Hingham Cultural Council
The Hingham Cultural Council is a group of volunteers who are appointed by the Hingham Select Board. Our mission is to support cultural events for the benefit of Hingham’s citizens. Our Council encourages enterprising and innovative programs–in the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences–that can best add to the quality of life of our residents using our limited funds.
Ideally, these activities expose a range of audiences to fresh, stimulating, and culturally enriching experiences.
In accordance with the public funding guidelines of the Mass Cultural Council’s annual LCC allocation options, Hingham elects to use a reimbursement-based process , which simply means, if approved for a grant, the grantee will be compensated (or reimbursed) after the approved event takes place. Learn more about Hingham’s Cultural Council from the town’s website, as well as our Facebook and Instagram channels.
Contact
hinghamculturalcouncil@gmail.com
781-741-1400
https://www.hingham-ma.gov/716/Cultural-Council
Address
Hingham Town Hall
210 Central Street
Hingham, MA 02043-2756
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Application Information
FY25 Allocation
$8,500
FY25 Local Priorities
The Cultural Council’s goal is to raise awareness of and encourage individuals, groups, and organizations to apply for available funding toward presenting programs that will benefit Hingham. We must also ensure that Hingham’s share of funds from the Mass Cultural Council are administered fairly and equitably in the best interests of our local populace.
LOCAL GUIDELINES & PRIORITIES:
• All grant applications must benefit the community, and promote the arts, humanities, or interpretive sciences.
• All grant applicants must have a local sponsor, expected date(s), and/or a venue. It is strongly recommended to contact, and make arrangements with, your prospective venue(s) prior to submitting your application.
• Priorities include arts and cultural events held within Hingham and neighboring towns, or by Hingham residents or groups that showcase them, to benefit Hingham citizens.
FY25 Local Guidelines
FY25 Grant Applications will be accepted ON-LINE ONLY from SEPTEMBER 1st — OCTOBER 16th 2024 at https://massculturalcouncil.smartsimple.com/
Councilors will review each application, and later meet publicly to discuss the merits of each request, and vote on distribution of available funds, often before the Thanksgiving holiday. ‘Denial’ notifications are automatically generated from the SmartSimple system immediately following the Voting Meeting.
Ideally, ‘approval’ notices will also go out from the SmartSimple system in ~2 weeks after the Voting Meeting, followed by the “Approval Letter” e-mailed from the Council’s Gmail account, hinghamculturalcouncil@gmail.com, typically by mid-December. Please read the “Approval Letter” e-mail thoroughly, as it will clearly state the grant amount, any stipulation(s) as to how the funds may be used, how to handle any changes or extensions, and the deadline for reimbursement (which is one year from approval). Councilors appreciate notice of when sponsored events are scheduled, so they can update their calendars and social channels.
Since the Mass Cultural Council’s LCC Grant Cycle is on-line (as of 09/2021), reimbursement paperwork for all grants awarded by the HCC must also be submitted electronically to hinghamculturalcouncil@gmail.com. Please use this Gmail address for any and all correspondence. Note: Reimbursement after one year runs the risk of being denied AND hard copies are NOT accepted.
For timely reimbursement, please include:
1. the latest Reimbursement Form (PDF) (attached to your Approval Letter email or from https://massculturalcouncil.org/documents/lccreim.pdf);
2. copy of invoices, receipts, paid bills, etc.;
3. a sample of your event’s program, news clippings, press releases, photos, social media, etc. acknowledging the Hingham Cultural Council’s financial support. For example: “This program is supported in part by a grant from the (name of local cultural council[s]), a local agency[ies] which is[are] supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.” — as stipulated at https://massculturalcouncil.org/about/contracts/lcc-credit-and-publicity-kit/);
4. a W-9 form (https://www.macomptroller.org/wp-content/uploads/form_w-9.pdf); Town Accounting needs a W-9 on-file to verify the Tax Payer ID of any payee of town funds.
How Grant Recipients Are Paid
Reimbursement Grants
FY25 Funding List
A grant list will be published here after January 17, 2025 and once the Local Cultural Council has finalized their decisions.
