A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 59-1735367Arts and culture

Who funds National Humanities Center?

15 private foundations gave National Humanities Center in Durham, NC $2.4 million across 52 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

52 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. The Stephen & Suzanne Weiss Foundation IGreenwich, CT 2025

    General

    $2,000
  2. W Trent Ragland Jr FoundationHigh Point, NC 2025

    General operating

    $1,000
  3. P Vincent LoVoi Family FoundationTulsa, OK 2024

    unrestricted

    $39,240
  4. The Stephen & Suzanne Weiss Foundation IGreenwich, CT 2024

    General

    $1,000
  5. W Trent Ragland Jr FoundationHigh Point, NC 2024

    General operating

    $1,000
  6. Dowd Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2024

    Assist organizations with its needs and goals

    $250
  7. The Henry Luce Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    East Asia Scholars Program

    $153,750
  8. James P Geiss and Margaret Y Hsu Foundation IncPrinceton, NJ 2023

    Geiss hsu fellow (xiolin duan).

    $60,000
  9. The Henry Luce Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    Henry Luce Senior Fellow

    $50,000
  10. The Henry Luce Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    Henry Luce Senior Fellow

    $50,000
  11. JJR FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General support

    $25,000
  12. P Vincent LoVoi Family FoundationTulsa, OK 2023

    unrestricted

    $12,054
  13. The Stephen & Suzanne Weiss Foundation IGreenwich, CT 2023

    General

    $1,000
  14. W Trent Ragland Jr FoundationHigh Point, NC 2023

    General operating

    $1,000
  15. Dowd Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2023

    Assist organizations with its needs and goals

    $250
  16. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $45
  17. The Henry Luce Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    East Asia Scholars Program

    $153,750
  18. The Henry Luce Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    Henry Luce Senior Fellow

    $50,000
  19. JJR FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $35,000
  20. The Carbetz Foundation IncScarsdale, NY 2022

    General support

    $15,000
  21. Fred L Emerson Foundation IncAuburn, NY 2022

    To endow the library

    $10,000
  22. P Vincent LoVoi Family FoundationTulsa, OK 2022

    unrestricted

    $10,000
  23. W Trent Ragland Jr FoundationHigh Point, NC 2022

    General operating

    $6,000
  24. The Stephen & Suzanne Weiss Foundation IGreenwich, CT 2022

    General

    $1,000
  25. Dowd Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2022

    Assist organizations with its needs and goals

    $250
  26. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $61
  27. The Henry Luce Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    East Asia Scholars Program

    $153,750
  28. James P Geiss and Margaret Y Hsu Foundation IncPrinceton, NJ 2021

    Project award - teaching the ming dynasty: humanities in class teachernotes

    $30,000
  29. James P Geiss and Margaret Y Hsu Foundation IncPrinceton, NJ 2021

    Project award - supporting johan elverskog as a national humanities center geiss hsu foundation fellow

    $28,750
  30. The Carbetz Foundation IncScarsdale, NY 2021

    General support

    $25,000
  31. JJR FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General support

    $25,000
  32. Fred L Emerson Foundation IncAuburn, NY 2021

    To support humanities research and scholarship

    $6,000
  33. The Stephen & Suzanne Weiss Foundation IGreenwich, CT 2021

    General

    $1,000
  34. Winokur Family Foundation IncGreenwich, CT 2021

    Grant to further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  35. Dowd Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Assist organizations with its needs and goals

    $250
  36. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $55
  37. The Henry Luce Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    East Asia Scholars Program

    $153,750
  38. JJR FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General support

    $25,000
  39. Fred L Emerson Foundation IncAuburn, NY 2020

    To support humanities research and scholarship

    $5,000
  40. The Duke EndowmentCharlotte, NC 2020

    To support the national humanities centers extension of the humanities moments project.

    $5,000
  41. The Stephen & Suzanne Weiss Foundation IGreenwich, CT 2020

    general

    $1,000
  42. Winokur Family Foundation IncGreenwich, CT 2020

    Grant to further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  43. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $51
  44. JJR FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General support

    $40,000
  45. Foley Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  46. Fred L Emerson Foundation IncAuburn, NY 2019

    To support humanities content digital infrastructure

    $8,000
  47. Winokur Family Foundation IncGreenwich, CT 2019

    Grant to further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  48. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    To support a residential fellowship program focused on advancing humanities scholarship by faculty from historically black colleges and universities

    $573,500
  49. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    To support a residential fellowship program focused on advancing humanities scholarship by faculty from historically black colleges and universities

    $573,500
  50. Fred L Emerson Foundation IncAuburn, NY 2018

    To support advanced research in humanities

    $9,000
  51. Winokur Family Foundation IncGreenwich, CT 2018

    Grant to further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  52. The J Paul Getty TrustLos Angeles, CA 2017

    Trustee-Arts and Educational Program

    $800

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in North Carolina and are not among National Humanities Center’s funders above.

  1. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 382 grants Accepts applications $2,626,553 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 1,182 grants Accepts applications $3,054,766 to similar organizations
  3. IBM International FoundationArmonk, NY 70 grants Preselected only $86,950 to similar organizations
  4. The Cannon Foundation IncConcord, NC 75 grants Accepts applications $3,140,730 to similar organizations
  5. Co Tua Marion S Covington FDNDallas, TX 53 grants Preselected only $604,750 to similar organizations
  6. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 60 grants Preselected only $22,121 to similar organizations
  7. The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation Missionpost PMB #101Durham, NC 92 grants Accepts applications $1,318,000 to similar organizations
  8. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 63 grants Preselected only $2,104,033 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 59-1735367 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.