Haverhill Cultural Council
The Haverhill Cultural Council is an LCC (Local Cultural Council) made up of volunteers appointed by Mayor Melinda Barrett and is part of the largest grassroots cultural funding network in the nation, supporting thousands of community-based projects in the arts, humanities, and sciences annually. The program promotes the availability of rich cultural experiences for every Massachusetts citizen. LCC projects take place in schools, community centers, libraries, elder care facilities, and wherever communities come together.
Contact
John Hassan, Chair
haverhill.grants@gmail.com
978-374-2388
https://massculturalcouncil.org/local-council/haverhill/
Address
10 Welcome Street
Haverhill, MA 01830-5699
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Application Information
FY26 Allocation
TBD
FY26 Local Priorities
The council funds projects at elderly housing, school programs, summer and after school programs, and activities at cultural organizations within the city.
FY26 Local Guidelines
The council reviews all grant applications that have a Haverhill venue and ranks them using a scoring rubric.
How Grant Recipients Are Paid
Direct Grants
FY25 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| AgeSpan, Inc. | Arts Programming for Haverhill Housing Authority Residents | $1,000 | Andover Choral Society, Inc. | Phases of Love | $500 | Asociacion Carnavalesca de Massachusetts, Inc. | Vida Carnaval | $1,700 | Bettagere Nagendra Prasad, Pranav Swaroop | Project SARANG - Colors of South Asian Music | $1,000 | Brown, Edward | The Socialists of Shoe City: The Socialist Movement in Haverhill, Massachusetts | $1,000 | Calvary Baptist Church | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration | $1,100 | Colombian Cultural Committee of the Merrimack Valley | LA CULTURA VIVA 2024 | $2,854 | Creative Haverhill, Inc. | Más Fuertes Unidos - Latinx Community Art Show | $2,000 | Creative Haverhill, Inc. | Haverhill Art Walk Pride Parade | $1,200 | Discovery Club: Haverhill Public Schools | Heart and Sole of Haverhill | $1,200 | East Parish Meeting House | East Parish Meeting House, Grounds & Building Maintenance | $2,000 | Essence Haverhill | Yoga In The Park | $1,000 | Farrell, Jamie | Print with the Museum of Printing | $1,000 | Fine and Performing Arts Department, Haverhill Public Schools | Purchase and Installation of Second Clay Storage Unit, Haverhill High School Ceramics Studio | $2,000 | Guerin, Sarah M. | Buttonwoods Museum FAiR Presentation | $532 | Haverhill Community Television Corp. | HC Media Professional Course Series | $1,500 | Haverhill Education Foundation Inc | KidsFest | $1,000 | Haverhill YMCA | Y Arts Show | $1,000 | Hersey, Lisa | Bookbinding at the Library | $1,100 | Houle, Jenn | Plant Paint Cross Pollinate | $1,200 | Jackson, Peter | Community Magic Show | $300 | Jewett, Emily | Electrical box paintings | $900 | Kirouac, Daniel | Concert for Haverhill Citizen Center | $275 | Lappen, Henry | Henry the Juggler Performance | $450 | Lipman, Mark | Endless Horizons | $2,000 | MUSIC Dance.edu | Hip Hop Chair Dance for Seniors! - a dance series | $1,000 | MUSIC Dance.edu | I am Autistic I am Fantastic - The Musical | $580 | Merrimack Valley Concert Band, Inc. | Merrimack Valley Concert Band Summer Series | $800 | Mitrano, Miranda | Paper Making Summer Sessions | $2,000 | New Moon Coffeehouse, Inc | Tried & True, Rising & New at New Moon Coffeehouse | $1,000 | Newman, Howard | Music for Seniors | $400 | Nocera, Josef | 50s Dance Party at the Senior Center | $1,000 | OnStage, Inc. | Petrushka & the Caterpillar/Paint Plant Art Workshop | $1,000 | Osborne, Brianna | "Armor" A Community Art Exhibition | $1,000 | Powell, Jennifer | Outdoor Sculptures "You are Here" | $1,200 | Public Media of New England, Inc. | Spotlight on Local Talent—Arts & Culture Focus | $1,500 | Punctuate4, Inc. | The Abolitionist Refrain | $1,100 | Rull, Thomas E. | "A Musical Journey Through the Years" December Holiday Show | $500 | Sarkhel, Surya | Immigrant Story & Multidisciplinary Performance | $500 | Team Haverhill, Inc. | Team Haverhill's River Ruckus 2025 | $3,000 | Team Haverhill, Inc. | Outdoor Music Series | $1,100 | The Delvena Theatre Company | The Incredible Mae West! | $685 | The Delvena Theatre Company | Mangia, Meatballs and Murder | $795 | The Haverhill Historical Society | Accused of Sundry Acts of Witchcraft: The Haverhill Accused | $500 | Trustees of the John Greenleaf Whittier Homestead | Exploring Historic Textile Production | $1,100 | Urban Bridges, Inc. | ACAT Summer Theatre Workshop | $1,500 | Urban Village Montessori, Inc. | The Art of our Hands and the Story it Tells | $1,200 | Waterman, Jon | Live Music Making History Live | $400 | Wise, Dennis | The Theft of Dignity: Haverhill Free Public Presentation | $680 | Wisteria Montessori, Inc. | Immersive visits with Buttonwoods Museum | $600 | Wisteria Montessori, Inc. | Boardwalk Block Party | $1,100 | Xotyeni, Amy | Irise Dance Project at The Haverhill Art Walk | $1,500 | York, Matt | Willie Nelson - Songs & Stories w/ Matt York | $600 | Young Men's Christian Association of the North Shore, Inc. | Pottery & More | $1,000 | Zaino, Nick | 100 Years of Boston Comedy | $250 | de la Guardia, Aliana | Commission of a New Work by Maria Sappho | $1,700 |
