Beacon Hill Art Walk - $1,000 awarded to providing opportunities to Boston area visual fine artists Beacon Hill Seminars - $2,500 awarded to access the classroom spaces and technology Boston Landmarks Orchestra - $2,000 awarded to support summer season of orchestral concerts at the DCR’s Hatch Shell Commonwealth Shakespeare Company - $1,000 awarded to support summer 2023 free Shakespeare on the Common (SOC) production of “Macbeth” Friday Night Supper Program, Inc. - $2,500 awarded to support general operating expenses of the organization which will continue to provide hot, nutritious meals, seasonal clothing, warm blankets, emergency supplies, and a sense of community, every Friday night, to individuals experiencing homelessness in Boston Friends of the Phillips Street Play Area - $500 awarded to install needed new fencing, make necessary repairs to the existing fencing and replace and maintain the flowers, plants and trees Myrtle Street Playground - $500 awarded to keep Myrtle Street Playground a safe, clean and joyous place for the community and children of Boston National Society of the Colonial Dames of America - Massachusetts - $2,000 awarded to repair Facade, an important part of the Beacon Hill streetscape and its architectural history, include window restoration, shutter repair and painting, restoration of wrought iron balconies, and repair and repainting of all decorative elements Rogerson Communities, Inc. - $2,500 awarded to restore the rear of the building, which is especially exposed to the impact of bad weather and wind The Advent School Corporation - $2,500 awarded to offer 2 full scholarships to its Design at Advent Summer Program Tunefoolery Music, Inc. - $2,500 awarded for the ongoing work for homeless individuals in mental health recovery at the Lindemann Inn homeless shelter West End Museum - $500 awarded to preserve, interpret, and share the story of the historic West End of Boston
2021 Grant Winners:
Action for Boston Community Development -$3,000 awarded to support expanding their meal program Art Resource Collaborative for Kids - $1,000 awarded to support art and educational programs through community-based non-profit organizations in Boston public schools Christopher's Haven -$2,000 awarded to support The Loft community space Common Cathedral (Ecclesia Ministries, Inc.) - $5,000 awarded to support meals for hungry neighbors during the week Friday Night Supper Program, Inc. - $2,500 awarded to support the continuing operations of FNSP's weekly homeless dinner services program, which prepare over 120 meals every Friday International Women's Writing Guild - $2,000 awarded to support a pilot group of mentees from Boston to learn from their talent and perspectives on social justice Old West Church, United Methodist Church - $5,000 continued support of adding and irrigating plants for new crops Rogerson Communities, Inc. - $1,000 awarded to support inspiring and community-focused Time Capsule project, which will memorialize residents' experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic Tunefoolery Music, Inc. -$5,000 awarded to support ongoing work for homeless individuals in mental health recovery staying at the Lindemann Inn homeless shelter West End Museum - $3,000 awarded to support making in-person programming digitally accessible through the acquisition of recording equipment
2020 Grant Winners: Beacon Hill Seminars - $2,000 awarded to support transition to online courses Big Sister Association of Greater Boston - $2,500 awarded to support mentoring relationships of girls on Beacon Hill and in Boston Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program - $2,500 awarded to support their Food Program which prepares and serves over 130,000 meals for homeless patients Boston Landmarks Orchestra -$2,500 awarded to support the 2021 season of free orchestral concerts at the DCR Hatch Shell Friday Night Supper Program - $2,500 awarded to support general operating expenses to provide weekly hot meals, clothing, blankets, and emergency supplies to individuals experiencing homelessness. Hill House, Inc. - $2,500 awarded to support scholarships to summer programs for six (6) children from 250 Cambridge Street (Anderson Park) International Women's Writing Guild - $2,000 awarded to support a proposal to publish and distribute an anthology written by girls of color in Boston and their mentors Museum of African American History - $5,000 awarded to expand distance learning with a virtual exhibit and a more robust website Old West Church - $3,000 continued support of their mission of providing assistance to persons with food, income or housing insecurity Piers Park Sailing Center - $2,500 awarded to support year-round youth development programs in marine science, climate science, leadership development, and sail training The Simple Things - $2,500 awarded to support this Beacon Hill organization serving Advent Church programs
2019 Grant Winners: Old West Church - $10,000 awarded to support of their mission of providing assistance to persons with food, income or housing insecurity Jack Burton - $500 awarded to support a video storytelling project to map the history of Beacon Hill and to share with neighbors Beacon Hill Friends House - $5,000 awarded to support the BHFH Financial Inclusion Fund making residency affordable to a greater group Beacon Hill Art Walk - $2,000 awarded to support the promotion of this Beacon Hill event Esplanade Association - $2,500 awarded to support two clean-up days with the help of BHCA members Nichols House Museum - $2,500 awarded to support the creation of a Visitor Learning Center