General Operating Support Grant
Funding Amount
Up to US $25,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Can we apply?
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Size & budget
- An annual budget of less than $2 million
- Annual budgets of less than $2 million
Overview
The General Operating Support Grant, offered by HumanitiesDC, provides crucial unrestricted funds to bolster the humanities sector in Washington, D.C. This grant is targeted at non-profit organizations with a humanities-focused mission and an annual budget of less than $2 million. With an award amount of up to $25,000, it aims to support the sustainability and growth of these organizations, enhancing the vibrant cultural landscape of the city.
The General Operating Support grant aims to shore up the vibrant humanities landscape in DC by offering unrestricted funds to DC-based humanities nonprofits.
Award Amount:
- Up to $25,000
Eligibility
non-profit organizations with a humanities-focused mission and annual budgets of less than $2 million
What Humanities Council of Washington DC Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 46
- Total given
- $1.06M
- Median grant
- $25K
- Range
- $7,387–$124K
- By dollars: District of Columbia 100%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC.
- 33% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 39% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Women in Film and Video · Washington, DC
2025 visions - projects & events grant
$124K
Historical Society of Washington DC · Washington, DC
2025 general operating support grant
$50K
African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation · Washington, DC
2025 visions - projects & events grant
$25K
American University · Washington, DC
2025 visions - projects & events grant
$25K
Archaeology in the Community · Washington, DC
2025 general operating support grant
$25K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Humanities
- Unrestricted nonprofits
- Small grants
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