Support the Humanities
The humanities encourage us to consider the complex and varied array of human experiences, ideas, and expressions.
For nearly 50 years, the National Humanities Center has nurtured the work of scholars who have helped us appreciate the human story more fully and in greater depth. The ideas they’ve produced have been disseminated far and wide—on campuses, in classrooms, and in communities—influencing the way we think about the world and our place in it.
Your support makes all of this possible. Please consider making a gift today, and help us continue the humanities’ vital work.
Creating Impact with Your Gift
Every gift makes a meaningful difference and helps advance the National Humanities Center’s mission. The most impactful support often comes in the form of unrestricted gifts, which provide the flexibility to address the Center’s highest priorities and emerging opportunities.
We also welcome gifts designated to specific funds that directly support the Center’s programs and initiatives. Below are several areas you may wish to consider. If you have questions about the Center’s current needs or would like assistance selecting a designation that aligns with your philanthropic interests, please contact the Development team.
At-Risk Scholars
This critical fund allows the Center to provide a safe haven, financial stability, and academic community for international humanities scholars facing censorship, political persecution, or conflict in their home countries. Your support preserves intellectual freedom and offers a vital lifeline to courageous voices under threat.
Education Programs
This fund supports NHC efforts to bring advanced humanities scholarship to K–12 and collegiate classrooms through professional development and innovative resources for teachers. Your generosity equips educators to inspire the next generation of critical thinkers and leaders.
Flora Scroop-Reid Childcare Bursary
Established in memory of the youngest daughter of scholars Daniel Scroop and Julia Reid, this bursary offers vital childcare assistance to Fellows with young families. Your gift helps ensure that they can fully thrive as members of the Center’s vibrant intellectual community.
Library
By supporting the library, you provide the foundational tools necessary to fuel groundbreaking humanities discoveries. Your gift ensures that scholars receive world-class research assistance and ready access to research materials from around the world.
Public Engagement
This fund supports the Center’s efforts to translate the deep insights of humanities research into accessible programming for a broader audience. Your contribution fosters an informed public discourse and deepens our shared cultural appreciation.
Scholarly Programs
This fund sustains the Center’s core fellowship program and the work of leading humanities thinkers from around the world. Your contribution empowers these scholars to dedicate themselves to research and writing that shapes our understanding of the human experience.
For more information, or to make a gift by phone, please contact Liz Estrada at (919) 406-0101.
The National Humanities Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and all gifts are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by IRS regulations.