All Community Powered programs have been suspended until future notice.
After 50+ years of partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities, Wisconsin Humanities lost all federal funding on April 3 due to a directive from DOGE and the Trump Administration. As a result, Wisconsin Humanities is entering a temporary hibernation starting in June— halting all programs but doing everything we can to preserve what we’ve built.
To return in the future, we’ve launched The Next Chapter Fund—an emergency campaign to keep Wisconsin Humanities alive during this pause.
Putting the humanities tools of history, culture, and
storytelling in the hands of Wisconsinites.
Learn more about our programs!
Making a Difference
Community Powered is an initiative that builds resilience among Wisconsin communities. We serve to help communities recognize, communicate, and act upon their strengths, their challenges, and their histories to envision a vibrant future.
Residents of participating Wisconsin communities experience new ways to unearth and tell stories of their communities while taking concrete steps toward making their hometowns better places to live.
