US EditionVermont Humanities, and others, awarded funds from Mellon Foundation
- On April 29, 2025, the Mellon Foundation committed $15 million in urgent aid to support all 56 state and territorial humanities councils throughout the United States.
- This funding follows the National Endowment for the Humanities' recent elimination of $65 million in grants to these councils amid broad cuts aligned with the President's agenda.
- Each council will receive $200,000 immediately, with up to $50,000 in challenge grants matched by local donors, allowing organizations to sustain programs like literacy initiatives and cultural events.
- Elizabeth Alexander, Mellon Foundation president, said this is a "show of support" though it cannot replace all lost funding, while Federation president Phoebe Stein called it a "lifeline" to stabilize the network.
- The funding aims to prevent council closures and preserve public educational programs as councils like Humanities North Dakota launch new online initiatives to continue serving communities.
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HumanitiesAR gets emergency grant after federal funds cut | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Emergency funding from the Mellon Foundation will allow the Arkansas Humanities Council to remain open until at least January, said Jama Best, executive director of HumanitiesAR, as the council is known.
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Jamestown SunPrivate donations to keep Humanities North Dakota open after federal cuts
BISMARCK — Humanities North Dakota has received $300,000 in private donations to keep its doors open after it learned earlier this month all its federal funding had been terminated. That figure includes $200,000 from the New York-based Mellon Foundation, which on Tuesday pledged $15 million to a total of 56 humanities councils around the country. The other $100,000 came from other donors, according to Executive Director Brenna Gerhardt. The mone…
Mellon Foundation To Fill Funding Gap For Humanities Caused by Elon Musk’s DOGE
By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org CONCORD – At a time when the Trump Administration is taking a chain saw to humanities programs across the nation, the Mellon Foundation announced Wednesday grants totaling $15 million, including as much as $250,000 for the NH Humanities Council. Mellon’s investment comes at a critical moment when $65 million in federal support for state humanities councils have been eliminated as a result of changes at the National …
Private donations to keep Humanities North Dakota open after federal cut
NORTH DAKOTA (North Dakota Monitor) — Humanities North Dakota has received $300,000 in private donations to keep its doors open after it learned earlier this month all its federal funding had been terminated. That figure includes $200,000 from the New York-based Mellon Foundation, which on Tuesday pledged $15 million to a total of 56 humanities councils around the country. The other $100,000 came from other donors, according to Executive Directo…
Mellon Foundation Gives Humanities Councils Emergency Funds
The Mellon Foundation is giving $15 million in emergency funding to state humanities councils after the National Endowment for the Humanities eliminated $65 million in support for the councils, amid sweeping cuts to its grants and workforce, the foundation
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