Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation offers grant workshop to Long Island historic organizations

The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation will offer a free comprehensive grant workshop to Long Island and New York metropolitan area historic 501(c)(3) organizations at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium at 180 Little Neck Road in Centerport, on January 14, 2025. The workshop will educate the area’s historic community on financial support that is currently available from the Foundation and provide guidance on the grant application process.

Presenting organizations at the workshop will include The Preservation League of New York, the New York Landmarks Conservancy’s Sacred Sites, the Greater Hudson Heritage Network, East Hampton Library, Long Island University, and Burying Grounds Preservation Group.

“The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation views this introduction to funding opportunities as an active effort to assist our historic organizations to achieve sustainability. Each of the workshop presenters is supported by RDLGF to aid our region’s historic outreach and growth,” said Kathryn M. Curran, Executive Director of the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation.

Attendance is limited to two participants from each organization. The attending organizations must have a historic mission and support the study, stewardship and promotion of education relating to Long Island and New York’s role in American history, scholarships and historic preservation. Advance approval for participation is required.

Interested organizations must RSVP no later than January 8, 2025 to [email protected]. Attendees will be contacted with an approval notice before the event. Light lunch will be served.