Support the humanities

With your support, we can continue to keep the spark for learning, exploring and growing alive in Massachusetts. Find out all the ways you can help us bring the public humanities to more residents.

you play an important role in sustaining the public humanities

Mass Humanities counts on support from individuals like you, who understand that the public humanities are vital to a thriving society.

Together, we can champion opportunities for all communities in Massachusetts to reinvigorate our democracy by telling, sharing, and reimagining the diverse stories and ideas of our Commonwealth.

There are many ways to support this essential work, and we would love to connect with you. Contact Jill Brevik, Director of Development, at 413-203-6365 x105, or by using the button below.

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Donations from individuals, foundations, and corporations allow Mass Humanities to support historically excluded communities through our grants, programs and partnerships.

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If you can, please fill out this information form and include it with your payment:

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There are many ways to ensure that the public humanities remain a vital resource for our democracy far into the future. Contact our office to learn more.

Join the
Giving Circle

The Giving Circle includes individuals or families who support Mass Humanities through charitable donations of $1,000 or more in a 12 month period. Membership begins on the day Mass Humanities receives the qualifying donation and lasts for one year.

  1. Subscription to Humanities, the magazine of the National Endowment for the Humanities. This publication includes insights from around the nation into leading humanities scholarship.
  2. A quarterly letter from our executive director Brian Boyles that includes highlights and stories of impact from our grantees and program partners, as well as our progress toward strategic and sector-wide goals.
  3. Special recognition at the annual Governor’s Awards in the Humanities event.
  4.  The print edition of the Mass Humanities Annual Report.
  5. Special invitations to humanities events across the state.

Lifetime Membership: A donation of $25,000 or more in a 12 month period qualifies you for Lifetime Membership in the Giving Circle.

  1. Check out our calendar and attend one of our many grant-funded public events held throughout the state.
  2. Subscribe to our newsletter to get monthly updates about upcoming events and local humanities news.

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Make a bequest

The public humanities must never be taken for granted. There are many ways to help ensure they remain a vital resource for our democracy. Please consider taking one or more of the following steps.
  1. Consider adding the following when it comes time to create or amend your will or a trust: “I give, devise and bequeath [specify dollar amount or describe property to be given] to the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities, located in Northampton, Massachusetts, for its general charitable purposes.”
  2. Consider naming Mass Humanities as a beneficiary in your retirement plan
  3. Consider naming Mass Humanities as a beneficiary of any life insurance policies you might have
  4. Consider naming Mass Humanities as a donor advised fund beneficiary with your local community foundation, or with Fidelity Charitable, US Trust or a similar institution
  5. Consider adding the following to your will to designate a specific dollar amount or piece of property to Mass Humanities: “I give, devise and bequeath [specify dollar amount or describe property to be given] to the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities, located in Northampton, Massachusetts, for its general charitable purposes.”
We encourage you to consult with your financial advisor about these decisions. But please contact us below if you’re considering making a bequest and we would be happy to provide any additional information required.

Attend the governor's awards in the humanities

Since 2014, Mass Humanities has hosted the Governor’s Awards to recognize excellence in the humanities. Each year, we partner with the Office of the Governor to recognize individuals whose public actions enhance civic life in the Commonwealth through a deep appreciation of the humanities.

Proceeds from sponsorships, ticket sales and direct donations benefit the organizations and programs that Mass Humanities supports each year including Expand Massachusetts Stories, The Clemente Course in the Humanities, Reading Frederick Douglass Together and the Smithsonian Museum on Main Street traveling exhibit.

Click the button below to learn more about this year’s dinner, scheduled for Thursday, September 26, 2024, at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston.

Have a question?

We’re here to help you get an answer. Whether you have a question about your donation, your bequest or just want some more information, we’re always here to help.
Spotlight

Al and Sally Griggs

Once Al and Sally Griggs got involved in the humanities, they realized just how important they were—especially to low-income, underrepresented communities. Read their story below.

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