How to apply
Preselected only
The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2024
$52,475
- Grants listed
- 10
- Assets, end of year
- $1,486,451
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Tax year 2023
$63,650
- Grants listed
- 11
- Assets, end of year
- $1,398,946
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Tax year 2022
$18,912
- Grants listed
- 3
- Assets, end of year
- $1,414,837
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Tax year 2021
$34,618
- Grants listed
- 6
- Assets, end of year
- $1,380,397
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Tax year 2020
$22,350
- Grants listed
- 4
- Assets, end of year
- $1,289,644
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
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Preservation MarylandBaltimore, MD
Translation of hands-on preservation training videos and posting online for spanish-speaking tradespersons.
$12,000 -
Landmark Society of Western New YorkRochester, NY
Traditional trades program
$10,000 -
Guam Preservation TrustHagatna, GU
Outdoor Oven Hotnu Repair and Revitalization Workshop
$6,000 -
Revolution WorkshopChicago, IL
Career growth services training opportunities in historic preservation trades
$5,000 -
Preservation League of New York StateAlbany, NY
Traditional trades video shorts program
$5,000 -
Historic HawaiiHonolulu, HI
Introduction to skilled methods for historic door and window repair
$4,000 -
Greenwood Historic FundBrooklyn, NY
Bridges to crafts career B2CC program
$4,000 -
Penasco Valley Historical Preservation SocietyPenasco, NM
Creating a training opportunity for community members to learn about the traditional practice of adobe making and provide participants with hands-on experience
$2,500 -
Latinos in Heritage ConservationBastrop, TX
Congreso 2024: student scholarships
$2,000 -
Ball State UniversityMuncie, IN
Preservation laboratory - design resource center
$1,975
Approved for future payment
Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.
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University of WisconsinMadison, WI
HABS documentation of the Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church designed by Alonzon Robinson the first licensed Black architect in the state of Wisconsin. Approved $6,000
$0 -
Adirondack Architectural HeritageKeeseville, NY
- Preservation Trades Training Workshop Series "Preservation Trades Training Workshop Series". Approved $4,000
$0 -
Texas Am UniversityCollege Station, TX
Restoration work on sri meenakshi temple. Approved $3,000
$0 -
Texas Tech UniversityW Lubbock, TX
Ship on the Desert Guadalupe Mountains National Park. APPROVED $5,984
$0 -
The Peal - Baltimores Comm MuseumBaltimore, MD
Apprenticeships in Sandstone Stabilization at the Peale. APPROVED $4,000
$0 -
Eastern State Penitentiary Hist SitePhiladelphia, PA
Funding for 2025 masonry academy for 10 participants in a 6-week pre-apprenticeship program focusing on building foundational technical skills necessary for union entry. Approved 5,500
$0 -
Re-Purpose SavanahSavannah, GA
One-year paid apprenticeship program to train two women in historic building deconstruction. Approved $10,000
$0 -
Historic IthacaIthaca, NY
Produce a series of workshops and presentations to coordinate the expansion of the City-Town Landmarks Preservation Commission and guide the City of Ithaca and Town of Ithaca initiative to promote support of a new local energy code. This will involve a mixture of hands-on training opportunities presentations and recorded videos posted to the organizations YouTube channel. Approved $ 3,000
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US Comm Intl Council on MonumentsWashington, DC
Produce a six-episode World Heritage Webinars program geared towards bridging the gap between classroom education and hands-on experience in the field. The project will conclude with an in-person workshop catered to Emerging Professionals held at the ICOMOS US 2025 Symposium and Conference. Materials will be made available online on their YouTube page.. Approved $6,000
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Cornerstones Community PartnershipSanta Fe, NM
As part of the statewide preservation conference this project will provide 3 hands-on preservation workshops open to participants at the conference to learn 1 adobe wall repairs 2 wall plastering with adobe and lime and 3 how to conduct a conditions assessment. The workshops will be repeated during the conference as much as participation demands. Approved $10,000
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Newport Restoration FoundationNewport, RI
Lead-based paint window restoration program: the city of newport and NRF are working together to create an educational tool and compliance resource for property owners to properly dispose of lead paint during restoration projects per ris most recent 2024 regulations. The program developed to train contractors in the area will be offered to 10-15 pre-requisite students for a 3-4 day workshop at one of NRFS historic properties for a hands-on workshop. Certification will be offered in addition to program materials and recordings made available on NRFS website. Approved $6,000
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University of New MexicoAlburquerque, NM
International workshop on traditional methods of earthen architecture preservation for students and attendees of concurrent conferences. Approved $7,000
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Preserve MontanaHelena, MT
The trade corps program: to help build a workforce of skilled preservation tradespeople to save endangered historic properties and revitalize communities across rural montana through implementation of a nine-week hands-on training and mentorship course in the preservation trades for three young adults that simultaneously improves the condition of historic properties in several rural montana communities through preservation treatment. Approved $10,000
$0 -
La Neighborhood Housing ServicesLos Angles, CA
Provide education training and USC student-based pro bono design services for homeowners in primarily non-white historic neighborhoods in los angeles. Approved $10,000
$0
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Arts and culture3 grants $17,50072% of the total
- Jobs and employment1 grant $5,00020% of the total
- Education1 grant $1,9758% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Trudi G SandmeierPRESIDENT Hours 3Pay $0
- Moira NadalDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
- Deborah SlatonDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
- Richard PieperDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
- Amanda LewkowiczDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
- Stephen J FarnethTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
- Priya JainSECRETARY Hours 1.5Pay $0
- Neela WickremesingheDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
- Casey WeisdockDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
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