Highlights from the
National Fund for Sacred Places
By Lily Hamilton ,
Associate Director , National Fund for Sacred Places
T he National Fund for Sacred Places is a program of Partners for Sacred Places in collaboration with the National Trust for Historic Preservation . Through our work at the National Fund , Partners is able to provide catalytic grants between $ 50,000 and $ 500,000 to houses of worship that are undergoing once-in-ageneration historic preservation projects . Participants in the National Fund receive comprehensive training and technical assistance to help them in the capital project planning and fundraising process .
In 2023 the National Fund was able to award more grants than ever before : 16 congregations will receive catalytic grant awards and will be provided pro bono technical assistance by Partners ’ staff . The most recent cohort of grantees , selected from 371 applicants , brings together a diverse group of faith communities who steward some of the nation ’ s most significant sacred places .
Each of the grantees tells a profound story about the importance of sacred places to our communities . Four are profiled below , all sharing similar experiences of adapting to demographic change and development over time .
8 SACRED PLACES • SUMMER 2024