Clemente Course in the Humanities
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- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Overview
Clemente Course in the Humanities
Funder: Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities
Geographic Scope: Massachusetts (six courses in Brockton, Dorchester, Holyoke, New Bedford, Springfield, and other locations)
Focus Areas: College-level humanities education for low-income adults. Provides access to humanities coursework for economically disadvantaged populations.
Eligibility: Low-income adults
Note: During COVID-19, Mass Humanities established a Clemente Online Access Fund to support continued access to the program.
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What Massachusetts Foundation for the actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990 filing, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 52
- Total given
- $963K
- Median grant
- $20K
- Range
- $7,750–$20K
- By dollars: Massachusetts 98%, Pennsylvania 2%. Top recipient cities: Boston, MA; Roxbury, MA; Springfield, MA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 75% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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Humanities
$20K
Uu Urban Ministry · Roxbury, MA
Humanities
$20K
Lynn Museumlynnarts · Lynn, MA
Humanities
$20K
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