Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

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Grant Type

Foundation

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Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
April 2026

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.

Overview

Geographic Scope: Massachusetts

Focus Areas: Community-based participatory research and storytelling projects that center diverse voices and perspectives in Massachusetts history. Programs emphasize documenting and sharing community narratives.

Example Funded Projects:

  • "Diary of a Confused Immigrant–Telling Our Stories": Community-based participatory research project exploring experiences of Ugandan immigrant community in Waltham ($12,914)
  • Oral history projects documenting immigrant and community experiences

Contact:

  • Mass Humanities
  • 66 Bridge Street, Northampton, MA 01060
  • 413-584-8440
  • info@masshumanities.org

Background: Program supports centering Black history and diverse narratives in Massachusetts cultural memory.

What Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities & Public Policy Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025
42
Total given
$757K
Median grant
$20K
Range
$5,700–$20K
  • By dollars: Massachusetts 99%, District of Columbia 1%. Top recipient cities: Boston, MA; Malden, MA; Mashpee, MA.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 71% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Essex National Heritage Commission Inc · Salem, MA

    Humanities

    $20K

  • Town of Marblehead · Marblehead, MA

    Humanities

    $20K

  • The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art · Amherst, MA

    Humanities

    $20K

  • Community Art Center Inc · Cambridge, MA

    Humanities

    $20K

  • Historic Northampton · Northampton, MA

    Humanities

    $20K

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Nonprofits
  • Humanities
  • History
  • BIPOC

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