Clemente Course in the Humanities
Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities & Public Policy Inc
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
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.
Contact:
- Mass Humanities
- 66 Bridge Street, Northampton, MA 01060
- 413-584-8440
- info@masshumanities.org
What Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities & Public Policy Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 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.
- 71% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Humanities
- Education equity
- Poverty alleviation
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