Archives Partnership Trust

The New York State Archives Partnership Trust (APT) was established by Chapter 758 of the Laws of 1992. Under that law and subsequent amendments to it, the APT is a public benefit corporation intended to create an endowment to help preserve archival State government records and information on them, and to make those records accessible through research, exhibits, and public programs. In order to establish its tax-exempt status in relation to potential donors, the APT is also organized as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization with the Internal Revenue Service. The APT is governed by a 25-member board appointed by the Governor, the Board of Regents, and the majority and minority leaders of the State Legislature. The Director of the State Archives serves as executive officer of the APT, which employs additional staff to accomplish its work. Since its formation, the APT has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and support from the H. W. Wilson Foundation, the J. M. Kaplan Fund, and other supporters including the Booth Ferris Foundation, the Hearst Foundation, the Lucius N. Littauer Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, the J. P. Morgan Charitable Trust, the Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Foundation, and the Susan and Elihu Rose Foundation. The APT has sponsored various special events and publications in the State Archives along with the Larry J. Hackman Research Residency Program to promote original research in the New York State Archives.