Project List

Organization	Region	Year	Grant Type
826 Boston	Greater Boston	2020	Feasibility
Grant: $7,500 Location: Boston Description: to explore the renovation of its retail storefront space at the Egleston Square flagship location in order to create a visitor center and interactive museum.
Alden Kindred of America	Southeast	2020	Feasibility
Grant: $30,000 Location: Duxbury Description: for a feasibility study to construct the Alden Center for Living History, including a topographic survey, and structural, septic, wetlands, zoning, and storm water management plans.
Amesbury Carriage Museum	Northeast	2020	Capital
Grant: $120,000 Location: Amesbury Description: to develop a new cultural venue in the City's upper millyard, the Industrial History Center at Mill 2, to offer programs, exhibits, and events to the public.
Amherst Cinema Arts Center	Western	2020	Capital
Grant: $90,000 Location: Amherst Description: for renovations to the lobby areas for improved accessibility and to replace seating in four theaters.
Andover Historical Society	Northeast	2020	Capital
Grant: $30,000 Location: Andover Description: for the roof replacement for the 1818 Amos Blanchard House and Barn.
Artspace	Metrowest	2020	Systems
Grant: $7,000 Location: Maynard Description: for a systems replacement plan.
Barrington Stage Company	Western	2020	Capital
Grant: $170,000 Location: Pittsfield Description: for the renovation of a new space for production and storage to improve productivity and working conditions for production staff.
Berklee College of Music	Greater Boston	2020	Feasibility
Grant: $30,000 Location: Boston Description: to support planning for acoustical approvements to the Berklee Performance Center, and structural and aesthetic alterations.
Berkshire Film and Media Collaborative	Western	2020	Feasibility
Grant: $30,000 Location: Pittsfield Description: for a feasibility study to create a new film production and education center called Kemble Street Studios on the Shakespeare and Company campus.
Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum	Western	2020	Capital
Grant: $40,000 Location: Lenox Description: for the renovation of Adams Station to create a gift shop, office space and historic displays of local rail artifacts.
Berkshire Theatre Festival	Western	2020	Capital
Grant: $50,000 Location: Pittsfield Description: for the renovation of a warehouse to create storage space for scenery, props, costumes, and other production assets.
Blandford Historical Society	Western	2020	Capital
Grant: $95,000 Location: Blandford Description: for the restoration and renovation of the windows and steeple of the iconic White Church building (town's logo) for the structure's 200th anniversary.
Blandford Historical Society	Western	2020	Systems
Grant: $7,000 Location: Blandford Description: for a systems replacement plan.
Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras	Greater Boston	2020	Feasibility
Grant: $30,000 Location: Boston Description: for a feasibility study of a Boston site for BYSO's new home.
Bulgarian Center of New England	Southeast	2020	Systems
Grant: $7,000 Location: Stoughton Description: for a systems replacement plan.
Cape Cod Center for the Arts	Southeast	2020	Capital
Grant: $150,000 Location: Dennis Description: for exterior renovations of the 1838 playhouse for preservation, winterization, and energy efficiency.
Celebrity Series of Boston	Greater Boston	2020	Feasibility
Grant: $30,000 Location: Boston Description: for the design, operating and fundraising planning of the new performing arts venue in Seaport, for use by Celebrity Series and other arts/community organizations.
Community Music Center of Boston	Greater Boston	2020	Feasibility
Grant: $10,000 Location: Boston Description: for the assessment of building improvements including soundproofing, accessibility, and school security.
Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation	Greater Boston	2020	Capital
Grant: $200,000 Location: Brookline Description: to create a multipurpose Community Education and Engagement Center with two new theaters, an expanded lobby and concessions area, new restrooms, and an elevator installation.
Discovery Museum	Metrowest	2020	Capital
Grant: $200,000 Location: Acton Description: to reconfigure parking layout and new main entrance drive, improve pedestrian pathways to limit visibility and water runoff, and for the installation of a 223-kW solar canopy over the parking area nearest to the museum's street front.
Edith Wharton Restoration	Western	2020	Capital
Grant: $180,000 Location: Lenox Description: to restore the exterior envelope of the historic Gatehouse, including wood column restoration and enclosure, reset and repair marble stairs, reconstruction of wood windows, restoration of exterior doors and shutters. As well as drainage, electrical, found
Edith Wharton Restoration	Western	2020	Systems
Grant: $7,000 Location: Lenox Description: for a systems replacement plan.
Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown	Southeast	2020	Capital
Grant: $200,000 Location: Provincetown Description: to renovate the Stanley Kunitz Common Room, including exterior façade, replacement of doors and windows, improve the lighting, A/V, HVAC, flooring, seating, and ADA improvements for the courtyard.
Follow Your Art Community Studios	Greater Boston	2020	Capital
Grant: $100,000 Location: Melrose Description: for the renovation of an 1889 Victorian into a community arts center in historic downtown Melrose.
Fort Point Arts Community	Greater Boston	2020	Capital
Grant: $60,000 Location: Boston Description: to complete Phase 2 of construction on the Assemblage Art Space, including new lighting, audio/visual equipment, security systems and storage upgrades.
Foxborough Regional Center for Performing Arts	Southeast	2020	Systems
Grant: $7,000 Location: Foxborough Description: for a systems replacement plan.
Friends of Nobska Light	Southeast	2020	Capital
Grant: $200,000 Location: Falmouth Description: for interior renovations to the Keeper's House in order to create a maritime museum.
Friends of the Paragon Carousel	Southeast	2020	Capital
Grant: $120,000 Location: Hull Description: for the restoration of the historic Clock Tower Building.
Fuller Craft Museum	Southeast	2020	Capital
Grant: $140,000 Location: Brockton Description: for the purchase and installation of a new chairlift, replacement of boiler and HVAC, completion of window replacements, roof repairs and electrical upgrades.
Gore Place Society	Greater Boston	2020	Capital
Grant: $200,000 Location: Waltham Description: for the reproduction of an early 19th century threshing barn and sheep shelter as well as accessibility and safety improvements.
Greenagers	Western	2020	Capital
Grant: $60,000 Location: Great Barrington Description: to repair the historic barn and floor structure in order to create a functional workshop, makerspace and barnyard at the April Hill Conservation and Education Center.
Grub Street	Greater Boston	2020	Capital
Grant: $200,000 Location: Boston Description: to support a new HVAC system in the Narrative Arts Center.
Hammond Castle Museum	Northeast	2020	Capital
Grant: $100,000 Location: Gloucester Description: to replace the original wire glass clerestory over the interior courtyard.
Heritage Museums & Gardens	Southeast	2020	Capital
Grant: $200,000 Location: Sandwich Description: for Phase II of facility remodeling, including new ADA-compliant pathways and two new classrooms.
Historic Deerfield	Western	2020	Capital
Grant: $200,000 Location: Deerfield Description: for the renovation of a historic home to become administrative and program space.
Historic New England	Greater Boston	2020	Capital
Grant: $160,000 Location: Boston Description: to secure the envelope of the 1796 Harrison Gray Otis House and two attached row houses from water penetration, Including window conservation, masonry repair, wood repair, insulation, and roofing.
Hopkinton Center for the Arts	Central	2020	Capital
Grant: $180,000 Location: Hopkinton Description: to renovate and repurpose a 19th century farmhouse for music and ceramic program space.
Hopkinton Center for the Arts	Central	2020	Systems
Grant: $7,000 Location: Hopkinton Description: for a systems replacement plan.
Hull Artists Studio Connection	Southeast	2020	Feasibility
Grant: $22,000 Location: Hull Description: for the conversion of a vacant DCR-owned building into a regional arts center for classroom, meeting spaces, gallery, and workspaces.
Huntington Theatre Company	Greater Boston	2020	Capital
Grant: $200,000 Location: Boston Description: for the final architectural engineering of the historic Huntington Avenue Theatre as well as the creation of the new "East Wing" Audience Engagement Center in the adjacent residential tower, including a small performance venue, a bar/cafe, expanded box of
Hyannis Public Library Association	Southeast	2020	Feasibility
Grant: $20,000 Location: Barnstable Description: for the renovation and redesign of the historic Hyannis Public Library specifically focusing on accessibility, updating systems and space deficiencies.
Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival	Western	2020	Capital
Grant: $200,000 Location: Becket Description: for increased accessibility and improvements to production and safety systems in the Ted Shawn Theatre to bring the production elements and systems up to industry standards.
Lowell Makes	Northeast	2020	Capital
Grant: $76,000 Location: Lowell Description: to support the purchase and renovation of 150 Western Ave #3 in order to create a permanent home that provides a creative ecosystem resource for the area.
Lowell Makes	Northeast	2020	Systems
Grant: $7,000 Location: Lowell Description: for a systems replacement plan.
Lower Cape Community Acces Television	Southeast	2020	Feasibility
Grant: $30,000 Location: Eastham Description: to evaluate financial, visibility and engagement outcomes for different site options, community and build out strategy in lieu of termination of current space.
Make-It Springfield	Western	2020	Capital
Grant: $180,000 Location: Springfield Description: for the tenant fit out of a new expanded maker space, ADA accessible improvements and bathrooms in order to create a flexible and affordable workshop, studio, rehearsal, and community space.
Malden Public Library	Greater Boston	2020	Capital
Grant: $80,000 Location: Malden Description: for the renovation of the historic 1885 Converse Memorial Building, including a new energy efficient computerized HVAC control system in order to improve indoor environmental conditions and the preserve the art collection.
Marblehead Little Theatre	Northeast	2020	Capital
Grant: $70,000 Location: Marblehead Description: to restore the historic 1890 Marblehead Central Firehouse tower and façade by repointing exterior and interior bricks.
Mass Music & Arts Society	Southeast	2020	Capital
Grant: $98,000 Location: Mansfield Description: for the addition of 35 new spaces to increase parking space for the facility and enhance Academy programs, summer concert and other event revenue.
Mother Brook Arts and Community Center	Greater Boston	2020	Capital
Grant: $150,000 Location: Dedham Description: to install an elevator for access to the building's basement and upper floors.
Mount Washington Cultural Council	Western	2020	Feasibility
Grant: $30,000 Location: Mount Washington Description: for the feasibility and technical requirements for the moving and renovation of the 162-year-old schoolhouse for the purpose of becoming a cultural and visitor center.
Munroe Center for the Arts	Metrowest	2020	Feasibility
Grant: $16,000 Location: Lexington Description: to assess the 1905 building for improvements regarding ADA compliance and HVAC energy efficiency.
Museum of Science	Greater Boston	2020	Capital
Grant: $200,000 Location: Boston Description: to support critical repairs to the museum's parking garage.
Nantucket Historical Association	Southeast	2020	Capital
Grant: $150,000 Location: Nantucket Description: for the repurposing of a store on Nantucket's Straight Wharf to become a multi-functional cultural center.
Narrows Center for the Arts	Southeast	2020	Capital
Grant: $70,000 Location: Fall River Description: for the purchase and installation of new concert lighting system, new audio/visual equipment, and window treatments in the new multi-function space.
Native Plant Trust	Metrowest	2020	Systems
Grant: $7,000 Location: Framingham Description: for a systems replacement plan.
New Bedford Art Museum/ArtWorks!	Southeast	2020	Feasibility
Grant: $20,000 Location: New Bedford Description: to undertake a multi-year project to open the second floor for gallery space to house the permanent exhibition of the City's Art Collection and renovate currently used spaces.
Northampton Community Arts Trust	Western	2020	Capital
Grant: $100,000 Location: Northampton Description: for the first phase of a buildout of a multi-arts theatrical space to address occupancy and public use necessities including HVAC, walls, subfloor, electrical and acoustic features.
Norwood Historical Society	Metrowest	2020	Capital
Grant: $80,000 Location: Norwood Description: for accessibility renovations to the Fred Holland Day House, including a wheelchair ramp, doorway modifications and an ADA-compliant bathroom.
Payomet Performing Arts Center	Southeast	2020	Capital
Grant: $200,000 Location: Truro Description: to renovate the former Non-Commissioned Officer's Club at the Highlands Center to create a flexible multifunctional space for performances, events, and classes.
Petersham Art Center	Central	2020	Systems
Grant: $7,000 Location: Petersham Description: for a systems replacement plan.
Pilgrim Hall Museum	Southeast	2020	Capital
Grant: $100,000 Location: Plymouth Description: to create a commemorative interactive park on historic Cole's Hill, to serve as a forum for public programming and connection between the waterfront and downtown.
Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary	Western	2020	Capital
Grant: $200,000 Location: Lenox Description: for a net-zero addition to Pleasant Valley's Historic Program Barn, providing access to outdoor recreation and nature education.
Plimoth Plantation	Southeast	2020	Capital
Grant: $200,000 Location: Plymouth Description: for the replacement of two buildings of the Wampanoag Homesite with a site support building, cultural bridge, and interactive exhibit space.
Plymouth Guild for the Arts	Southeast	2020	Capital
Grant: $150,000 Location: Plymouth Description: for Phase 2 renovation of the PGA's Russell Library Gallery and Lindens Building, including ADA and code compliance, mechanicals, electrical, interior floor, wall/ceiling finishes, furnishings of rebuilt connector between Russell and Lindens buildings, ca
Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum and Foundation	Western	2020	Capital
Grant: $16,000 Location: Hadley Description: to pursue preservation projects at the PPH House Museum which including painting, window restoration, roofing, flashing, gutter replacement, driveway repairs, carpentry repairs and lolly column replacement.
Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum and Foundation	Western	2020	Systems
Grant: $7,000 Location: Hadley Description: for a systems replacement plan.
President & Fellows of Harvard College	Greater Boston	2020	Capital
Grant: $70,000 Location: Cambridge Description: for security upgrades and improved exhibition displays at the Harvard Museum of Natural History.
Regis College	Metrowest	2020	Capital
Grant: $70,000 Location: Weston Description: for upgraded lighting systems in the Casey Theatre.
Rockport Cultural District	Northeast	2020	Feasibility
Grant: $27,000 Location: Rockport Description: to plan for the restoration of the Old Firehouse into a multi-purpose community center, involving a conditions assessment of the building from an engineering and design perspective.
Rocky Neck Art Colony	Northeast	2020	Systems
Grant: $7,000 Location: Gloucester Description: for a systems replacement plan.
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy	Greater Boston	2020	Capital
Grant: $190,000 Location: Boston Description: for lighting and electrical improvements to the Chin and Mary Soo Hoo Parks.
Snow Farm: The New England Craft Program	Western	2020	Capital
Grant: $12,000 Location: Williamsburg Description: for the renovation of essential bathrooms, replacement of hot water tank, windows, and lighting, as well as the replacement of the enameling kiln in the metalsmithing studio.
Snow Farm: The New England Craft Program	Western	2020	Systems
Grant: $7,000 Location: Williamsburg Description: for a systems replacement plan.
Somerville Museum	Greater Boston	2020	Capital
Grant: $200,000 Location: Somerville Description: to pursue Phase 2 of ongoing historic building project that addresses an elevator addition for ADA compliance.
Spontaneous Celebrations	Greater Boston	2020	Capital
Grant: $100,000 Location: Boston Description: for reconstruction, renovation, and structural support of the second-floor dance theater space including the stage, improved accessibility, improved fire-safety egress from basement and the first-floor kitchen.
Springfield Museums	Western	2020	Capital
Grant: $150,000 Location: Springfield Description: for roof repairs to the Springfield Science Museum.
Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute	Western	2020	Capital
Grant: $130,000 Location: Williamstown Description: for new lighting and HVAC systems for improved energy efficiency and better environmental control in collections areas and office spaces.
The Berkshire Botanical Garden	Western	2020	Feasibility
Grant: $30,000 Location: Stockbridge Description: for a master plan and analysis of 20 acres of developed garden, woodland, and meadow areas, as well as nearly 5 acres of acquired land to improve and expand programming.
The Boch Center	Greater Boston	2020	Capital
Grant: $200,000 Location: Boston Description: to restore the original 1925 elevators, including restoration of the original 1925 cabs, rehabilitation of lifting systems, refabrication of doors, and expansion of vertical access to all floors.
The Clubhouse Network	Greater Boston	2020	Capital
Grant: $50,000 Location: Boston Description: for building additional back-office spaces to free up the front-facing space for direct service in order to meet growing demands for expanded programming at the Dudley Square headquarters.
The Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts	Greater Boston	2020	Feasibility
Grant: $30,000 Location: Watertown Description: for a feasibility study of the renovation of the Mosesian Center for the Arts' first floor lobby in order to optimize usable square footage, increase building security, and improve patron experience.
The Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery	Greater Boston	2020	Feasibility
Grant: $15,000 Location: Cambridge Description: to assess and recommend reparations and improvements tol inform a restoration of the iconic Washington Tower.
The Guild of Boston Artists	Greater Boston	2020	Capital
Grant: $80,000 Location: Boston Description: to implement a capital improvement plan in order to ensure continued access and presentation of exhibitions and educational programs, including repair/renovation of windows, skylights, and fire safety improvements (fire escape, electrical and some masonry
The House of the Seven Gables	Northeast	2020	Feasibility
Grant: $2,900 Location: Salem Description: to assess the electrical system of six buildings on the historic campus for the possibility of an upgrade.
The Institute of Contemporary Art	Greater Boston	2020	Capital
Grant: $120,000 Location: Boston Description: for theater improvements, mechanical and building security and lighting efficiency.
The Northampton Academy of Music	Western	2020	Capital
Grant: $120,000 Location: Northampton Description: for expanded restrooms and the installation of a fire suppression system in the auditorium and lobby.
The Theater Offensive	Greater Boston	2020	Feasibility
Grant: $30,000 Location: Boston Description: to repair the Stoddard Education and Visitors Center roof and reconfigure the reception area.
Tower Hill Botanic Garden	Central	2020	Capital
Grant: $200,000 Location: Boylston Description: to repair the Stoddard Education & Visitors Center roof and reconfigure the reception area.
Town of Canton	Southeast	2020	Feasibility
Grant: $30,000 Location: Canton Description: for a master plan of new institution, including visitor experience, organizational planning, schematic exhibit design, fundraising feasibility, and business plan.
Town of Middleborough	Southeast	2020	Capital
Grant: $20,000 Location: Middleborough Description: to restore the carriage house doors, install a new furnace and replace the gutters at the Oliver Estate.
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill	Southeast	2020	Capital
Grant: $100,000 Location: Truro Description: to complete the renovation of several buildings (woodshop, barn and cottage) on the Edgewood Farm campus as well as undeveloped land planning (for the eventual creation of an outdoor performance space), the completion of Joyce Johnson House as a live/work
Truro Historical Society & Museum	Southeast	2020	Capital
Grant: $150,000 Location: Truro Description: to complete the installation of an elevator, replace cedar roof shingles and wood trim, repair a chimney and selected wall and ceilings, install a fire suppression system, and upgrade the fire and security systems.
Urbanity Dance	Greater Boston	2020	Capital
Grant: $15,000 Location: Boston Description: to install privacy coverings, wall dividers between office and studio space, for the removal of stationary office furniture, and for improved Marley flooring.
Valley Light Opera	Western	2020	Capital
Grant: $16,000 Location: Amherst Description: for a new roof and related repairs of the storage barn where VLO stores sets, props, and costumes essential for the organization's productions.
Waterfront Historic Area League of New Bedford	Southeast	2020	Capital
Grant: $200,000 Location: New Bedford Description: to complete the 2nd phase of a restoration/conversion of an 1829 historic First Baptist Church into the "Steeple Playhouse", a performing arts center with a black box performance theater and exhibition space.
Wellfleet Historical Society	Southeast	2020	Capital
Grant: $200,000 Location: Wellfleet Description: to improve accessibility and create a new entrance reception area, restrooms, as well as expand gallery and program space, and to improve archival storage, safety, fire, and heating systems.
West Stockbridge Historical Society	Western	2020	Capital
Grant: $80,000 Location: West Stockbridge Description: to restore the 1914 Old Town Hall's metal roof, cupola, chimney, doors, and windows.
Wistariahurst Museum	Western	2020	Capital
Grant: $110,000 Location: Holyoke Description: to update decaying and unsafe electrical wiring at Wistariahurst.
Worcester Art Museum	Central	2020	Capital
Grant: $200,000 Location: Worcester Description: to address access, security, and safety improvements and to renovate stairs at the museum's entrance.