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    American Historical Association

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    WASHINGTON, DCWebsite2025442422

    About American Historical Association

    The American Historical Association brings together historians from all specializations and all work contexts, embracing the breadth and variety of activity in history today.

    Focus Areas

    history researchhistory educationhistorical organizationsteaching with primary sourcesLGBTQ+ historyEuropean historyFrench historyBritish historyLatin American and Caribbean historyancient historyequity in the historical profession

    Who They Fund

    subgrantee organizations / partner nonprofitsmuseums, archives, and historical societies

    About American Historical Association

    The American Historical Association’s recent grantmaking is anchored by a large cluster of project-specific support for SHARP subgrants, including $173,840 to the John Gardner Institute for a History Gateways subgrant and $130,160 to NORC at the University of Chicago for a mapping subgrant. That combination points to a funder that supports historical work through named initiatives rather than broad general giving. The foundation also backs research and interpretation across museums, archives, historical societies, and scholarly organizations, with recent awards to groups such as the American Museum of Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender History and Cultu and the Peale Center for Baltimore History and Architecture. Its active programs include the Phillips Fund for Native American Research, which supports research in Native American history and related fields through competitive awards, and a Teaching with Primary Sources regional subgrant program for the Mid-Atlantic and U.S. Territories. The grant list shows both larger program awards and smaller research grants, reflecting support for scholarship, teaching, and public history work across different institutional settings. In practice, the foundation funds organizations that preserve, interpret, and teach history through discrete projects and program-level initiatives.

    What American Historical Association Funds

    In public history and interpretation, the foundation supports museum and archive work through SHARP subgrants such as $65,634 to Sing Sing Prison Museum and $53,419 to South Asian American Digital Archive. It also funds local historical organizations, including $50,935 to Cayuga Museum of History and Art and $48,297 to Lane County Historical Society. For historical research, the Phillips Fund for Native American Research is a competitive grant program for scholars and researchers working in Native American history and related fields. Teaching and education show up through the Teaching with Primary Sources Mid-Atlantic and U.S. Territories Regional Subgrant Program, and related mapping and history-gateways work appears in awards to education and research partners. Across these areas, the foundation supports specific projects, not unrestricted awards.

    How American Historical Association Gives

    Typical grant size sits at a p25 of $13,845, a median of $24,178, and a p75 of $49,800. Recent grants show repeat programmatic funding within the same initiative areas: SHARP subgrants appear across many recipients, while mapping subgrants recur for NORC at the University of Chicago in 2024. The foundation is a regular funder and does not fund individuals. Its pattern is subgranting and restricted support for discrete initiatives, including program-level multi-award funding and operational or program support tied to specific projects. The Phillips Fund also accepts unsolicited applications, which signals an open competitive grant channel within at least one program.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $2.6M

    Total Assets

    $10.5M

    Total Revenue

    $4.2M

    Total Expenses

    $5.1M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $14K and $50K, with a median of $24K.

    25th Percentile

    $14K

    Median

    $24K

    75th Percentile

    $50K

    Geographic Reach

    National23 states funded

    About 2% of grants go to recipients in NY.

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    Funding Style

    subgrantingproject-specific/restricted supportprogram-level multi-award fundingoperational/program support for discrete initiatives

    Topics

    public history / history gatewaysmapping / geospatial historical mappingarchives and digitizationcommunity history access and interpretationSHARP program initiatives (unspecified programmatic strand)

    Where American Historical Association Makes Grants

    Grantmaking is national, with all listed recent grants going to U.S. recipients. Maryland stands out as the top state by grant count, while the foundation’s headquarters are in Washington, DC. Recent awards reach a wide spread of cities, including Chicago, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, and Charlottesville. The strongest concentration in the provided list is in the Mid-Atlantic and nearby states, but grants also go to places such as Ossining, Auburn, Eugene, and Chickamauga.

    Frequently Asked Questions About American Historical Association

    What kinds of organizations does American Historical Association fund?

    Recent grants go to museums, archives, historical societies, and scholarly or education-focused nonprofits. Examples in the data include the Peale Center for Baltimore History and Architecture, the South Asian American Digital Archive, the National Council for the Social Studies, and the Society for the History of Children and Youth.

    What are the main focus areas in this foundation’s giving?

    The listed focus areas are history, historical research, higher education, K-12 history education, and public policy related to history. Active programs also point to Native American history research and Teaching with Primary Sources regional subgrants.

    Does American Historical Association accept unsolicited applications anywhere?

    Yes. The Phillips Fund for Native American Research accepts unsolicited applications, and the Teaching with Primary Sources Mid-Atlantic and U.S. Territories Regional Subgrant Program is also marked as accepting unsolicited applications.

    What is the typical grant size?

    The grant-size distribution is p25 $13,845, median $24,178, and p75 $49,800. Recent awards include both smaller research grants and larger program subgrants, so the distribution is fairly wide within that range.

    Is this a foundation that funds outside the United States?

    The recent grant recipient country distribution is entirely U.S., with 86 grants and 100.0% to U.S. recipients.

    Accepts unsolicited proposals
    Latest 990 Filing

    2024

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.

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    Current and upcoming funding from American Historical Association that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.

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    Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Mid-Atlantic and U.S. Territories Regional Subgrant Program

    history educationprimary sourcesteaching and learning+1 more

    Who can apply: Organizations may submit applications; multiple applications from different organizational departments are allowed. Projects should align with TPS methods and use Library of Congress sources or collections. The program is currently not accepting new proposals.

    Deadline: Not currently accepting new proposals; new round anticipated beginning in September 2026.

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    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    NORC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGOCHICAGO, IL$130,1602024MAPPING SUBGRANT
    AMERICAN MUSEUM OF LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER HISTORY AND CULTUNEW YORK, NY$75,0002024SHARP SUBGRANT
    AMERICAN CATHOLIC HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION MOUNT ST MARY'S UNIVERSITYEMMITSBURG, MD$75,0002024SHARP SUBGRANT
    ABLEMARLE CHARLOTTESVILLE HISTORIAL SOCIETYCHARLOTTESVILLE, VA$75,0002024SHARP SUBGRANT
    MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETYNAZARETH, PA$75,0002024SHARP SUBGRANT
    PEALE CENTER FOR BALTIMORE HISTORY AND ARCHITECTUREBALTIMORE, MD$74,9102024SHARP SUBGRANT
    SING SING PRISON MUSEUMOSSINING, NY$65,6342024SHARP SUBGRANT
    PUTNAM HISTORY MUSEUMCOLD SPRING, NY$65,0902024SHARP SUBGRANT
    ROEBLING MAIN GATE MUSEUMROEBLING, NJ$62,0402024SHARP SUBGRANT
    RECKONING INCLOUISVILLE, KY$60,0532024SHARP SUBGRANT
    URBAN HISTORY ASSOCIATIONANN ARBOR, MI$59,4352024SHARP SUBGRANT
    MADISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCEDWARDSVILLE, IL$59,3522024SHARP SUBGRANT
    CHARNLEY-PERSKY HOUSE MUSEUM FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, IL$57,3352024SHARP SUBGRANT
    THE WEB DU BOIS CENTER FOR FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY INCGREAT BARRINGTON, MA$55,6422024SHARP SUBGRANT
    NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIESSILVER SPRING, MD$54,1422024MAPPING SUBGRANT
    SOUTH ASIAN AMERICAN DIGITAL ARCHIVEPHILADELPHIA, PA$53,4192024SHARP SUBGRANT
    MT ZION MEMORIAL FUND FOR BLUES MUSIC AND JUSTICEWATER VALLEY, MS$52,9822024SHARP SUBGRANT
    HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF CHESHIRE COUNTYKEENE, NH$51,3892024SHARP SUBGRANT
    CAYUGA MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND ARTAUBURN, NY$50,9352024SHARP SUBGRANT
    NORC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGOCHICAGO, IL$50,7262024MAPPING SUBGRANT
    BERKSHIRE CONFERENCE OF WOMEN HISTORIANSCOLUMBIA, MD$49,8502024SHARP SUBGRANT
    ASSOCIATION CULTURELLE ET HISTORIQUE DU MONT CARMELLILLE SURSTJEAN, ME$49,6502024SHARP SUBGRANT
    BLACK ARCHIVES OF MID-AMERICA IN KANSAS CITYKANSAS CITY, MO$48,8012024SHARP SUBGRANT
    REFUSING TO FORGETCHICAGO, IL$48,8002024SHARP SUBGRANT
    LANE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETYEUGENE, OR$48,2972024SHARP SUBGRANT
    COLLECTIONS AND STORIES OF AMERICAN MUSLIMS INCWASHINGTON, DC$39,0702024SHARP SUBGRANT
    SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF CHILDREN AND YOUTHPHILADELPHIA, PA$36,9992024SHARP SUBGRANT
    WALKER COUNTY AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORICAL AND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INCCHICKAMAUGA, GA$36,8642024SHARP SUBGRANT
    SOUTHEASTERN COUNCIL OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIESWINGATE, NC$36,8132024SHARP SUBGRANT
    VERMONT GRANITE MUSEUM OF BARREBARRE, VT$36,2462024SHARP SUBGRANT
    OVER-THE-RHINE MUSEUMCINCINNATI, OH$35,5272024SHARP SUBGRANT
    AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY UIC DEPT OF HISTORYCHICAGO, IL$34,2782024SHARP SUBGRANT
    BLACK HERITAGE TRAIL OF NEW HAMPSHIREPORTSMOUTH, NH$31,0572024SHARP SUBGRANT
    WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN HISTORIANSLONG BEACH, CA$30,0962024SHARP SUBGRANT
    HISTORY CENTER IN TOMPKINS COUNTYITHACA, NY$29,5822024SHARP SUBGRANT
    BAPTIST HISTORY AND HERITAGE SOCIETYMACON, GA$28,2152024SHARP SUBGRANT
    INTERNATIONAL BIG HISTORY ASSOCIATIONALLENDALE, MI$27,9232024SHARP SUBGRANT
    AMERICAN SOCIAL HISTORY PRODUCTIONS INCNEW YORK, NY$26,7362024SHARP SUBGRANT
    DENNYS RIVER HISTORICAL SOCIETYDENNYSVILLE, ME$26,7002024SHARP SUBGRANT
    BERKSHIRE CONFERENCE OF WOMEN HISTORIANSCOLUMBIA, MD$25,1502024SHARP SUBGRANT
    SING SING PRISON MUSEUMOSSINING, NY$24,7322024SHARP SUBGRANT
    AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY UIC DEPT OF HISTORYCHICAGO, IL$23,6232024SHARP SUBGRANT
    HISTORY CENTER OF LAKE FOREST LAKE BLUFFLAKE FOREST, IL$22,7212024SHARP SUBGRANT
    BUENA VISTA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETYSTORM LAKE, IA$22,3172024SHARP SUBGRANT
    WINDOW SEAT MEDIAOLYMPIA, WA$22,0102024SHARP SUBGRANT
    REFUSING TO FORGETCHICAGO, IL$21,9972024SHARP SUBGRANT
    THE WEB DU BOIS CENTER FOR FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY INCGREAT BARRINGTON, MA$21,8222024SHARP SUBGRANT
    SOUTH END HISTORICAL SOCIETYBOSTON, MA$21,3072024SHARP SUBGRANT
    NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION OF EUROPEAN HISTORIANSBUFFALO, NY$19,7972024SHARP SUBGRANT
    SOUTH ASIAN AMERICAN DIGITAL ARCHIVEPHILADELPHIA, PA$19,6492024SHARP SUBGRANT

    NORC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

    $130,160
    CHICAGO, IL2024

    MAPPING SUBGRANT

    AMERICAN MUSEUM OF LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER HISTORY AND CULTU

    $75,000
    NEW YORK, NY2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    AMERICAN CATHOLIC HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION MOUNT ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY

    $75,000
    EMMITSBURG, MD2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    ABLEMARLE CHARLOTTESVILLE HISTORIAL SOCIETY

    $75,000
    CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

    $75,000
    NAZARETH, PA2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    PEALE CENTER FOR BALTIMORE HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE

    $74,910
    BALTIMORE, MD2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    SING SING PRISON MUSEUM

    $65,634
    OSSINING, NY2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    PUTNAM HISTORY MUSEUM

    $65,090
    COLD SPRING, NY2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    ROEBLING MAIN GATE MUSEUM

    $62,040
    ROEBLING, NJ2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    RECKONING INC

    $60,053
    LOUISVILLE, KY2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    URBAN HISTORY ASSOCIATION

    $59,435
    ANN ARBOR, MI2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    MADISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

    $59,352
    EDWARDSVILLE, IL2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    CHARNLEY-PERSKY HOUSE MUSEUM FOUNDATION

    $57,335
    CHICAGO, IL2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    THE WEB DU BOIS CENTER FOR FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY INC

    $55,642
    GREAT BARRINGTON, MA2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES

    $54,142
    SILVER SPRING, MD2024

    MAPPING SUBGRANT

    SOUTH ASIAN AMERICAN DIGITAL ARCHIVE

    $53,419
    PHILADELPHIA, PA2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    MT ZION MEMORIAL FUND FOR BLUES MUSIC AND JUSTICE

    $52,982
    WATER VALLEY, MS2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF CHESHIRE COUNTY

    $51,389
    KEENE, NH2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    CAYUGA MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND ART

    $50,935
    AUBURN, NY2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    NORC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

    $50,726
    CHICAGO, IL2024

    MAPPING SUBGRANT

    BERKSHIRE CONFERENCE OF WOMEN HISTORIANS

    $49,850
    COLUMBIA, MD2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    ASSOCIATION CULTURELLE ET HISTORIQUE DU MONT CARMEL

    $49,650
    LILLE SURSTJEAN, ME2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    BLACK ARCHIVES OF MID-AMERICA IN KANSAS CITY

    $48,801
    KANSAS CITY, MO2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    REFUSING TO FORGET

    $48,800
    CHICAGO, IL2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    LANE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

    $48,297
    EUGENE, OR2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    COLLECTIONS AND STORIES OF AMERICAN MUSLIMS INC

    $39,070
    WASHINGTON, DC2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH

    $36,999
    PHILADELPHIA, PA2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    WALKER COUNTY AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORICAL AND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC

    $36,864
    CHICKAMAUGA, GA2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    SOUTHEASTERN COUNCIL OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

    $36,813
    WINGATE, NC2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    VERMONT GRANITE MUSEUM OF BARRE

    $36,246
    BARRE, VT2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    OVER-THE-RHINE MUSEUM

    $35,527
    CINCINNATI, OH2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY UIC DEPT OF HISTORY

    $34,278
    CHICAGO, IL2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    BLACK HERITAGE TRAIL OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

    $31,057
    PORTSMOUTH, NH2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN HISTORIANS

    $30,096
    LONG BEACH, CA2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    HISTORY CENTER IN TOMPKINS COUNTY

    $29,582
    ITHACA, NY2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    BAPTIST HISTORY AND HERITAGE SOCIETY

    $28,215
    MACON, GA2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    INTERNATIONAL BIG HISTORY ASSOCIATION

    $27,923
    ALLENDALE, MI2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    AMERICAN SOCIAL HISTORY PRODUCTIONS INC

    $26,736
    NEW YORK, NY2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    DENNYS RIVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY

    $26,700
    DENNYSVILLE, ME2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    BERKSHIRE CONFERENCE OF WOMEN HISTORIANS

    $25,150
    COLUMBIA, MD2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    SING SING PRISON MUSEUM

    $24,732
    OSSINING, NY2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY UIC DEPT OF HISTORY

    $23,623
    CHICAGO, IL2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    HISTORY CENTER OF LAKE FOREST LAKE BLUFF

    $22,721
    LAKE FOREST, IL2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    BUENA VISTA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

    $22,317
    STORM LAKE, IA2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    WINDOW SEAT MEDIA

    $22,010
    OLYMPIA, WA2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    REFUSING TO FORGET

    $21,997
    CHICAGO, IL2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    THE WEB DU BOIS CENTER FOR FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY INC

    $21,822
    GREAT BARRINGTON, MA2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    SOUTH END HISTORICAL SOCIETY

    $21,307
    BOSTON, MA2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION OF EUROPEAN HISTORIANS

    $19,797
    BUFFALO, NY2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT

    SOUTH ASIAN AMERICAN DIGITAL ARCHIVE

    $19,649
    PHILADELPHIA, PA2024

    SHARP SUBGRANT