Madison Children's Museum: Receives major grant from National Endowment for the Humanities

(April 25, 2024)

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Madison Children’s Museum received one of only five Climate Smart grants given by the National Endowment for the Humanities last week.

The grant was announced as “$268,202 match for ‘Caretakers of Wonder Consortium Climate Action Planning,'” with Brenda Baker, the museum’s vice president of exhibits, facilities, and strategic initiatives, listed as the project lead. The grant will help “[develop] climate action plans for a consortium of seven family-centered museums led by the Madison Children’s Museum and located in seven different states across the United States: Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, New York, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin.”