The Hamilton Wenham Cultural Council is part of a grassroots cultural funding network supporting community based projects in the arts, humanities, and sciences annually.
Donor Name: Mass Cultural Council
State: Massachusetts
Towns: Hamilton, Wenham
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/17/2022
Size of the Grant: $12,100
Details:
Each year, the council is allocated funding from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Through a competitive grant process, the Hamilton Wenham Cultural Council awards funds to arts, humanities, and interpretive science projects in their communities.
Local Priorities
- They give preference to events taking place in Hamilton and/or Wenham.
- They prefer HWCC-sponsored projects to benefit the greatest and most diverse populations in Hamilton-Wenham, specifically the schools, senior citizens and the community at large.
- They strongly suggest that any school programs or events be integrated into the larger school curriculum and receive follow-up treatment (e.g. discussion in class).
- They require programs to have a specific date, time and place. If any of these are not in place, that will likely be cause for denial.
- They encourage the use of matching funds.
- They require that requests for payments be made within three months of event.
Funding Information
- Amount: $12,100
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must reside or be located in Massachusetts. Local Cultural Councils may accept applications from anyone included in the following list:
- Individuals: Individual applicants must show that a public benefit results from the project for which they are applying. A public presentation of an individual’s work may provide the needed public benefit. Individual members of Local Cultural Councils may apply for funding from a Local Cultural Council but must observe all conflict-of-interest laws and regulations in the granting process. Local Cultural Councils may also establish their own rules regarding applications from council members as long as these are consistent with the state’s conflict of interest laws.
- Incorporated private nonprofit organizations.
- Unincorporated associations that can establish a nonprofit objective. A group of individuals coming together with a common purpose (e.g., local community band, theater group) that do not have nonprofit status.
- Public schools, libraries, other municipal agencies, and the Local Cultural Council itself.
- Religious organizations. Religious organizations or groups with a religious affiliation are eligible to apply for funding for cultural programming that is available to the general public. LCCs can only approve applications that are primarily cultural in their intent and do not have the effect of advancing religion.
For more information, visit Mass Cultural Council.