Grant Portfolio
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 . . .
Longwood Alliance | MIDDLE ISLAND, NY
Grant Year: 2023
Longwood Alliance Receives Gardiner Foundation Grant for Two New Books that Map Local History, Offer Strolls Down Memory Lane in Coram and Middle Island MIDDLE ISLAND, NY, April 19, 2023 - Long Island history lovers have two new literary treats this spring, thanks to a generous grant from The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation of New York. They are CORAM: Farms, Families & . . .
Historic Tavern House at the Humes Preserve | Mill Neck, NY.
Grant Year: 2023
The North Shore Land Alliance is honored to have been awarded a grant through the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation for the adaptive reuse of the historic Tavern House located within the Humes Preserve. This historic structure in Mill Neck can be traced back to the mid-1700s with the wood-framed Tavern House, serving as a tavern, farmhand quarters, and a guest cottage and summer home for Ambassador . . .
Museum Association of New York | Troy, NY
Grant Year: 2023
This three-year, $150,000 grant to support MANY’s virtual programs and provide professional development opportunities for Long Island Museum professionals. It will provide instrumental support for three years of MANY’s free virtual programming and will feature museum professionals from across the country to share their experiences and case studies of program activities in order to help museum professionals . . .
New York Archives Magazine Reimagined | Albany, NY
Grant Year: 2023
Celebrating over 20 years, the New York Archives Magazine is the only education publication in circulation on New York State history written for a general audience as told through historical documents from around the state. Thanks to the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation, our New York Archives Magazine Reimagined initiative will expand readership to be more inclusive of the diversity of New York State’s . . .
