Hamilton-Wenham Cultural Council
The Hamilton Wenham Cultural Council is part of a grassroots cultural funding network supporting community-based projects in the arts, humanities, and sciences annually. Each year, the council is allocated funding from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Through a competitive grant process, the Hamilton Wenham Cultural Council awards funds to arts, humanities, and interpretive science projects in our communities.
Contact
Peggy Roell
peggyroell@comcast.net
860-614-1215
Address
PO Box 429
c/o Hamilton Town Hall 577 Bay Road
Hamilton, MA 01982-1068
Application Information
FY25 Allocation
$12,300
FY25 Local Priorities
To come
FY25 Local Guidelines
When preparing your application, please bear in mind the following guidelines. These guidelines are reviewed annually by the H-W Cultural Council.(HWCC)
* We fund events scheduled to occur between July 1, 2024 and December 31, 2025.
* We give preference to events taking place in Hamilton and/or Wenham.
* We prefer HWCC-sponsored projects to benefit the greatest and most diverse populations in Hamilton-Wenham, specifically the schools, senior citizens and the community at large.
* We strongly suggest that any school programs or events be integrated into the larger school curriculum and receive follow-up treatment (e.g. discussion in class).
* We require programs to have a specific date, time and place. If any of these are not in place, that will likely be cause for denial.
* We encourage the use of matching funds.
* We require that requests for payments be made within three months of event.
* Applicant name must match that of Federal ID number.
If you cannot find the answers to your questions about the application process in the reference materials located on the MCC website, feel free to contact Council member, Peggy Roell at 860-614-1215 or peggyroell@comcast.net
How Grant Recipients Are Paid
Reimbursement Grants
FY24 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Benton, Zachary | Melodious Zach Presents Music of the 1960s | $300 | Corcoran, Robert | Enslaved People & Wenham | $500 | Cutler Elementary School | Climate Science Impact Learning Day with Change Is Simple’s Mobile Learning Lab | $1,000 | Hamilton Council on Aging | Bringing Local Authors to COA | $250 | Hamilton-Wenham Garden Club | The Science Behind Shitakes | $250 | Hamilton-Wenham Garden Club | The Edible Salad Garden - Liz Barbour's Creative Feast | $300 | Hamilton-Wenham Human Rights Coalition, Inc. | 2024 HW Pride Picnic | $1,000 | Hamilton-Wenham Public Library | One World: Story, Song, Hands, and a Musical Instrument Experience | $400 | Hamilton-Wenham Public Library | Snakes of New England and Around the World | $200 | Hamilton-Wenham Public Library | LibraryBEATS Drum and Rhythm Program with Otha Day | $250 | Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School | Merrily We Roll Along | $1,468 | Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District | Miles River Cooking Club | $1,011 | League of Women Voters of Hamilton-Wenham | Civics Bee 2024! | $1,000 | League of Women Voters of Hamilton-Wenham | Volunteer Fair 2024 | $700 | Morgan, Mark | A Century of Song on the Silver Screen | $250 | Newman, Howard | Knock on Wood, acoustic folk-rock duo | $250 | Northeast Massachusetts Youth Orchestras, Inc. | Youth Orchestras Training, Concerts, and Summer Program | $500 | The Community House, Inc. | Sponsor — Sundays in Patton Park — 2024 Concert Series | $1,500 | The Community House, Inc. | Stage 284 - 2024 Sponsorship | $1,500 | The Musary, JRP Inc. | Musary Musical Instrument Lending Acquisitions | $1,000 | Tincknell, Roger L. | Pete Seeger to Peter, Paul, and Mary | $300 | Wenham Historical Association & Museum, Inc. | Ed the Wizard's Aerodynamic STEM Workshop | $150 | Wenham Historical Association & Museum, Inc. | The World of Owls | $250 | Wenham Historical Association & Museum, Inc. | The Traveling Whalemobile | $175 |
