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Friends of Taconic State Park (FTSP) received a Pomeroy Foundation special interest grant to support the development of The Pomeroy Family Railroad at Copake Iron Works. The $100,000 gift was announced at FTSP’s annual meeting in July 2022. Pictured, left to right, are Foundation Trustee & Director of Strategic Initiatives Deryn Pomeroy, Foundation Executive Director Carrie Berse and FTSP Board of Directors President Jim Mackin.
Friends of Taconic State Park (FTSP) received a Pomeroy Foundation special interest grant to support the development of The Pomeroy Family Railroad at Copake Iron Works. The $100,000 gift was announced at FTSP’s annual meeting in summer 2022.

At this time we are not accepting applications for Special Interest Grants. This page will be updated when the grants portal reopens.

The William G. Pomeroy Foundation makes grants to 501(c)(3) organizations, nonprofit educational institutions and local, state and federal government entities that support the two primary parts of our mission.

The Pomeroy Foundation is interested in a wide range of initiatives that help communities across the country celebrate their history and cultural heritage. In 2023, preference was given to projects helping to promote awareness of the Pomeroy Foundation’s signature historical marker programs. This was especially true for requests for Special Interest Grants of $10,000 or more.

Requests for Special Interest Grants under $10,000 were considered for the aforementioned purposes, but also for technology and computer security upgrades, digitization of materials that stabilize collections and increase public access, and special projects for New York State history-related museums and historical societies with budgets under $500,000.

Grants We Are Likely to Support

Historical societies with limited resources, professional development for small history organizations, technology upgrades for small history organizations, celebrations of significant national milestones in American history

Grants we are Unlikely to Support

Performing/visual arts related projects, consultants, documentaries, restoration projects, programs/projects outside the mission of the Foundation.

Summary of 2023 For History Grants

  • The Pomeroy Foundation awarded 42 history-related special interest grants to 37 organizations.
  • The average special interest grant size was $8,285 with a median grant size of $5,000.
  • The Foundation awarded 269 historic signage grants.

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