Recipient of federal assistance · CHICAGO, IL

NEWBERRY LIBRARY

NEWBERRY LIBRARY received $594K in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026, on 7 actions, +741% vs FY2025. It has no federal contracts in the loaded years. Since FY2021: $1.7M. Its largest awarding agency was National Endowment for the Humanities ($562.1K).

Assistance · FY2026
$594K
New awards
5
Actions
7
Since FY2021
$1.7M
UEI
GHUEFMBQCR63
Location
CHICAGO, IL
Nonprofits
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Federal grants & assistance received

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 374.5KFY2021
  2. 246.8KFY2022
  3. 35KFY2023
  4. 396.2KFY2024
  5. 70.6KFY2025
  6. 594KFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$594K100%

Top programs · Awarding agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

Top programs

  1. 45.149 · Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access$395K67%
  2. 45.163 · Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development$179K30%
  3. 45.024 · Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals$31.8K5.4%
  4. 45.164 · Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs-$11.9K0.0%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Endowment for the Humanities$562.1K95%
  2. National Endowment for the Arts$31.8K5.4%

Largest awards

  1. IMPROVING FLAT FILE STORAGE FOR RARE AND HISTORICAL MAPS [THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY REQUESTS FUNDS FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE…$347.1K
    45.149 · Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access· National Endowment for the Humanities· Project grant· Dec 2, 2025 – Dec 4, 2025· PF30773226
  2. 250 YEARS OF TEACHING WITH MAPS: MAPS IN THE MAKING OF US EDUCATION [THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY REQUESTS FUNDS TO SUPPORT ?250 YEARS OF TEACHING…$179K
    45.163 · Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development· National Endowment for the Humanities· Project grant· Dec 12, 2025 – Dec 12, 2025· ES30797126
  3. ?VIVAN LAS REVOLUCIONES!: FORMING MORE PERFECT UNIONS ACROSS THE AMERICAS$135.5K
    45.164 · Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs· National Endowment for the Humanities· Project grant· Dec 18, 2025 – Dec 18, 2025· GG27145920
  4. DEVELOPING A 20-YEAR PLAN FOR PREVENTATIVE PRESERVATION [THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY REQUESTS FUNDS FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES…$47.9K
    45.149 · Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access· National Endowment for the Humanities· Project grant· Dec 4, 2025 – Dec 4, 2025· PF30775926
  5. PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT AN EXHIBITION, CATALOGUE, AND RELATED PROGRAMMING EXPLORING HOW INDIGENOUS PEOPLE HAVE ENGAGED WITH, CONTRIBUTED TO…$46.8K
    45.024 · Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals· National Endowment for the Arts· Project grant· Dec 9, 2024 – Dec 16, 2025· 1934143-44-25
  6. PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT AN EXHIBITION AND RELATED PUBLIC PROGRAMMING DEMONSTRATING PRINTING ON FABRIC IN RECOGNITION OF AMERICA250.$35K
    45.024 · Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals· National Endowment for the Arts· Project grant· Dec 18, 2025 – Dec 18, 2025· 1947106-44-26

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.