Recognizing the need for consistent financial support for the New Netherland Project, a small group of concerned individuals organized early in 1986 as Friends of the New Netherland Project, a name that was changed in July 1992 to Friends of New Netherland. On December 9, 2005, the Board of Regents of the State Education Department officially approved the change to the even more comprehensive name of New Netherland Institute. These changes reflect the broadening scope of functions and activities, which came about as a consequence of the New Netherland Project's publications and relate to but are not part of the New Netherland Project's primary mission.  The Board of Trustees of the New Netherland Institute, elected by its membership and governed under its By-Laws, meets regularly to oversee the details of all functions and activities. The trustees are supported by an Honorary Board, chaired by the Ambassador of the Netherlands to the United States. It includes the Consul General of the Netherlands, who serves as President, and members of the Dutch and American diplomatic and business communities. 

        A major function of the New Netherland Institute remains to secure financial support for the New Netherland Project by matching the National Endowment for the Humanities challenge grants and to provide additional funding for the New Netherland Institute's ongoing and future functions and activities. The New Netherland Institute receives significant financial support, all of which is fully tax deductible, from its membership and other interested individuals, as well as from corporations, foundations, and societies in the United States and the Netherlands. The New Netherland Institute is a not-for-profit membership corporation organized under New York State Education Law and is registered with the U.S. Treasury Department as a tax-exempt 501 (c)(3) organization, see the Institute's latest  Form 990. See the archive for past years. A copy of the Institute's latest annual report may be obtained from the Institute directly or from the Office of the Attorney General, Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.

New Netherland Institute: Corporate Purposes

• To enhance awareness of the Dutch history of colonial America by supporting the translation and publication of early Dutch documents through the New Netherland Project;
• To increase public awareness of the work of the New Netherland Project and the influence of our Dutch heritage on the institutions and culture of our country;
• To disseminate this information to teachers, researchers, historians, museum curators, genealogists, archeologists, and anthropologists;
• To encourage and assist those engaged in the writing of scholarly, primary school, secondary school, college, doctoral, and popular books and articles on the Dutch history of colonial America;
• To provide internships and other learning opportunities in the study of [the] Dutch history of colonial America;
• To develop collaborations with academic institutions and other organizations interested in American history;
• To sponsor activities related to the work of the New Netherland Project;
• To provide support for the New Netherland Project through fund raising and other activities.
  

New Netherland Institute: Ongoing Functions and Activities

Increasing awareness of New Netherland through events, services, and publications:

• Annual Rensselaerswijck Seminar since 1979
• Annual Hendricks Manuscript Award, honoring excellence in scholarship regarding the 17th-century Dutch colonial experience, since 1987
• Annual Alice P. Kenney Memorial Award, honoring significant contributions to colonial Dutch studies, since 1994
• Occasional Howard G. Hageman Citation for exceptional support, since 1997
• Publication of related Dutch documents in other repositories
• Collection of copies of Dutch manuscripts held elsewhere in the United States and abroad to centralize important primary source material
• De Nieu Nederlanse Marcurius, a print- and Web-based English-language quarterly newsletter
• Providing a Web-based clearing house of New Netherland information

Developing educational, research, and consulting products and services:

• Teaching materials for 4th and 7th grades to be incorporated into the NYS Social Studies curriculum
• Visiting professorships and graduate research residency programs in conjunction with academic institutions, with the support of the Doris G. Quinn foundation
• Collaboration with academic institutions and other organizations
• Collaborative affiliation, including the Institute's on-campus presence, with Siena College
• Research and consultation services for individuals and institutions

• Annual Appeal to members and other interested individuals for their tax-deductible donations
• Appeals to government, foundations, societies, and corporations for grant continuations and new funding.
• Appeals for funding for specific purposes or special projects
• Sponsorships of New Netherland Institute events, such as the Rensselaerswijck Seminar and the New Netherland Dinner
• Sale of New Netherland-related products and publications via the shop on this website and at events
• Commissions through Amazon-affiliates royalty program

New Netherland Institute Annual Report 2008

New Netherland Institute Annual Report 2007

New Netherland Institute Annual Report 2006

Who's Who

Charles T. Gehring, Ph.D., Director, New Netherland Project; Translator; Editor [ Curriculum Vitae ]
Janny Venema, Ph.D., Associate Director [ Curriculum Vitae ]
Martha D. Shattuck, Ph.D., Editor and Researcher [ Curriculum Vitae ]
Marilyn Douglas, New Netherland Institute Vice-President, in-house volunteer position,

                        (Tuesdays and Wednesdays)
Bonnie M. Urso NNI Office; Support to the Director of the New Netherland Project as required

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New Netherland Project: Phone 518-474-6067; Fax 518-473-0472
New Netherland Institute, Ms. Douglas: Phone 518-408-1212; Fax 518-473-0472;

 (Tuesdays and Wednesdays)                 email: mdouglas@mail.nysed.gov
New Netherland Institute, Ms. Urso:Phone 518-486-4815; Fax: 518-473-0472;

(Tuesdays and Wednesdays)            e-mail: burso@mail.nysed.gov
New Netherland Institute, Mr. Sefcik: (CEC) 518-473-7209, (Siena) 518-783-4251; (Cell) 504-508-1476

                                                                   Fax 518-473-0472, e-mail: jfssrny@yahoo.com or jsefcik@mail.nysed.com

H. L. Funk Consulting: Phone and Fax 914-232-3530, email: webmaster@nnp.org