Museum grants oftentimes entity Craft, education, account, science and technology.
Although rare grants exist specifically to benediction of children's museums, the Wide attributes of a children's museum way that it can access a Broad change of grants that object contrary genres. Such grants accommodate federal, society, corporate, limited and exclusive grants that enhearten local enrichment, education and childhood transaction. If a children's museum is eligible for a grant depends on the heart of the particular programme rather than the museum. For instance, a gallery of children's notebook illustrations would be eligible for many art-related grants, whereas an present that introduces children to technology would be eligible for technology-education grants.
We the People Initiative
The Public Endowment for the Humanities offers a grant in 2010 terminated the We the Bourgeois Initiative. This grant targets libraries, museums, and historical societies who host inter-generational narration or cultural programs. Grants to instrument these programs normally award up to $400,000, whereas grants for planning such programs scope from $40,000 to $70,000. Eligible programs must body either American account or some earnest attribute of U.S. culture. This grant encourages applicants to network with other organizations in their programme implementation.
We the Tribe Initiative
State Endowment for the Humanities
1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Interval 511
Washington DC 20506
202-606-8337
neh.gov/grants/guidelines/familyyouthprograms.html
Learning in the Arts for Youth and Children
This grant is designed to excite children's arts education, specifically in participation children to reconnoitre the creation of Craft. A children's museum might qualify for a Learning in the Arts for Innocence and Children grant whether it offers hands-on Craft experiences. This grant requires assessment of the students, so it is more suitable suited for after-school and weekend programming, rather than the free-flowing Craft contact ofttimes endow in instruct spaces. This grant in 2010 awards from $5,000 to $150,000.
Learning in the Arts for Adolescence and Children
State Endowment for the Arts
The Weingart Foundation awards a variety of grants targeting non-profits that focus on education, health and human services for youth. Grant awards typically range up to $25,000 dollars, with several reaching beyond that. The foundation is an appropriate funding source for museums that need smaller grants.Weingart Foundation1055 W. 7th St., Suite 3050
202-682-5704
arts.gov/grants/application/GAP11/LITA.html
Hearst Foundation
The Hearst Foundation offers indefinite grants to improve educational and health experiences for children. Of these, children's museums might qualify for the Cultural Grant. The average grant in 2010 is from $100,000 to $150,000. The foundation wants to award grants to organizations with the greatest need, as determined by their proposals. Proposals must detail how the museum will evaluate the funded program's effectiveness.
Hearst Foundation
300 W. 57th St., 26th Floor
New York, NY 10019-3741
212-586-5404
hearstfdn.org/fp_culture.html
NASA
Well-known for its space exploration and technology programs, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) also offers grants in 2010 to museums and organizations that encourage science and technology education for children. Children's museums can qualify for these Competitive Program for Science Museums and Planetariums grants if their programming and exhibits incorporate science and technology teaching. Grant-making total awards through this program are $6.9 million. Several children's museums, including the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, have received this award.
Competitive Program for Science Museums and Planetariums
NASA Headquarters
425 Headquarters Building
Washington, DC 20546
202-358-2100
nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2009/jun/HQ_09-125_Education_Museum_Grants.html
Weingart Foundation
1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NWWashington, DC 20004-2501
Los Angeles CA 90017
213-688-7799
weingartfnd.org/
