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National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

Logo: theemmys.tv3

American professional service organization

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), also known as the National Television Academy until 2007, is an American professional service organization founded in 1955 for "the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry". Headquartered in New York City, NATAS membership is national and the organization has local chapters around the country.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1955Founded1
  • HeadquartersNew York City1
  • Websitetheemmys.tv
  • Legal form501(c)(6) organization1

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The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), also known as the National Television Academy until 2007, is an American professional service organization founded in 1955 for "the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry". Headquartered in New York City, NATAS membership is national and the organization has local chapters around the country. NATAS distributes several groups of Emmy Awards, including Daytime, Sports, News and Documentary, and Children's and Family Emmys. NATAS is a sister organization to the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the other two bodies that present Emmy Awards to other sectors of television programming.2

The story

NATAS was originally established when the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) merged with a New York academy founded by Ed Sullivan. The Los Angeles chapter then broke away from NATAS in 1977, becoming the ATAS again and splitting the distribution of the several groups of Emmy Awards as part of their agreement. Among others, ATAS continues to present the Primetime and Los Angeles Emmys; while NATAS is responsible for the Daytime, Sports, News and Documentary, Children's and Family, and the regional Emmys outside of Los Angeles. Sister organization International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS), presenter of the International Emmys, was then founded in 1969 as the International Council of the NATAS.

In June 2026, the ATAS and the NATAS announced that they have begun exploratory discussions to re-merge.

From Wikipedia’s article on National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 1955Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$383.9K 2021–2021
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2021–2021: $383.9K in all. PPP loans $383.9K.$0$100K$200K$300K$400K2021 · PPP loans: $383.9K2021
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2021$383.9K$383.9K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA5. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Mar 30, 2021$383.9K PPP loan (first draw) from Citibank, N.A.5To THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCES INC, New York NY; $386.8K forgiven Jan 19, 2022

Sources

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