Grant Awardees FY2025
Marilyn Hatza Memorial SHINE Grant Program
Grant Awards of $10,000
Allegany County:
Frostburg Museum Association, Inc.
Historic Frostburg, a Maryland Main Street Community
Allegany Museum
Anne Arundel County:
Banneker-Douglass Museum Foundation
Chesapeake Children’s Museum
Lost Towns Project, Inc
Captain Avery Museum
Baltimore City:
Writers in Baltimore Schools
Maryland Women’s Heritage Center
Mid-Atlantic Regional Moving Image Archive
Muse 360 Arts
Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Friends of President Street Station
Mount Clare Museum House
Baltimore Heritage
Maryland Civic Education Coalition
Friends of 612-614 S. Wolfe Street, Inc.
Yellow Arrow Publishing Co.
Star-Spangled Banner Flag House Association, Inc.
Baltimore-Xiamen Sister City Committee
Baltimore Architecture Foundation
Makeup Museum
Far-Western Nepalese Society- Maryland, INC.
CityLit Project
Tola’s Room, LLC
Komite Ayiti, Inc
CHARM: Voices of Baltimore Youth
Nuestras Raices Inc
Baltimore County:
Maryland Lynching Memorial Project
Fire Museum of Maryland, Inc.
Baltimore County Historical Society, Inc.
Historic Hampton, Inc.
Baltimore Reservation Project
Maryland Technology Museum Inc
Todd’s Inheritance Historic Site, Inc.
Calvert County:
Launching Educational Assistance Program Forward
Bayside History Museum
Caroline County:
Mt. Pleasant Heritage Preservation Inc.
Jonestown Community Development Corporation, INC.
Caroline County Council of Arts
Caroline County Historical Society
Fiber Arts Center of the Eastern Shore, The
Hubbard Leverton Foundation
Carroll County:
Downtown Sykesville Connection, Inc.
Charles County:
Life Journeys Writers Club
Farm Heritage Conservancy
Dorchester County:
Nanticoke Historic Preservation Alliance, Inc. (NHPA)
Cambridge Woman’s Club, Inc.
Harrisville Malone Cemetery Maintenance Fund Inc
Frederick County:
Catoctin Furnace Historical Society
Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area Inc
Garrett County:
Garrett Lakes Arts Festival
Harford County:
Havre Grace Maritime Museum, Inc.
Hosanna Community House, Inc.
Howard County:
Chinese American Parent Association of Howard County
League of Korean Americans
Korean American Senior Association of Howard County
Indian Cultural Association of Howard County, Inc.
Cultura Plenera
Howard County Poetry and Literature Society
Kent County:
Historical Society of Kent County, Inc.
Montgomery County:
Docs in Progress
Boulanger Initiative
Sugarland Ethno History Project, Inc.
Civic Circle
Bethesda Historical Society
Action Youth Media
Nepal Education and Cultural Center
EducArte, Inc.
Prince George’s County:
Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts
Field of Firsts Foundation, Inc.
Laurel Historical Society
Anacostia Trails Heritage Area, Inc.
White Marsh Historical Society
National Museum of Language
Sankofa IMPACT
Queen Anne’s County:
Kennard Alumni Association Inc
Touchstones Discussion Project
St. Mary’s County:
Friends of the St. Clement’s Island and Piney Point Museums
Talbot County:
Chesapeake Film Festival
Washington County:
Doleman Black Heritage Museum, Inc.
Washington County Historical Society
Wicomico County:
Buffalo Soldier Living History Site
Lower Shore Cemetery Preservation Organization Inc.
Westside Historical Society
Eleven 21 Inc., d/b/a Epoch Dream Center
Worcester County:
Berlin Heritage Foundation, Inc
Furnace Town Foundation
Beach to Bay Heritage Area, Inc
Grant Awardees FY2024
Marilyn Hatza Memorial SHINE Grant Program
Grant Awards of $10,000
Allegany:
Allegany Museum
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Evergreen Heritage Center Foundation
Historic Frostburg, a Maryland Main Street Community
Anne Arundel:
Blacks of the Chesapeake Foundation
Captain Avery Museum
Chesapeake Children’s Museum
Lost Towns Project
Baltimore City:
Baltimore Architecture Foundation
Baltimore Heritage
CHARM: Voices of Baltimore Youth (Fund for Educational Excellence)
CityLit Project
Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center
Friends of 612-614 S. Wolfe Street
Friends of President Street Station
Greenmount Senior Center
Komite Ayiti
Makeup Museum
Maryland Museums Association
Maryland Women’s Heritage Center
Mount Clare Museum House
Moving History
Writers in Baltimore Schools
Muse 360 Arts
Raymond Banks ‘A Way With Words’ Foundation
Sankofa Children’s Museum of African Cultures
Yellow Arrow Publishing Co.
Baltimore:
Baltimore Association of Nepalese in America
Baltimore County Historical Society, Inc. (dba Historical Society of Baltimore County)
Maryland Lynching Memorial Project
NeighborSpace of Baltimore County
Sisterhood Agenda
Todd’s Inheritance Historic Site
Calvert:
Bayside History Museum
Launching Educational Assistance Program Forward (LEAP) Forward
Carroll:
Downtown Sykesville Connection
Historical Society of Carroll County Maryland
The Union Mills Homestead
Cecil:
Historical Society of Cecil County
Charles:
Farm Heritage Conservancy
The Historical Society of Charles County
Life Journeys Writers Club
Dorchester:
Dorchester County Historical Society
Groove City Black Heritage & Culture Group
Harrisville Malone Cemetery Maintenance Fund
Nanticoke Historic Preservation Alliance (NHPA)
Frederick:
African-American Resources Cultural Heritage Society (AARCH)
Catoctin Furnace Historical Society
City Youth Matrix
Global Z Recording Project
Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area
Maryland Foreign Language Association
Women Solve
Garrett:
Garrett County Historical Society
Mountain Lake Park Historical Association
Harford:
Harmer’s Town Art Center
The Havre de Grace Colored School Museum and Cultural Center
The Havre Grace Maritime Museum
Hosanna Community House (dba Hosanna School Museum)
Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway
Howard:
Chinese American Parent Association of Howard County
Cultura Plenera
Howard County Historical Society
Indian Cultural Association of Howard County
Korean Culture and Art of MD
League of Korean Americans
Kent:
G.A.R. Post #25 (Sumner Hall)
Montgomery:
Bethesda Historical Society
The Civic Circle
Docs in Progress
The Giving Square
Sugarland Ethno History Project
Prince George’s:
Bold Beautiful Brilliant Girls Youth Empowerment Group
Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts
EducArte
Fuel Incorporated
National Capital Radio and Television Museum
National Museum of Language
Queen Anne’s:
Grasonville Community Center
Kennard Alumni Association
Touchstones Discussion Project
Somerset:
Somerset County Historical Society
St. Mary’s:
Friends of the St. Clement’s Island and Piney Point Museums
Unified Committee for Afro-American Contributions
Talbot:
Chesapeake Film Festival
Mid-Shore Community Foundation – Bellevue Passage Museum
St. Michaels Museum
The Water’s Edge Museum
Washington:
Camp Ritchie Museum
Urban Rural Action
Wicomico:
Eleven 21
Worcester:
Beach to Bay Heritage Area
Berlin Heritage Foundation
Delmarva Discovery Center & Museum
Furnace Town Foundation
Grant Awardees FY2023
SHINE Grant Program
Grant Awards of $10,000
Allegany:
Allegany Museum
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Evergreen Heritage Center Foundation
Frostburg Museum Association
Historic Frostburg, a Maryland Main Street Community
Anne Arundel:
Chesapeake Children’s Museum
Galesville Community Center
Lost Towns Project
Baltimore City:
Afro Charities
CityLit Project
Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center
Friends of President Street Station
Maryland Women’s Heritage Center
Moving History
Muse Arts 360
The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum
Star-Spangled Banner Flag House Association
Baltimore:
Baltimore County Historical Society
Historic East Towson
Historic Hampton
Maryland’s Four Centuries Project
Calvert:
Launching Educational Assistance Program Forward Leap Forward
Carroll:
Historical Society of Carroll County Maryland
Charles:
African American Society of Charles County
Farm Heritage Conservancy
Maryland Veterans Museum at Patriot Park
Dorchester:
Dorchester County Historical Society
Groove City Black Heritage & Culture Group
Frederick:
African-American Resources Cultural Heritage Society
Catoctin Furnace Historical Society
Global Z Recording Project
Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area
Garrett:
Garrett Lakes Arts Festival
Harford:
Hosanna Community House
Howard:
Howard County Historical Society
Kent:
G.A.R. Post #25 (Sumner Hall)
Minary’s Dream Alliance
Montgomery:
Bethesda Historical Society
The Civic Circle
Docs in Progress
Prince George’s:
Anacostia Trails Heritage Area
National Museum of Language
Queen Anne’s:
Kennard Alumni Association
St. Mary’s:
Friends of the St. Clement’s Island and Piney Point Museums
Talbot:
The Waters Edge Museum
Washington:
Camp Ritchie Museum
Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum
Wicomico:
Eleven 21
Worcester:
Beach to Bay Heritage Area
Delmarva Discovery Center & Museum
Grant Awardees FY2022
SHARP Recovery Grants
Grant Awards of $10,000
Allegany:
Allegany Museum
Cumberland Theatre
Evergreen Heritage Center Foundation
Frostburg Museum Association, Inc.
Historic Frostburg, a Maryland Main Street Community, Inc.
Anne Arundel:
Captain Avery Museum
Chesapeake Children’s Museum
Friends of the Rising Sun Inn
Galesville Community Center
Lost Towns Project, Inc.
Baltimore City:
CHARM: Voices of Baltimore Youth
CityLit Project
Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center
Maryland Women’s Heritage Center
Mid-Atlantic Regional Moving Image Archive
Muse 360 Arts
New Lens
Poe Baltimore
Raymond Banks ‘A Way With Words’ Foundation
Sankofa Children’s Museum of African Cultures, Inc.
Star-Spangled Banner Flag House Association, Inc.
Writers in Baltimore Schools
Baltimore:
Baltimore County Historical Society, Inc.
Friends of Jerusalem Mill
Maryland Lynching Memorial Project
Preservation Alliance of Baltimore County
Sisterhood Agenda, Inc.
Writing Hearts, Inc.
Calvert:
Bayside History Museum
Friends of Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum
Carroll:
Downtown Sykesville Connection, Inc.
Union Mills Homestead Foundation, Inc.
Cecil:
Historical Society of Cecil County
Women’s Civic League of North East
Charles:
Farm Heritage Conservancy
Friends of Maxwell Hall Inc
Life Journeys Writers Club
Maryland Veterans Museum at Patriot Park
Neighborhood Creative Arts Center
Society for the Restoration of Port Tobacco
Dorchester:
Alpha Genesis Community Development Corporation
Dorchester County Historical Society
Groove City Black Heritage & Culture Group Inc.
Richardson Maritime Museum, Inc.
Frederick:
African-American Resources Cultural Heritage Society (AARCH)
Brunswick Potomac Foundation, Inc.
Catoctin Furnace Historical Society
Frederick County Landmarks Foundation
Global Z Recording Project
Garrett:
Garrett Lakes Arts Festival
Harford:
The Friends of the Concord Point Lighthouse
The Havre de Grace Colored School Museum and Cultural Center, Inc.
The Historical Society of Harford County, Inc.
Hosanna Community House, Inc.
Susquehanna Museum of Havre de Grace, Inc.
Kent:
Eastern Shore Heritage, Inc.
G.A.R. Post #25, Inc. (Sumner Hall)
Historical Society of Kent County, Inc.
Montgomery:
Chevy Chase Historical Society
Docs In Progress
Menare Foundation, Inc.
Peerless Rockville Historic Preservation, Ltd.
Sugarland Ethno History Project, Inc.
Warren Historic Site Committee, Inc.
Prince George’s:
Bold Beautiful Brilliant Girls Youth Empowerment Group
Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts, Inc.
EducArte, Incorporated
Laurel Historical Society
National Capital Radio and Television Museum
National Museum of Language
Prince George’s African American Museum and Cultural Center
Prince George’s County Historical Society, Inc.
Somerset:
Crisfield Heritage Foundation
Somerset County Historical Society
St. Mary’s:
Friends of St. Clement’s Island and Piney Point Museums
St. Mary’s County Historical Society
Talbot:
Oxford Museum
Talbot Historical Society
Tilghman Waterman’s Museum
Waters Edge Museum
Washington:
Boonsboro Historical Society
Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc.
Doleman Black Heritage Museum, Inc.
Friends of Tolson’s Chapel
Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum, Inc.
Washington County Historical Society
Worcester:
Beach to Bay Heritage Area, Inc.
Berlin Heritage Foundation, Inc.
Delmarva Discovery Center & Museum, Inc.
Friends of the Julia A. Purnell Museum
Furnace Town Foundation