named programs · 3 · from sources
What they call their work
Fellowship Program
Lifetime membership program that supports distinguished writers, scholars, artists, and publishing professionals
Friday Forums
Private gatherings where NYIH Fellows and invited guests share and discuss work of importance to the public humanities
Public Programs
Annual series of conferences, discussions, readings, lectures, and podcasts open to the public
activities · 5 groups
What they do
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Research and Scholarly Fellowship Support 1 activity
- Designate fellows and foster intellectual engagementDesignates individuals as fellows and advances the public humanities through sustained intellectual engagement in New York City and beyond, including leadership roles in academic organizations and prize juries.
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Leadership & Policy Dialogue Forums 1 activity
- Host public humanities forums and programsHosts Friday Forums for fellows and invited guests and organizes public programs including conferences, discussions, readings, lectures, and podcasts to promote discourse in the public humanities.
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Podcast and Radio Production 1 activity
- Produce and distribute audio content from humanities eventsRemasters and releases archived lectures and symposia for public listening and produces podcast discussions featuring the Institute's scholars and writers about their work.
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Literary and Cultural Publishing 1 activity
- Produce and publish humanities research and creative worksProduces scholarly and public-facing research, including books, fiction, cultural and political commentary, and edited collections, published in academic journals and major periodicals such as The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Guardian, and The New York Times.
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Uncategorized 1 activity
- Document institutional and scholarly activitiesDocuments the formation and early years of the Institute, the activities of Institute Fellows, and seminars, lectures, and other events sponsored by the Institute.
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financials · form 990EZ · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$78K
Contributions & grants$78K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$88K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$64K
Grants paid out$0
balance sheet
Total assets$61K
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$61K
3 years on record · 2021–2024 · YoY revenue -23.4%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
paid leadership · 1
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Banks | Director | 40 | $59K |
relationships · 37
Who they work with
- Ada Louise Huxtable Partner — Distinguished voice participating in seminars, lectures, or other events sponsored by the Institute.
- Alfred Kazin Partner — Distinguished voice participating in seminars, lectures, or other events sponsored by the Institute.
- American Antiquarian Society Partner — Organization on whose council Ann Fabian has served.
- American Antiquarian Society Partner — Supporter of Ann Fabian's scholarly work.
- American Council of Learned Societies Partner — Organization on whose board Ann Fabian has served.
- BBC Partner — Producer of radio documentaries
- Carl Schorske Partner — Distinguished voice participating in seminars, lectures, or other events sponsored by the Institute.
- Czesław Miłosz Partner — Distinguished voice participating in seminars, lectures, or other events sponsored by the Institute.
- Dissent Partner — Regular contributor of cultural criticism and political commentary.
- Fulbright Foundation Funder — Provided fellowship support for scholarly research.
- Guggenheim Foundation Funder — Supporter of Ann Fabian's scholarly work.
- Italo Calvino Partner — Distinguished voice participating in seminars, lectures, or other events sponsored by the Institute.
- Jacques Derrida Partner — Distinguished voice participating in seminars, lectures, or other events sponsored by the Institute.
- Jewish Quarterly Partner — Former editor
- John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Government — Laura Auricchio joined as Vice President in 2024.
- Jorge Luis Borges Partner — Distinguished voice participating in seminars, lectures, or other events sponsored by the Institute.
- Joseph Brodsky Partner — Distinguished voice participating in seminars, lectures, or other events sponsored by the Institute.
- Jürgen Habermas Partner — Distinguished voice participating in seminars, lectures, or other events sponsored by the Institute.
- Linda Nochlin Partner — Distinguished voice participating in seminars, lectures, or other events sponsored by the Institute.
- Mary Douglas Partner — Distinguished voice participating in seminars, lectures, or other events sponsored by the Institute.
- Michel Foucault Partner — Distinguished voice participating in seminars, lectures, or other events sponsored by the Institute.
- Nadine Gordimer Partner — Distinguished voice participating in seminars, lectures, or other events sponsored by the Institute.
- National Endowment for the Humanities Funder — Provided award support for scholarly research.
- New York Public Library Partner — Hosts NYIH events at the Schwarzman Building
- New York Public Library Partner — Partnership providing infrastructure and a platform for greater public engagement.
- New York University Partner — Host institution where Ted Conover served as professor at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute.
- Oliver Sacks Partner — Distinguished voice participating in seminars, lectures, or other events sponsored by the Institute.
- Princeton University Partner — Co-directs the Public Scholarship Initiative at Princeton University.
- Richard Rorty Partner — Distinguished voice participating in seminars, lectures, or other events sponsored by the Institute.
- Shelby Cullom Davis Center Partner — Supporter of Ann Fabian's scholarly work.
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strategies · 5
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Intellectual Community Building 9 orgsmethodology: intellectual_community_buildingBy bringing together scholars, writers, and publishing professionals in an intimate setting, the institute fosters cross-disciplinary dialogue and sustained engagement with new ideas, because shared intellectual space catalyzes innovation and public humanistic discourse.shared approach: Interdisciplinary Intellectual Catalyst →
- Public Humanities Engagement 9 orgsmethodology: public_humanitiesBy promoting interdisciplinary dialogue and humanistic inquiry, the institute advances public understanding of complex ideas, because sustained engagement with the humanities strengthens democratic culture and individual reflection.shared approach: Interdisciplinary Intellectual Catalyst →
- Archival Revitalization and Preservationmethodology: archival_revitalizationBy preserving and remastering past academic events, the institute ensures continued access to intellectual history and reactivates older ideas for contemporary discourse, because maintaining a living archive deepens public and scholarly engagement over time.
- Externally Funded Research Advancementmethodology: externally_funded_researchBy securing external scholarly support through competitive fellowships, the institute enables high-impact research in specialized fields like art history and transatlantic studies, because targeted funding attracts distinguished scholars and amplifies intellectual output.
- Living Well in a Damaged Worldmethodology: living-well-in-damaged-worldBy focusing on how individuals can live well despite systemic and existential challenges, the institute grounds humanistic inquiry in lived experience, because existential reflection fosters resilience and ethical clarity in times of crisis.