8th Grade Lincoln Day Essay Contest
Funding Amount
Cash prizes awarded to top three essays
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Overview
8th Grade Lincoln Day Essay Contest
Funder: Hingham Historical Society Inc (MA, US)
Program Type: Student essay competition
Geographic Scope: Hingham, Massachusetts area (8th grade students)
Focus Areas: Essays on famous quotations by Abraham Lincoln
Award Details: Cash prizes awarded to the top three middle-school essays
When: Held in February as part of Lincoln Day celebration, which commemorates General Benjamin Lincoln (Revolutionary War hero born in Hingham) and President Abraham Lincoln (whose ancestors settled in Hingham in the 1630s)
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What Hingham Historical Society Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2022 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
- Grants in 2022
- 1
- Total given
- $10K
- Median grant
- $10K
- By dollars: New York 100%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY.
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