Welcome to the Cultural Trust Website

The New Jersey Cultural Trust was created in July 2000 as a public/private partnership to help ensure a stable and healthy nonprofit cultural industry in New Jersey that is sustainable even in the toughest of economic times.

The Trust provides grants to support capital projects, endowments and institutional and financial stabilization of arts, history and humanities organizations in New Jersey. Funding for the grants comes from interest earned on the Cultural Trust Fund, which is a permanent investment fund.
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New Grant Round Announced

The next round of New Jersey Cultural Trust grants will support capital preservation projects. Letters of intent to apply will be due on March 29, 2012, with full applications due April 26, 2012. Grants will range from $10,000 to $50,000.

You can find more details and guidelines for the project at http://www.njht.org/dca/njht/applguid/.

 

 

Featured Grant Recipient

Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank

In 2010 the historic Count Basie Theatre received a Capital Preservation Grant from the New Jersey Cultural Trust. The grant supported a major renovation of the theatre’s façade, which is now complete. The refurbished façade is now ready to greet patrons for the upcoming fall season. The Count Basie Theatre is listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places.

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Trust Links

 

• New Jersey Council on the Arts
• New Jersey Historical Commission
• New Jersey Historic Trust