Heritage MAKING HISTORY HAPPEN

Heritage

MAKING HISTORY HAPPEN

As our region grows and changes, Heritage 4Culture helps communities recognize, preserve, and explore our shared heritage.

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If you're a King County heritage worker, dig in! There's something here for you. Continue Reading ›

Grants

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    2/27Public Free Access
    3/12Heritage Projects
    ONGOpen 4Culture

  • Building for Equity: Anchoring Community

    Deadline: Nov 6, 2025

    Funds and fosters equitable development for organizations buying, building, or renovating buildings and specialized spaces that make cultural experiences possible. Project budgets that are 10 million+ are invited to apply.
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  • Building for Equity: Facilities

    Deadline: Apr 17, 2025

    Funds organizations buying, building, or renovating the buildings and specialized spaces that make cultural experiences possible. Project budgets that are 10 million and under are encouraged to apply.
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  • Building for Equity: Native Cultural Facilities

    Deadline: Nov 20, 2025

    Supports projects including land acquisition, renovations, and new construction that advances the preservation, expression, and vitality of Native culture.
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    jayden.robles@4culture.org
    (206) 263-2522

  • Building for Equity: Project Development

    Deadline: Aug 7, 2025

    Funds and supports applicants building organizational capacity to meet long-term facility needs.
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  • Cultural Equipment

    Deadline: Jul 9, 2025

    Putting essential tools in the hands of King County’s cultural organizations and agencies.
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  • Cultural Producers Recovery Fund

    Deadline: May 8, 2024

    Unrestricted funds for King County Cultural Producers impacted by the pandemic.
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  • Cultural Support Services

    Deadline: Nov 12, 2025

    Provides support for organizations that contribute to quality of life and career development for cultural workers.
    More Information
    cassie.chinn@4culture.org
    (206) 263-8324

  • Doors Open Facilities

    Deadline: Sep 4, 2024

    This grant helps organizations acquire, build, or renovate the bricks and mortar buildings that make cultural experiences possible.
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  • Emergency and Unforeseen

    Deadline: Ongoing

    Assisting organizations with unforeseen building costs and opportunities.
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  • Heritage Professional Development Stipend

    Deadline: Jan 1 - Nov 31, 2025

    Funds to help you participate, make connections, and learn new skills for your career path in the heritage field.
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  • Heritage Projects

    Deadline: Mar 12, 2025

    Funds individuals and organizations documenting, sharing, and interpreting King County heritage.
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  • Heritage Sustained Support

    Deadline: Sep 4, 2024

    Organizations that explore the people, places, communities, and events of our region’s past are eligible to apply.
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  • Launch

    Deadline: Aug 27, 2025

    Supports the creation and growth of new and emerging cultural and science organizations.
    More Information
    dana.phelan@4culture.org
    (206) 263-1604

  • Open 4Culture

    Deadline: Opens Jan 1

    Funding a wide array of projects produced by those who are new to 4Culture.
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  • Public Free Access

    Deadline: Feb 27, 2025

    This program helps reduce barriers to your organization's programming.
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Heritage Programs

 

Building for Equity

Supporting cultural building projects and creating a pathway to racial equity in our facilities funding.
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Hello 4Culture

We're getting out of the office and talking face-to-face with our community. Bring your questions, concerns, ideas, and more!
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Heritage Field Services

Our funding is just the beginning—explore the different kinds of support available to King County’s diverse heritage field.
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King County Heritage Report

In 2016, we gathered information about the needs of King County heritage organizations throughout King County. See what we learned!
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Call or email Chieko Phillips at chieko.phillips@4culture.org or (206) 477-6811.

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