Humanities Washington

Humanities Washington opens minds and bridges divides by creating spaces to explore different perspectives.

Why Washington needs the humanities

Healthy minds--and healthy societies--require places for learning and reflection. They need spaces to dig more deeply, connect face-to-face, and grapple with conflict and new ideas. Yet as we spend more time online, we become less engaged in civic life, more hypnotized by filter bubbles, and quick to accept the easy answer. In large and small towns across the state, Humanities Washington creates these spaces. We hold hundreds of events each year led by cultural experts, scholars, and storytellers, who discuss everything from Washington State history to philosophy to current social issues. In libraries, museums, and other community spaces, we bring people together to consider what it means to be human, and to reflect on our shared past, present, and future.

But all of this is in danger. After extreme cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities, our work in your community is at risk. 

Where your dollars go when you give to Humanities Washington:

$15 pays for a book for a Prime Time student. 

$25 pays for a meal for a Prime Time participant, lowering the barrier to entry and providing food security. 

$75 pays for the whole Prime Time Preschool curriculum for one preschooler and their family. 

$150 pays for the whole Prime Time Family Reading curriculum for one student and their family. 

$500 pays for a Prime Time team member stipend for an entire Prime Time series.

Thanks to our 2025 matching fund donors, when you give during GiveBIG, your donation will be DOUBLED!