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Organization Region Year Grant Type
Mattapoisett Historical Society
Southeast
2021
Capital
Inside the Mattapoisett Museum

Grant: $20,000

Location: Mattapoisett

Description: for the renovation and preservation of the Carriage House, which houses important historical artifacts of the museum's permanent collection. The work includes upgrading exterior walls, cupola, trim, windows, and HVAC/air quality system in the building.

Mattapoisett Historical Society
Southeast
2022
Capital
Inside the 1821 Meeting House

Grant: $20,000

Location: Mattapoisett

Description: for exterior renovation and preservation work to the Mattapoisett Museum Carriage House, including the replacement exterior walls, the cupola, and HVAC systems in the building which houses important historical artifacts from the museum's permanent collection.

Medicine Wheel Productions
Greater Boston
2021
Feasibility
Exhibition at the Spoke Gallery

Grant: $35,000

Location: Boston

Description: to determine the feasibility of rehabbing and bringing up to code an old maintenance building located in the Anne Lynch Homes at Old Colony to be Medicine Wheel's permanent home.

Medicine Wheel Productions
Greater Boston
2021
Systems

Grant: $7,000

Location: Boston

Description: for a systems replacement plan.

Medway Historical Society
Metrowest
2015
Capital

Grant: $25,000

Location: Medway

Description: for capital improvements to the Medway Historical Society museum building that includes new or upgrades to HVAC, smoke alarms, security system, electrical systems. lighting, sewer, flooring, insulation and new built in storage.

Merrimack Repertory Theatre
Northeast
2018
Capital
Nancy L. Donahue Theatre

Grant: $35,000

Location: Lowell

Description: for updated LED lighting and sound technology, reducing the theatre's carbon footprint and enhancing accessibility for hearing-impaired audience members.

Merrimack Repertory Theatre
Northeast
2023
Capital
View of stage from seating area

Grant: $30,000

Location: Lowell

Description: For a new grid and catwalk system.

Metropolitan Waterworks Museum
Greater Boston
2014
Systems

Grant: $7,000

Location: Newton

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

Metropolitan Waterworks Museum
Greater Boston
2016
Feasibility

Grant: $23,500

Location: Newton

Description: for consultation to design appropriate HVAC systems and efficiency improvements, aimed at reducing heat loss and expanding winter use of the facility.

Middlesex Canal Association
Northeast
2023
Capital
Front facade of building

Grant: $200,000

Location: Billerica

Description: To complete the new Middlesex Canal Visitor Center and Museum.

Middlesex Community College Lowell
Northeast
2016
Capital
Exterior of Middlesex Community College

Grant: $113,000

Location: Lowell

Description: to support renovation and transformation of the former Boston & Maine Railroad Depot into a performing arts education center.

Montserrat College of Art Gallery
Northeast
2022
Capital
Gallery

Grant: $50,000

Location: Beverly

Description: for acoustical upgrades, lighting, and electrical replacements at the Montserrat Gallery.

Mother Brook Arts and Community Center
Greater Boston
2014
Capital

Grant: $210,000

Location: Dedham

Description: to replace its current heating system with a multi-zone HVAC system as part of a building renovation to create a community arts center.

Mother Brook Arts and Community Center
Greater Boston
2017
Capital
Mother Brook Arts and Community Center

Grant: $40,000

Location: Dedham

Description: for plumbing renovations and to add handicapped accessible restrooms.

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 Wachusett Community College
Central
2014
Capital

Grant: $30,000

Location: Gardner

Description: to replace a 38-year-old stage-lighting system with LED lights, dimmer, and switchboard; and to abate asbestos wiring.

Mount Wachusett Community College
Central
2016
Capital
Exterior of the Mount Wachusett Community College

Grant: $49,600

Location: Gardner

Description: to replace the aging analog sound system with an updated, digital system to improve audience experience.

Mount Washington Cultural Council
Western
2020
Feasibility
Historic schoolhouse building in Mount Washington

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.

Mudflat Pottery School
Greater Boston
2009
Capital
Exterior of Broadway Theatre

Grant: $300,000

Location: Somerville

Description: for renovation of the Broadway Theatre in East Somerville to become Mudflat's new home, including rehabilitation for classrooms, artists' studios, kiln room, meeting space, work areas, and office space, two retail spaces, a new mezzanine, replacement of m

Mudflat Pottery School
Greater Boston
2014
Capital

Grant: $7,500

Location: Somerville

Description: for the renovation of one of the storefront spaces that will create six additional studios for clay artists.

Munroe Center for the Arts
Metrowest
2019
Capital
Munroe Center for the Arts

Grant: $200,000

Location: Lexington

Description: for window replacements in the 1904 historic building.

Munroe Center for the Arts
Metrowest
2020
Feasibility
People working around a table and at a potters wheel in a ceramics class at the Munroe Center for the Arts

Grant: $16,000

Location: Lexington

Description: to assess the 1905 building for improvements regarding ADA compliance and HVAC energy efficiency.

Munroe Center for the Arts
Metrowest
2022
Capital
Gallery

Grant: $131,000

Location: Lexington

Description: for the design of a new elevator and stair core, new gender-neutral restrooms, entrance renovations, upgraded heating and cooling systems, signage, and ADA building modifications.

Munroe Center for the Arts
Metrowest
2023
Feasibility
View of the Munroe Center for the Arts from the rear parking lot

Grant: $35,000

Location: Lexington

Description: For a capital campaign feasibility study, business plan and capital needs assessment.

Museum of African American History
Greater Boston
2007
Capital
frican Meeting House Boston

Grant: $420,000

Location: Boston

Description: for a restoration of the historically significant African Meeting House Boston, including a new elevator for handicap access, raising the ground floor, and improvements to the building's exterior.

Museum of African American History
Greater Boston
2014
Capital

Grant: $140,000

Location: Boston

Description: for repointing and repairs to the Abiel Smith School foundation.

Museum of African American History
Greater Boston
2018
Feasibility

Grant: $30,000

Location: Boston

Description: to plan for the restoration of the Boston-Higginbotham House and repurpose of its outbuildings to become a welcome and education center for interpreting Nantucket history.

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Greater Boston
2007
Capital
Rendering of the MFA with new American Wing

Grant: $675,000

Location: Boston

Description: for the expansion and renovation of the Museum, which will include a new American Wing, new educational spaces, and expanded conservation facilities.

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Greater Boston
2009
Capital

Grant: $400,000

Location: Boston

Description: for improvements to the west entrance on Museum Road to create a dedicated Group Entrance with parking for buses, improved driveways for enhanced accessibility, a new lobby, and fully accessible bathrooms.

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Greater Boston
2012
Capital

Grant: $37,500

Location: Boston

Description: for the replacement of an elevator in the Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art. Upon completion, this project will increase accessibility and improve the visitor experience.

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Greater Boston
2015
Capital

Grant: $600,000

Location: Boston

Description: for the renovation of four galleries of Japanese art that have not been upgraded in over 30 years, including a plan to transform the display and interpretation of its unparalleled collection of the arts of Japan for visitors from Boston and beyond.

Museum of Russian Icons
Central
2023
Systems
Gallery at the Museum of Russian Icons

Grant: $12,500

Location: Clinton

Description: For a 20 year capital needs assessment.

Museum of Science
Greater Boston
2021
Capital
Inside the Hayden Planetarium

Grant: $200,000

Location: Boston

Description: for the upgrade of the Charles Hayden Planetarium to 8K projection resolution on the dome.

Museum of Science
Greater Boston
2023
Capital
Exterior of the Museum of Science building

Grant: $200,000

Location: Boston

Description: To address deterioration and structural maintenance to the parking garage.

Museum of Science
Greater Boston
2007
Capital

Grant: $675,000

Location: Boston

Description: for renovations to the Mugar Omni Theater's exterior and lobby, and infrastructure upgrades to the Hayden Planetarium.

Museum of Science
Greater Boston
2011
Capital

Grant: $250,000

Location: Boston

Description: for the development and construction of a major new interactive attraction, the ""Hall of Human Life."" This new permanent exhibit will relate new research in genetics and evolutionary biology to visitors' own health.".

Museum of Science
Greater Boston
2019
Capital
Museum of Science

Grant: $180,000

Location: Boston

Description: for the repair and installation of four new escalators.

Museum of Science
Greater Boston
2013
Capital

Grant: $250,000

Location: Boston

Description: to support a comprehensive renovation of the Museum's entrance, lobby, and concourse including renovation and technological upgrade of the Box Office.

Museum of Science
Greater Boston
2014
Capital
Exterior of Museum of Science

Grant: $250,000

Location: Boston

Description: for installation of sprinkler components and emergency power feeds in the Blue Wing of the Museum.

Museum of Science
Greater Boston
2016
Capital
Exterior of Museum of Science

Grant: $163,000

Location: Boston

Description: to replace existing chiller with an advanced, highly energy efficient unit.

Museum of Science
Greater Boston
2017
Capital
Waterfront Fa‡ade

Grant: $212,000

Location: Boston

Description: to complete a comprehensive fire protection systems upgrade, including alarm initiating devices, heat detectors, wiring upgrades, new smoke detectors & replacement of fire alarm panels.

Museum of Science
Greater Boston
2020
Capital
Museum of Science exterior by the Charles River

Grant: $200,000

Location: Boston

Description: to support critical repairs to the museum's parking garage.

Museum of World War II
Metrowest
2015
Feasibility

Grant: $35,000

Location: Natick

Description: for a study regarding a new facility to house the most comprehensive collection of original World War II cultural artifacts in the world.

Museum of World War II
Metrowest
2016
Capital
Interior exhibition space of the Museum of World War Two

Grant: $300,000

Location: Natick

Description: for expansion of its facility to triple exhibition space and create an education center.

Nantucket Dreamland Foundation
Southeast
2011
Capital

Grant: $194,000

Location: Nantucket

Description: to outfit the Dreamland Theater with audio-visual, light, sound equipment.

Nantucket Dreamland Foundation
Southeast
2024
Capital
View of theater seating at the Nantucket Dreamland

Grant: $105,000

Location: Nantucket

Description: For painting and the replacement of exterior doors.

Nantucket Dreamland Foundation
Southeast
2016
Systems

Grant: $7,000

Location: Nantucket

Description: for systems replacement plan.

Nantucket Dreamland Foundation
Southeast
2018
Capital

Grant: $174,000

Location: Nantucket

Description: for the installation of a new, flexible seating system in the Studio Theatre, and to create a film screening room.

Nantucket Dreamland Foundation
Southeast
2019
Capital
Nantucket Dreamland

Grant: $50,000

Location: Nantucket

Description: for exterior paint, new stage lighting systems, and for ADA film accessibility upgrades.

Nantucket Historical Association
Southeast
2016
Capital
Exterior of the Whaling Museum in Nantucket

Grant: $86,000

Location: Nantucket

Description: to repair existing facilities and purchase equipment for its Whaling Museum. Projects include roof replacement, gutter and HVAC fan repair, brick wall repointing, and sound, lighting and security system upgrades.

Nantucket Historical Association
Southeast
2020
Capital
Front facade and entrance to the Nantucket Historical Association

Grant: $150,000

Location: Nantucket

Description: for the repurposing of a store on Nantucket's Straight Wharf to become a multi-functional cultural center.

Nantucket Island School of Design & the Arts
Southeast
2024
Capital
Converted barn building at the Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts

Grant: $158,000

Location: Nantucket

Description: To support the reestablishment and structural restoration of NISDA's Artist Residency cottage colony buildings, moved from their former location due to repeated hurricane winds and severe storm surge flooding in town.

Narrows Center for the Arts
Southeast
2023
Capital
People seated for a concert at the Narrows Center for the Arts

Grant: $77,000

Location: Fall River

Description: To construct two utility sink/storage areas and install an HVAC system in newly renovated offices.

Narrows Center for the Arts
Southeast
2007
Capital

Grant: $60,000

Location: Fall River

Description: for the installation of handicap restrooms and an elevator that will provide much-needed accessibility.

Narrows Center for the Arts
Southeast
2011
Capital

Grant: $32,000

Location: Fall River

Description: to upgrade its current sound system and stage back-lighting, as well as install new house lighting.

Narrows Center for the Arts
Southeast
2013
Capital

Grant: $34,884

Location: Fall River

Description: for installation of an HVAC system and renovation of the musicians' and performers' “Green Room" hospitality and backstage area.

Narrows Center for the Arts
Southeast
2015
Capital

Grant: $100,000

Location: Fall River

Description: for Audio Visual purchase, upgrades and installation and renovation of the musicians' and performers' Green Room hospitality and backstage area.

Narrows Center for the Arts
Southeast
2017
Capital
Narrow Center for the Arts

Grant: $225,000

Location: Fall River

Description: to purchase the building that the Center has occupied for 15 years, and to build additional restrooms in the facility.

Narrows Center for the Arts
Southeast
2020
Capital
Band performing onstage at the Narrows Center for the Arts

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.

National Association for Armenian Studies and Research
Greater Boston
2017
Capital
Front Exterior

Grant: $225,000

Location: Belmont

Description: for fire protection, accessibility upgrades, and installation of an elevator.

National Association for Armenian Studies and Research
Greater Boston
2021
Capital
National Association for Armenian Studies and Research

Grant: $100,000

Location: Belmont

Description: for the final construction costs and measures to protect against Covid-19 transmission of NAASR's 31,000-volume rare book library.

National Association for Armenian Studies and Research
Greater Boston
2021
Systems

Grant: $7,000

Location: Belmont

Description: for a systems replacement plan.

National Association for Armenian Studies & Research
Greater Boston
2023
Capital
Front glass window façade of the National Association for Armenian Studies & Research

Grant: $10,000

Location: Belmont

Description: To improve the quality of acoustics in the Assembly lecture hall with the installation of four bollards, and to install a safety camera at the rear of the building.

National Center of Afro-American Artists
Greater Boston
2022
Capital
Abbotsford

Grant: $100,000

Location: Boston

Description: to replace the roof and gutters of Abbotsford with slate and copper materials, conforming to the original construction of the historic landmark.

National Yiddish Book Center
Western
2023
Capital
Children touring exhibits during a field trip at the National Yiddish Book Center

Grant: $100,000

Location: Amherst

Description: To replace Hydrotherm boilers, heating hot water circulating pumps, pneumatic temperature control system, and an air compressor.

Native Plant Trust
Metrowest
2007
Capital

Grant: $100,000

Location: Framingham

Description: for the construction of a Native Plant Center on the Nasami Farm Nursery and Sanctuary that will include flexible work space, retail facilities and outdoor porches and gardens.

Native Plant Trust
Metrowest
2013
Capital

Grant: $23,500

Location: Framingham

Description: to replace aging security/deer exclusion fence for security of the museum-quality collection of plants as well as improving aesthetics and community relations for the site.

Native Plant Trust
Metrowest
2020
Systems

Grant: $7,000

Location: Framingham

Description: for a systems replacement plan.

Native Plant Trust
Metrowest
2022
Capital
People walking trails at Garden in the Woods

Grant: $80,000

Location: Framingham

Description: to replace the pedestrian bridges over Hop Brook and add boardwalks at Garden in the Woods in Framingham, MA.

Natural Resources Trust of Easton
Southeast
2009
Feasibility

Grant: $2,000

Location: Easton

Description: for a feasibility study for upgrading the Parker Room, a year-round multi-functional space for youth education.

Natural Resources Trust of Easton
Southeast
2009
Systems

Grant: $4,000

Location: Easton

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

Naumkeag House and Gardens
Western
2007
Capital

Grant: $200,000

Location: Stockbridge

Description: for the preservation project at Naumkeag residence to replace the main house and barn roofs, restore parts of the gardens, and rehabilitate the ground-floor kitchen to create a visitor's center.

Naumkeag House and Gardens
Western
2013
Capital

Grant: $128,002

Location: Stockbridge

Description: for the restoration of the Naumkeag gardens in Stockbridge, including the restoration of previously built landscape features.

Needham History Center & Museum
Metrowest
2023
Capital
Mills House and Upper Falls Schoolhouse

Grant: $29,000

Location: Needham

Description: To paint and repair the exterior of the 1842 Upper Falls Schoolhouse and the 1834 Matthias Mills house.

New Art Center in Newton
Greater Boston
2022
Feasibility
Side façade of Church of the Open Word

Grant: $35,000

Location: Newton

Description: for a feasibility study for the Church of the Open Word in Newtonville for which the New Art Center has recently entered into a 12-month Option to Purchase agreement.

New Art Center in Newton
Greater Boston
2009
Capital
Exterior of New Art Center

Grant: $50,000

Location: Newton

Description: for the removal and replacement of an existing 46-year-old boiler encased in asbestos with two new boilers, converting from oil to gas heat.

New Art Center in Newton
Greater Boston
2009
Systems

Grant: $4,000

Location: Newton

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

New Art Center in Newton
Greater Boston
2011
Capital
Exterior of Newton Art Center

Grant: $55,000

Location: Newton

Description: to construct a ramp and two bathrooms; to upgrade porch handrails and an existing ramp; to replace leaking windows; to install HVAC; and to seal the building envelope.

New Art Center in Newton
Greater Boston
2018
Feasibility

Grant: $30,000

Location: Newton

Description: to assess options of relocating or renovating the current space with business, fundraising and architectural planning.

New Art Center in Newton
Greater Boston
2021
Capital
Gallery at the New Art Center in Newton

Grant: $80,000

Location: Newton

Description: for capital improvements in order to safely reopen during COVID-19. Upgrades include HVAC with ultraviolet filters, a fresh air exchange, expanded classroom space, and a new ADA compliant restroom with touchless toilets and sinks.

New Bedford Art Museum/ArtWorks!
Southeast
2015
Capital

Grant: $12,000

Location: New Bedford

Description: to create space for offices and a ceramics studio within the basement level of the Museum.

New Bedford Art Museum/ArtWorks!
Southeast
2019
Feasibility
New Bedford Art Museum

Grant: $30,000

Location: New Bedford

Description: for a feasibility study for the renovation of the city-owned New Bedford Art Museum/ArtWorks! building to create a new gallery for the permanent display of the City of New Bedford's art collection.

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.

New Bedford Art Museum/ArtWorks!
Southeast
2022
Capital
Front façade

Grant: $200,000

Location: New Bedford

Description: to acquire and renovate an upper-level office space from the City of New Bedford, which will expand the Museum's square footage and reconfigure the existing building.

New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center
Southeast
2023
Feasibility
Main exhibit at the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center

Grant: $20,000

Location: New Bedford

Description: For a feasibility study and business plan for a possible expansion and relocation.

New Bedford Historical Society
Southeast
2015
Capital

Grant: $20,000

Location: New Bedford

Description: to install an HVAC system in the historic Nathan and Mary Johnson House (circa 1830) which will make it a viable multi-use educational and cultural center to host programs on the Underground Railroad in New Bedford.

New Bedford Historical Society
Southeast
2019
Capital
New Bedford Historical Society

Grant: $180,000

Location: New Bedford

Description: to develop Abolition Row Park, a new cultural heritage park in the Seaport Cultural District across from the Nathan and Mary Johnson House, the first home in freedom of Frederick Douglass.

New Bedford Port Society
Southeast
2014
Capital

Grant: $440,000

Location: New Bedford

Description: to restore and provide accessibility to the historic Seamen's Bethel and Mariners' Home to be developed into a Fishing Heritage Center.

New Bedford Port Society
Southeast
2017
Capital
Seamen?s Bethel and the Mariner?s home

Grant: $150,000

Location: New Bedford

Description: for the restoration of the Seamen's Bethel and Mariner's Home to preserve and make accessible two historic landmarks, create a venue to honor New Bedford's Maritime Heritage, and enhance the National Park as a world-wide tourist destination.

New Bedford Port Society
Southeast
2022
Capital
Outside the Seamen's Bethel

Grant: $70,000

Location: New Bedford

Description: for roof replacements to the Seamen's Bethel and Mariner's Home, and for renovations to the property's historic carriage shed.

New Bedford Whaling Museum
Southeast
2021
Feasibility
Aerial view of the New Bedford Whaling Museum & Plaza

Grant: $35,000

Location: New Bedford

Description: for a capital plan review of the Museum's 10 buildings and the creation of a 3D existing conditions Revit model that will aid the creation of a campus master plan, providing clarity for long-term site and facility design and use.

New Bedford Whaling Museum
Southeast
2021
Systems

Grant: $12,000

Location: New Bedford

Description: for a systems replacement plan.

New Bedford Whaling Museum
Southeast
2007
Capital

Grant: $617,000

Location: New Bedford

Description: to complete phase two of a plan to restore the historic Bourne Building, which houses the Museum's central artifact, the Lagoda ship model.

New Bedford Whaling Museum
Southeast
2011
Capital

Grant: $250,000

Location: New Bedford

Description: to construct an Education Center addition to its existing complex; consolidate its Research Library and Archives; and add space for education, programming, exhibits, collections, research, and staff.

New Bedford Whaling Museum
Southeast
2014
Capital

Grant: $500,000

Location: New Bedford

Description: for the construction of a new Education Center and Research Library, which will meet expanding programming needs and consolidate museum holdings onto one campus.

New Bedford Whaling Museum
Southeast
2016
Capital
Interior of New Bedford Whaling Museum

Grant: $150,000

Location: New Bedford

Description: to replace a failing HVAC system that services the theater, entrance gallery, art galleries, and art storage areas.

New Bedford Whaling Museum
Southeast
2018
Capital

Grant: $170,000

Location: New Bedford

Description: to construct an urban green space on the museum campus which will facilitate an outdoor gallery and public programming.

New Bedford Whaling Museum
Southeast
2019
Capital
New Bedford Whaling Museum

Grant: $120,000

Location: New Bedford

Description: for exterior restorations to the Wood Building Annex, and the historic Bourne Building including repairs to its distinctive Cupola.

New Dawn Arts Center
Central
2023
Capital
Sign in from of the New Dawn Arts Center

Grant: $107,000

Location: Ashburnham

Description: For the purchase of the building the organization is located in.

New England Aquarium
Greater Boston
2007
Capital
The Giant Ocean Tank; The Penguin Exhibit

Grant: $455,000

Location: Boston

Description: to assist in the upgrade of the life support system for New England Aquarium's largest and most popular exhibits: the Giant Ocean Tank and the Penguin Tray. New filtration technology will be installed that will improve water clarity, enhancing the visitor

New England Aquarium
Greater Boston
2011
Capital
Giant Ocean Tank

Grant: $250,000

Location: Boston

Description: for the renovation of the Giant Ocean Tank exhibit into a new experience for visitors. Key components are a new reef structure; new elevator and ramp; replacement of windows; a new domed ceiling; and a learning space.

New England Aquarium
Greater Boston
2014
Capital

Grant: $300,000

Location: Boston

Description: for the renovation of six exhibit bays, which will include repairs for structural integrity, upgrades to life support systems, redesign of habitats, and enchanced education features

New England Aquarium
Greater Boston
2018
Capital

Grant: $200,000

Location: Boston

Description: for the installation of a new HVAC system.

New England Aquarium Corporation
Greater Boston
2023
Capital
Entrance to the New England Aquarium

Grant: $100,000

Location: Boston

Description: For an upgraded building automation system.

New England Center for the Performing Arts
Metrowest
2009
Feasibility

Grant: $18,750

Location: Franklin

Description: for a regional market study to inform a proposed performing arts center.

New England Conservatory
Greater Boston
2007
Capital
Interior of Jordan Hall

Grant: $357,000

Location: Boston

Description: to replace parts of the climate control system in Jordan Hall, allowing the hall to once again be used year-round.

New England Conservatory
Greater Boston
2015
Capital
New England Conservatory

Grant: $600,000

Location: Boston

Description: for the construction of the new Black Box Theatre.

New England Conservatory
Greater Boston
2024
Capital
Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theater at the New England Conservatory

Grant: $127,000

Location: Boston

Description: To replace the video wall display in the center’s entryway, and to install permanent audiovisual streaming capabilities in the center’s Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre.

New England Historic Genealogical Society
Greater Boston
2011
Capital
New England Historic Genealogical Society

Grant: $125,000

Location: Boston

Description: to construct a Conservation Lab within its Newbury Street facility. The lab will feature a glass partition, allowing the public to observe the preservation process for valuable works on paper.

New England Historic Genealogical Society
Greater Boston
2023
Capital
Newbury Street view of the New England Historic Genealogical Society

Grant: $200,000

Location: Boston

Description: For a climate control and energy efficiency system.

New England Public Radio Foundation
Western
2013
Capital

Grant: $113,432

Location: Springfield

Description: for the construction and expansion of a new headquarters in downtown Springfield.

New England Public Radio Foundation
Western
2014
Capital

Grant: $110,000

Location: Springfield

Description: for the purchase and installation of fixed and integrated equipment (audio, broadcast, satellite, and fiber optics) for its new headquarters in Springfield.

New England Public Radio Foundation
Western
2021
Capital
New England Public Media building

Grant: $200,000

Location: Springfield

Description: to renovate and create a new engagement and education space at NEPM's 44 Hampden St. building, consolidating operations from two locations into one space.

New England Quilt Museum
Northeast
2009
Capital

Grant: $77,000

Location: Lowell

Description: to address multiple deferred maintenance issues, including HVAC upgrades, fire safety, elevator service systems, and roof and chimney repairs.

New England Quilt Museum
Northeast
2009
Systems

Grant: $4,000

Location: Lowell

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

New Garden Park
Central
2016
Capital
Interior rendering of New Garden Park gallery

Grant: $300,000

Location: Worcester

Description: to create the WOOteria, a creative performing and collaborative space in Worcester's Theatre District.

New Marlborough Village Association
Western
2009
Capital

Grant: $45,000

Location: Great Barrington

Description: for construction of a permanent performance platform in the main auditorium of the meeting house, lighting and sound system improvements, and safety and access upgrades.

New Marlborough Village Association
Western
2014
Capital

Grant: $60,000

Location: Great Barrington

Description: to paint the exterior and interior of the Meeting House, as well as insulate and soundproof the gallery, renovate storage areas, and deepen the curtain drain to protect the facility's foundation.

New Marlborough Village Association
Western
2017
Capital
Historic Meeting House

Grant: $27,000

Location: Great Barrington

Description: for the completion of the Meeting House exterior restoration by installing wrought iron bannisters, a copper dome and repairs to the steeple.

New Repertory Theatre
Greater Boston
2009
Capital
Charles Mosesian Theater. Photo by Peter Vanderwarker

Grant: $26,000

Location: Watertown

Description: for updates to the lighting and audio systems in the Mosesian and Black Box theaters.

New Repertory Theatre
Greater Boston
2016
Capital

Grant: $32,000

Location: Watertown

Description: to purchase and install an Induction Loop Assistive Listening System to serve patrons with a wide range of hearing loss issues.

Newburyport Art Association
Northeast
2021
Feasibility
Hills Gallery at the Newburyport Art Association

Grant: $10,000

Location: Newburyport

Description: to plan for interior renovations and the installation of an elevator and bathrooms, in order to increase capacity for art, education, and community events.

Newburyport Art Association
Northeast
2021
Systems

Grant: $7,000

Location: Newburyport

Description: for a systems replacement plan.

Newton Cultural Alliance
Greater Boston
2016
Capital
Exterior of the Allen House

Grant: $268,000

Location: Newton

Description: to fund exterior repairs, to add systems, an elevator and fire detection equipment, and to restore barn for adaptive reuse classroom and black box theatre.

Newton Cultural Alliance
Greater Boston
2019
Capital
Newton Cultural Alliance

Grant: $200,000

Location: Newton

Description: for architectural services, elevator installation and basement buildout to support the construction of a new black box theater.

Newton Historical Society
Greater Boston
2009
Capital
Exterior of Durant-Kenrick House

Grant: $218,800

Location: Newton

Description: for preservation and restoration of the 1732 Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds, including the addition of an educational wing with classroom/workshop space and improvements to parking, area landscaping and walkways.

Nichols House Museum
Greater Boston
2016
Feasibility

Grant: $4,400

Location: Boston

Description: to fund Phase 1 of a preservation project on its 1830s portico; to obtain plans, construction specifications and drawings.

Nichols House Museum
Greater Boston
2018
Feasibility

Grant: $7,000

Location: Boston

Description: for a system replacement plan and assessment of the existing climate control system.

Nichols House Museum
Greater Boston
2019
Capital
Nichols House Museum

Grant: $125,000

Location: Boston

Description: for heating and cooling system upgrades and exterior repairs.

Norman Rockwell Museum
Western
2022
Capital
Exterior and grounds of the Norman Rockwell Museum

Grant: $140,000

Location: Stockbridge

Description: to upgrade paving on walkways, electrical systems and outdoor lighting, and for new HVAC condensers and monitoring systems, alarm and security system components, signage, and automatic doors.

North Bennet Street School
Greater Boston
2012
Capital
North Street Location Exterior

Grant: $250,000

Location: Boston

Description: for site acquisition of 152 - 174 North Street, Boston, for consolidation into a single facility designed to meet the current and future programmatic needs of the school and its public programs.

North Bennet Street School
Greater Boston
2013
Capital
Construction on North Street Facility

Grant: $250,000

Location: Boston

Description: for the construction of an addition to the organization's new home on Boston's Greenway in order to expand public programming and provide public exhibition space for contemporary craft and visual arts work.

North Bennet Street School
Greater Boston
2018
Capital
North Bennet Street School

Grant: $200,000

Location: Boston

Description: to support roof replacements, and exterior masonry and repairs for the North and South buildings.

North End Music and Performing Arts Center
Greater Boston
2021
Capital
Front façade of historic brick building

Grant: $200,000

Location: Boston

Description: for the renovation of a historic 1750s building owned by the City of Boston, into a state-of-the-art community music center.

North River Arts Society
Southeast
2012
Capital

Grant: $18,481

Location: Marshfield

Description: for the installation of a new roof, hardwood floor repair and safety upgrades.

North Shore Arts Association of Gloucester
Northeast
2021
Capital
Inside the gallery at the North Shore Arts Association of Gloucester

Grant: $20,000

Location: Gloucester

Description: to paint the main gallery, replace windows in the lower and main galleries, install plexi-glass barriers, and install a "split" air conditioner/heater in the studio basement gallery.

Northampton Community Arts Trust
Western
2014
Capital

Grant: $140,000

Location: Northampton

Description: for Phase 1 of its renovation of 33 Hawley St. Phase 1 will include installing wall and roof insulation, an HVAC upgrade, classroom, office space, bathroom, and rehearsal room renovations; window replacement; and construction of a catering kitchen and th

Northampton Community Arts Trust
Western
2016
Capital
Exterior rendering of the building at 33 Hawley Street

Grant: $300,000

Location: Northampton

Description: to complete its Phase 2 renovation of 33 Hawley Street in downtown Northampton, including build-out of performance space, workspaces, an art gallery, and lobby/mezzanine.

Northampton Community Arts Trust
Western
2018
Capital

Grant: $100,000

Location: Northampton

Description: for exterior site work including sidewalk and parking renovations, and landscaping to create small gathering spaces and an outdoor event space.

Northampton Community Arts Trust
Western
2018
Systems

Grant: $7,000

Location: Northampton

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

Northampton Community Arts Trust
Western
2020
Capital
Exterior with tenant signage at 33 Hawley Street in Northampton

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.

Northampton Community Arts Trust
Western
2022
Capital
Front exterior

Grant: $150,000

Location: Northampton

Description: for lobby renovations, including the build out of a box office, concession area and an art gallery.

Northampton Community Music Center
Western
2011
Capital

Grant: $100,000

Location: Northampton

Description: to renovate and expand the lower level of its facility to create 3,500 additional square feet for teaching, performing, and storage.

Northampton Community Music Center
Western
2019
Systems

Grant: $7,000

Location: Northampton

Description: for a systems replacement plan.

Northampton Community Music Center
Western
2023
Capital
Band rehearsing

Grant: $142,000

Location: Northampton

Description: For repairs to masonry, roof trim, porch structures, doors, windows, and the addition of a main entrance vestibule.

Northeast Document Conservation Center
Northeast
2014
Capital

Grant: $470,000

Location: Andover

Description: for acquisition of a 33,000 square foot building that was built originally as a supermarket and was converted into a research and development space in the mid-1990's.

Norwood Historical Society
Metrowest
2020
Capital
Exterior of the Fred Holland Day House

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.

Nuestras Raices
Western
2007
Capital

Grant: $256,500

Location: Holyoke

Description: for the rebuilding of an historic barn; construction of a retail plaza, petting zoo, and cultural event area; and grounds infrastructure improvements.

Nuestras Raices
Western
2017
Capital
Performance stage

Grant: $194,000

Location: Holyoke

Description: for the rennovation and repairs to the Lechonera facility, fencing, and event stage.

Oakes Ames Memorial Hall Association
Southeast
2016
Feasibility

Grant: $20,000

Location: Easton

Description: to determine potential for expanding cultural uses, enhancing programming, and support building improvements through a market study, fundraising assessment, and architectural analysis.

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