Classical American Homes Preservation
The Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation (formerly the Classical American Homes Preservation Trust) preserves and opens historic American homes, landscapes, and decorative and fine arts and supports education through fellowships, internships, and grants. The foundation operates house museums including Ayr Mount, Edgewater, and Millford and publishes reports and program opportunities. Contact details and program pages are provided on the site.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established museums, historic‑preservation organizations, university departments or cultural institutions running student internships/fellowships and education programs that align with historic homes, decorative arts, and preservation education.
Good Fit
- • Program work clearly tied to historic homes, preservation, decorative arts, or museum education.
- • Capacity to host or support student internships, fellowships, or educational programming.
- • Institutional status (museum, university, longstanding nonprofit) rather than an informal community project.
- • Geographic presence or partnerships in states the foundation has funded (e.g., NY, SC, DC, VA, NC).
- • A referral, prior relationship, or introduction from a known partner or past grantee.
Geography
The latest year shows grants to organizations in 13 states with major shares in New York, South Carolina, and DC, and only modest in‑state (NC) share, indicating a multi‑state/national footprint.
Recipient Variety
In the latest year the foundation funded 43 distinct recipients across museums, universities, and preservation groups, with 32 new grantees that year and 11 repeat grantees across three years, showing a broadly distributed recipient set.
New Applicants
Direct filings and the website state unsolicited applications are not accepted, but the observed giving includes many new recipients (32 in the latest year), which suggests new organizations can enter the portfolio primarily by invitation, referral, or targeted outreach rather than through an open application.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
