Foundation Grants for Preservation in Libraries, Archives, and MuseumsRubenstein—DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAconsiders the application, proposals that use a fiscal agent or apass-through organization, or for general operating expenses.586. Mark Twain House, Hartford, CT. $12,500, 2007. For conservation ofpaintings and works on paper.DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAThe Smart Family Foundation, Inc.Limitations: Giving on a national basis. No <strong>grants</strong> to individuals.587. Medici Archive Project, New York, NY. $25,000, 2005. For operatingsupport.Sun Hill FoundationLimitations: Giving primarily in CT, Washington, DC, the greater Boston, MA,area, New York, NY and South Royalton, VT. No <strong>grants</strong> to individuals.588. American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, OH. $75,000, 2005.589. American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, OH. $25,000, 2005.590. American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, OH. $25,000, 2006.Malcolm Hewitt Wiener Foundation, Inc.Limitations: Giving primarily in CT, NJ, NY and PA. No <strong>grants</strong> to individuals.591. World Monuments Fund, New York, NY. $10,000, 2006.592. World Monuments Fund, New York, NY. $5,000, 2005.DELAWARECrystal TrustLimitations: Giving primarily in DE, with emphasis on Wilmington. No <strong>grants</strong> toindividuals, or for endowment funds, research, scholarships,fellowships, or matching gifts.593. Delaware Architecture Foundation, Wilmington, DE. $25,000, 2005. Forrestoration.Renate, Hans & Maria Hofmann Trust(formerly Hofmann Article 5 Charitable Trust)Limitations: Giving primarily in Germany, with some giving in New York, NY. No<strong>grants</strong> to individuals.594. Living Archives, New York, NY. $15,000, 2005.Carl Marks Foundation, Inc.Limitations: Giving primarily in New York, NY. No <strong>grants</strong> to individuals.595. Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation, Los Angeles, CA.$12,500, 2005.596. Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation, Los Angeles, CA.$12,500, 2006.Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities, Inc.Limitations: Giving to domestic and international programs affiliated with theRoman Catholic church. No <strong>grants</strong> to individuals, or for continuingsupport, annual campaigns, deficit financing (except missions),endowment funds, tuition, scholarships, fellowships, individualresearch, capital campaigns, building projects prior to the start or afterthe completion of construction, continuing subsidies, or requests thatare after-the-fact by the time of the spring and fall trustee meetings.597. National Catholic Bioethics Center, Philadelphia, PA. $12,000, 2006.Toward stipend, computer hardware/software and supplies toelectronically inventory and catalogue Center’s library collection of booksand periodicals.The Sternlicht Family Foundation, Inc.Limitations: Giving primarily in CT and NY. No <strong>grants</strong> to individuals.598. Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation, Los Angeles, CA.$25,000, 2005.The Arca FoundationLimitations: Giving on a national basis. No support for direct social services,government programs, or groups outside the U.S. No <strong>grants</strong> toindividuals, or for annual campaigns, emergency funds, capital orendowment funds, scholarly research, deficit financing, scholarships, orfellowships; no loans.599. National Security Archive Fund, Washington, DC. $100,000, 2008.600. National Security Archive Fund, Washington, DC. $95,000, 2007.Bauman Family Foundation, Inc.Limitations: Giving primarily in Washington, DC, and New York, NY. No <strong>grants</strong>to individuals.601. Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives, New York, NY. $15,000, 2008. Forgeneral operating support.602. Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives, New York, NY. $10,000, 2005. Forgeneral support.The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region(formerly The Foundation for the National Capital Region)Limitations: Giving limited to the Washington, DC, Prince George’s andMontgomery counties, MD, and northern VA. No <strong>grants</strong> to individuals, orfrom discretionary funds for annual campaigns, endowment funds,equipment, land acquisition, renovation projects, operating budgets, ormatching gifts.603. Foundation for the National Archives, Washington, DC. $5,000, 2005.604. Foundation for the National Archives, Washington, DC. $5,000, 2006.605. Foundation for the National Archives, Washington, DC. $5,000, 2007.606. Friends of the Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, MD. $6,000, 2006.607. HistoryMakers, The, Chicago, IL. $5,000, 2006.The Johnson Family FundLimitations: Giving in the U.S., primarily in CA, Washington, DC, MN, NY, andVA. No <strong>grants</strong> to individuals.608. Foundation for the National Archives, Washington, DC. $5,000, 2005.Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine Kaye FoundationLimitations: Giving in the U.S., with emphasis on CA, Aspen, CO, New York,NY, and Rosslyn, VA. No <strong>grants</strong> to individuals.609. World Monuments Fund, New York, NY. $10,000, 2006.Moriah FundLimitations: Giving nationally and internationally in the United States, LatinAmerica and Israel. Giving for the Economic Justice Program focuses onWashington, DC, MD and VA. No support for lobbying or politicalcampaigns, private foundations, or arts organizations. No <strong>grants</strong> toindividuals, or for medical research.610. National Security Archive Fund, Washington, DC. $10,000, 2007. ForPanzos Case Expert Assistance project, which makes it possible for aforensics expert to analyze evidence in the case of the 1978 PanzosMassacre.Stewart R. Mott Charitable Trust(formerly Stewart R. Mott Charitable Trust/Spectemur Agendo)Limitations: Giving primarily in the U.S. with emphasis on Washington, DC andinternationally. Generally, no support for local, regional, grassrootsefforts, or ethnic-specific organizations. No <strong>grants</strong> to individuals, or foremergency support, conferences, media/arts projects or exchangeprograms.611. National Security Archive Fund, Washington, DC. $10,000, 2005.612. National Security Archive Fund, Washington, DC. $10,000, 2006.Harold Rubenstein Family Charitable FoundationLimitations: Giving primarily in Washington, DC, and MA; some fundingnationally. No <strong>grants</strong> to individuals.© 2009 by the Foundation CenterPublished by the Library of Congress and the Foundation Center15
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA—RubensteinFoundation Grants for Preservation in Libraries, Archives, and Museums613. World Monuments Fund, New York, NY. $5,000, 2005.614. World Monuments Fund, New York, NY. $5,000, 2006.The Shiloh Foundation(formerly Carol & Tom Wheeler Foundation, Inc.)Limitations: Giving primarily in Washington, DC. No <strong>grants</strong> to individuals.615. Foundation for the National Archives, Washington, DC. $15,000, 2005.FLORIDACommunity Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties,Inc.(formerly Palm Beach County Community Foundation)Limitations: Giving primarily in Palm Beach and Martin counties, FL. No supportfor religious organizations for religious purposes. No <strong>grants</strong> to individuals(except for scholarships and the Dwight Allison Fellows Program), or foroperating funds, building campaigns, computers, endowments, annualcampaigns, fundraising events, fundraising feasibility studies,celebration functions, or deficit financing.616. Historical Society of Martin County, Stuart, FL. $10,000, 2005. Forconsultant for conservation of documents, art objects, and textilesexposed to moisture and mold following hurricanes.Community Foundation of Broward(formerly Broward Community Foundation, Inc.)Limitations: Giving limited to Broward County, FL. No support for religiouspurposes. No <strong>grants</strong> to individuals (except for designated scholarshipfunds), or for capital campaigns, annual campaigns, fundraising events,building funds, deficit financing, endowment funds, or operating budgets;no loans.617. Stonewall Library and Archives, Fort Lauderdale, FL. $50,600, 2008.618. Stonewall Library and Archives, Fort Lauderdale, FL. $10,000, 2008.The Community Foundation of Greater Lakeland, Inc.Limitations: Giving primarily in the greater Lakeland, FL, area. No support forsectarian religious projects that are not open to all. No <strong>grants</strong> for toindividuals (except for scholarships and emergency <strong>grants</strong>), or for tickets,annual or building campaigns, endowments, operating expense,membership dues, or fundraising events or celebrations.619. Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL. $10,000, 2007. For McKayArchives Center.Dade Community Foundation, Inc.(formerly Dade Foundation)Limitations: Giving limited to Miami-Dade County, FL. No <strong>grants</strong> to individuals(except through scholarship funds), or for memberships, fundraising,memorials, deficit financing, or conferences.620. Black Archives, History and Research Foundation of South Florida, Miami,FL. $10,000, 2008.The Arthur Vining Davis FoundationsLimitations: Giving limited to the U.S., including possessions and territories.No support for community chests, publicly governed colleges anduniversities, and institutions primarily supported by government funds(except in secondary education and health care programs), votereducation, voter registration drives, or projects incurring obligationsextending over many years. No <strong>grants</strong> to individuals; no loans.621. Mystic Seaport - The Museum of America and the Sea, Mystic, CT.$150,000, 2007. For Heritage Digital Library.622. Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ. $200,000, 2007. Forlibrary special collections.P. L. Dodge Foundation, Inc.Limitations: Giving primarily in FL. No <strong>grants</strong> to individuals; no loans.623. Black Archives, History and Research Foundation of South Florida, Miami,FL. $20,000, 2006.Jessie Ball duPont Fund(formerly Jessie Ball duPont Religious, Charitable and Educational Fund)Limitations: Giving primarily in the South, especially DE, FL, and VA. No supportfor organizations other than those awarded gifts by the donor from1960-1964. No <strong>grants</strong> to individuals, or generally for capital campaignsor endowments.624. National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, Richmond, VA.$57,000, 2007. To collaborate with Virginia Historical Society to scanand preserve 15,000 historical records with view toward making themmore publicly accessible.625. Robert E. Lee Memorial Association, Stratford Hall Plantation, Stratford,VA. $107,469, 2006. 3-year grant. To create and staff position of Curatorof Collections.626. Stephens College, Garment Research Library, Columbia, MO. $49,573,2005. 3-year grant. To equip with teleconferencing equipment anddigitize collection and train faculty and students in use.Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute, Inc.(also known as FAMRI)Limitations: Giving on a national and international basis. No <strong>grants</strong> toindividuals who are currently receiving money from tobacco companies.627. Roswell Park Alliance Foundation, Buffalo, NY. $227,873, 2005. Forproject, Tobacco Institute and Council for Tobacco Research CollectionDevelopment.KMD FoundationLimitations: Giving primarily in FL and NY; some funding also in MA. No <strong>grants</strong>to individuals; no loans or program-related investments.628. Jewish Womens Archive, Brookline, MA. $32,000, 2006.629. Jewish Womens Archive, Brookline, MA. $30,000, 2007.John S. and James L. Knight Foundation(formerly Knight Foundation)Limitations: Giving limited to projects serving the 26 communities where theKnight brothers published newspapers for communities and local <strong>grants</strong>:Long Beach and San Jose, CA, Boulder, CO, Boca Raton, Bradenton,Miami, and Tallahassee, FL, Columbus, Macon, and Milledgeville, GA,Fort Wayne and Gary, IN, Wichita, KS, Lexington, KY, Detroit, MI, Duluthand St. Paul, MN, Biloxi, MS, Charlotte, NC, Grand Forks, ND, Akron, OH,Philadelphia and State College, PA, Columbia and Myrtle Beach, SC, andAberdeen, SD; international for Journalism. No support for organizationswhose mission is to prevent, eradicate and/or alleviate the effects of aspecific disease; hospitals, unless for community-wide capitalcampaigns; activities to propagate a religious faith or restricted to onereligion or denomination; political candidates; international programs,except U.S.-based organizations supporting free press around the world;charities operated by service clubs; or activities that are theresponsibility of government (the foundation will in selective cases, joinwith units of government in supporting special projects). No <strong>grants</strong> toindividuals, or generally for fundraising events; second requests forpreviously funded capital campaigns; operating deficits; generaloperating support; films, videos, or television programs; honoraria fordistinguished guests-except in initiatives of the foundation in all threecases; group travel; memorials; medical research; or conferences.630. Harwood Institute for Public Innovation, Bethesda, MD. $200,000, 2005.2-year grant. To place civic journalism archives at University of Kansas,and help develop tools to improve community journalism.631. Jefferson Institute, Arlington, VA. $50,000, 2006. To digitize key partsof Serbian military archive, create searchable database and train Serbianjournalists to use it.632. National Security Archive Fund, Washington, DC. $700,000, 2006.3-year grant. To increase freedom of flow of information to citizens andjournalists by underwriting comprehensive audits that keep pressure onofficials to release information in timely and legal manner.633. New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY. $25,000, 2007. To createglobal agreement of responsibilities of government and media duringdisasters that threaten public health.16 © 2009 by the Foundation CenterPublished by the Library of Congress and the Foundation Center