Historic preservation is a daunting challenge for any organization. Small non-profit organizations are particularly challenged due to resource limitations, both in funding and staffing. For these reasons, grant awards are vital. The Friends of the Rising Sun Inn have been privileged to have benefited from such grant awards.
Because these grants are so very vital to the success of the Friends mission, we would like to take a minute to recognize those organizations and agencies which have awarded us grants.
Flex Grant awarded: 2024 Project: Textile Conserving - 18th Century Ladies Fan
Sponsorship Grant Awarded: 2024 Project: Tavern Talk and Tour Series (2024-2025)
Small Changes Grant awarded: 2022, 2024 Project: Non-Profit Organization Accountant Review (2022-2023) Project: Tea and Tour Program Expansion (2023-2024)
Grant awarded: 2022 Project: Additional safety features
Grant Award: 2022 Anne Arundel County Arts Council and Anne County Office of Planning & Zoning: Cultural Resources Division Project: Carriage House Interior Restoration
Grant Awarded: 2022 Americana Corner Project: Textile Conserving - 18th & 19th Century Ladies Fans
Granted Awarded: 2021 SHARP Recovery Grant Operational Expenses & Program Equipment
Funding for these grants has been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and Maryland Humanities as part of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) and the NEH Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan (SHARP) initiative. #MDHumanitiesSHARP, #MDHumanities, #SHARP, #AmericanRescuePlan, @MDHumanities, and @NEHgov
Granted Awarded: 2020 Project: Restoration of the Rising Sun Inn and Carriage House Windows.
Service Grants Awarded: 2018, 2019 Projects: Volunteer Service Day - Carriage House Painting (2018) and Inn Entrances Repair and Restoration (2019)
Grant Awarded: 2019 Project: Installation of a Colonial Pollinator Garden
2018-2019 President General's Project Recipient Project: Kitchen Restoration
Grants Awarded: 2016, 2018, 2022 Projects: Heating Oil Tank Replacement (2016); Carriage House Foundation & Roof Repair (2018); Carriage House insultation and second floor access (2022).
Grants Awarded: 2000, 2004 Projects: Roof and Masonry Repair (2000); Foundation Repair (2004)