To preserve, promote and share the history, literature, cultures and personal stories that offer Floridians a better understanding of themselves, their communities and their state.
Florida Humanities Council Inc has used public humanities funding to document Florida’s stories in forms that range from oral history collections to local lectures, student media, museum exhibitions, and community storytelling. A defining recent grant went to Wgcu Public Media for a Hurricane Ian documentary and oral history collection, showing how the foundation supports place-based history work tied to lived events. Another large award supported The Village Square’s democracy programming, alongside media and campus projects that connect humanities with public conversation. The foundation’s stated purpose is to preserve, promote, and share the history, literature, cultures, and personal stories that help Floridians better understand themselves, their communities, and their state. That mission appears across grants to libraries, museums, universities, cultural organizations, and public media. Recent awards also reflect attention to Florida’s heritage and memory, including projects on emancipation commemoration, Haitian identity, Black history, and neighborhood storytelling. Its support reaches both project-based work and general operating support, indicating a mix of program delivery and institutional stabilization within the state’s humanities ecosystem.
Public humanities work appears across several grant types. For documentary and oral history production, Florida Humanities Council Inc awarded $100,000 to Wgcu Public Media for the Hurricane Ian documentary and oral history collection. In civic engagement and democracy programming, it gave $50,000 to The Village Square for Unum Democracy Reignited Fall 24-Spring 25 programming, extending a public conversation series model. The foundation also invests in history and heritage projects. Miami Shores People of Color Inc received $40,000 for The 20th of May: The History & Heritage of Florida's Emancipations Day Digital History Project, while Miami Dade College received $38,500 for Prezante Ayiti (Presenting Haiti). In student journalism and media literacy, it gave $38,000 to The Poynter Institute for Media Studies for student journalists reporting on the reimagining of an historic St. Petersburg neighborhood.
Typical awards cluster at a modest-to-mid range: the 25th percentile is $7,500, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $22,500. The recent-grants list also shows several larger strategic and project grants at $25,000 to $50,000, plus a $100,000 documentary and oral history award. Recipients appear across multiple years, including The Village Square in 2023, 2024, and 2025, which suggests repeat support for some partners. The foundation funds organizations rather than individuals, and its listed philosophy includes general operating support, strategic partnership grants, program/project-based grants, and American Rescue Plan emergency relief funding. Unsolicited applications are accepted for several active programs.
$227K
$3.2M
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Most grants fall between $8K and $23K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$23K
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Grantmaking is entirely in Florida: 100% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and the geographic scope is local. Recent awards land in multiple Florida cities, including Fort Myers, Tallahassee, Orlando, Miami Shores, Miami, St. Petersburg, Pensacola, Dunedin, Saint Augustine, Winter Park, Quincy, Winter Garden, Fort Pierce, Jacksonville, Eatonville, Naples, Boca Grande, and Delray Beach. The pattern shows statewide reach through local institutions rather than out-of-state or international giving. Statewide programs also indicate a Florida-wide framework for museums, libraries, public lectures, and public media.
Its grants support public humanities projects in history, literature, culture, museums, libraries, community storytelling, civic engagement, digital oral history and documentary production, student journalism and media literacy, and family literacy and education programming. Recent awards also show support for heritage, emancipation commemoration, Haitian community projects, and public media.
No. The grant recipient country distribution shows 263 grants, all in the US, and 100% of grants go to recipients in Florida. The foundation’s geographic scope of giving is local.
The typical grant-size distribution is $7,500 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $22,500 at the 75th percentile. The recent list also includes larger awards such as $25,000, $38,000, $50,000, and $100,000 for selected projects and partnerships.
Yes for several active programs. Museum on Main Street, America250 Book Collection Grants, Greater Good: Humanities in Academia Grants, Florida Talks, Broadcasting Hope / Public Media Grant, Smithsonian Exhibition Starter Kit, and Public Humanities Program Grants all list unsolicited applications as accepted.
Yes. The Village Square appears in multiple years, including a $50,000 strategic partnership grant in 2024, a $25,000 grant in 2024 for spring 2023 programming, and a $50,000 grant in 2025 for Unum Democracy Reignited Fall 24-Spring 25 programming. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships with some partners.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
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Who can apply: Public libraries and library systems in Florida (see program page for full eligibility and application requirements).
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE VILLAGE SQUARE | TALLAHASSEE, FL | $50,000 | 2026 | DEMOCRACY REIGNITED: VIRTUAL LECTURES & PODCASTS |
| WGCU PUBLIC MEDIA | FORT MYERS, FL | $30,000 | 2026 | RISING: HURRICANE IAN DOCUMENTARY PROJECT |
| FLORIDA PRESS EDUCATIONAL SERVICES | TALLAHASSEE, FL | $25,000 | 2026 | TAMPA BAY TIMES NIE AMERICA 250 PUBLICATION |
| LIBRARY FOUNDATION FOR SARASOTA COUNTY | SARASOTA, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | OFF THE PAGE: LITERARY CELEBRATION |
| CULTURED BOOKS LITERACY FOUDNATION | SAINT PETERSBURG, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | ST. PETE READS! LIT FEST 2025 |
| FLORIDA REMEMBERED SOCIETY INC | FORT PIERCE, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | RED, WHITE & FOOD: LOCAL HISTORY FOOD EXHIBITION |
| HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF BAY COUNTY | PANAMA CITY, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | BAYSIDE BOUNTY: BAY COUNTY CULINARY HERITAGE EXHIBITION |
| AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL SOCIETY INC | BUNNELL, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | SEED TO SOUL: FLAGLER COUNTY FOODWAYS EXHIBITION |
| KEY WEST ART & HISTORICAL SOCIETY | KEY WEST, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | FOOD: CONCH CUISINE EXHIBITION |
| BAM FESTIVAL INC | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | BAM! BOOK FESTIVAL 2025 |
| OUT ARTS & CULTURE | GULFPORT, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | READOUT 2025 LGBTQ FESTIVAL |
| EMERALD COAST WRITERS INC | PENSACOLA, FL | $8,000 | 2026 | BOOKS BY THE BAY FESTIVAL 2025 |
| THE ALLAPATTAH COLLABORATIVE CDC | MIAMI, FL | $7,000 | 2026 | MANY VOICES, ONE NATION EXHIBITION STARTER KIT |
| HERITAGE VILLAGE | LARGO, FL | $7,000 | 2026 | MANY VOICES, ONE NATION EXHIBITION STARTER KIT |
| WOODSON AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM OF FLORIDA | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $7,000 | 2026 | MANY VOICES, ONE NATION EXHIBITION STARTER KIT |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA | TAMPA, FL | $6,800 | 2026 | FLORIDA STUDIES BOOK FESTIVAL 2025 |
| ORANGE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM | ORLANDO, FL | $6,000 | 2026 | ORLANDO BOOK FESTIVAL |
| WGCU PUBLIC MEDIA | FORT MYERS, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | HURRICANE IAN DOCUMENTARY & ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION |
| VILLAGE SQUARE | TALLAHASSEE, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | UNUM DEMOCRACY REIGNITED FALL 24-SPRING 25 PROGRAMMING |
| FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS FOUNDATION | TALLAHASSEE, FL | $18,000 | 2025 | 2024 STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP |
| MERFOLK MEDIA ALLIANCE | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $11,000 | 2025 | UNDERGROUND HISTORY |
| GOODWOOD MUSEUM AND GARDENS | TALLAHASSEE, FL | $11,000 | 2025 | ASCENSION & REGRESSION: THE FACES OF THE NEW BLACK MIDDLE CLASS 1870-1910 |
| FLORIDA HISTORIC CAPITOL FOUNDATION | TALLAHASSEE, FL | $11,000 | 2025 | BECOMING FLORIDA'S CAPITAL EXHIBIT PROGRAM SERIES |
| OAKTREE COMMUNITY OUTREACH INC | BRADENTON, FL | $10,450 | 2025 | BACK TO ANGOLA FESTIVAL 2024 |
| GRACE ARTS CENTER | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | MIAMI SCHMATTA FILM SCREENING & WORKSHOP TO GATHER GARMENT & FASHION ORAL HISTORIES |
| FLAGLER COLLEGE | ST AUGUSTINE, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | RETRACING FOOTSTEPS TOWARD BELOVED COMMUNITY:MLK & CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT |
| STONEWALL NATIONAL MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES | FT LAUDERDALE, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | THE JOURNAL PROJECT EXHIBITION AND WORKSHOPS |
| LEE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM | FORT MYERS, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | SOUTHWEST FLORIDA READING FESTIVAL |
| OUT ARTS & CULTURE OF THE GULFPORT LIBRARY | GULFPORT, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | SPEAKOUT: DIALOGUES ON INTERSECTIONS OF IDENTITY, ART, LITERATURE, AND MEDIA |
| COLLEGE OF FL KEYS-DEPT OF ARTS AND HOSPITALITY | KEY WEST, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | CFK POETICS: POETRY AND THE SHARED HUMAN EXPERIENCE |
| 200 MUSLIM WOMEN WHO CARE | GIBSONTON, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | AMERICAN MUSLIMS FILM PREMIERE |
| UCF CENTER FOR HUMANITIES AND DIGITAL RESEARCH | ORLANDO, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | REIMAGING SPACE/PLACE; HISTORIC BLACK COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE DIASPORA |
| UCF DEPT OF MODERN LANGUAGES & LITERATURE | ORLANDO, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | THE DAWN OF LATINX CREATIVE WRITING IN FL:CULTURE, IDENTITY, & COMMUNITY IN KEY WEST & TAMPA |
| HISTORIC OVIEDO COLORED SCHOOLS MUSEUM INC | OVIEDO, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | EXHIBIT DESIGN FOR HISTORIC OVIEDO COLORED SCHOOLS MUSEUM |
| THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF SARASOTA COUNTY | SARASOTA, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | OFF THE PAGE: A LITERARY CELEBRATION |
| SULPHUR SPRINGS MUSEUM AND HERITAGE CENTER | TAMPA, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | OUR FLORIDA: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE |
| CULTURED BOOKS LITERACY FOUNDATION | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | ST PETE READS-LIT FEST 2024 |
| FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY-DEPT OF RELIGION | TALLAHASSEE, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | FLORIDA ECOLOGIES: INDIGENEITY, RELIGION, AND MATERIAL HERITAGE |
| MIAMI DADE COLLEGE-MUSEUM OF ART & DESIGN | MIAMI, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | KABUYA PAMELA BOWENS-SAFFO: THE ARTIST AND THE ARCHIVE |
| FIU DIGITAL LIBRARY OF THE CARIBBEAN | MIAMI, FL | $9,500 | 2025 | THE DIGITAL LIBRARY OF THE CARIBBEAN-CARIBBEAN STUDIES BOOK TALK SERIES |
| CITY OF HIALEAH PUBLIC LIBRARIES | HIALEAH, FL | $8,000 | 2025 | ENGLISH FOR FAMILIES |
| FLORIDA MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS | TAMPA, FL | $7,700 | 2025 | PHOTO YBOR LECTURE SERIES |
| ST AUGUSTINE LIGHTHOUSE & MARITIME MUSEUM | ST AUGUSTINE, FL | $7,600 | 2025 | HISTORY IN THE SHADOW OF THE TOWER |
| PIONEER FLORIDA MUSEUM AND VILLAGE | DADE CITY, FL | $6,700 | 2025 | FLORIDA TERRITORY-A TURN INTO THE 20TH CENTURY |
| ORANGE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM | ORLANDO, FL | $6,000 | 2025 | PRIMETIME |
| ORANGE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM | ORLANDO, FL | $6,000 | 2025 | ENGLISH FOR FAMILIES |
| ALACHUA COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT | GAINESVILLE, FL | $5,700 | 2025 | ENGLISH FOR FAMILIES |
| LINCOLN PARK MAIN STREET | FORT PIERCE, FL | $5,500 | 2025 | LINCOLN PARK MAY DAY FREEDOM CELEBRATION |
| THE VILLAGE SQUARE | TALLAHASSEE, FL | $50,000 | 2024 | THE VILLAGE SQUARE - STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP GRANT FALL 2023-SPRING 2024 |
| FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY - WGCU PUBLIC MEDIA | FORT MYERS, FL | $45,500 | 2024 | REFLECTIONS OF A COLORED GIRL |
FLORIDA PRESS EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
$25,000TAMPA BAY TIMES NIE AMERICA 250 PUBLICATION
CULTURED BOOKS LITERACY FOUDNATION
$10,000ST. PETE READS! LIT FEST 2025
FLORIDA REMEMBERED SOCIETY INC
$10,000RED, WHITE & FOOD: LOCAL HISTORY FOOD EXHIBITION
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF BAY COUNTY
$10,000BAYSIDE BOUNTY: BAY COUNTY CULINARY HERITAGE EXHIBITION
AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL SOCIETY INC
$10,000SEED TO SOUL: FLAGLER COUNTY FOODWAYS EXHIBITION
KEY WEST ART & HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$10,000FOOD: CONCH CUISINE EXHIBITION
BAM FESTIVAL INC
$10,000BAM! BOOK FESTIVAL 2025
OUT ARTS & CULTURE
$10,000READOUT 2025 LGBTQ FESTIVAL
EMERALD COAST WRITERS INC
$8,000BOOKS BY THE BAY FESTIVAL 2025
HERITAGE VILLAGE
$7,000MANY VOICES, ONE NATION EXHIBITION STARTER KIT
WOODSON AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM OF FLORIDA
$7,000MANY VOICES, ONE NATION EXHIBITION STARTER KIT
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
$6,800FLORIDA STUDIES BOOK FESTIVAL 2025
ORANGE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM
$6,000ORLANDO BOOK FESTIVAL
FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS FOUNDATION
$18,0002024 STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
MERFOLK MEDIA ALLIANCE
$11,000UNDERGROUND HISTORY
GOODWOOD MUSEUM AND GARDENS
$11,000ASCENSION & REGRESSION: THE FACES OF THE NEW BLACK MIDDLE CLASS 1870-1910
FLORIDA HISTORIC CAPITOL FOUNDATION
$11,000BECOMING FLORIDA'S CAPITAL EXHIBIT PROGRAM SERIES
OAKTREE COMMUNITY OUTREACH INC
$10,450BACK TO ANGOLA FESTIVAL 2024
GRACE ARTS CENTER
$10,000MIAMI SCHMATTA FILM SCREENING & WORKSHOP TO GATHER GARMENT & FASHION ORAL HISTORIES
FLAGLER COLLEGE
$10,000RETRACING FOOTSTEPS TOWARD BELOVED COMMUNITY:MLK & CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
THE JOURNAL PROJECT EXHIBITION AND WORKSHOPS
LEE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM
$10,000SOUTHWEST FLORIDA READING FESTIVAL
OUT ARTS & CULTURE OF THE GULFPORT LIBRARY
$10,000SPEAKOUT: DIALOGUES ON INTERSECTIONS OF IDENTITY, ART, LITERATURE, AND MEDIA
COLLEGE OF FL KEYS-DEPT OF ARTS AND HOSPITALITY
$10,000CFK POETICS: POETRY AND THE SHARED HUMAN EXPERIENCE
200 MUSLIM WOMEN WHO CARE
$10,000AMERICAN MUSLIMS FILM PREMIERE
UCF CENTER FOR HUMANITIES AND DIGITAL RESEARCH
$10,000REIMAGING SPACE/PLACE; HISTORIC BLACK COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE DIASPORA
UCF DEPT OF MODERN LANGUAGES & LITERATURE
$10,000THE DAWN OF LATINX CREATIVE WRITING IN FL:CULTURE, IDENTITY, & COMMUNITY IN KEY WEST & TAMPA
HISTORIC OVIEDO COLORED SCHOOLS MUSEUM INC
$10,000EXHIBIT DESIGN FOR HISTORIC OVIEDO COLORED SCHOOLS MUSEUM
OFF THE PAGE: A LITERARY CELEBRATION
SULPHUR SPRINGS MUSEUM AND HERITAGE CENTER
$10,000OUR FLORIDA: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
CULTURED BOOKS LITERACY FOUNDATION
$10,000ST PETE READS-LIT FEST 2024
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY-DEPT OF RELIGION
$10,000FLORIDA ECOLOGIES: INDIGENEITY, RELIGION, AND MATERIAL HERITAGE
MIAMI DADE COLLEGE-MUSEUM OF ART & DESIGN
$10,000KABUYA PAMELA BOWENS-SAFFO: THE ARTIST AND THE ARCHIVE
FIU DIGITAL LIBRARY OF THE CARIBBEAN
$9,500THE DIGITAL LIBRARY OF THE CARIBBEAN-CARIBBEAN STUDIES BOOK TALK SERIES
CITY OF HIALEAH PUBLIC LIBRARIES
$8,000ENGLISH FOR FAMILIES
FLORIDA MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS
$7,700PHOTO YBOR LECTURE SERIES
ST AUGUSTINE LIGHTHOUSE & MARITIME MUSEUM
$7,600HISTORY IN THE SHADOW OF THE TOWER
PIONEER FLORIDA MUSEUM AND VILLAGE
$6,700FLORIDA TERRITORY-A TURN INTO THE 20TH CENTURY
ORANGE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM
$6,000PRIMETIME
ORANGE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM
$6,000ENGLISH FOR FAMILIES
ALACHUA COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT
$5,700ENGLISH FOR FAMILIES
LINCOLN PARK MAIN STREET
$5,500LINCOLN PARK MAY DAY FREEDOM CELEBRATION
THE VILLAGE SQUARE - STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP GRANT FALL 2023-SPRING 2024
REFLECTIONS OF A COLORED GIRL
