Local History Grants
Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities & Public Policy Inc
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
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: Local history projects including collection inventory, digitization, and creation of finding aids for historical materials. Projects preserve and make accessible local historical records and artifacts.
Example Funded Projects:
- Lee Historical Society inventory and finding aid creation ($2,000)
- Photographic collection organization and digitization ($2,000)
- Papers digitization and catalog creation for local historical documents and newspapers
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.
Example grants
Northeastern University · Boston, MA
Humanities
$20K
Concord Museumconcord Antiquarian Society · Concord, MA
Humanities
$20K
New Bedford Whaling Museum (Old Dartmouth Historical Society DBA) · New Bedford, MA
Humanities
$20K
Uu Urban Ministry · Roxbury, MA
Humanities
$20K
Lynn Museumlynnarts · Lynn, MA
Humanities
$20K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- History
- Museums
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