Springfield Cultural Council
The Springfield Cultural Council is designed to serve individual(s) and/or organizations throughout Greater Springfield in arts & cultural, interpretive science, and humanities’ projects for public benefit. SCC strongly
believes in making strong investments in community. SCC aims to serve all ethnic groups, genders, etc. SCC encourages non- and for-profit organizations to apply.
Contact
Andrew R. Cade
andrew6503@aol.com
413-262-1429
https://www.springfieldculturalcouncil.com
Address
1 Federal Street Bldg. 111-3
Springfield, MA 01105-1199
Application Information
FY26 details to come.
FY25 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Act Org, Inc. | Prevention Play at Gandara Center | $1,000 | 7 Arts Latino Foundation Inc. | First Springfield Latino Book Fair | $3,500 | A Journey In Jazz | A Journey In Jazz | $4,000 | A Queen's Narrative | Letter to my Younger Self Anthology Project | $3,500 | Afri(K)que Limited | International Women's Day Celebration | $2,500 | Anaya-Alegria, Alvilda Sophia | ASAA Book Memoir Bread and Roses Latine Hired Help 1917 and 1984 | $2,500 | Art for the Soul Gallery, Inc. | Radiant: Women Who Color | $4,000 | Barrett, Cynthia | Reading and Signing for Emma and Belley: Sister Detectives, A Bilingual Book | $150 | Benton, Zachary | Melodious Zach Presents: Motown Hits and History | $550 | Benton, Zachary | Melodious Zach Presents: Music of the Beatles | $550 | Blues to Green, Inc. | Springfield Jazz & Roots Festival | $3,500 | Blues to Green, Inc. | Legacy Education Project – 2024 Springfield Conservatory of the Arts Fabiola Mendez Residency | $2,500 | Brown, Shire | En Motion Dance Recital | $3,500 | Burgess, Jesse | Men’s Health Concert | $2,500 | Burgess, Jesse | Champion of Character Award | $1,000 | Burke, Theresa | The Viking Runestone Volume 7 | $500 | Burn or Get Burnt - Springfield Graffiti Jam | Burn of Get Burnt - Springfield's Annual Graffiti Jam | $3,000 | COGIC Family Services, Inc. | Lift Every Voice Lecture Series | $3,500 | Caribbean American African Athletic Social Club, Inc. | 2025 Springfield Caribbean Festival | $3,500 | Cepeda, Brendaliz | Bomba Beats: Integrating Puerto Rican Folklore Music into Our School Curriculum | $2,000 | Chinese Association of Western Massachusetts, Inc | Springfield Dragon Boat Festival | $1,500 | Coates, Grace | Empowering Local Brown and Black-Owned Businesses through Professional Photography | $1,000 | Cohen, Ed | We Stand On Their Shoulders | $3,500 | Comeau, Robert | The Cemeteries of Springfield | $300 | Common Wealth Mural Collaborative, Inc. | Mason Square Wall of Fame Mural | $4,000 | Common Wealth Mural Collaborative, Inc. | Youth Visions - A Mural for Indian Orchard | $4,000 | Community Music School of Springfield, Inc. | Bridge Leaders Program | $4,000 | Cooley, Crystal | The Rents | $2,500 | Cumberbatch, Amanda | Winter Soul'stice Student Showcase | $2,000 | Davis, Tracey | Petals of Possibility * A floral symposium for youth empowerment | $3,500 | Davis, Tracey | Polished and Poised -A charm School initiative for Modern Etiquette | $500 | Dodds, Keshawn | Menzuo Series Release of Book, Comic & Animation | $3,000 | Double Edge Theatre Productions, Inc. | Partnership between Springfield Conservatory of the Arts and Double Edge Theatre | $3,000 | Drama Studio, Inc. | TheatreReaders: Literacy Outreach for Springfield Students | $2,500 | Drew, Gregory | Stained Glass Designs | $4,000 | Drew, Gregory | Logo Identity | $3,000 | East Springfield Neighborhood Council, Inc. | ARTS with East Springfield Neighborhood Council (ESNC) | $3,000 | Goodman, Lisa | Surdoue "Atelier" Design Studio Workshops | $2,000 | Gouzounis, George | Over the Top, Part 2 | $2,000 | Greater Springfield NAACP | Freedom Fund Dinner | $3,500 | Green, Kaleighia | Springfield Small Business Sign Creation Support Program | $3,000 | Harris, Kenneth | Foes of a Minimum Wage Guard Season 2 | $1,000 | Harris, Kenneth | Behind the Curtian: A Documentary of my Solo Play Tour on Retail Crime | $1,500 | Hill, Tracy | Women in Music | $3,000 | Hinkson, Gillian | Visionary Wellness: Art Therapy, Sound Healing, and Self-Care for Holistic Empowerment | $2,500 | Hinkson, Gillian | Runway Reverie: Where Fashion Becomes Art | $3,000 | Hispanic-American Library, Inc. | Mental Health Awareness Month Art Exhibit and Musical Reception | $3,500 | Hispanic-American Library, Inc. | Cultura en Colores: Exploring Latine Heritage Through Art and Storytelling | $3,000 | Historic Classical, Inc. | History of Classical High School | $1,500 | In the Spotlight, Inc. | Female Firsts | $2,000 | Indian Orchard Citizens Council, Inc. | IOCC 9th Annual Food Truck Festival | $4,000 | John J. Duggan Academy | Social Justice Mural Project at John J. Duggan Academy | $3,000 | Johnson, Faith | Fall for me fall fashion show 2025 | $1,000 | Johnson, Richard | Malcom X Mural | $1,500 | Jones, Teka | I Am Me Kids Fashion Show | $3,000 | Keaton, Andrew | 2nd Annual Springfield Independent Film Festival | $3,500 | Keaton, Andrew | 4th Annual House Mixed Session/Festival | $2,000 | Leaphart, Justin | The Island of Misfit Toys | $1,000 | Longstreeth, Ken | Concert by Jeff Gavioli's BAD NEWS JAZZ & BLUES ORCHESTRA | $524 | Loomis Communities, Inc | Enhanced Music Performance Programming at Loomis Lakeside at Reeds Landing | $1,500 | MORE Inspiring Change Fighting for Justice, Inc. | Save Our Streets | $1,000 | MORE Inspiring Change Fighting for Justice, Inc. | MORE4YOUTH | $1,000 | MUSIC Dance.edu | Hip Hop Chair and LINE Dance for Seniors! | $500 | MUSIC Dance.edu | I am Autistic I am Fantastic - The Musical | $500 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Services, Inc. | Dr. King Day Celebration 2025 | $4,500 | Montgomery, Jason | Converging Voices: A Collaborative Exhibition | $1,000 | Myers, Sierra | Cultural Fusion | $1,000 | Neill, David | Jazz Bones Concert at the Hungry Hill Senior Center | $500 | New England Digital Accordion Orchestra | Springfield Summer Concerts | $500 | Northampton Center for the Arts, Inc. | 2025 Youth Performance Festival | $500 | Novi Cantori of Greater Springfield, Inc. | PRIDE Concert | $500 | Owens, George | PaxSax Concert | $500 | Pan-African Historical Museum, United States of America, Inc. | Underground Railroad Tour | $3,000 | Pioneer Valley Riverfront Club, Inc. | 11th Annual Springfield Dragon Boat Festival | $2,000 | Post, Kathy | La Vie en Bleu concert in collaboration with Bing Productions | $800 | Richardson, Richie | FAB Passion Fashion Week New England 2025 (FPFWNE 2025) | $1,500 | Ritornello Music | The Mead Tones: Buzzing Baroque! (working title) | $1,000 | Rivera-McFarlin, Jade | Exercise In Disguise Community Day | $1,000 | Rodriguez, Julissa | We Are Each Other's Magnitude | $1,000 | Ryan, Elizabeth | Eclipsed! 2025 | $1,000 | Sanchez, Jirah | Grown & Blessed Gala | $250 | SciAntics Group Businesses, LLC | Mad Science and Art Enrichment Programs | $1,000 | Shakespeare & Company, Inc. | 2025 Fall Festival of Shakespeare | $1,000 | Smith, Benjamin | Adults In Action | $3,500 | Smith, Benjamin | The Obituary Encore | $4,000 | Smith, Danielle | “Inspiring Dreams: Little Girls in the Big Apple Dance Experience” | $3,500 | Smith, Gary | Performance and More Workshop/Clinic | $3,500 | Smith, Gary | 2025 Malado's Jam Circle | $3,000 | Springfield Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta | Etiquette | $2,000 | Springfield Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta | Jazz On The Move | $2,000 | Springfield Boys and Girls Club, Inc. | Fine Arts & Music | $3,000 | Springfield Cultural Partnership, Inc. | Thank an Artist LIVE | $4,500 | Springfield Cultural Partnership, Inc. | Thank An Artist Virtual | $2,500 | Springfield Dementia Friendly Coalition | Remembering Us With Us 2025 | $2,000 | Springfield Museums Corporation | Witch Panic! Massachusetts Before Salem | $2,000 | Springfield Performing Arts Ventures, Inc | Springfield Chamber Players Concert Series 2025 | $3,500 | Springfield Preservation Trust, Inc. | Second Saturday Walking Tour Series by the Springfield Preservation Trust | $2,500 | Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Inc. | SSO Musical Petting Zoo | $4,000 | Springfield Technical Community College Foundation | STCC Theater Program | $3,000 | Stewart, Denise Mari | "Generational Wealth" Photographic Restoration Project | $1,500 | Stewart, Denise Mari | Empowering Narratives: Healing Through Art and Photography exhibit | $1,200 | Sticca, Paul | Acousticca Concert for the Community | $700 | Stone Soul, Inc. | Stone Soul Festival | $4,000 | Streeter, Devin D. | Devin Davon LCC- Springfield Fashion Week | $2,500 | Strong Young Minds Youth Development, Inc. | Black Vivid | $3,000 | Taylor, Mario | Center Court | $4,000 | Taylor, Mario | Net Volley | $3,500 | The African American Female Professor Awards Association, Inc. | African American Female Awards | $3,500 | The Dunbar Center, Inc. | For The Culture | $3,500 | The Embodied Leadership Project | The BIPOC Rest Group | $1,500 | The Old Post Road Orchestra, Inc. | Our 2025 Holiday Concert | $500 | Thomas, Tracey | Senior Spirit | $3,500 | Thomas, Tracey | Talent Supreme | $3,500 | Thomas, Vic | Blues Brothers Briefcase | $500 | Tillery-Jenkins, Regina | ARTS AND THE STARS | $3,500 | Valley Photo Center, Inc. | Monthly Photo Contests | $250 | Veritas Preparatory Charter School | Veritas Prep Broadway Club | $1,500 | Waterman, Jon | Live Music Making History Live | $300 | West Mass Brass Band | Christmas quartet at Union Station | $500 | West, Amy | Shadow, Sound, Spectacle: Literary Monsters | $500 | Westwater Weekes, Naomi | Reclaiming Folk | $600 | Wing Madness Springfield LLC | International Street Food Flavors | $3,000 | Wise, Dennis | The Theft of Dignity: Springfield Presentation | $300 | Witt, Mary | Music for Community | $1,000 | Write-Up Springfield | Write Up Springfield cultural grant | $1,000 | Young at Heart Chorus, Inc. | Bridging Ages, Building Communities | $2,500 | anderson, india | FASHION EVERYONE | $3,000 | cade, andrew | Music for the Soul | $3,500 | cade, andrew | Artist Expo - 2025 | $3,500 | de la Guardia, Aliana | Commission of a New Work by Maria Sappho | $2,000 | lewis, julius | Karaoke in the park | $3,000 | lewis, julius | Karaoke In Park | $3,000 | worthy, olander | Read for A Lifetime | $2,000 |
