Verslag 2021

1. The following activities of the Policy Document 2021 were undertaken.

1.1. Harlem Renaissance Correspondence Project

The research will focus on correspondence concerning the leading intellectuals of the Harlem renaissance such as Marcus Garvey, Walter White, James Weldon Johnson, and Alain Locke.

Relevant archives are located at Exeter university, the British Library in London, the Beinecke Library at Yale University, The University of Oregon at Eugene, the University of Florida at Gainesville, and the British Library, London.

1.2. Library

Some 50 volumes were acquired on 20th and 21st century American and English literature, contemporary literary criticism and reference books.

1.3. Courses

The lectures for the 2020-2021 season were suspended for a second year as directed by the government to contain the Covid-19 virus.

2. The twenty-fifth annual meeting of the Board of the Eleonora Stichting was held 5 September by video link.

3. Financial report. The policy is to support the activities of the Foundation as long as funds are available.

Statement of Financial Position on 31 December 2021

AssetsLiabilities
Inventory 599    Endowment funds-118.067
Receivables            –Long-term debt 135.574
Working capital   17.448Short-term debt 500
Capital assets  18.007 18.007

Statement of Operations on 31 December 2021

DebitCredit
Expenses     Revenues
Programme         222Programme revenues 5.600
Administration   10.528Donations 4.000
Financial  795Negative balance 1.999
11.59911.599

4. The Board wishes to recognise the commitment to the Stichting by Mr & Mrs W.F.J. van Notten for their contribution of € 4,000.

The Dutch IRS (Belastingdienst) acknowledged the mission of the Eleonora Stichting and gave it the designation of a charitable foundation (Algemeen Nut Beoogende Instelling) as of January 1st 2008 for an indefinite period. The Stichting was designated a Cultural charitable foundation on 6 November 2020. The implication being that donations to the Stichting can be made free from taxation.

5. Members of the Board are: Dr. Th.L. Heacox (chairman) (College of William and Mary), W.F.J. van Notten (secretary & treasurer), Dr. P.E. Russell (Vassar College), and Dr. C. Cogswell (Northwestern University).