Mission

The purpose of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities is to develop and promote a broadly conceived national policy of support for the humanities and the arts in the United States, and for institutions which preserve the cultural heritage of the United States.

The National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities was created as an independent agency by the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 951). The Foundation consists of the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.


Outlays (in millions of dollars)

US_Department_of_Education_Outlay_Line_Graph

 

Year Outlay Year Outlay Year Outlay
1962 8 1991 492 2020 570
1963 7 1992 573 2021 661
1964 7 1993 543 2022 805
1965 26 1994 513 2023 821
1966 41 1995 506 2024 998*
1967 67 1996 473 2025 737*
1968 144 1997 388 2026 701*
1969 81 1998 361 2027 710*
1970 123 1999 377 2028 727*
1971 130 2000 406 2029 744*
1972 119 2001 418    
1973 161 2002 445    
1974 247 2003 481    
1975 354 2004 451    
1976 304 2005 506    
1977 362 2006 493    
1978 457 2007 516    
1979 539 2008 523    
1980 480 2009 566    
1981 396 2010 601    
1982 401 2011 595    
1983 393 2012 555    
1984 104 2013 550    
1985 105 2014 511    
1986 415 2015 522    
1987 435 2016 518    
1988 421 2017 518    
1989 470 2018 510    
1990 466 2019 523    
Source *estimate

Employee Counts

US_Department_of_Education_Employee_Count_Line_Graph

 

Year Count Year Count Year Count
1962   1991   2020 414
1963   1992   2021 464
1964   1993   2022 457
1965   1994   2023 461
1966   1995   2024 455
1967   1996      
1968   1997      
1969   1998 399    
1970   1999 426    
1971   2000 416    
1972   2001 414    
1973   2002 398    
1974   2003 423    
1975   2004 423    
1976   2005 431    
1977   2006 422    
1978   2007 441    
1979   2008 454    
1980   2009 447    
1981   2010 455    
1982   2011 460    
1983   2012 451    
1984   2013 439    
1985   2014 437    
1986   2015 434    
1987   2016 426    
1988   2017 398    
1989   2018 390    
1990   2019 401    
Source