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Organization Region Year Grant Type
Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation
Greater Boston
2012
Capital
Coolidge Corner Theatre Marquee

Grant: $55,750

Location: Brookline

Description: for fixtures related to the upgrade of the projection and sound systems to meet new digital film exhibition standards.

Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation
Greater Boston
2014
Capital

Grant: $90,000

Location: Brookline

Description: for facility expansion that will include a new screening room, elevator, loading zone, and family restrooms, as well as improve lobby accommodations, handicapped accessibility, and exterior lighting.

Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation
Greater Boston
2018
Capital

Grant: $200,000

Location: Brookline

Description: to support the addition of a community education and engagement space and two new theaters, a new elevator, renovated restrooms and an expanded lobby and concessions area.

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.

Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation
Greater Boston
2021
Capital
Film screening at Coolidge Corner Theatre

Grant: $200,000

Location: Brookline

Description: for a Community Education & Engagement Center, including 2 new theaters, expanded accessible lobby & concessions, and upgraded HVAC to increase air quality via filtration & purification.

Cotuit Center for the Arts
Southeast
2013
Systems

Grant: $7,000

Location: Barnstable

Description: for a Systems Replacement Plan

Cotuit Center for the Arts
Southeast
2014
Feasibility

Grant: $30,000

Location: Barnstable

Description: for the development of a Facilities Master Plan that will analyze the feasibility of a renovation to the existing property to better serve patrons.

Cotuit Center for the Arts
Southeast
2019
Feasibility
Cotuit Center for the Arts

Grant: $30,000

Location: Barnstable

Description: to assess capitalization and feasibility pertaining to campus enhancements and expansion.

Cotuit Center for the Arts
Southeast
2022
Capital
Cotuit Center for the Arts

Grant: $200,000

Location: Barnstable

Description: to create a seasonal, accessible outdoor performance space, including green space, permanent audience seating, an outdoor audience canopy, and driveway repositioning.

Creative Haverhill
Northeast
2014
Feasibility

Grant: $9,000

Location: Haverhill

Description: for the feasibility of acquiring and renovating Cogswell School, a vacant municipal building, into a community art center.

Creative Haverhill
Northeast
2016
Capital

Grant: $30,000

Location: Haverhill

Description: to study the feasibility of turning the George S Cogwells School into a sustainable artspace.

Creative Haverhill
Northeast
2019
Capital
Cogswell School

Grant: $200,000

Location: Haverhill

Description: for the transformation of the historic Cogswell School into an art center with galleries, studio, programming, rental and office space.

Creative Hub Worcester
Central
2023
Capital
Creative Hub Worcester

Grant: $200,000

Location: Worcester

Description: To support the transformation of a historic 1914 community building into the future Creative Hub Community Arts Center.

Cultural Alliance of Medfield
Metrowest
2022
Capital
Medfield State Hospital campus

Grant: $200,000

Location: Medfield

Description: for design and construction documents to repurpose a former Chapel on the historic Medfield State Hospital campus into an arts and education center.

Cultural Organization of Lowell
Northeast
2012
Feasibility

Grant: $30,000

Location: Lowell

Description: to test the feasibility of adapting and renovating Lowell's Smith-Baker auditorium into a community arts center and performance space.

Cuttyhunk Historical Society
Southeast
2023
Systems
Community gathered and seated on the front steps of the Cuttyhunk Historical Society

Grant: $8,000

Location: Gosnold

Description: For a 20 year capital needs assessment.

Dance Complex
Greater Boston
2023
Capital
Looking up at the front brick façade of building

Grant: $200,000

Location: Cambridge

Description: To support asbestos abatement, parapet stabilization, masonry and roof repairs.

Danforth Art Museum at Framingham State University
Metrowest
2007
Feasibility

Grant: $37,500

Location: Framingham

Description: for a feasibility study to assess the structural needs of the Museum facilities.

Danforth Art Museum at Framingham State University
Metrowest
2012
Feasibility

Grant: $30,000

Location: Framingham

Description: for audience testing for a new location and design planning for exhibitions in a former school building in Framingham.

Danforth Art Museum at Framingham State University
Metrowest
2014
Feasibility

Grant: $30,000

Location: Framingham

Description: for a multi-faceted planning study that will inform space, business, and fundraising planning for renovation of the historic Jonathan Maynard building as the new home for Danforth Art Museum and School.

Dante Alighieri Cultural Society
Greater Boston
2009
Systems

Grant: $4,000

Location: Cambridge

Description: for a Systems Replacement Plan, which consists of a capital assessment and 20-year replacement schedule based on the estimated usable life expectancy and the approximate replacement cost of building systems; also an energy efficiency and green building as

Danvers Historical Society
Northeast
2018
Systems

Grant: $7,000

Location: Danvers

Description: for a 20-year capital needs assessment of the building and its mechanical systems.

Dartmouth Cultural Center
Southeast
2022
Systems
Dartmouth Cultural Center

Grant: $8,000

Location: Dartmouth

Description: for a systems replacement plan.

Dartmouth Cultural Center
Southeast
2022
Capital
Dartmouth Cultural Center

Grant: $160,000

Location: Dartmouth

Description: for new insulation, lighting, window, and furnace replacements, as well as ADA, fire safety, and energy efficient upgrades.

Davis Museum and Cultural Center
Metrowest
2011
Capital

Grant: $165,000

Location: Wellesley

Description: to upgrade the original museum security system installed in 1993. This will include the replacement of obsolete equipment, the enhancement of CCTV monitoring, and facility access management.

DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
Metrowest
2007
Capital

Grant: $477,000

Location: Lincoln

Description: to help in the construction of a new museum wing to create a new collections storage and exhibition preparation facility, allowing for greater access to the museum's permanent collection.

DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
Metrowest
2012
Feasibility

Grant: $30,000

Location: Lincoln

Description: for facilities and landscape master planning to evaluate visitor approach, admission, navigation, amenities and support.

DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
Metrowest
2014
Capital

Grant: $100,000

Location: Lincoln

Description: for Phase 1 of its 2020 Master Plan that incorporates consolidating staff offices and relocating the museum café for year-round accessibility.

DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
Metrowest
2018
Capital
DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum

Grant: $100,000

Location: Lincoln

Description: for the replacement of elevators and boilers in the museum.

DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
Metrowest
2018
Systems

Grant: $7,000

Location: Lincoln

Description: for a 20-year capital needs assessment of the building and its mechanical systems.

DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
Metrowest
2021
Capital
DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum

Grant: $200,000

Location: Lincoln

Description: to enhance universal access in a region of the Sculpture Park and Museum and to transform an underutilized area of the Park into a visitor-friendly space supporting public engagement, programming, and events.

Dewey Memorial Hall
Western
2015
Capital

Grant: $30,000

Location: Sheffield

Description: to install a new HVAC system, insulation, and lighting equipment in Dewey Memorial Hall, a historic arts facility built in 1887.

Dewey Memorial Hall
Western
2023
Feasibility
Front view of historic Dewey Memorial Hall

Grant: $35,000

Location: Sheffield

Description: For a historic structures report and master plan.

Dighton Public Library
Southeast
2024
Capital
Artist's rendering of the Dighton Public Library

Grant: $200,000

Location: Dighton

Description: For a new HVAC system.

Discovery Museum
Metrowest
2022
Feasibility
Discovery Museum entrance

Grant: $35,000

Location: Acton

Description: to plan for renovations to the original museum building, a 130-year-old, non-ADA compliant house, now the home of administrative offices.

Discovery Museum
Metrowest
2007
Feasibility

Grant: $37,500

Location: Acton

Description: for master planning and programming planning to guide the expansion to a new building.

Discovery Museum
Metrowest
2009
Capital

Grant: $172,000

Location: Acton

Description: for exterior improvements including new entrance and signage, new pedestrian walkways, and reconfiguration of the existing parking facility. This capital project is informed by a campus master plan.

Discovery Museum
Metrowest
2016
Capital
Exterior of the Discovery Museum

Grant: $300,000

Location: Acton

Description: to expand and renovate its facility, doubling square footage.

Discovery Museum
Metrowest
2018
Feasibility

Grant: $30,000

Location: Acton

Description: to produce a master plan for updating four existing small buildings as well as parking on campus.

Discovery Museum
Metrowest
2020
Capital
Dinosaur sculpture in the front yard of the Discovery Museum

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.

Dorchester Community Center for the Visual Arts
Greater Boston
2007
Feasibility

Grant: $3,938

Location: Boston

Description: for assessment of an existing building for suitability as the new permanent location for DOTArt.

Dorchester Historical Society
Greater Boston
2007
Feasibility

Grant: $9,375

Location: Boston

Description: for facilities analysis of historic properties.

Double Edge Theatre
Western
2023
Feasibility
Barn and grounds of Double Edge Theatre

Grant: $35,000

Location: Ashfield

Description: For a facilities renovation and expansion plan for the next 5 years including architectural and engineering drawings, permits, percolation tests and environmental impact studies for proposed new building projects.

Double Edge Theatre Productions
Western
2021
Capital
Main Theatre Barn interior at Double Edge Theatre

Grant: $190,000

Location: Ashfield

Description: to renovate the Main Theatre barn including structural, accessibility, and HVAC upgrades, and for the installation of a Solar farm on the property.

Double Edge Theatre Productions
Western
2022
Capital
Main barn theatre

Grant: $154,000

Location: Ashfield

Description: for the final phase of renovations and expansion to the main theatre and performance venue, including egress, accessibility, fire & safety improvements, sight line and rigging improvements, and a new HVAC system.

Double Edge Theatre Productions
Western
2007
Capital

Grant: $67,000

Location: Ashfield

Description: to help Double Edge build a new septic system and upgrade its bathroom facilities.

Double Edge Theatre Productions
Western
2009
Capital

Grant: $43,000

Location: Ashfield

Description: to implement a four-part green energy renovation plan, which includes insulation improvements, installation of wood-burning stoves, a solar-powered hot water system and solar panels.

Double Edge Theatre Productions
Western
2009
Systems

Grant: $4,000

Location: Ashfield

Description: for a Systems Replacement Plan, which consists of a capital assessment and 20-year replacement schedule based on the estimated usable life expectancy and the approximate replacement cost of building systems; also an energy efficiency and green building as

Double Edge Theatre Productions
Western
2013
Capital

Grant: $61,250

Location: Ashfield

Description: to launch Phase 2 of its Building Renovation and Greening Project, including further upgrades to existing facilities and replacement of older, inefficient systems.

Double Edge Theatre Productions
Western
2014
Capital

Grant: $40,000

Location: Ashfield

Description: for its efforts to restore the Hay Barn into a multi-purpose facility with a scene shop, design studios, production offices and storage areas, as well as construction of an isolated storage unit.

Double Edge Theatre Productions
Western
2016
Capital
Exterior view of the Double Edge Theatre campus in Ashfield

Grant: $120,000

Location: Ashfield

Description: to enter its final phase of major renovations, to include the redesign and transformation of several unused buildings into workshop, design studio, storage and training and rehearsal spaces.

Double Edge Theatre Productions
Western
2017
Capital
Repurposed farm building

Grant: $140,000

Location: Ashfield

Description: for the expansion and renovation of a farm building to create an artist studio, theatrical lighting and electrical workshop, a functioning kitchen.

Double Edge Theatre Productions
Western
2019
Capital
Double Edge Theatre Productions

Grant: $160,000

Location: Ashfield

Description: to support an expansion of the Main Theatre, improvements to guest artist housing and for centralized heating upgrades.

Downtown Amherst Foundation
Western
2023
Capital
Live band performing at the Drake Theater

Grant: $180,000

Location: Amherst

Description: For renovations to open The Drake, a live performance and music venue in the center of Amherst.

Downtown Taunton Foundation
Southeast
2013
Feasibility

Grant: $12,500

Location: Taunton

Description: to assess the financial and structural feasibility of renovating the historic District Courthouse in downtown Taunton as an arts center, including design development, accessibility analysis, and operational planning.

Drama Studio
Western
2017
Feasibility

Grant: $30,000

Location: Springfield

Description: to assess building conditions and determine plans for renovation on the 100+ year old facility the studio has leased for 29 years, prior to purchasing the property.

Drama Studio
Western
2019
Systems

Grant: $7,000

Location: Springfield

Description: for a systems replacement plan.

Drama Studio
Western
2022
Capital
Drama Studio

Grant: $200,000

Location: Springfield

Description: for code improvements and exterior repairs.

Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary
Metrowest
2007
Capital

Grant: $184,000

Location: Lincoln

Description: for infrastructure improvements and repairs at Drumlin Farm, including work on barns, trails, restrooms, greenhouses, and interpretive signage.

Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary
Metrowest
2014
Capital

Grant: $80,000

Location: Lincoln

Description: to replace and upgrade components of three exhibition structures on Drumlin Farm.

Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary
Metrowest
2017
Capital
Drumlin Farm

Grant: $225,000

Location: Lincoln

Description: for construction of a 3,700 sq. ft. net-zero energy building that will become a new environmental learning center.

Duxbury Rural and Historical Society
Southeast
2015
Feasibility

Grant: $23,000

Location: Duxbury

Description: for a structural assessment of the Bradford House museum (built 1808). Frank Shirley Architects will be hired for as-built drawings, building & accessibility assessment, HVAC design, & lighting.

Duxbury Rural and Historical Society
Southeast
2019
Capital
Duxbury Rural and Historical Society

Grant: $50,000

Location: Duxbury

Description: for window restorations and gutter repairs to the historic 1809 King Caesar House museum in Duxbury.

Duxbury Rural and Historical Society
Southeast
2019
Systems

Grant: $7,000

Location: Duxbury

Description: for a systems replacement plan.

Earthdance Creative Living Project
Western
2009
Systems

Grant: $4,000

Location: Plainfield

Description: for a Systems Replacement Plan, which consists of a capital assessment and 20-year replacement schedule based on the estimated usable life expectancy and the approximate replacement cost of building systems; also an energy efficiency and green building as

Earthdance Creative Living Project
Western
2016
Capital
Exterior view of the Earthdance retreat center

Grant: $77,000

Location: Plainfield

Description: to undertake renovations related to life safety systems, accessibility, and structural upgrades of the dance studio foundation.

Earthdance Creative Living Project
Western
2022
Capital
Umbrella Studio at Earthdance Creative Living Project

Grant: $80,000

Location: Plainfield

Description: for roof repairs, renewable energy generation and storage systems, heating and cooling, and ventilation systems in the farmhouse and dance studios.

Easthampton Media
Western
2017
Capital
Space in Eastworks mill building

Grant: $172,000

Location: Easthampton

Description: to construct a Cultural Media Center that will house digital storytelling, events, performance and arts programming.

Easton Children’s Museum
Southeast
2011
Capital

Grant: $34,000

Location: Easton

Description: to renovate and restore its fire station while maintaining the structure's historic integrity. The work will address accessibility issues, increase building safety, and increase energy efficiency.

Easton Children’s Museum
Southeast
2015
Capital

Grant: $7,000

Location: Easton

Description: to replace the Museum's aging and inefficient oil burner and upgrade the hardwired Master Box to a Signal Communication Radio Box as mandated by the Easton Fire Department.

EcoTarium
Central
2021
Capital
Planetarium space at the EcoTarium

Grant: $200,000

Location: Worcester

Description: for the replacement of the HVAC system, a vital aspect of the planetarium project.

EcoTarium
Central
2023
Systems
Front exterior of the EcoTarium

Grant: $14,000

Location: Worcester

Description: For a 20 year capital needs assessment.

EcoTarium
Central
2007
Capital
Exterior of the Ecotarium

Grant: $51,917

Location: Worcester

Description: to help EcoTarium complete a two-phase plan to update and replace its heating and energy systems. This project will help the organization reduce the operating costs of its 60,000-square-feet facility.

EcoTarium
Central
2009
Systems

Grant: $6,000

Location: Worcester

Description: for a Systems Replacement Plan, which consists of a capital assessment and 20-year replacement schedule based on the estimated usable life expectancy and the approximate replacement cost of building systems; also an energy efficiency and green building as

EcoTarium
Central
2009
Feasibility

Grant: $18,750

Location: Worcester

Description: for planning for and modeling on-site sustainable energy options.

EcoTarium
Central
2013
Capital
Exterior of the Ecotarium

Grant: $244,290

Location: Worcester

Description: to connect the facility to the electrical grid, thus reducing reliance on its aging power plant, ensuring energy continuity, and positively impacting the safety of visitors and wildlife.

EcoTarium
Central
2016
Capital
Exterior of the EcoTarium in Worcester

Grant: $300,000

Location: Worcester

Description: to purchase and install compatible cooling equipment and an emergency generator following a power plant failure in 2015.

EcoTarium
Central
2017
Capital

Grant: $122,000

Location: Worcester

Description: for the replacement of two sections of the main museum building roof, insertion of an associated air intake, and initial construction work to renovate and repurpose the vacant polar bear habitat for the Wild Cat Station exhibit.

EcoTarium
Central
2019
Systems
EcoTarium

Grant: $7,000

Location: Worcester

Description: for a systems replacement plan.

Edith Wharton Restoration
Western
2011
Capital

Grant: $137,000

Location: Lenox

Description: to replace and fully restore the roofs, cupolas, and chimneys of the Stables, the Mount's primary visitor center and programming space, and the Gatehouse, the year-round administrative office space.

Edith Wharton Restoration
Western
2013
Capital

Grant: $77,500

Location: Lenox

Description: to overhaul the utilities of the historic Stable at The Mount, including the installation of heating in the Stable Assembly Hall, to enable year-round use.

Edith Wharton Restoration
Western
2016
Capital
Exterior of the Mount

Grant: $100,000

Location: Lenox

Description: to restore the exterior of the stable, with the scope of work including stucco restoration; repairing foundations, sills, sashes, doors and window frames; demolishing a coal bin; and installing utility upgrades.

Edith Wharton Restoration
Western
2017
Capital
The Terrace at the Mount

Grant: $124,000

Location: Lenox

Description: to support the restoration and partial reconstruction of the Terrace at the Mount.

Edith Wharton Restoration
Western
2020
Capital
Exterior of the Edith Wharton Estate

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.

Elevated Thought
Northeast
2021
Feasibility
People viewing artwork table in a gallery

Grant: $35,000

Location: Lawrence

Description: to plan for an expanded space to grow the size and scope of youth arts and community engagement programs, and to launch a public art gallery and arts supply store.

Elevated Thought Foundation
Northeast
2023
Capital
People mingling in gallery space

Grant: $200,000

Location: Lawrence

Description: For renovations to newly acquired space in the Everett Mills, to create the "ET on the 6th" creative center.

Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts
Greater Boston
2023
Capital
Front exterior and sign at the Eliot Schoolhouse

Grant: $96,000

Location: Boston

Description: For renovations to the entrance, a second story fire exit, attic space, an outdoor shed, and storage.

Emerson College
Greater Boston
2007
Capital
Rendering of Paramount Center for the Arts

Grant: $675,000

Location: Boston

Description: to assist in the renovation and reconfiguration of the Paramount Theatre to create a new 560-seat venue, which will be open for use by both students and outside performing arts groups.

Emerson College
Greater Boston
2015
Capital

Grant: $100,000

Location: Boston

Description: to open the first public art gallery in the Theater District and Downtown Crossing neighborhoods to serve the CIty's business community, residents and general public by activating the arts in historic Boylston Place.

Emerson College
Greater Boston
2022
Capital
Exterior façade of the Cutler Majestic Theatre

Grant: $150,000

Location: Boston

Description: for updates and repairs to the interior of the historic theatre with equipment to stream, and video capture live and prerecorded content.

Emily Dickinson Museum
Western
2023
Capital
The front exterior of The Evergreens house

Grant: $200,000

Location: Amherst

Description: For building envelope repairs and a new HVAC system in The Evergreens, a historic house linked to the history and poetry of Emily Dickinson.

Enchanted Circle Theater
Western
2023
Feasibility
People crafting at a table during a Liberation Arts Education series

Grant: $10,000

Location: Holyoke

Description: To investigate the feasibility of a larger and more equipped space for the community arts center.

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
Western
2022
Capital
Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

Grant: $90,000

Location: Amherst

Description: for foundation and exterior repairs, new entrance doors, outdoor lighting, new ionization systems, replaced cooling tower baffles, and to establish a well for landscape watering.

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
Western
2009
Capital

Grant: $7,900

Location: Amherst

Description: to improve accessibility in the gallery spaces by installing automatic door-openers in three doorways. While the museum is currently ADA compliant, this project addresses visitor feedback regarding the ease of navigation through the galleries.

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
Western
2014
Feasibility

Grant: $29,000

Location: Amherst

Description: for the development of a facilities Master Plan and fundraising plan.

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
Western
2016
Capital
Exterior view of the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

Grant: $103,000

Location: Amherst

Description: to install a high efficiency condensing boiler system and a humidifier; upgrade gallery and café lighting; and repair entrance overhangs and drainage in the second floor mechanical room.

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
Western
2017
Capital
Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

Grant: $52,000

Location: Amherst

Description: to install LED lighting in the exhibition gallers and uprade the facility's energy management system.

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
Western
2019
Capital
Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

Grant: $85,000

Location: Amherst

Description: to replace exterior lighting, lighting control systems, and fixed audio/visual equipment in the auditorium.

Espirito Santo Museum Foundation
Southeast
2009
Feasibility

Grant: $38,000

Location: Fall River

Description: for a feasibility study for the establishment of a museum in Fall River, focusing on the immigrant communities of the Lusophone world in New England.

Essex Art Center
Northeast
2009
Capital

Grant: $95,000

Location: Lawrence

Description: for maintenance and renovation including window replacement, creation of a vestibule area and new classrooms, office and gallery space relocation, staircase replacement, ceiling repair, HVAC improvements, and new storage space.

Essex Art Center
Northeast
2023
Capital
People gathered in gallery space at the Essex Art Center

Grant: $87,000

Location: Lawrence

Description: For the creation of a new maker's space, the Creativity Lab.

Essex Historical Society and Shipbuilding Museum
Northeast
2022
Feasibility
Essex Historical Society and Shipbuilding Museum

Grant: $25,000

Location: Essex

Description: to plan for the design, fundraising, and site logistics of replacing The Waterline Center building.

Essex Historical Society & Shipbuilding Museum
Northeast
2013
Feasibility

Grant: $7,500

Location: Essex

Description: to determine the feasibility of extensively rehabilitating or replacing the existing Shipbuilding Museum Center.

FABLabs for America
Greater Boston
2014
Feasibility

Grant: $30,000

Location: Boston

Description: to explore options of a phased development strategy to transform vacant buildings in to a DREAM Factory (Democratizing Relevant Education & Access Mandate) and community innovation hub.

Falmouth Artists Guild
Southeast
2007
Capital

Grant: $240,000

Location: Falmouth

Description: to support construction of the community art center.

Falmouth Artists Guild
Southeast
2011
Capital

Grant: $63,000

Location: Falmouth

Description: for expanding the lower level of the Art Center to include a kiln room plus two new studios for ceramics, jewelry, glass, printmaking and photography.

Falmouth Artists Guild
Southeast
2015
Capital

Grant: $75,000

Location: Falmouth

Description: to complete the Falmouth Art Center by finishing the top floor. The renovations include adding two classrooms, a meeting space, and storage.

Falmouth Artists Guild
Southeast
2019
Systems
Falmouth Art Center

Grant: $7,000

Location: Falmouth

Description: for a systems replacement plan.

Falmouth Historical Society
Southeast
2007
Capital

Grant: $39,600

Location: Falmouth

Description: for repair and restoration of the Julia Wood House, a new ventilation system for its historic barn, and a more prominent entrance to the visitors' center.

Falmouth Historical Society
Southeast
2012
Capital

Grant: $100,000

Location: Falmouth

Description: for a new Education Center for community programs, exhibits, events and lectures. It will have handicap access, storage and bathrooms which are currently not available.

Falmouth Historical Society
Southeast
2014
Capital

Grant: $250,000

Location: Falmouth

Description: for restoration and historic preservation of the Conant House. Scope of work includes a new foundation, façade improvements, a new roof, and upgrades to integrated systems including HVAC, plumbing, and electrical.

Falmouth Historical Society
Southeast
2019
Capital
Dr. Francis Wicks House

Grant: $75,000

Location: Falmouth

Description: for roof repairs to the 1790 Dr. Francis Wicks House.

Featherstone Center for the Arts
Southeast
2017
Capital
Aerial view of new facility construction

Grant: $125,000

Location: Oak Bluffs

Description: for the construction of two new buildings on the art center campus.

Featherstone Center for the Arts
Southeast
2023
Feasibility
Pre-K children seated on the floor before a teacher in the Francine Kelly Gallery

Grant: $34,000

Location: Oak Bluffs

Description: For a plan to address deferred maintenance, upgrade classroom spaces, and add a new building to house the Garden Gate Child Development Center.

Fiddlehead Theatre Company
Metrowest
2009
Capital
Exterior of Arsenal for the Arts

Grant: $31,000

Location: Norwood

Description: to create handicap accessible bathrooms, and to add modern front-of-house lighting.

Fiddlehead Theatre Company
Metrowest
2009
Systems

Grant: $5,000

Location: Norwood

Description: for Systems Replacement.

Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown
Southeast
2022
Systems
Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown

Grant: $8,000

Location: Provincetown

Description: for a systems replacement plan.

Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown
Southeast
2007
Capital

Grant: $205,000

Location: Provincetown

Description: for the final phase of a comprehensive building renovation and expansion of the Center's historic site. This phase involves rebuilding the public art gallery, increasing handicap accessibility of the facility, and installing sprinkler systems.

Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown
Southeast
2011
Capital

Grant: $125,000

Location: Provincetown

Description: to renovate four historic buildings that are used to house program participants. The project will address safety, ADA, energy efficiency, and habitability issues.

Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown
Southeast
2016
Capital
Exterior of Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown

Grant: $125,000

Location: Provincetown

Description: to renovate three buildings to address accessibility compliance, energy efficiency, and habitability issues.

Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown
Southeast
2020
Capital
People scattered in courtyard at the Fine Art Works Center in Provincetown

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.

Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown
Southeast
2022
Capital
Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown

Grant: $130,000

Location: Provincetown

Description: to renovate eight artists live/workspaces, improve campus lighting, way-finding, and access, and update the artist lounge and kitchen facilities utilized by all Work Center programs.

First Parish Meeting House Preservation Society of Shirley
Central
2013
Feasibility

Grant: $11,500

Location: Shirley

Description: to assess the needs and costs associated with planning for accessibility and restroom facilities for the Shirley Meeting House.

First Parish Meeting House Preservation Society of Shirley
Central
2016
Capital
Interior of the First Parish Meeting House Preservation Society

Grant: $97,000

Location: Shirley

Description: to create an accessible main entrance, interior, and handicapped restroom.

Fitchburg Art Museum
Central
2014
Capital

Grant: $140,000

Location: Fitchburg

Description: for repairs and improvements to its four building campus, including structural repairs and system upgrades.

Fitchburg Art Museum
Central
2017
Feasibility

Grant: $30,000

Location: Fitchburg

Description: to support strategic and design planning for an on-site storage facility which will house the museum's permanent art collection.

Fitchburg Art Museum
Central
2023
Capital
People in gallery at the Fitchburg Art Museum

Grant: $200,000

Location: Fitchburg

Description: For a new HVAC system.

Fitchburg Historical Society
Central
2007
Capital
Exterior view of the Phoenix Building

Grant: $106,800

Location: Fitchburg

Description: for phase one of a two-phase project to allow occupancy in the Phoenix Building. Phase one will consist of the construction of an elevator and staircase to allow for greater accessibility.

Fitchburg Historical Society
Central
2011
Capital
Fitchburg Historical Society

Grant: $47,000

Location: Fitchburg

Description: to design and install a fire alarm and fire suppression system in the Phoenix Building.

Fitchburg Historical Society
Central
2015
Capital
Fitchburg Historical Society

Grant: $19,000

Location: Fitchburg

Description: to add energy efficient air conditioning to the Fitchburg Historical Society's library and exhibition hall.

Fitchburg Historical Society
Central
2016
Feasibility

Grant: $24,250

Location: Fitchburg

Description: to review and update a Master Plan for Main Street headquarters to create schematic design, cost estimates, and scope documents to study program and collections care capacity.

Fitchburg State University
Central
2023
Capital
Rendering of the Main Street theater entrance and marquee

Grant: $200,000

Location: Fitchburg

Description: To support the development of a mixed-use building, consisting of a black box theater and several storefronts.

Fitchburg State University Foundation
Central
2018
Feasibility

Grant: $30,000

Location: Fitchburg

Description: for renovation and business planning of a recently acquired historical theater in downtown Fitchburg.

Follow Your Art Community Studios
Greater Boston
2020
Capital
Side exterior of Follow Your Art Community Studios

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
2012
Feasibility

Grant: $20,000

Location: Boston

Description: for planning and cost estimates for expansion to a full-fledged community arts center, store, event space and gallery.

Fort Point Arts Community
Greater Boston
2020
Capital
People gathered inside a gallery at Fort Point Arts Community

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.

Foxborough Regional Center for Performing Arts
Southeast
2021
Capital
Street view of the Foxborough Regional Center for the Performing Arts

Grant: $90,000

Location: Foxborough

Description: for critical safety repairs in order to continue operations in the historic Orpheum Theater, the including a new roof, HVAC system and fire curtain.

Framingham History Center
Metrowest
2019
Feasibility
The Old Academy

Grant: $14,000

Location: Framingham

Description: For a feasibility study of handicapped access, fire suppression, systems upgrades and interior improvements in two of three historic properties.

Framingham Public Library
Metrowest
2016
Capital
Exterior of Framingham Public Library

Grant: $91,000

Location: Framingham

Description: to upgrade the audio/visual equipment of the library's Costin Room, including broadcast video, audio, lighting, networking, and a projection system.

Framingham State University
Metrowest
2022
Capital
McAuliffe Center

Grant: $125,000

Location: Framingham

Description: for the redesign of the digital planetarium within the Christa McAuliffe Center for Integrated Science Learning to serve as a multi-functional collaborative space for community gatherings and activities.

Franklin Performing Arts Company
Metrowest
2015
Capital

Grant: $220,000

Location: Franklin

Description: to complete and make accessible the 2nd floor, purchase technical equipment and FF&E, and finish the exterior.

Friends of Fenway Studios
Greater Boston
2014
Systems

Grant: $7,000

Location: Boston

Description: for a 20-year capital needs assessment of the building and its mechanical systems.

Friends of Fenway Studios
Greater Boston
2018
Feasibility

Grant: $13,000

Location: Boston

Description: to assess converting one of the lower-level studios into a flexible, accessibile space for lectures, workshops, and other programming.

Friends of Franklin County Fairgrounds
Western
2024
Capital
Quilt show and vendors inside the Roundhouse at the Franklin County Fairgrounds

Grant: $77,000

Location: Greenfield

Description: To support the second phase of a walkway improvement and replacement project.

Friends of Franklin County Fairgrounds
Western
2022
Capital
Roundhouse at sunset

Grant: $70,000

Location: Greenfield

Description: for improved walkways to allow guests full access to the historic cultural facilities.

Friends of MVYRADIO
Southeast
2022
Capital
Friends of MVYRADIO

Grant: $60,000

Location: West Tisbury

Description: to complete the remodel of the MVYRadio station facility.

Friends of Nobska Light
Southeast
2017
Capital
The Nobska Lighthouse and Keeper?s house

Grant: $225,000

Location: Falmouth

Description: to support the restoration of the Nobska lighthouse and the renovation of the keepers' house.

Friends of Nobska Light
Southeast
2020
Capital
Nobska Light and Keeper's House

Grant: $200,000

Location: Falmouth

Description: for interior renovations to the Keeper's House in order to create a maritime museum.

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