FOR 2-YEAR EXHIBITION AND PROGRAMMING. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Oneida Community Mansion House Oneida, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR NEW WAYS TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC AND BROADEN AND SERVE AUDIENCES VIRTUALLY AND ACTION GRANT FOR AN EXHIBIT. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Casita Maria Bronx, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR REMOTE OPERATIONS, TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENT TO SUSTAIN PIVOT TO VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING, AND OTHER GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Putnam History Museum Cold Spring, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR HIT TO REVENUE AND INCOME, AND GENERAL OPERATING COSTS AND ACTION GRANT FOR AN EXHIBITION. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Museum at Eldridge Street New York, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR STAFF RETENTION AND OTHER GENERAL AND OPERATING EXPENSES. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Adirondack Experience Blue Mountain Lake, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, STAFF RETENTION, AND MEMBERSHIP REVENUES. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Buffalo Media Resources Buffalo, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR CANCELATION OF SUMMER EVENTS/PROGRAMS TO COVER UNEXPECTED EXPENSES AND ACTION GRANT FOR PUBLIC VISUALIZATION LAB SERIES AND EXHIBITION. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Staten Island Historical Society Staten Island, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT TO SUPPORT TO ENSURE THAT THE SOCIETY CONTINUES ITS MISSION-RELEVANT PROGRAMS WITH ALL STAFF ROLES FULFILLED AND NECESSARY FUNDS FOR REGULAR OPERATION. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Old Fort Niagara Association Youngstown, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR REVENUE AND INCOME SHORTAGE; STAFF RETENTION; OTHER GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Bric Arts Media Bklyn Brooklyn, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR STAFF RETENTION AND GENERAL REVENUE LOSS AND ACTION GRANT FOR MULTIMEDIA PUBLIC EXHIBITION AND DISCOURSE. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | City Lore New York, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR OPERATING EXPENSES AND STAFF RETENTION. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Wmht Educational Telecommunications Chatham, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR FURLOUGHS, LAY-OFFS, AND SALARY REDUCTIONS. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | The Long Island Museum of American Art History & Carriages Stony Brook, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR PREPARATIONS OF VIRTUAL ONLINE CONTENT, CURATORIAL DEPARTMENT IN THE PREPARATION OF A CROWD SOURCED EXHIBITION. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Rensselaer County Historical Society Troy, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR STAFF RETENTION, TRANSITION TO ONLINE AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING AND REMOTE LEARNING AND ACTION GRANT FOR THE 10-MUSEUM PILOT PROJECT HUMANITIES-BASED EXHIBITION. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Commission Niagara Falls, NY | A | $9,585 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR STAFF RETENTION, RESEARCH, CREATING SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT, FILMING VIDEOS, AND DIGITAL PROGRAM PLANNING; IN ADDITION TO GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES AND REVENUE LOSSES AND BUDGET EXPENDITURES AND ACTION GRANT FOR IMMERSIVE ONE-HOUR WALKING TOUR. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Everson Museum of Art Syracuse, NY | A | $7,500 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR SHORT TERM SALARY FUNDING SUPPORT FOR FULL-TIME STAFF, AND TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT THAT WILL ENABLE THE MUSEUM TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP, IMPROVE, AND DELIVER VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Ticonderoga Historical Society Ticonderoga, NY | A | $7,500 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR THE LOSS OF ADMISSIONS, RESEARCH FEES AND FUNDRAISING REVENUE, IN ADDITION TO OTHER GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES AND ACTION GRANT FOR A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SERIES OF EVENTS AND PROJECTS. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Friends of Ganondagan Victor, NY | A | $7,500 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR HIRING GUEST SPEAKERS AND PERFORMERS, BALANCE SALES AND REVENUE FROM GIFT SHOPS, AND SUSTAIN LOSSES FROM ONSITE PROGRAMMING VIA MEMBERSHIPS, PRIVATE DONATIONS, GIFT SHOP SALES, AND IROQUOIS WHITE CORN SALES. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History a Project of the Jewish Fed Kingston, NY | A | $7,500 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR FUNDS TO OFFER GUEST LECTURER NEW CONTRACT; STRATEGIC FUNDRAISING, TECHNOLOGICAL UPGRADES AND STAFF RETENTION AND ACTION GRANT FOR EXHIBITION AND PUBLIC PROGRAM SERIES. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Schoharie County Historical Society Schoharie, NY | A | $7,500 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum Chittenango, NY | A | $7,500 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT TO OPERATE AND GENERATE REVENUE FROM PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES, FUNDRAISERS AND ACTION GRANT TO FULFILL SPEAKER SERIES RE-ENACTMENT EXHIBIT. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Yates County History Center Penn Yan, NY | A | $7,042 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR REVENUE AND INCOME LOSSES, GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES AND ACTION GRANT FOR AN EXHIBIT. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Rochester Oratorio Society Rochester, NY | A | $6,800 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR LOST OF REVENUE AND INCOME, STAFF RETENTION AND OTHER GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES AND ACTION GRANT FOR HISTORICAL RESEARCH, CREATING A VIDEO RECORD OF THE DAY, AND YIELDING NEW HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Irish American Heritage Museum Albany, NY | A | $6,750 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR DIGITAL PIVOT AND UPGRADES TO TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES, AS WELL AS STAFF RETENTION AND OTHER GENERAL AND DAY-TO-DAY OPERATING EXPENSES AND ACTION GRANT FOR PUBLIC FACING LECTURE SERIES AND DISCUSSION. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Morris-Jumel Mansion New York, NY | A | $6,500 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT TO SUPPLEMENT EARNED INCOME FROM REVENUE SOURCES LIKE ADMISSIONS, SCHOOL TOUR BOOKINGS, PUBLIC PROGRAMS, GIFT SHOP SALES, AND SPACE RENTALS, IN ADDITION TO PUBLIC HEALTH REQUIREMENTS THAT AFFECT REVENUE MODELS AND A VISION GRANT FOR DOCUMENTARY RESEARCH ON THE HISTORY AND EXPERIENCE OF THE HISTORIC SITE'S ENSLAVED INHABITANTS, IN PREPARATION FOR A PERMANENT EXHIBITION. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | St Lawrence University Canton, NY | A | $6,500 | paid | RECEIVED VISION GRANT TO CONTEXTUALIZE RESEARCH FOR AND DURING STRATEGIC PLANNING MEETINGS WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS AND ACTION GRANT FOR DISCUSSIONS, EXHIBITIONS, AND FILMS. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | New York Folklore Society Schenectady, NY | A | $6,500 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR STAFF RETENTION AND VISION GRANT FOR SERIES OF STRATEGIC PLANNING MEETINGS AROUND THE STATE. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Hanford Mills Museum East Meredith, NY | A | $6,500 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR VIRTUAL CONTENT DELIVERY FORMATS, AND OTHER GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Garden New York, NY | A | $6,250 | paid | RECEIVED CARES GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING AND VISION GRANT FOR A PROGRAM SERIES FOR PEOPLE WITH AUTISM AND THEIR FAMILIES. | 202132589349301023 |
| 2020 | The Fullerton Center for Culture & History Newburgh, NY | A | $5,500 | paid | RECEIVED ACTION GRANT FOR MULTI-PART PUBLIC PROGRAM AND QUICK GRANT FOR BOOK READING EVENT AND PRESENTATION. | 202132589349301023 |
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Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
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