Funders to approach for New England Historic Genealogical Society

New England Historic Genealogical Society's mission is to advance the study of family history in america and beyond. We educate, inspire, and connect people through our scholarship, collections, and expertise. We conduct business under the trade name american ancestors. American ancestors is a national nonprofit center for family history, heritage & culture based in Boston, Massachusetts, and has been setting the gold standard for genealogical research since its founding in 1845. Today, american ancestors serves 400,000 members and subscribers through americanancestors.org, one of the world's largest online collections of family history resources. In 2025, american ancestors launched the family heritage experience, an interactive, state-of-the-art exhibition that introduces visitors to the joy of family history research, located at 97 newbury street in Boston. American ancestors is also home to the wyner family jewish heritage center, which preserves new england's jewish history, and 10 million names, a project dedicated to finding the names of the enslaved men, women, and children in pre- and post-colonial america before emancipation. Their award winning website is americanancestors.org and includes an online repository of more than 10 billion searchable records from america and beyond. American ancestors provides exclusive, in-depth learning opportunities online and in person, including more than 250 annual lectures, seminars, intensive research programs, cultural programs, american inspiration book talks, and special events designed to benefit family history researchers of all levels and heritage and cultural enthusiasts. It maintains a publishing division that produces original genealogical research, scholarship, and educational materials, including the register, the flagship journal of american genealogy since 1847, and american ancestors, its award-winning magazine. Their expert staff of researchers and genealogists are among the most respected and advanced in the profession. Ask a genealogist, a free online chat service, allows family historians to ask short research or history questions and get real-time answers from their experts. They conduct research on behalf of family historians, providing authoritative, documented research reports and family tree charts. For more information, visit…