Through the stewardship and revitalization of historic sites, we help communities foster economic growth, create healthier environments, and build a stronger, shared sense of civic duty and belonging.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States awards some of its largest recent grants to historic houses of worship and other civic landmarks that anchor local identity. In 2024, it gave $536,660 to the Association for the Preservation of the Congressional in Washington, DC, and in 2023 it awarded $264,981 to the same grantee. Those large awards sit alongside many six-figure preservation grants to churches, cathedrals, and community sites across the country, including Washington National Cathedral, Old Pine Street Church, and Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. The pattern points to a funder that supports preservation work at both landmark scale and neighborhood scale, with grants tied to conservation, restoration, interpretation, and planning. Its portfolio also includes targeted programs for sacred places, historic interiors, battlefield preservation, small towns, and regional preservation efforts. Across its recent portfolio, the foundation combines capital support with planning and technical assistance, using preservation as a tool for stewardship of historic buildings, cultural memory, and community revitalization.
Historic places and sacred sites are central to the National Trust’s grantmaking. It gave $250,000 to St. Charles Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans for historic preservation, and $200,000 to Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Inc. in Birmingham for historic preservation. The National Fund for Sacred Places extends that work with technical and financial support for congregations stewarding historic houses of worship. The foundation also funds preservation in specific places and communities. It awarded $158,000 to the Hualapai Tribe in Peach Springs, Arizona, for historic preservation, and its Southwest Intervention Fund is intended to further preservation efforts tied to traditional cultures in Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. Education and interpretation appear in its portfolio as well. The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund for Historic Interiors supports preservation, restoration, and interpretation of historic interiors, while the National Trust Preservation Funds portfolio is described as seed money for planning and education projects.
Typical grants cluster at modest and midrange levels: the 25th percentile is $12,348, the median is $40,000, and the 75th percentile is $75,000. Recent awards also show repeated six-figure support for selected projects, including multiple $250,000 and $200,000 grants. The National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States accepts unsolicited applications for several active programs. Its structure is program-driven, with umbrella and subfund grantmaking through the National Trust Preservation Funds portfolio and targeted funds for places such as Hawai'i, Kentucky, central Pennsylvania, and Providence. The recent grants list shows recurring support to some grantees across 2023 and 2024, including the Association for the Preservation of the Congressional.
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Most grants fall between $12K and $75K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$12K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$75K
About 5% of grants go to recipients in RI.
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Grantmaking is national, and every recent grant in the supplied sample went to a U.S. recipient. The top state by grant count is Rhode Island, while 5% of grants went to recipients in Washington, DC. Recent awards reached Washington, DC; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Brooklyn, New York; and Chicago, Illinois, showing a broad urban footprint. The list also includes recipients in Alabama, California, Louisiana, and South Carolina, alongside place-based program activity in Hawai'i, Kentucky, and central Pennsylvania.
Its active programs and recent grants center on historic preservation, sacred places, historic interiors, battlefield preservation, preservation planning, and community revitalization. The National Trust Preservation Funds portfolio is described as supporting planning and education projects, while the National Fund for Sacred Places supports congregations stewarding historic houses of worship.
Yes. Several active programs are marked as accepting unsolicited applications, including the Southwest Intervention Fund, Sam and Mary Cooke Preservation Fund for Hawai'i, Hart Family Fund for Small Towns, National Fund for Sacred Places, Bartus Trew Providence Preservation Fund, The Linda and Jerry Bruckheimer Preservation Fund for Kentucky, National Trust Preservation Funds, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund for Historic Interiors, Battlefield Preservation Fund, and Louis J. Appell, Jr., Preservation Fund for Central Pennsylvania.
The typical grant size is $12,348 at the 25th percentile, $40,000 at the median, and $75,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grant list also includes larger project awards, such as $536,660 and several awards of $250,000 or $200,000.
No. The foundation gives nationally, and the recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. Its program portfolio includes national funds as well as place-based efforts for Hawai'i, Kentucky, central Pennsylvania, Providence, and the Southwest.
Yes. The Association for the Preservation of the Congressional appears in both 2023 and 2024, with awards of $264,981 and $536,660. That repeat grantmaking suggests ongoing support for selected preservation projects.
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2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSN FOR THE PRESERV OF THE CONGRESSIONAL | WASHINGTON, DC | $536,660 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| OLD PINE STREET CHURCH | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $250,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ASHEVILLE | ASHEVILLE, NC | $250,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| HERITAGE FUND BARTHOLOMEW | COLUMBUS, IN | $250,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| ST PAUL'S CHURCH | SYRACUSE, NY | $250,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| LAFAYETTE AVE PRESBYTERIAN | BROOKLYN, NY | $250,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| HISTORIC BROWN CHAPEL AME | SELMA, AL | $200,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| PLEASANT STREET CIVIL RIGHTS & CULTURAL ARTS CENTE | OCALA, FL | $200,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| OLD SHIP AME ZION CHURCH | MONTGOMERY, AL | $200,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| SCOTLAND AFRICAN METHODIST ZION CHURCH | POTOMAC, MD | $200,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF CHRISTIAN FLLWSHP | LOS ANGELES, CA | $200,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| VARICK MEMORIAL AFRICAN METHODIST CHURCH | BROOKLYN, NY | $200,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| SIXTEENTH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH INC | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $200,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| BURK'S CHAPEL AME CHURCH | PADUCAH, KY | $200,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| FIRST BRYAN BAPTIST CHURCH | SAVANNAH, GA | $175,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| FILOLI CENTER INC | WOODSIDE, CA | $162,800 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF HAYNEVILLE INC | HAYNEVILLE, AL | $160,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| HUALAPAI TRIBE | PEACH SPRINGS, AZ | $158,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| BIG NFP | CHICAGO, IL | $153,278 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| ANNE SPENSER HOUSE | LYNCHBURG, VA | $150,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| THE FIRST AFRICAN BAPTIST CHURCH | BEAUFORT, SC | $150,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| CITY OF CHICAGO DEPT OF PLANNING & DEVELOP | CHICAGO, IL | $150,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| CORY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | CLEVELAND, OH | $150,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH (CA) | LOS ANGELES, CA | $150,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| TACOMA CITY ASSOC OF COLORED WOMEN INC | TACOMA, WA | $150,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| BROWN CHAPEL AME | PITTSBURGH, PA | $150,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| BILLY WEBB ELKS LODGE #1050 | PORTLAND, OR | $140,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| STILLMAN COLLEGE | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $135,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | SUMMIT, NJ | $125,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| ASBURY PARK-AFRICAN AMERICAN | ASBURY PARK, NE | $125,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| HISTORIC SHILOH MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH | NOTASULGA, AL | $120,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| THE WHITNEY INSTITUTE | WALLACE, LA | $100,825 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| WESLEY TEMPLE AME ZION CHURCH | AKRON, OH | $100,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| CITY OF BELTON TEXAS | BELTON, TX | $100,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| OKAHUMPKA COMMUNITY CLUB | OKAHUMPKA, FL | $100,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| EBENEZER MISSIONARY BAPTIST | CHICAGO, IL | $100,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| DEVELOP LOUISVILLE | LOUISVILLE, KY | $100,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| ST STEPHEN AME CHURCH | WILMINGTON, NC | $100,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| HOLY AID AND COMFORT SPIRITUAL CHURCH | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $100,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| DETROIT SOUND CONSERVANCY | DETROIT, MI | $100,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| ST JAMES AME CHURCH | MAYFIELD, KY | $100,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| WHIRLWIND JOHNSON FOUNDATION | RICHMOND, VA | $100,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| PROJECT ROW HOUSES | HOUSTON, TX | $100,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| ST RITA CATHOLIC CHURCH | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $100,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| MANZANOLA UNITED METHODIST | MANZANOLA, CO | $100,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| LET FREEDOM RING FOUNDATION | WILLIAMSBURG, VA | $100,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| REEDY CHAPEL AME CHURCH | GALVESTON, TX | $100,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| FOUNDATION APPALACHIAN OH | NELSONVILLE, OH | $100,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| EBENEZER AME ZION | SEATTLE, WA | $100,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| JAMES WELDON JOHNSON | EAT BARRINGTON, MA | $96,000 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
ASSN FOR THE PRESERV OF THE CONGRESSIONAL
$536,660HISTORIC PRESERVATION
OLD PINE STREET CHURCH
$250,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ASHEVILLE
$250,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
HERITAGE FUND BARTHOLOMEW
$250,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
ST PAUL'S CHURCH
$250,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
LAFAYETTE AVE PRESBYTERIAN
$250,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
HISTORIC BROWN CHAPEL AME
$200,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
PLEASANT STREET CIVIL RIGHTS & CULTURAL ARTS CENTE
$200,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
OLD SHIP AME ZION CHURCH
$200,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
SCOTLAND AFRICAN METHODIST ZION CHURCH
$200,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF CHRISTIAN FLLWSHP
$200,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
VARICK MEMORIAL AFRICAN METHODIST CHURCH
$200,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
SIXTEENTH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH INC
$200,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
BURK'S CHAPEL AME CHURCH
$200,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
FIRST BRYAN BAPTIST CHURCH
$175,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
FILOLI CENTER INC
$162,800HISTORIC PRESERVATION
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF HAYNEVILLE INC
$160,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
HUALAPAI TRIBE
$158,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
BIG NFP
$153,278HISTORIC PRESERVATION
ANNE SPENSER HOUSE
$150,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
THE FIRST AFRICAN BAPTIST CHURCH
$150,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
CITY OF CHICAGO DEPT OF PLANNING & DEVELOP
$150,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
CORY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$150,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH (CA)
$150,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
TACOMA CITY ASSOC OF COLORED WOMEN INC
$150,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
BROWN CHAPEL AME
$150,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
BILLY WEBB ELKS LODGE #1050
$140,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
STILLMAN COLLEGE
$135,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$125,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
ASBURY PARK-AFRICAN AMERICAN
$125,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
HISTORIC SHILOH MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
$120,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
THE WHITNEY INSTITUTE
$100,825HISTORIC PRESERVATION
WESLEY TEMPLE AME ZION CHURCH
$100,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
CITY OF BELTON TEXAS
$100,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
OKAHUMPKA COMMUNITY CLUB
$100,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
EBENEZER MISSIONARY BAPTIST
$100,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
DEVELOP LOUISVILLE
$100,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
ST STEPHEN AME CHURCH
$100,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
HOLY AID AND COMFORT SPIRITUAL CHURCH
$100,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
DETROIT SOUND CONSERVANCY
$100,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
ST JAMES AME CHURCH
$100,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
WHIRLWIND JOHNSON FOUNDATION
$100,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
PROJECT ROW HOUSES
$100,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
ST RITA CATHOLIC CHURCH
$100,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
MANZANOLA UNITED METHODIST
$100,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
LET FREEDOM RING FOUNDATION
$100,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
REEDY CHAPEL AME CHURCH
$100,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
FOUNDATION APPALACHIAN OH
$100,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
EBENEZER AME ZION
$100,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
JAMES WELDON JOHNSON
$96,000HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Current and upcoming funding from National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Designed for staff and board members of preservation organizations.
Deadline: Rolling basis throughout the year.
Who can apply: Funding is awarded to nonprofit organizations and public agencies. Several grants in the portfolio are limited to specific geographic areas or project types and use the National Trust Preservation Funds application form and deadlines.
Deadline: Three deadlines per year in February, June, and October.
Who can apply: Uses the National Trust Preservation Funds application form and deadlines.
Deadline: Three deadlines per year in February, June, and October.
Who can apply: Projects must be in Colorado and use the National Trust Preservation Funds application process.
Deadline: Three deadlines per year in February, June, and October.
Who can apply: Limited to Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, West Texas, and Utah and uses the National Trust Preservation Funds application process.
Deadline: Three deadlines per year in February, June, and October.
Who can apply: Projects must be in Central Pennsylvania and use the National Trust Preservation Funds application process.
Deadline: Three deadlines per year in February, June, and October.
Who can apply: Projects must be in Hawai'i and use the National Trust Preservation Funds application process.
Deadline: Three deadlines per year in February, June, and October.
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