Organization Funding
Funding Opportunities
New Jersey Economic Development Authority | Historic Property Grant Survey Program: Applications are OPEN | The Historic Property Survey Grant Program is a $400,000 pilot program that will provide grants up to $125,000 for the preparation of Historic Property Surveys throughout the state that include within the defined scope, properties located within a Government Restricted Municipality or that would be considered distress asset/s. | Application and Information.
New Jersey Cultural Trust | Guidelines Released for New Jersey Cultural Trust’s FY26 Institutional and Financial Stabilization Grants for History & Humanities Organizations | The New Jersey Cultural Trust, in partnership with the New Jersey Historical Commission (NJHC), has released the guidelines for its Fiscal Year 2026 grant program, Institutional and Financial Stabilization Grants for History & Humanities Organizations (IFS History/Humanities). The IFS History/Humanities program addresses the financial and institutional challenges that threaten nonprofit history and humanities organizations’ stability, helping them build greater operational capacity. | Virtual Application Assistance Workshops: May 6 and May 22, 2025 | Declarations of Intent to Apply Deadline: June 11, 2025 | Full applications due on July 17, 2025. | More information and application.
New Jersey Economic Development Authority | Cultural Arts Facilities Expansion Program – CAFE | The CAFE Program awards tax credits via a competitive application process up to 100% of eligible project costs. Minimum project size is $5 Million. Maximum award is $75 Million. | Deadline: June 6, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. | More information and application.
Community Foundation of New Jersey | Field Trip New Jersey | Field Trip New Jersey provides funds to help school children in underserved communities across New Jersey access the arts and culture, historical landmarks, nature preserves and science institutions, and college campuses. The fund will make field trips possible for more students across an even wider range of disciplines and interest areas. | More information and application
Venturous Theater Fund | Venturous Capital Grants | Venturous Theater Fund’s Venturous Capital Grants support productions of new plays perceived as especially challenging at nonprofit theaters across the U.S. Support is provided for productions of text-based, author-driven new plays that are ambitious in scale, epic in scope, challenging in form, controversial in subject matter, experimental in concept, or unabashed in their theatricality. The grants support specific extraordinary costs that might otherwise make venturous plays difficult or impossible to produce, not routine production costs. Small- and medium-sized nonprofit or fiscally sponsored theaters with annual budgets of under $5 million are eligible to apply. Theaters must be professional, independent producing organizations that produce plays on Actors’ Equity Association contracts. | Deadline: Letters of inquiry for the next cycle will be accepted from May 1 to June 2, 2025. | More information and application.
Vadon Foundation | Grants for Indigenous Communities | The Vadon Foundation supports innovative community-based initiatives in the United States that sustain healthy, thriving Indigenous nations in perpetuity. The focus is on programs working to ensure that every successive generation of Indigenous people and culture will face an increasingly brighter future of healthy self-determination, autonomy, evolution, and sustainability. Areas of interest include language revitalization; missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two‑spirit people; innovative community leadership; and COVID-19 food insecurity and essential needs. The first step in the application process is to send the Foundation an introductory email or call to discuss the proposed program. | Deadline: None for introductory inquiries. | More information.
Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation | Funds Advance Social Impact Organizations in the U.S. and Other Regions | Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation (DRK) is a global venture philanthropy firm supporting early-stage social impact organizations solving the world’s biggest social and environmental problems with bold, scalable approaches. Support is primarily provided in Africa, Europe, India, and the United States, although projects in Latin America and Israel may be considered in select situations. DRK seeks social entrepreneurs with dynamic products or services that have a proven ability to positively impact the lives of underserved people. DRK supports these organizations at the early stages by providing capacity, capital, and community. Capacity support includes operational and technical support, both through a hands-on board service role and specialist capacity-building resources. Capital of up to $300,000 USD over a three-year period is provided as either unrestricted grant funding or investment capital. Nonprofit organizations (U.S. 501(c)(3) organizations and non-U.S. equivalents) and mission-driven for-profit entities are eligible to apply. | Deadline: Ongoing | More information and application.
Finish Line | Louder Than Words Grants | The JD Finish Line Foundation's Louder Than Words grants seek to support diverse and underserved communities in the company's corporate Indianapolis, IN, neighborhood as well as communities across the United States. Applications are currently being accepted through the Foundation's health and wellness funding cycle, with a focus on participation in programs focused on personal development, an active and healthy lifestyle, or mental health. Funded programs must create positive impact specifically in diverse communities. (Funding cycles focused on workforce development and safe communities are offered later in the year.) | Deadline: May 15, 2025, for the health and wellness funding cycle | More information and application.
Verizon | Verizon Disaster Resilience Prize | The Verizon Disaster Resilience Prize, a collaboration between Verizon and MIT Solve, seeks technology-driven solutions that strengthen disaster resilience in U.S. communities. The Prize has a particular interest in innovations that enhance early warning systems and disaster preparedness, improve emergency response and resource coordination, strengthen infrastructure and protect vulnerable communities, and support long-term recovery and community resilience after weather-related disasters. Four selected solutions will receive $250,000 in funding to advance their initiatives. Solutions can be for-profit, nonprofit, and hybrid organizations. | Deadline: June 13, 2025 | More information and application.
Vilcek Foundation | Grants for Nonprofit Organizations | The Vilcek Foundation’s grants empower nonprofits to expand their reach, engage diverse audiences, and advance their missions. The foundation is committed to working with organizations that exemplify best practices in their field and demonstrate dedication to the communities they serve. | Deadline: June 30, 2025 | More information and application.
Mary’s Pence Grant Program | Grant Opportunities for Grassroots Women’s Organizations | Mary’s Pence funds grassroots women-led and -focused nonprofit organizations or groups working with a fiscal sponsor. Eligible organizations have budgets of $250,000 or less. They are located in the U.S. and their work takes place in the U.S. Mary's Pence funding is focused on social justice actions that are long term and create sustainable systems change. Mary's Pence values subsidiarity—that is those who are most impacted are part of the decision-making. Funds are provided to organizations whose work centers on human dignity, the common good, the right to economic security, dignified work, care for the earth, gender justice, and nonviolence. | Deadline: Initial funding inquiry forms may be submitted at any time and are reviewed from April to June and from October to December, annually. | More information and application.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) | AWS Imagine Grant Program | The AWS Imagine Grant Program U.S. supports nonprofit organizations in the United States who are using cloud technology to accelerate their missions. The program seeks to fund a diverse set of projects that leverage cloud technology for mission impact across the nonprofit sector. All mission and cause areas are welcome, excluding educational institutions. Awards are provided in three categories, based on an organization’s goals and the stage of their technology adoption journey. The Pathfinder - Generative AI award provides support for highly innovative, mission-critical projects that leverage generative AI. The Go Further, Faster award provides support for highly innovative projects that leverage the cloud. The Momentum to Modernize award provides support for infrastructure projects that allow nonprofits to transform and enhance their core mission operations with technology, such as migrating servers to the cloud and modernizing new and existing applications. | Deadline: June 2, 2025 | More information and application.
Ameriprise Financial | Grants for Organizations Meeting Basic Needs Initiatives and Community Vitality Programming | Ameriprise Financial corporate grantmaking is dedicated to strengthening neighborhoods across the country where company employees, advisors, and clients live and work. Grantmaking focuses on meeting basic needs, including hunger, shelter, and adult self-sufficiency; community vitality, including community development and cultural enrichment; and organizations in their Minneapolis headquarters community that have active Ameriprise Financial volunteer engagement. Preference is given to organizations demonstrating volunteerism by Ameriprise Financial employees and advisors. | Deadline: May 15, 2025 | More information and application.
Kubota | Hometown Grant Program Applications OPEN | Kubota’s Hometown Proud community grant program will invest in communities across the country by awarding 10 grants in 2025. Each grant is valued at $50,000 (includes $25,000 cash and $25,000 equipment voucher). Kubota will announce the 10 winning hometown projects on September 1, 2025. Nonprofit organizations with a community project are encouraged to enter; the application is easy: just fill out the form and upload a short video! Now in its 5th year, the Kubota Hometown Proud grant program has helped fund various projects across the country, from building agricultural education centers to revitalizing community gardens, and we are proud to support initiatives that make a lasting impact on a local level. What project is important to YOUR hometown? Tell us about it; we’d love to help. | Deadline: July 31, 2025 | More information and application.
Arts Organizations
Believe in Reading | Grants for Reading and Literacy Programs | Believe in Reading funds programs in the United States dedicated to the teaching and encouragement of reading for all ages. Funding is considered for programs that serve any age or aspect of supporting reading and literacy, including adult literacy, English as a second language projects, or Braille-related projects for the blind or visually impaired. The focus is on successful literacy programs that serve populations showing out of the ordinary needs, such as geographic areas with low reading scores and high poverty levels. Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, equivalent educational institutions, and public libraries are eligible to apply for support for existing, successful literacy programs that have been established for a minimum of two years. | Deadline: None. | More information and application.
Wilhelm Family Foundation | Grants for Arts and Creative Organizations | The Wilhelm Family Foundation's mission is to help expand artists’ access to resources by supporting nonprofit organizations working to make creative expression, experimentation, public programming, and discourse accessible to all people, artists and non-artists alike. The Fund makes 20 to 30 grants annually to small creative organizations of all types across the United States, with the majority of grants supporting organizations in California. The focus is on organizations that align with the Foundation's mission and values, are community focused, embody intersectional practices and disciplines, and further dialogue around creativity, cultural, environmental, and social justice issues. | Geographic Scope: United States, with emphasis on California | Deadline: May 12, 2025 | More information and application.
Amazon Literary Partnership | Grants | The Amazon Literary Partnership seeks to fund organizations working to champion diverse, marginalized, and underrepresented authors and storytellers in the United States. Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations whose core mission is to develop emerging writers, support diversity, celebrate storytelling, or build authors' careers. Previously funded organizations and programs include nonprofit writing centers, residencies, fellowships, after-school classes, literary magazines, national organizations supporting storytelling and free speech, independent publishers, and poetry and translation programs. | Deadline: May 18, 2025 | More information and application.
History Organizations
New Jersey Cultural Trust | Guidelines Released for New Jersey Cultural Trust’s FY26 Institutional and Financial Stabilization Grants for History & Humanities Organizations | The New Jersey Cultural Trust, in partnership with the New Jersey Historical Commission (NJHC), has released the guidelines for its Fiscal Year 2026 grant program, Institutional and Financial Stabilization Grants for History & Humanities Organizations (IFS History/Humanities). The IFS History/Humanities program addresses the financial and institutional challenges that threaten nonprofit history and humanities organizations’ stability, helping them build greater operational capacity. | Virtual Application Assistance Workshops: May 6 and May 22, 2025 | Declarations of Intent to Apply Deadline: June 11, 2025 | Full applications due on July 17, 2025. | More information and application.
New Jersey Cultural Trust | FY 2026 Institutional/Financial Stabilization Grants for History & Humanities Organizations | For FY 2026, the New Jersey Cultural Trust Board has authorized the New Jersey Historical Commission to accept applications from history and humanities organizations for institutional and financial stabilization projects to recommend to the Cultural Trust for funding. Declarations of Intent to Apply (DOIs) will be due in SAGE on June 11, 2025, at 3 p.m. Full grant applications will be due in SAGE on July 17, 2025, at 3 p.m. | More information.
Science History Institute | Oral History Training Institute | The Center for Oral History is pleased to provide training to scholars and researchers interested in learning oral history and research interview methodologies. This online workshop will introduce attendees to all aspects of the interview process, including general oral history theory and methodology, in-person and remote interviewing techniques, legal and ethical issues, transcription practices, archiving, recording equipment and its use, data management, and other relevant topics. | Dates & Times: May 19 · 10am - May 22 · 1pm EDT | Pricing, information, and registration.
William Paterson University | Volunteer Judges Needed for New Jersey History Day | Love history and learning? Help inspire the next generation! Join us as a Judge for New Jersey
History Day! We’re seeking enthusiastic volunteers to engage with student history projects and
evaluate their creativity, presentation, and scholarship. In one exciting day, you can make an
impact that lasts a lifetime! INTERESTED IN JOINING US? | Email njhistoryday@wpunj.edu with questions. | More information and registration.
New Jersey Library Association | NJLA Annual Conference: Breaking Barriers- Simple Kindness | Each and every year, NJLA, NJASL and NJLTA invite all types of librarians and library workers, supporters and vendors to participate in engaging discussion, thoughtful workshops and presentations, networking and professional development during this three-day conference. | Dates & Times: Wednesday, May 28, 2025 to Friday, May 30, 2025 | Location: Harrah's Casino, 777 Harrah's Boulevard Atlantic City, NJ 08401-1911 United States | More information and registration.
American Alliance of Museums | Call for Papers for Exhibition Journal | To remain relevant to our communities, we have an obligation to engage with contemporary topics and events, and to do so in ways that have the potential to broaden conversations and lead to understanding and engagement. So, how can we get comfortable with stories that have no ending? How do we sit with uncertainty and not knowing, while striving for nuance, accuracy, and possibility? For this issue, we seek examples of innovative approaches to exhibiting in the present tense. | Deadline: Proposals are due June 3, 2025 | Submission information.
American Association for State and Local History | National Survey of History Practitioners | From AASLH: “Help us learn about the people who work in our field. Thank you for participating in the National Survey of History Practitioners. This study, conducted by the Public History Research Lab of the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH), seeks to better understand the roles, demographics, compensation, and perspectives of the people working or volunteering at history organizations, including history museums, historic sites, historical societies, and related organizations. This survey is intended only for practitioners at history organizations. | Survey.
Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts | Succession Planning for Cultural Institutions: 2 Webinars Available | This program of the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts is provided with generous support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. 2 webinars are now available to view: Part One | Research Findings | Part Two | Resource Roadmap | More information available here.
Northeast Document Conservation Center | Funding Resources | The NEDCC has compiled a list of funding opportunities and resources pertaining to museums and cultural institutions. Fore more information, visit their website.
American Association for State and Local History | Six Strategies for the Looming Crisis | AASLH’s blog post on how to face uncertain times is a useful resource to view. Visit their website.
Humanities
New Jersey Cultural Trust | Guidelines Released for New Jersey Cultural Trust’s FY26 Institutional and Financial Stabilization Grants for History & Humanities Organizations | The New Jersey Cultural Trust, in partnership with the New Jersey Historical Commission (NJHC), has released the guidelines for its Fiscal Year 2026 grant program, Institutional and Financial Stabilization Grants for History & Humanities Organizations (IFS History/Humanities). The IFS History/Humanities program addresses the financial and institutional challenges that threaten nonprofit history and humanities organizations’ stability, helping them build greater operational capacity. | Virtual Application Assistance Workshops: May 6 and May 22, 2025 | Declarations of Intent to Apply Deadline: June 11, 2025 | Full applications due on July 17, 2025. | More information and application.
New Jersey Cultural Trust | FY 2026 Institutional/Financial Stabilization Grants for History & Humanities Organizations | For FY 2026, the New Jersey Cultural Trust Board has authorized the New Jersey Historical Commission to accept applications from history and humanities organizations for institutional and financial stabilization projects to recommend to the Cultural Trust for funding. Declarations of Intent to Apply (DOIs) will be due in SAGE on June 11, 2025, at 3 p.m. Full grant applications will be due in SAGE on July 17, 2025, at 3 p.m. | More information.
New Jersey Council for the Humanities | “Humanities” Forward Gatherings | The New Jersey Council for the Humanities will host a series of gatherings for organizations, professionals, and supporters across the state to discuss the current state of the humanities, funding, and how NJCH can continue to support critical humanities work in New Jersey. | Dates & Locations: Friday, May 16, at the William Trent House in Trenton, Wednesday, May 21, in South Jersey (location TBA), Wednesday, May 28, via Zoom, Wednesday, June 4, at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey in Summit | More information and registration.
New Jersey Council for the Humanities | Communities of Practice | A Community of Practice (COP) is flexible gathering of individuals united by shared interests and expertise, providing peer-to-peer support, learning, and networking opportunities. COPs may be cultivated around a topic, geographic area, professional practice, or other common concern for humanities practitioners. NJCH offers three COPs: Community college humanities, Oral history and story-gathering, Books and reading. | More information and COP registration form.
National Endowment for the Humanities | Humanities Initiatives at Community Colleges | Community colleges play a crucial role in the educational growth of their students and the vibrancy of their communities. Humanities Initiatives grants can help strengthen the teaching and study of the humanities at community colleges by supporting the development of new or improvement of existing humanities programs, educational resources, or coursework. Projects must address a core topic or focused set of themes drawn from humanities areas such as history, philosophy, religion, languages and literature, or humanities-informed composition and writing skills. | Deadline: May 6, 2025 | More information and application.
National Endowment for the Humanities | Humanities Initiatives at Colleges and Universities | Humanities Initiatives grants can help strengthen the teaching and study of the humanities at colleges and universities by supporting the development of new or improvement of existing humanities programs, educational resources, or coursework. Projects must address a core topic or focused set of themes drawn from humanities areas such as history, philosophy, religion, languages and literature, or humanities-informed composition and writing skills. | Deadline: May 6, 2025 | More information and application.
National Endowment for the Humanities | Humanities Initiatives at Tribal Colleges and Universities | Tribal Colleges and Universities are essential partners in their communities, serving as centers for the preservation and study of Indigenous histories, cultures, and languages, and fostering student growth and achievement. Humanities Initiatives grants can help strengthen the teaching and study of the humanities at Tribal Colleges and Universities by supporting the development of new or improvement of existing humanities programs, educational resources, or coursework, often grounded in Indigenous knowledge. Projects must address a core topic or focused set of themes drawn from humanities areas such as history, philosophy, religion, languages and literature, or humanities-informed composition and writing skills. | Deadline: May 6, 2025 | More information and application.
Cambridge University Press | Call for Papers for Public Humanities Journal | The new journal Public Humanities invites submissions for several themed issues, with offerings updated regularly. | Submission information.
