| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES | NEW YORK, NY | $8,556,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ADMINISTRATION AND ANNUAL INSTITUTIONAL RENEWALS FOR THE MELLON MAYS UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM |
| CITY OF RICHMOND | RICHMOND, VA | $7,000,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, AND INITIAL OPERATIONS OF A CULTURAL SPACE LOCATED AT THE SHOCKOE BOTTOM TRAIN SHED THAT MEMORIALIZES AND COMMEMORATES THE HISTORY OF SLAVERY IN RICHMOND |
| THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACKS IN DANCE INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,600,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT A REGRANTING PROGRAM TO ARTISTS AND COMPANIES DRIVING THE FUTURE OF BLACK DANCE |
| WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | BOSTON, MA | $5,000,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE AMERICAN ARCHIVE OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING TO PRESERVE ENDANGERED PUBLIC MEDIA HOLDINGS AT SCALE FOR FUTURE ACCESS AND USE |
| FREEDOM READS | HAMDEN, CT | $5,000,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE MAJOR RENEWED SUPPORT TO FREEDOM READS AS IT SCALES ITS LIBRARY INSTALLATIONS AND EXPANDS ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY |
| MONTPELIER FOUNDATION | MONTPELIER STATION, VA | $4,282,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF A MEMORIAL TO THE INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE ENSLAVED AT MONTPELIER |
| MONUMENT LAB | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $4,000,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF THE RE:GENERATION PROGRAM, FIELD BUILDING, NARRATIVE CHANGE WORK, AND GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| LOS ANGELES NOMADIC DIVISION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $3,950,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE SEMI-PERMANENT INSTALLATION OF A MONUMENT TO SOUTH CENTRAL |
| NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE UNITED STATES | WASHINGTON, DC | $3,500,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE ACTION FUNDS GRANTMAKING, PROGRAMS, MARKETING, EXPANDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PROSPECTIVE GRANTEES, AND THREE SIGNATURE PRESERVATION PROJECTS |
| FIDELITY CHARITABLE | CINCINNATI, OH | $3,485,813 | 2025 | MATCHING GIFT |
| HUNTER COLLEGE | NEW YORK, NY | $3,468,000 | 2025 | TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR THE CENTER FOR PUERTO RICAN STUDIES ROOTED & RELATIONAL INITIATIVE |
| THE CITY OF CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS AND SPECIAL EVENTS | CHICAGO, IL | $3,400,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE CHICAGO MONUMENTS PROJECT AND CITYWIDE COMMUNITY-INITIATED COMMEMORATIVE INITIATIVES AND INSTALLATIONS |
| SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION | WASHINGTON, DC | $3,000,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND INITIAL WORK OF THE NEW OFFICE OF HUMAN DIGNITY |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SANTA CRUZ | SANTA CRUZ, CA | $3,000,000 | 2025 | TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR VISUALIZING ABOLITION |
| CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY AT FRESNO | FRESNO, CA | $2,944,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INTERNSHIP PROGRAMMING FOR HUMANITIES STUDENTS |
| THE CENTER FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH AND SOCIAL CHANGE INC | CHICAGO, IL | $2,864,500 | 2025 | TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR THE WRITING FREEDOM FELLOWSHIP |
| MUSEUM AM ROTHENBAUM | HAMBURG | $2,850,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT DIGITAL BENINS NEXT PHASE, AND AN OPEN SOURCE REPOSITORY OF SOFTWARE AND TOOLS ACCESSIBLE TO OTHER DIGITAL HERITAGE PROJECTS |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,700,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ORAL HISTORY PROJECT AS PART OF THE FEDERAL INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOL INITIATIVE |
| CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF BLACK, RACE, AND ETHNIC STUDIES ACROSS THE CUNY SYSTEM |
| MIAMI VALLEY PUBLIC MEDIA INC | YELLOW SPRINGS, OH | $2,500,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL AUDIO COLLECTIONS HELD BY CAMPUS RADIO STATIONS AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES |
| COUNCIL ON LIBRARY AND INFORMATION RESOURCES | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $2,500,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT A REGRANTING PROGRAM FOR THE DIGITIZATION OF MATERIALS |
| LATINO THEATER COMPANY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,500,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE LATINX THEATER INITIATIVE |
| COUNCIL ON LIBRARY AND INFORMATION RESOURCES | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $2,500,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT A NATIONAL GRANTMAKING COMPETITION FOR DIGITIZATION OF MATERIALS THAT DEEPEN PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED |
| ALLIANCE FOR CALIFORNIA TRADITIONAL ARTS | FRESNO, CA | $2,500,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY AND A NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP FOR TRADITIONAL ARTISTS |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $2,500,000 | 2025 | TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR A RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ADVANCED GRADUATE STUDENTS |
| OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY | NORFOLK, VA | $2,500,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INTERNSHIP PROGRAMMING FOR HUMANITIES STUDENTS |
| TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE STATION, TX | $2,285,500 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT AN INITIATIVE THAT CENTERS INTERDISCIPLINARY HUMANISTIC SCHOLARSHIP |
| KINFOLK TECH FOUNDATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $2,250,000 | 2025 | TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR THE KINFOLK AR MONUMENTS APP AND DIGITAL ARCHIVE |
| WEB DU BOIS MUSEUM FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $2,250,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION WORK AT THE W.E.B. DU BOIS CENTRE IN ACCRA, GHANA AS WELL AS ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING |
| NEW ENGLAND FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS INC | BOSTON, MA | $2,206,000 | 2025 | TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR THE NATIONAL THEATER PROJECT |
| INVISIBLE HISTORIES PROJECT | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $2,200,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| NEW ENGLAND FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS INC | BOSTON, MA | $2,062,000 | 2025 | TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR THE NATIONAL DANCE PROJECT |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SAN DIEGO | LA JOLLA, CA | $2,008,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE UC SENTENCING PROJECT, A COLLABORATION BETWEEN UCSD, UCLA, AND MEMBERS OF THE CALIFORNIA COALITION OF WOMEN PRISONERS |
| THE HISTORYMAKERS | CHICAGO, IL | $2,000,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND STAFF FOR STRENGTHENING THE INSTITUTIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK |
| CENTRO DE ECONOMA CREATIVA INC | SAN JUAN, PR | $2,000,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE MANIOBRA MUSIC COHORT |
| ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY | TEMPE, AZ | $2,000,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT A PARTNERSHIP THAT CONNECTS ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION THROUGH MASTERS-LEVEL COURSEWORK WITH ON-THE-JOB WORK |
| SOCIAL IMPACT FUND | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,000,000 | 2025 | TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY, A PRESERVATION TOOLKIT, AND A REGRANTING PROGRAM OF A SPONSORED PROJECT |
| UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT KANSAS CITY | KANSAS CITY, MO | $2,000,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INTERNSHIP PROGRAMMING FOR HUMANITIES STUDENTS |
| THE ZEITZ MOCAA FOUNDATION | CAPE TOWN | $2,000,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY | COLUMBUS, OH | $2,000,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT INTEGRATE THE ARTS INTO THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY AND BEYOND |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TRIBAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICERS INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,000,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT A REGRANTING PROGRAM AND ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY |
| BARYSHNIKOV ARTS CENTER INC | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT STRATEGIC PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF THE BLOODLINES INTERWOVEN FESTIVAL |
| UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT KANSAS CITY | KANSAS CITY, MO | $2,000,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT HISTORICAL AND PRESERVATION PROJECTS AS WELL AS PUBLIC PROGRAMMING ACROSS THE KANSAS CITY REGION |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $1,903,550 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF A HUMANITIES-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE STUDIES CURRICULUM AND ASSOCIATED PROJECTS |
| CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $1,816,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INTERNSHIP PROGRAMMING FOR HUMANITIES STUDENTS |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND AT COLLEGE PARK | COLLEGE PARK, MD | $1,815,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF AN ARCHIVAL INFORMATION PLATFORM |
| MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | LANSING, MI | $1,800,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT MICHIGAN HISTORY CENTER'S GCHI MSHIIKEN DEH MINISING/HEART OF GREAT TURTLE ISLAND PROJECT |
| ALASKA NATIVE HERITAGE CENTER INC | ANCHORAGE, AK | $1,750,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF A PERMANENT OUTDOOR SPACE FEATURING ORIGINAL ARTWORKS |
| US BIENNIAL INC | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $1,750,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT A SELECTION OF MONUMENTAL WORKS AT PROSPECT.6 |
