West Springfield Cultural Council

West Springfield Cultural Council (WSCC) Mission Statement:

To promote, support, and encourage the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences within the West Springfield community.

Members of WSCC believe that people of all ages need exposure and experiences with the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences. These experiences are nourishment for the body, heart and mind.

Arts involve the creation, presentation and preservation of, and education about works in the following disciplines: Crafts, Design, Folk, Interdisciplinary, Literary, Media, Performing and Visual Arts.

Humanities are branches of learning that deal with self-awareness, language, reason, creativity, human values and aspirations and the products of all of these.

Interpretive Sciences are those activities that engage people of all ages in learning about nature, science and technology in ways that connect directly to their lives.

Contact

West Springfield Cultural Council Members
[email protected]
000-000-0000
https://www.townofwestspringfield.org/artscouncil

Address
Municipal Building
26 Central Street
West Springfield, MA 01089

Application Information

FY26 Allocation

$26,000

FY26 Local Priorities

1. Individuals, Non-profits, and For-profit entities that propose projects that provide public benefit are welcome to apply for grant funding.

2. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that persons with disabilities have access to public programs or services on an equal basis with the rest of the general public. All events and programs funded by the WSCC must be accessible, including the facility or event location, as well as the content of the program.

3. Grant recipients must include the following required credit line for all WSCC grant funded programs: “This program is sponsored in part by a grant from the West Springfield Cultural Council, funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

4 Grant recipients must forward their publicity releases to the contacts listed in the WSCC Publicity Toolkit web page at least TWO WEEKS BEFORE the performance date of the grant funded project. This can be sent digitally to [email protected], or in paper form, along with all reimbursement materials before payment can be made. Reimbursement materials, and W-9 (if not previously submitted) need to be submitted together.

5. Grant funds may NOT be used to purchase food, refreshments, gifts or for payment of sales taxes.

6. Contact the MCC Help Desk at 617-858-2721 for assistance with technical issues and/or questions about the online application process.

FY26 Local Guidelines

1. Grants may not be used to purchase food, refreshments, gifts or for payment of sales tax.

2. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that persons with disabilities have access to public programs or services on an equal basis with the general public, including the facility or event location as well as the program content.

3. Grant recipients must include the following credit line for all WSCC funded programs in publicity, programs or in introductions: “This program is sponsored in part by a grant from the WSCC, funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.”

4. Grant recipients must forward their publicity releases to the contacts listed in the WSCC publicity tool kit web page at least two weeks
Before the performance date of the grant funded project.

5. IRS guidelines consider grant money taxable income. Grant recipients must keep the award letter and check stub as a record of the award for tax purposes.

6. Grant recipients have one year from the date of the WSCC to request reimbursement. Failure to do so will result in the loss of funds. If additional time is needed to complete the project, grant recipient must put a request in writing, explaining the need for additonal time. Grant recipients need the Council’s written permission to make changes to their projects. These requests must be in writing, and the modification should not significantly alter the ormiginalpurpose of the approved application. Extension and modification requests are reviewed on a case by case basis and not granted automatically.

7. Once the grant funded program as been completed, mail the WSCC reimbursement form, worksheet (if used), W-9, and all receipts to:
WSCC, 26 Central Street, West Springfield, MA 01089-2753. The reimbursement form and W-9 is available at: townofwestspringfield.org/Directory/Boards-Commissions-Committees/Cultural Council. All materials must be submitted together.

8.Grant recipients are required to complete the federal W-9 form (if not already on file) prior to the tone issuing payment.

The town will typically send reimbursement within six to eight weeks from submission of the reimbursement materials to WSCC.

How Grant Recipients Are Paid

Reimbursement Grants

FY26 Funding List

Name	Project Title	Amount
Baker, George	Dixieland Stomp Mardi Gras Concert	$400
CORMIER, STEVEN	GOOD GOLLY, MISSED TROLLEY "The Hilltown Trolley Dilemma"	$250
Ciampa, Elena	The Jazz Queens	$300
Clay, Sarah	Day Dream	$400
Comeau, Robert	Cemeteries of West Springfield	$200
Congo, Deanna	Magic for Seniors	$400
Edgecomb, Diane	“Digging Dinos!” a performance for Summer Reading	$350
Ethnic Arts Center of Somerville, Inc.	CIRCLES OF LOVE Puppetry Arts Program for West Springfield Boys & Girls Club	$1,000
Fant, Glen	Rock the Park with Recent History- 80s and 90s alt rock hits!	$500
First Congregational United Church of Christ	New England Ringers Holiday Concert	$1,100
Hilltown Families, Inc.	Hilltown Families Suggests	$300
Honeywell;, Donna Lee	The Connie Francis Story	$500
Kochanski, Tracy	The Art of Needle Felting	$300
Manning, James J.	Stomp, Chomp & Read	$500
Memorial School	Arts Night: Celebrating Culture, Community & Creativity	$1,800
Mikhaylova, Lidia	Painting from Within: Self-Exploration on Silk	$400
Mittineague Elementary School	Artservatorey Drama Residency	$2,100
Neill, David	Patriotic Concert by the Fanfare Brass Ensemble	$650
New England Digital Accordion Orchestra	West Springfield Summer Concert Series	$400
Philip G. Coburn Elementary School PTO	DrumPerks (by Mobile Ed)	$1,200
Piper, Steve	The Piper Hopkins Band Concert	$762
Plasse, Richard	Schools Dance / Prom	$300
Sevenars Concerts, Inc.	Sevenars 58th Anniversary Season	$200
The Theater Project, Inc.	Torch Song Tuesdays	$3,000
Van Egmond, Timothy	Concert at the Senior Center	$250
West Springfield Boys & Girls Club, Inc.	Art Exhibition	$2,100
West Springfield Garden Club	Library Sign and Tree Gardens	$1,000
West Springfield Parks and Recreation	Ethel Lee Ensemble	$600
West Springfield Parks and Recreation	Ethel Lee Ensemble	$400
West Springfield Parks and Recreation	Bad News Jazz & Blues Orchestra	$1,200
West Springfield Parks and Recreation	Dan Kane & friends	$700
West Springfield Public Library	Everlasting Herbariums, Everlasting Floral Pumpkins & Botanical Brooms	$1,800
Witt, Mary	Music for Community	$400