About Florida Humanities Council
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.
Focus Areas
Public humanitiesHistoryLiteratureCultureMuseumsLibrariesCommunity storytellingCivic engagement
Who They Fund
students and student journalistsFlorida local communities and neighborhoods (e.g., Allapattah, St. Petersburg)families (family literacy participants)Black/African American communities and descendants (Emancipation Day related)
About Florida Humanities Council
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.
What Florida Humanities Council Funds
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.
How Florida Humanities Council Gives
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.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$227K
Total Assets
$3.2M
Total Revenue
$2.6M
Total Expenses
$2.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $8K and $23K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$23K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
NASHID MADYUN
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