As the creator of large-scale competitions for funding, ACLS is widely trusted and respected. With a broad base of member learned societies, ACLS harnesses the scholarly ideas of hundreds of thousands of humanists. A private nonprofit that is closely aligned to the university system but not of it, with a deep reach into all humanities disciplines, ACLS serves as a critically important independent champion and endowment for the humanities.
With the support and collaboration of our peers and partners, we laid out bold plans to advance the pursuit and use of knowledge in the 21st century supported by a $125 million Centennial Campaign launched at our 2019 Centennial Celebration.
We are pleased to have surpassed our goal thanks to generous donors to our Centennial Campaign, raising more than $139 million for the priorities listed below.
Research fellowships are the principal means of producing knowledge in the humanities and thus our first priority for increased investment. Our Campaign Priorities are:
The Centennial Campaign offered the opportunity for donors to name a fellowship, restrict their support and/or honor a loved one. While the Campaign has ended, we always welcome the opportunity to discuss how you can support ACLS. Learn More
ACLS was founded in 1919. You may learn more about the history of ACLS by watching our centennial film or reading The First Century.
Our Centennial Campaign strengthened ACLS’s role as an independent endowment for the humanities and leader in setting new directions.
For more information or to discuss your support of the Centennial Campaign, we encourage you to contact Mary Richter, Chief Development Officer, at mrichter@acls.org or 646-485-5951.
Thank you.
Carl H. Pforzheimer III, Chair
Peter Baldwin
Nicola Courtright
Ann Fabian
William C. Kirby
Marwan Kraidy
James O’Donnell
