2022 Grant Recipients
For the 2022 grant cycle, the Nissan Foundation initially reviewed 67 letters of intent and 37 proposals from nonprofits in seven U.S. states where Nissan has an operational presence. The 2022 grantees and the projects that were funded in each state in the last grant cycle across the country are listed below.
2022 Grant Recipients List
California
- Autry Museum of the American West, “Voices of Native America” ($15,000)
- Fowler Museum at UCLA, “Art of Liberation: Africa and the African Diaspora” ($20,000)
- Japanese American National Museum, “School Visits Program and Family Festivals” ($35,000)
- San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum, “Roots Series: Cultural Events, Educational Programs, and Exhibits for Children” ($10,000)
- San Diego Museum of Us, Reimagining “Race: Are We So Different? virtual workshops” ($15,000)
- USC Pacific Asia Museum, “School Tours and Distance Learning Programs” ($10,000)
Georgia
- Atlanta History Center, “Juneteenth 2023 Family Program and Free Admission Weekend,” ($50,000)
- Catholic Charities Atlanta, “Refugee Education and Engagement Project” ($10,000)
- Fernbank Museum of Natural History, “Winter Wonderland: Celebrations and Traditions Around the World” ($25,000)
Michigan
- Arab American National Museum (An Institution of ACCESS), “AANM Public Programming Series 2022-2023” ($20,000)
- Detroit Educational Television Foundation, “One Detroit: Cultural Perspectives from Southeast Michigan” ($30,000)
- The Interfaith Leadership Council of Metro Detroit, “Journeys in Religious Diversity: A Program Proven to Improve Faith-Based Relationships through Education” ($20,000)
- U.S. Committee for Refugees & Immigrants, Inc. “World Refugee Year” ($21,000)
- Zekelman Holocaust Center, “Art as Resistance During the Holocaust” ($30,000)
Mississippi
- Cleveland Music Foundation d/b/a GRAMMY Museum Mississippi, “Exploring the Soul of the Movement” ($50,000)
- Foundation for MS History, “School Visits Program to the Two MS Museums” ($50,000)
New York
- Brooklyn Children’s Museum, “Cultural Festivals” ($15,000)
- Brooklyn Public Library, “Brooklyn Resists” ($10,000)
- Children’s Museum of Manhattan, “Gateway to World Cultures” ($25,000)
- Jewish Children’s Museum, “Public Schools Initiative” ($10,000)
- The Jewish Museum, “Movies That Matter” ($25,000)
- One To World, “Cultural Understanding Programs: Intercultural Education and Exchange for NYC Youth” ($25,000)
- Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding, “From Conflict to Community” ($25,000)
Tennessee
- Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville, “Celebrate Chinese New Year” ($7,000)
- Discovery Center, “Kids First” ($60,000)
- Global Education Center, “Passport to Understanding” ($25,000)
- Nashville Public Television, “Next Door Neighbors: 2022-2023” ($75,000)
- Native American Indian Association of Tennessee, “NAIA Educational Pow WOW” ($15,000)
- Oasis Center, Inc., “Oasis Center’s Building Bridges” ($50,000)
- Stars Nashville, “Understanding Bullying Prevention Through the Lens of Cultural Competence” ($25,000)
- Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition, “InterNASHional Night Market” ($20,000)
- YWCA Nashville & Middle TN, “Stand Against Injustice Lunch & Learn Series” ($10,000)
Texas
- Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, “Crucial Conversations: Challenging AAPI Hatred” ($15,000)
