Funding search · EIN 530217487 · Washington, DC
American Historical Association
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 87
- grants reported
- $2.9M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $24,732
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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83 grants matching “sharp” · $2.5M
- $37,959
National Council for the Social Studies · Silver Spring, MD · 2024
Sharp subgrant
- $65,634
Sing Sing Prison Museum · Ossining, NY · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $53,419
South Asian American Digital Archive · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $49,850
Berkshire Conference of Women Historians · Columbia, MD · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $48,801
Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $36,246
Vermont Granite Museum of Barre · Barre, VT · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $31,057
Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire · Portsmouth, NH · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $30,096
Western Association of Women Historians · Long Beach, CA · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $26,736
American Social History Productions · New York, NY · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $23,623
American Society for Environmental History Uic Dept of History · Chicago, IL · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $21,997
Refusing To Forget · Chicago, IL · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $21,822
The Web Du Bois Center for Freedom and Democracy · Great Barrington, MA · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $19,000
Gaston County Museum of Art and History · Dallas, NC · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $17,107
South End Historical Society · Boston, MA · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $16,864
Urban History Association · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $15,454
Madison County Historical Society · Edwardsville, IL · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $14,361
Walker County African American Historical and Alumni Association · Chickamauga, GA · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $13,070
Dennys River Historical Society · Dennysville, ME · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $11,538
Society for History Education · Long Beach, CA · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $9,910
Putnam History Museum · Cold Spring, NY · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $8,427
Elizabeth City State University History Program · Elizabeth City, NC · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $8,413
International Big History Association · Allendale, MI · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $7,854
Society for the History of Technology · Kirksville, MO · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $7,393
Reckoning · Louisville, KY · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $6,141
Cayuga Museum of History and Art · Auburn, NY · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $5,473
Over-the-Rhine Museum · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $75,000
Moravian Historical Society · Nazareth, PA · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $75,000
Ablemarle Charlottesville Historial Society · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $75,000
American Catholic Historical Association Mount St Mary'S University · Emmitsburg, MD · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $75,000
American Museum of Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender History and Cultu · New York, NY · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $74,910
Peale Center for Baltimore History and Architecture · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $65,090
Putnam History Museum · Cold Spring, NY · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $62,040
Roebling Main Gate Museum · Roebling, NJ · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $60,053
Reckoning · Louisville, KY · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $59,435
Urban History Association · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $59,352
Madison County Historical Society · Edwardsville, IL · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $57,335
Charnley-Persky House Museum Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $55,642
The Web Du Bois Center for Freedom and Democracy · Great Barrington, MA · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $52,982
Mt Zion Memorial Fund for Blues Music and Justice · Water Valley, MS · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $51,389
Historical Society of Cheshire County · Keene, NH · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $50,935
Cayuga Museum of History and Art · Auburn, NY · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $49,650
Association Culturelle Et Historique Du Mont Carmel · Lille Surstjean, ME · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $48,800
Refusing To Forget · Chicago, IL · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $48,297
Lane County Historical Society · Eugene, OR · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $39,070
Collections and Stories of American Muslims · Washington, DC · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $36,999
Society for the History of Children and Youth · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $36,864
Walker County African American Historical and Alumni Association · Chickamauga, GA · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $36,813
Southeastern Council of Latin American Studies · Wingate, NC · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $35,527
Over-the-Rhine Museum · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $34,278
American Society for Environmental History Uic Dept of History · Chicago, IL · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $29,582
History Center in Tompkins County · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $28,215
Baptist History and Heritage Society · Macon, GA · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $27,923
International Big History Association · Allendale, MI · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $26,700
Dennys River Historical Society · Dennysville, ME · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $25,150
Berkshire Conference of Women Historians · Columbia, MD · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $24,732
Sing Sing Prison Museum · Ossining, NY · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $22,721
History Center of Lake Forest Lake Bluff · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $22,317
Buena Vista County Historical Society · Storm Lake, IA · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $22,010
Window Seat Media · Olympia, WA · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $21,307
South End Historical Society · Boston, MA · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $19,797
New York State Association of European Historians · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $19,649
South Asian American Digital Archive · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $18,119
Coordinating Council for Women in History · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $16,600
Island County Historical Society Museum · Coupeville, WA · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $15,950
Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $15,322
Gaston County Museum of Art and History · Dallas, NC · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $14,552
Society for History Education Department of History · Long Beach, CA · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $13,779
Hiram Historical Society · Hiran, ME · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $12,308
Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire · Portsmouth, NH · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $11,768
Elizabeth City State University History Program · Elizabeth City, NC · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $10,433
Society for the History of Technology · Kirksville, MO · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $7,577
Amelia Island Museum of History · Fernandina Beach, FL · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $6,625
Vermont Granite Museum of Barre · Barre, VT · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $40,000
Vermont Granite Museum of Barre · Barre, VT · 2021
Sharp subgrant
- $21,529
American Social History Productions · New York, NY · 2021
Sharp subgrant
- $14,043
Southeastern Council of Latin American Studies · Wingate, NC · 2021
Sharp subgrant
- $12,500
Collections & Stories of American Muslims · Washington, DC · 2021
Sharp subgrant
- $9,792
Mt Zion Memorial Fund for Blues Music and Justice · Water Valley, MS · 2021
Sharp subgrant
- $8,775
Association Culturelle Et Historique Du Mont Carmel · Lille Surstjean, ME · 2021
Sharp subgrant
- $7,979
Lane County Historical Society · Eugene, OR · 2021
Sharp subgrant
- $6,486
Reckoning · Louisville, KY · 2021
Sharp subgrant
- $5,500
Baptist History and Heritage Society · Macon, GA · 2021
Sharp subgrant
- $5,325
Amelia Island Museum of History · Fernandina Beach, FL · 2021
Sharp subgrant
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Norc at the University of Chicago2 grants · $180,886
- John Gardner Institute1 grant · $173,840
- National Council for the Social Studies2 grants · $92,101
- Sing Sing Prison Museum2 grants · $90,366
- Vermont Granite Museum of Barre3 grants · $82,871
- The Web Du Bois Center for Freedom and Democracy2 grants · $77,464
- Urban History Association2 grants · $76,299
- Ablemarle Charlottesville Historial Society1 grant · $75,000
- American Catholic Historical Association Mount St Mary'S University1 grant · $75,000
- American Museum of Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender History and Cultu1 grant · $75,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 87 reported grants, largest first.
- $173,840
John Gardner Institute · Brevard, NC · 2021
History gateways subgrant
- $130,160
Norc at the University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Mapping subgrant
- $75,000
Ablemarle Charlottesville Historial Society · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $75,000
American Catholic Historical Association Mount St Mary'S University · Emmitsburg, MD · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $75,000
American Museum of Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender History and Cultu · New York, NY · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $75,000
Moravian Historical Society · Nazareth, PA · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $74,910
Peale Center for Baltimore History and Architecture · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $65,634
Sing Sing Prison Museum · Ossining, NY · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $65,090
Putnam History Museum · Cold Spring, NY · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $62,040
Roebling Main Gate Museum · Roebling, NJ · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $60,053
Reckoning · Louisville, KY · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $59,435
Urban History Association · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $59,352
Madison County Historical Society · Edwardsville, IL · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $57,335
Charnley-Persky House Museum Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $55,642
The Web Du Bois Center for Freedom and Democracy · Great Barrington, MA · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $54,142
National Council for the Social Studies · Silver Spring, MD · 2022
Mapping subgrant
- $53,419
South Asian American Digital Archive · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $52,982
Mt Zion Memorial Fund for Blues Music and Justice · Water Valley, MS · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $51,389
Historical Society of Cheshire County · Keene, NH · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $50,935
Cayuga Museum of History and Art · Auburn, NY · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $50,726
Norc at the University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Mapping subgrant
- $49,850
Berkshire Conference of Women Historians · Columbia, MD · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $49,650
Association Culturelle Et Historique Du Mont Carmel · Lille Surstjean, ME · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $48,801
Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $48,800
Refusing To Forget · Chicago, IL · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $48,297
Lane County Historical Society · Eugene, OR · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $40,000
Vermont Granite Museum of Barre · Barre, VT · 2021
Sharp subgrant
- $39,070
Collections and Stories of American Muslims · Washington, DC · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $37,959
National Council for the Social Studies · Silver Spring, MD · 2024
Sharp subgrant
- $36,999
Society for the History of Children and Youth · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $36,864
Walker County African American Historical and Alumni Association · Chickamauga, GA · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $36,813
Southeastern Council of Latin American Studies · Wingate, NC · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $36,246
Vermont Granite Museum of Barre · Barre, VT · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $35,527
Over-the-Rhine Museum · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $34,278
American Society for Environmental History Uic Dept of History · Chicago, IL · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $31,057
Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire · Portsmouth, NH · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $30,096
Western Association of Women Historians · Long Beach, CA · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $29,582
History Center in Tompkins County · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $28,215
Baptist History and Heritage Society · Macon, GA · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $27,923
International Big History Association · Allendale, MI · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $26,736
American Social History Productions · New York, NY · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $26,700
Dennys River Historical Society · Dennysville, ME · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $25,150
Berkshire Conference of Women Historians · Columbia, MD · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $24,732
Sing Sing Prison Museum · Ossining, NY · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $23,623
American Society for Environmental History Uic Dept of History · Chicago, IL · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $22,721
History Center of Lake Forest Lake Bluff · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $22,317
Buena Vista County Historical Society · Storm Lake, IA · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $22,010
Window Seat Media · Olympia, WA · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $21,997
Refusing To Forget · Chicago, IL · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $21,822
The Web Du Bois Center for Freedom and Democracy · Great Barrington, MA · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $21,529
American Social History Productions · New York, NY · 2021
Sharp subgrant
- $21,307
South End Historical Society · Boston, MA · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $19,797
New York State Association of European Historians · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $19,649
South Asian American Digital Archive · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $19,000
Gaston County Museum of Art and History · Dallas, NC · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $18,119
Coordinating Council for Women in History · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $17,107
South End Historical Society · Boston, MA · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $16,864
Urban History Association · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $16,600
Island County Historical Society Museum · Coupeville, WA · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $15,950
Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $15,454
Madison County Historical Society · Edwardsville, IL · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $15,322
Gaston County Museum of Art and History · Dallas, NC · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $14,552
Society for History Education Department of History · Long Beach, CA · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $14,361
Walker County African American Historical and Alumni Association · Chickamauga, GA · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $14,043
Southeastern Council of Latin American Studies · Wingate, NC · 2021
Sharp subgrant
- $13,779
Hiram Historical Society · Hiran, ME · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $13,070
Dennys River Historical Society · Dennysville, ME · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $12,500
Collections & Stories of American Muslims · Washington, DC · 2021
Sharp subgrant
- $12,308
Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire · Portsmouth, NH · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $11,768
Elizabeth City State University History Program · Elizabeth City, NC · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $11,538
Society for History Education · Long Beach, CA · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $10,433
Society for the History of Technology · Kirksville, MO · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $9,910
Putnam History Museum · Cold Spring, NY · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $9,792
Mt Zion Memorial Fund for Blues Music and Justice · Water Valley, MS · 2021
Sharp subgrant
- $8,775
Association Culturelle Et Historique Du Mont Carmel · Lille Surstjean, ME · 2021
Sharp subgrant
- $8,427
Elizabeth City State University History Program · Elizabeth City, NC · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $8,413
International Big History Association · Allendale, MI · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $7,979
Lane County Historical Society · Eugene, OR · 2021
Sharp subgrant
- $7,854
Society for the History of Technology · Kirksville, MO · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $7,577
Amelia Island Museum of History · Fernandina Beach, FL · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $7,393
Reckoning · Louisville, KY · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $6,625
Vermont Granite Museum of Barre · Barre, VT · 2022
Sharp subgrant
- $6,486
Reckoning · Louisville, KY · 2021
Sharp subgrant
- $6,141
Cayuga Museum of History and Art · Auburn, NY · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $5,500
Baptist History and Heritage Society · Macon, GA · 2021
Sharp subgrant
- $5,473
Over-the-Rhine Museum · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Sharp subgrant
- $5,325
Amelia Island Museum of History · Fernandina Beach, FL · 2021
Sharp subgrant
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