# Save America's Treasures (15.929)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/15-929-save-america-s-treasures/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Save America's Treasures is run by Department of the Interior. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $150 million in 383 grants, about $391,765 per award.

## Objectives

To provide matching grants for preservation or conservation work on nationally significant intellectual and cultural artifacts and nationally significant historic structures and sites. Intellectual and cultural artifacts include artifacts, collections, documents, sculpture and works of art.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $15.5 million | 49 |
| 2022 | $24.1 million | 80 |
| 2023 | $35.5 million | 81 |
| 2024 | $52.2 million | 111 |
| 2025 | $22.7 million | 67 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rivers of Steel Heritage Corporation | Pennsylvania | $3.4 million |
| State Historical Society | Wisconsin | $2.6 million |
| City of Buffalo | New York | $2.5 million |
| California Missions Foundation | California | $2.0 million |
| Historic Brown Chapel Ame Church Preservation Society Inc | Alabama | $1.7 million |
| Shelburne Farms | Vermont | $1.5 million |
| City of Albany | New York | $1.5 million |
| Center for Veterans Issues, Inc | Wisconsin | $1.5 million |
| Staten Island Historical Society | New York | $1.5 million |
| One Symphony Circle Inc | New York | $1.5 million |
| Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum | Hawaii | $1.3 million |
| City of Detroit | Michigan | $1.3 million |
| National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States | District of Columbia | $1.3 million |
| West Virginia Divison of Culture & History | West Virginia | $1.1 million |
| Alaska Arts Southeast Inc | Alaska | $1.1 million |
| MS Department of Archives & History | Mississippi | $1.0 million |
| City of Duluth | Minnesota | $1.0 million |
| Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks | Pennsylvania | $912,651 |
| Smithsonian Institution | District of Columbia | $893,386 |
| The B&o Railroad Museum, Inc. | Maryland | $863,750 |