Impact

Our Vision

Our Vision is a New Jersey that delights in diversity, appreciates that there are no easy answers, and finds joy and understanding in the humanities. We do this by enabling public programs and humanities experiences that deepen our understanding of ourselves and our world.

Our Grantmaking

Our longstanding Incubation and Action Grants allow us to serve hundreds of organizations across the state by providing opportunities to innovate or implement public humanities programs.

Click here for a list of all the exciting programs we’ve funded since FY16.

Meet a Grantee

Lambertville, (Incubation / $15,000)
The first two installments of The Price of Silence have reached thousands of viewers through airings on NJ PBS as well as numerous screenings in schools, community centers, theaters, and performing arts centers throughout the state. For many of those viewers, the experience has been one of learning their own history, for the first time. Read more

Meet all of our grantees

Covid-19 Response

During the COVID-19 pandemic, NJCH helped encourage the recovery and resilience of New Jersey’s cultural sector by awarding CARES and ARP funding to organizations around the state. This funding, which was allocated through the NEH, was made available in two categories—General Operational Support and Program Support. In 2020 and 2021, NJCH awarded more than $1.6 million to over 175 organizations.

This funding helped connect approximately 1.5 million New Jerseyans with virtual and in-person humanities programming and saved some 120 jobs in the humanities sector.

Impact Reports