The James Marston Fitch Charitable

Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Grant history

All 22 reported grants, largest first.

• $17,500

  Tonika Johnson · Chicago, IL · 2024

  Award recognizes significant innovation in the field of historic preservation through the lens of diversifying representation and neglected heritage.

• $15,000

  National Trust for Historic Preservation · Washington, DC · 2022

  Support 3 undergraduate students pursuing fields related to historic preservation.

• $15,000

  National Trust for Historic Preservation · Washington, DC · 2021

  General Support

• $10,000

  Katherine Wonson · Wilson, WY · 2024

  Study and propose solutions for the problem of ineffective preservation maintenance planning for national park service historic assets

• $10,000

  Michael Holleran · Austin, TX · 2022

  Historical survey of water infrastructure systems in Texas.

• $9,900

  Heidi Hohmann · Ames, IA · 2022

  Conduct research on ecological and sociological changes in the Minneapolis wetlands.

• $7,975

  Bonnie McDonald · Chicago, IL · 2022

  Conduct major survey of preservation professionals to evaluate the efficacy of the field at large.

• $7,500

  Amy C Hetletvedt · Belmont, MI · 2024

  Complete pre-publication process for monograph that uses case studies to catalog approaches to historic buildings in disinvested communities.

• $7,500

  Docomomo US · New York, NY · 2024

  Support the creation of the theodore prudon educational fund grant by a leading organization focused on preservation of modern buildings.

• $7,500

  Naomi Hersson-Ringskog · Newburgh, NY · 2023

  Supported a pilot project to reactivate a building shell for interim use, with and for the community, located in Newburgh, NY

• $6,500

  Jobie Hill · New York, NY · 2021

  The Silenced Voices in Interpreting Sites of Slavery project (Silenced Voices) is designed to transform public perspectives and set new interpretation standards for historic sites of slavery. The missing voices from con… read allThe Silenced Voices in Interpreting Sites of Slavery project (Silenced Voices) is designed to transform public perspectives and set new interpretation standards for historic sites of slavery. The missing voices from contemporary interpretations are those from descendants of enslaved communities. Working at one of the busiest historic sites of slavery in the United States reminded me that for far too long the histories of many non-white Americans have been told to us and not by us; and that the interpretation and preservation of the living and working environments of enslaved people need to be challenged and the methodologies used to research and interpret those environments need to be updated. less
• $5,975

  Laura Blokker · Greensburg, LA · 2022

  To create a website to index and survey segregated schools in Louisiana.

• $5,000

  Gorham Bird · Auburn, AL · 2024

  Measure and represent the environmental and economic benefits of historic preservation and adaptive reuse of historic buildings through a detailed study of the rosenwald school site in bullock county, al.

• $5,000

  Justin Den Herder · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

  Study logistics and impact of lumber reuse.

• $5,000

  National Trust for Historic Preservation · Washington, DC · 2024

  Support undergraduate student pursuing fields related to historic preservation.

• $5,000

  Sean Denniston · Vancouver, WA · 2024

  Study the impact of sustainability tools such as building performance standards on historic buildings and produce a historic buildings toolkit that provides guidance policy development and implementation

• $5,000

  Gorham Bird · Auburn, AL · 2023

  measure and represent the environmental and economic benefits of historic preservation and adaptive reuse of historic buildings through a detailed study of the Rosenwald school site in Bullock County, AL

• $5,000

  Katherine Wonson · Wilson, WY · 2023

  study and propose solutions for the problem of ineffective preservation maintenance planning for National Park Service historic assets

• $5,000

  Justin Den Herder · Brooklyn, NY · 2022

  Study logistics and impact of lumber reuse.

• $5,000

  Suzana Radivojevic · Eugene, OR · 2022

  Study of architectural plywood.

• $2,500

  Liz McEnaneyfullerton Center · Newburgh, NY · 2023

  Supported a pilot project to reactivate a building shell for interim use, with and for the community, located in Newburgh, NY

• $2,000

  Jobie Hall · Iowa City, IA · 2022

  Complete a documentary short on slave dwellings.

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