2025 Grant Winners:
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Action for Boston Community Development - $2500 awarded to support weekly yoga classes and the distribution of bags of fresh produce
Beacon Hill Village - $2000 awarded to help subsidize accessible trips for BHV members
Beacon Hill Seminars - $750 awarded to assist with the cost of printed materials associated with their event celebrating 25 years as an organization
Boston Music Project - $1000 awarded to support increased access to instruments for students enrolled in BMP’s before-and-after school music education programs at JQES & US
Community Boating Inc - $2000 awarded to support the Universal Access Program and Junior Program Crossover initiative
Congregational Library & Archives - $1000 awarded to support new monthly community-based programs and robust virtual programming
Ecclesia Ministries, Inc - $2500 awarded to sustain and expand their outreach to unhoused individuals in Beacon Hill and beyond
Friday Night Supper Program, Inc - $2500 awarded to sustain and expand their weekly dinner service for individuals experiencing homelessness and food insecurity in Boston
Friends of the Public Garden - $2000 awarded to support a comprehensive Boston Common Tree Succession Plan
Rogerson Communities - $1000 awarded to purchase and ship a Life Fitness Treadmill for their 60 Joy Street Residence
The West End Museum, Inc - $1500 awarded for the continuation of The West End Museum's performing arts program
Tunefoolery Music, Inc - $1250 awarded to support their music and mindfulness workshops, performances, and open mics

​2024 Grant Winners:
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​Friends of the Public Garden - $1500 awarded to support their efforts to renew, care and advocate for the Boston Common, the Public Garden and the Commonwealth Mall
Historic New England - $1000 awarded to support their efforts in preserving and protecting New England’s past
Beacon Hill Business Association, Inc. - $1000 awarded to support their efforts keep Charles Street clean
Boston by Foot, Inc. - $1000 awarded to support their efforts in inspiring locals and tourists to learn and appreciate the diverse stories of Boston and Beacon Hill through guided walking tours
The West End Museum, Inc. - $500 awarded to support their efforts in telling the story of Boston’s West End neighborhood
The Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture - $1000 awarded to support their efforts in providing a space for Jewish culture and arts
Tunefoolery Music, Inc. - $500 awarded to support their efforts to provide musicians in mental health recovery with opportunities for hope and healing
Esplanade Association, Inc. - $1000 awarded to support their efforts to care for the iconic 64-acre park in the city
Shelter Music Boston, Inc. - $1000 awarded to support their efforts in bringing music to the less fortunate among us
Rogerson Communities - $1500 awarded to support their efforts to enhance the well-being of older adults by addressing their multiple needs as they age
Friday Night Supper Program, Inc. - $2000 awarded to support their efforts in serving hot, nutritious meals in a safe and dignified environment every Friday night to anyone who wants one
Friends of the Myrtle Street Playground - $1000 awarded to support their efforts maintaining and enriching this important play area on Beacon Hill
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company - $1000 awarded to support their efforts to bring live theater to audiences throughout Greater Boston, including their summer program on Boston Common
Charles River Watershed Association, Inc. - $1000 awarded to support their efforts in protecting and restoring the Charles River watershed
Bridge Over Troubled Waters - $1000 awarded to support their efforts in providing services to runaway, homeless and high-risk youth
The Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Inc. - $2000 awarded to support their efforts in providing orchestral outdoor concerts, open to all, at the DCR’s Hatch Memorial Shell in the summer months
Beacon Hill Seminars - $1000 awarded to support their efforts in providing and promoting the opportunity of intellectual growth for adults
Art Resource Collaborative for Kids (ARK) - $1000 awarded to support their efforts in providing a holistic education framework for children, enabling them to become confident creators who can promote change in the world
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2023 Grant Winners:
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Bay Cove Human Services, Inc. - $1,000 awarded to support the Center Club Acting Troupe
Beacon Hill Friends House - $500 awarded to support painting the sashes, frames, and sills of window along the north and south faces of the house, resealing the windows around the masonry opening, and repairing and repainting the shutters along the northern face of the house
Beacon Hill Seminars - $500 awarded to update technology to meet the needs of their sprawling membership
Beacon Hill Village - $500 awarded for the purchase of two laptops that would be used to provide technology help and troubleshoot technical issues for BHV members
Boston Healthcare for the Homeless - $1,000 awarded to support the Life Essentials Fund, a dedicated safety net that provides individuals and families experiencing homelessness with the basic, yet vital material resources they need to access health care, follow treatment plans, and safeguard their health
Boston Landmarks Orchestra - $2,000 awarded to support summer season of orchestral concerts at the DCR’s Hatch Shell
Boston Music Project - $500 awarded to help fund existing, sequential, instrumental-music program at the Josiah Quincy Elementary School and the Josiah Quincy Upper School.
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company - $500 awarded to support summer 2024 free Shakespeare on the Common (SOC) production of “A Winter's Tale”
Ecclesia Ministries - common cathedral - $1,000 awarded to help provide equitable compensation for community artists and leaders and to sustain their budget to provide food, materials, and fellowship items for the participants
Friday Night Supper Program, Inc. - $2,000 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
Museum of African American History | Boston & Nantucket - $2,000 awarded to upgrade the audio/visual equiment in the African Meeting House located at 46 Joy Street
National Society of the Colonial Dames of America - Massachusetts - $1,000 awarded to replicate the "Noctograph" at the William Hickling Prescott House.
Nichols House Museum - $2,000 awarded for the repair of clapboards, sheathing, and brick foundation of historic laundry room
Rogerson Communities, Inc. - $2,000 awarded to restore the rear of the building, which is especially exposed to the impact of bad weather and wind
The Vilna Shul, Boston's Center for Jewish Culture - $1,000 awarded to help fund their Arts and Culture, In Conversation series
The West End Museum, Inc. - $500 awarded to preserve, interpret, and share the story of the historic West End of Boston
Tunefoolery Music, Inc. - $2,000 awarded for the ongoing work for homeless individuals in mental health recovery at the Lindemann Inn homeless shelter

2022 Grant Winners:

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
The West End Museum - $500 awarded to preserve, interpret, and share the story of the historic West End of Boston
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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:
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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:
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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