{"id":49665,"date":"2024-06-05T13:03:40","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T20:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/?page_id=49665"},"modified":"2025-08-14T11:42:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T18:42:35","slug":"washington-stories-fund-grants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/programs\/grants-and-sponsorships\/washington-stories-fund-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Stories Fund Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_class=&#8221;about-section-one&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;60px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;41f87d7c-e4d9-4592-9c54-19e74899971a&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Grants and Sponsorships: Washington Stories Fund<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; module_class=&#8221;center-vertically&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||60px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; border_color_top=&#8221;#dbd6da&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#dbd6da&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;gcid-051e6ffd-0a86-4468-857e-4ba2367e8b65&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;gcid-051e6ffd-0a86-4468-857e-4ba2367e8b65&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;48px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;54px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||80px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||10px|||&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;48px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-051e6ffd-0a86-4468-857e-4ba2367e8b65%22:%91%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Elevate Your Community&#8217;s Stories<\/h2>\n<p>The purpose of the Washington Stories Fund is to record and share with the broader community the little-known stories of people or groups whose contributions add to the cultural richness of Washington State.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Stories Fund is a tool to dismantle barriers and enhance cultural understanding through the public humanities. <span data-contrast=\"auto\">This grant seeks to elevate the stories of people or groups whose stories are lesser-known, and enhance the public\u2019s awareness of new and unique perspectives and cultures.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/story\/announcing-the-recipients-of-2025-washington-stories-fund-grants\/\"><em>View the 2025 Washington Stories Fund grantees.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; 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While groups do not need to be incorporated or have tax-exempt status, they must be organized for nonprofit purposes. Individuals are not eligible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=&#8221;43px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; ul_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|800||on|||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|800||on|||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#ce5f28&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>The deadline to apply for 2025 has passed. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/contact\/\">Join our mailing list<\/a> for updates.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WSF-2025-Guidelines-5.22.25.pdf\">See here for the full grant guidelines.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/rec\/share\/o9LJSbDrCWKrKBIYsClQxPCBuC0zaQpJEN63XZSCtpsCtkWvYnFABaWoTdLy1RQ.HSOiclrvdpCYuEFd?startTime=1743620617000%20Passcode: 5e#1Q+7T\">Click here to view a recording of the information session.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Questions? Contact <a href=\"mailto:grants@humanities.org\">grants@humanities.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn arrow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grantinterface.com\/Home\/Logon?urlkey=humanities\">Apply or Access an Existing Application<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#e0ebec&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||80px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;60px|60px|60px|60px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#4a3048&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;27px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>The Spark for the Washington Stories Fund: Lenore Hale<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=&#8221;43px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; ul_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|800||on|||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|800||on|||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#ce5f28&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>After a career in family counseling, Lenore Hale and her husband, Charles, moved to Seattle in 2004, making a new life together at Horizon House retirement community until Charles\u2019s death in 2008. 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