Orcas Center, Historical Society among Humanities Washington award recipients

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SEATTLE – Nonprofit Humanities Washington, Washington State’s affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, has awarded over one million dollars in relief funding for Washington State cultural organizations affected by COVID.

The grants, known as Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan (SHARP) grants, will support Washington State nonprofit cultural organizations that provide humanities programming and that are facing financial hardship due to the coronavirus. The grants are funded by the American Rescue Plan via the National Endowment for the Humanities.

“The cultural sector in our state has shown great resiliency during the pandemic, but we cannot forget how deeply it was affected,” said Julie Ziegler, CEO of Humanities Washington. “We are honored to be able to support this important but fragile sector as we begin to rebuild.”

A total of 122 organizations were awarded $1,024,139, with grants ranging from $2500 to $15,000 per organization. The funding supported either general operating or specific projects. Organizations serving and led by members of communities traditionally under-resourced in the humanities were given priority, especially those organizations serving people of color, immigrants and refugees, those who identify as LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, and people whose first or only language is not English.

This is the second round of grants awarded to cultural organizations from Humanities Washington during the pandemic, the first being in the spring of 2020 via the CARES Act.

“The pandemic has brought isolation, uncertainty, and loss to so many,” said Ziegler. “The humanities, with their ability to provide connection and perspective, are an essential part of our recovery. The sector, however, is far from whole compared to pre-pandemic. It is our hope that this investment from the federal government will be further leveraged with state investment for the benefit of the sector.”

ABOUT HUMANITIES WASHINGTON
An independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Humanities Washington is Washington State’s affiliate of the National
Endowment for the Humanities. Its mission is to open minds and bridge divides by creating spaces to explore
different perspectives. For more about Humanities Washington, visit humanities.org.

SHARP GRANT AWARDEES

• 206 Zulu
• 9th and 10th Horse Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers Museum
• Arbutus Folk School
• Arts & Humanities Bainbridge
• Asotin County Library Foundation
• Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
• Bellevue Arts Museum
• Bushwick Northwest
• Cascadia College
• Celtic Arts Foundation
• Central Washington University
• Central Washington University – El Centro Latinx
• Centro Cultural Mexicano
• Children’s Museum of Skagit County
• Clark County Historical Society
• Coastal Interpretive Center
• Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum
• Confluence
• Cowlitz County Historical Society
• Densho
• Desert Fiber Arts
• Moses Lake Museum & Art Center
• Everett Museum of History
• Everett Public Library
• Experience Learning Community
• Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation
• Fort Walla Walla Museum/Walla Walla Valley Historical Society
• Foss Waterway Seaport Museum
• Friends of Asian Art Association
• Friends of Denny Ashby Library
• Friends of Mukai
• Gig Harbor Peninsula Historical Society dba Harbor History Museum
• Gonzaga University
• Grief Dialogues
• Hedgebrook
• Heritage University
• Highline Heritage Museum
• Historic Tacoma
• Historic Whidbey
• Historical Society Of Seattle And King County dba Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI)
• Holocaust Center for Humanity
• Huong Viet Performing Arts Group
• Imagine Children’s Museum
• Inland Northwest Juneteenth Coalition
• Issaquah History Museums
• Jack Straw Foundation dba Jack Straw Cultural Center
• Jefferson County Historical Society
• KidsQuest Children’s Museum
• Kitsap County Historical Society and Museum
• Kittitas County Historical Society, Inc.
• Knappton Cove Heritage Center
• Kulshan Community Media (KMRE Community Powered Radio)
• KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio
• KYRS Thin Air Community Radio
• Living Voices
• Look Listen and Learn (LL+L)
• Make.Shift Art Space
• Maple Valley Creative Arts Council
• Marysville Historical Society
• Mason County Historical Society Museum
• Meaningful Movies Project
• Methow Arts Alliance
• Methow Field Institute dba Methow Valley Interpretive Center
• Mirror Stage
• Music Fusian NW
• National Nordic Museum
• North Olympic History Center
• Northeast Washington Community Radio Guild (Northern Lights Public Radio KCHW)
• Northern Kittitas County Historical Society
• Northwest African American Museum
• Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture
• Northwest Railway Museum
• Ocheami
• Okanogan Highlands Alliance
• Orcas Center
• Orcas Island Historical Society
• Orquesta Northwest
• Pioneer Farm Museum
• Polson Park & Museum Historical Society
• Port Angeles Fine Arts Center Foundation
• Port Gamble S’Klallam Foundation
• Poulsbo Historical Society
• Quillisascut Education Foundation
• Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice
• Seattle Latino Film Festival
• Seattle Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival
• Sequim Museum & Arts
• Shafer Museum, part of the Okanogan County Historical Society
• Shoreline Historical Museum
• The Rhapsody Project
• Skagit River Poetry Foundation
• Sound Theatre
• SPLAB
• Spokane Arts
• Spokane Public Radio
• Spokane Valley Heritage Museum
• Stanwood Area Historical Society
• Steilacoom Historical Museum Association
• Steilacoom Tribal Museum
• SV Archive (dba Scarecrow Video)
• Tacoma Historical Society
• Tasveer
• The Family Guide
• The South Sound Reading Foundation
• Thorp Mill Town Historical Preservation Society
• Tieton Arts and Humanities
• Upper Valley Historical Society dba Greater Leavenworth Museum
• Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust dba The Historic Trust
• Vashon-Maury Island Heritage Association
• Village Theatre
• Voices of the Children
• Washington Museum Association
• Washington State Historical Society
• Washington State University Tri-Cities
• Washington Trust for Historic Preservation
• Washington’s National Park Fund
• Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center
• Whatcom READS
• Window Seat Media
• Wing Luke Memorial Foundation
• WOW China
• Yakima Valley Museum and Historical Association