Montpelier Foundation
For Support Of Convenings Of Bipartisan U.S. Political Leaders To Explore Madisonian Ideas
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Amount$280,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/17/2014
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Term36 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
Montpelier estate in Orange County, Virginia, was the lifelong home of James Madison. The Montpelier Foundation was established to preserve President Madison’s estate and to enable "visitors, scholars, and educators to explore the ideas of the Father of the Constitution and fourth president of the United States." This grant would support both strategic planning for and execution of a series of events over the next three years. These events would bring together a bipartisan group of emerging U.S. political leaders and policy experts to explore and discuss the original materials and theory underlying the Constitution, exemplifying the core values of Madisonian theory, namely, working with others whose views differ.
About the Grantee
Address
P.O. Box 67, Montpelier Station, VA, 22957, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for support of convenings of bipartisan U.S. political leaders to explore Madisonian ideas
Montpelier estate in Orange County, Virginia, was the lifelong home of James Madison. The Montpelier Foundation was established to preserve President Madison’s estate and to enable "visitors, scholars, and educators to explore the ideas of the Father of the Constitution and fourth president of the United States." This grant would support both strategic planning for and execution of a series of events over the next three years. These events would bring together a bipartisan group of emerging U.S. political leaders and policy experts to explore and discuss the original materials and theory underlying the Constitution, exemplifying the core values of Madisonian theory, namely, working with others whose views differ.
