Grant Portfolio
Alice Austen House & Historic Richmond Town | Staten Island, NY
Grant Year: 2025
The AAH will begin work in 2026 to bring the Austen collection fully online from repatriation of a near-complete archive of photographs by seminal American photographer Alice Austen (1866–1952). This landmark acquisition, transferred from Historic Richmond Town, includes more than 2,600 cellulose nitrate negatives, over 2,000 glass plate negatives and 1,500 photographic prints, along with more than 300 . . .
Grant Year: 2025
Historic Richmond Town interprets and restores a living history village, operates a historical museum, and collects and preserves material culture to inspire engagement with and understanding of Staten Island's diverse histories. The organization maintains and preserves 38 historic structures, including the largest collection of the oldest houses in New York State, and oversees over 112 acres of preserved . . .
East Hampton Historical Society
Grant Year: 2025
Funding from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation enabled the East Hampton Historical Society to purchase compact mobile and static collections storage equipment for its new 5,760 sq. ft. Collections Center, which is the final component of a $1.5 million project to advance collections stewardship and access. After the construction of the new building was completed in early April, technicians from Delta . . .
The Northport Historical Society
Grant Year: 2025
The Northport Historical Society was founded in 1962 by a group of citizens concerned about preserving our shared history. In 1974, the Society found its permanent home in the old Northport Library building, an original Carnegie Library built in 1914. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. The mission of the Northport Historical Society and Museum is to preserve and . . .
Colonel Josiah Smith Chapter, NSDAR Restoration Project
Grant Year: 2026
The Colonel Josiah Smith Chapter, NSDAR, is leading the preservation and restoration of the historic Colonel Josiah Smith Cemetery in East Moriches. With support from the Robert D.L. Gardiner Foundation, this project includes professional conservation of deteriorating and fallen headstones, cleaning and stabilization using preservation best practices, and ongoing documentation of the site. This effort honors . . .
Grant Year: 2025
The New York Historical is dedicated to increasing worldwide understanding of American history through exhibitions, public programs, online outreach, and research that reveal the dynamism of history and its influence on the world today. New York’s first museum, we are a leading cultural institution documenting over 400 years of American history through a peerless collection of art, documents, and artifacts. . . .
Grant Year: 2025
On Monday, July 28th, Celebrate St. James will take its first exciting step toward transforming a dream into reality; the creation of a vibrant community Cultural Arts Center, theatre, and plaza. This milestone marks the beginning of a new chapter in our mission to preserve and celebrate the rich history and creative spirit of St. James. Thanks to a generous $211,300 matching grant from the Gardiner Foundation, . . .
Grant Year: 2025
About the Landmarks Conservancy: The New York Landmarks Conservancy, a private non-profit organization, has loaned and granted more than $62 million, which has leveraged almost $1 billion in restoration projects throughout New York, revitalizing communities, providing economic stimulus, and supporting local jobs. The Conservancy has also offered countless hours of pro bono technical advice to building . . .
The Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame
Grant Year: 2025
About The Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Established in 2004, the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to celebrating the rich music and entertainment heritage of Long Island—from Brooklyn to Montauk—and supporting music and arts education for future generations. The organization honors artists across all genres, including classical, . . .
Grant Year: 2026
$450K Project Will Support 60 Fellowships in History The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation has awarded SUNY Geneseo distinguished professor of history Michael Leroy Oberg a $224K grant to fund student fellowships. The grant is part of a $450K project, directed by Oberg, that includes Stony Brook University and SUNY Potsdam. Sixty undergraduate students from the three schools will be matched . . .
East End Seaport Museum & Marine Foundation, Sea-Life Aquarium
East End Seaport Museum & Marine Foundation, Sea-Life Aquarium The East End Seaport Museum & Marine Foundation’s 850-gallon saltwater aquarium is a signature, living exhibit that brings the Peconic Estuary’s underwater world to life. Positioned as a central educational feature, the tank houses a small school of spot croaker, porgies, black sea bass, blow fish, oyster toadfish and . . .
THAR SHE BLOWS! Life-size inflatable whale heads to Whaling Museum | Cold Sping Harbor
Grant Year: 2024
THAR SHE BLOWS! Life-size inflatable whale heads to Whaling Museum by Press Release - November 21, 2024 The Whaling Museum & Education Center of Cold Spring Harbor has announced the new fabrication and acquisition of a life-size inflatable whale, which will travel to locations across Long Island in a new “Whale on Wheels” educational program. This will be the only whale of . . .
