Grant Portfolio
The Waterfront Museum Receives A Website Development Grant | Brooklyn, NY
Grant Year: 2023
The Waterfront Museum Receives A Website Development Grant from The Robert D. L. Gardiner Foundation Brooklyn, NY -- The Waterfront Museum is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a Website Development Grant from The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation. Funds will be used to hire CDT Workshop, a popular Brooklyn website consultant who will enlist the user-friendly, WordPress WBM (Web-based . . .
New York Landmarks Conservancy
About the Landmarks Conservancy: The New York Landmarks Conservancy, a private non-profit organization, has loaned and granted more than $62 million, which has leveraged almost $1 billion in restoration projects throughout New York, revitalizing communities, providing economic stimulus, and supporting local jobs. The Conservancy has also offered countless hours of pro bono technical advice to building . . .
The Loyalist Institute at St. Thomas Aquinas College Public and Digital history
Grant Year: 2024
The Loyalist Institute at St. Thomas Aquinas College is a public and digital history and research initiative focused on exploring and interpreting the experiences of British Loyalists during the American Revolution, with a particular emphasis on Long Island, New York City, and the lower Hudson Valley. The project engages students, scholars, teachers, and the public in understanding the complexity of . . .
Lewis Latimer House Digitization Grant | Queens, Ny
Grant Year: 2025
About the Lewis Latimer House: The Lewis Latimer House (LLH) was home to self-taught Black inventor, artist, and scientist, Lewis Latimer, for 26 years. Latimer, the son of self-emancipated enslaved Virginians, made significant contributions to electric lighting and developed a method to produce carbon filaments, making light bulbs affordable for common households. The house was preserved through a campaign . . .
The Joseph R. Attonito CCTOP Scholarship | New York, NY
Grant Year: 2025
The Joseph R. Attonito CCTOP Scholarship at New York University enables outstanding graduates of local community colleges to complete bachelor’s degrees at the NYU College of Arts & Science (CAS), The scholarship is named in honor of Joseph R. Attonito, a longtime trustee of the Robert David Lion Foundation who passed away in 2024. Attonitio was committed to increasing access to higher education . . .
Long Island Children’s Museum | Saltwater Stories: We Need the Sea and the Sea Needs Me | Long Island, NY
The Long Island Children’s Museum’s new, permanent Saltwater Stories exhibition is designed to fill a critical history education gap on Long Island by engaging family and school audiences in an exploration of the local maritime traditions that have shaped the historical, cultural, and economic development of the region. The exhibit will open October 11, 2025, and The Robert . . .
Roslyn Landmark Society - Mackay Estate Gate Lodge Restoration | Long Island, Ny
Grant Year: 2023
Since its creation in 1961, the Roslyn Landmark Society has been at the forefront of the preservation movement on Long Island. Our mission is to preserve, promote, and provide access to the rich history and historical resources in the Village of Roslyn and the surrounding community. The Roslyn Landmark Society received a $69,599 grant from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation in May 2023 to support . . .
The New York Historical | New York, NY
Grant Year: 2025
The New York Historical is dedicated to increasing worldwide understanding of American history through exhibitions, public programs, online outreach, and research that reveal the dynamism of history and its influence on the world today. New York’s first museum, we are a leading cultural institution documenting over 400 years of American history through a peerless collection of art, documents, and . . .
Jewish Historical Society of Long Island
Grant Year: 2025
Jewish Historical Society of Long Island is the central repository for records and artifacts pertaining to Jewish history in Nassau and Suffolk counties. Our mission includes gathering, preserving and sharing this information with the public through unique displays and presentations celebrating our local Jewish history. In 2025 JHSLI will be honoring the establishment of the first congregation . . .
Center for Brooklyn History at the Brooklyn Public Library | Brooklyn, NY
Grant Year: 2024
In August 2020, the Center for Brooklyn History (CBH) was established through the merger of Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS) and Brooklyn Public Library (BPL)’s Brooklyn Collection local history archive. CBH is housed at 128 Pierrepont Street, in the magnificent landmark building designed by George B. Post that was home to BHS, and the Long Island Historical Society before it, for nearly 140 years. . . .
Wading River Cemetery Association | Wading River, NY
Grant Year: 2023
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF OUR ORGANIZATION: The Wading River Cemetery Association is a non-profit organization, incorporated in 1902, responsible for the care of the two historic cemeteries in Wading River. The Wading River Cemetery is located on N. Wading River Road and dates back to 1849. It is the Association’s mission, in this cemetery, to continue to provide Wading . . .
Greater Hudson Heritage Network
Grant Year: 2023
GHHN RECEIVES $186,000 GRANT FROM THE ROBERT DAVID LION GARDINER FOUNDATION FOR 2023 CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM: TREATMENT, PRESERVATION SUPPLIES AND SITE ASSESSMENT TO SUPPORT PROJECTS FROM LONG ISLAND AND NEW YORK CITY GHHN (Greater Hudson Heritage Network) is honored to enter into a continued partnership with the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation for $186,000 (over three years) to provide dedicated . . .
