Recent Grants
Recipients Listed Alphabetically
Fiscal Year 2024
CAPITAL GRANTS:
Berkshire Community Land Trust Great Barrington, MA
Land preservation grant
Berkshire County Historical Society Pittsfield, MA
Historic preservation grant for Arrowhead
Berkshire Innovation Center Pittsfield, MA
Capital project grant for rooftop solar array
Berkshire Waldorf School Stockbridge, MA
Building renovation grant for Old Town Hall, site of new school
Community Legal Aid of Central and Western Mass Pittsfield, MA
Grant for office renovations
Madden Open Hearts Camp Great Barrington, MA
Building renovation grant
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center Great Barrington, MA
Building renovation grant
MASS MoCA North Adams, MA
Building renovation grant
Mount Washington Historical Society Mount Washington, MA
Historical preservation grant
New Marlborough Meeting House New Marlborough, MA
Building safety improvement grant
Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires Great Barrington, MA
Silver sponsor of Berkshire Nonprofit Awards
Saint Paul’s Church Stockbridge, MA
Building renovation grant
Shakespeare & Company Lenox, MA
Building renovation grant
Life Needs Coop d/b/a Stanton Home Great Barrington, MA
Building grant for outdoor pavilion
Triplex, Inc. Great Barrington, MA
Building renovation grant to reopen the cinema
Ventfort Hall Gilded Age Museum Lenox, MA
Exterior building renovation grant
West Stockbridge Historical Society West Stockbridge, MA
Building improvement grant
Fiscal Year 2023
CAPITAL GRANTS:
Becket Athenaeum Becket, MA
Building improvement grant for children’s loft
Berkshire Environmental Action Team Pittsfield, MA
Building renovation grant for headquarters
Berkshire Family YMCA Pittsfield, MA
Capital campaign grant for major renovations at the Pittsfield Y
Berkshire Film and Media Collaborative Pittsfield, MA
Phase 2 grant to create an international filmmaking and education center in the Berkshires
Berkshire Grown Great Barrington, MA
Capital equipment grant for Farm to Food Access program
Berkshire Natural Resources Council, Inc. Lenox, MA
Capital grant for information technology improvements
Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum. Lenox, MA
Grant for exterior upgrades at Stockbridge Train Station
Berkshire South Community Center Great Barrington, MA
Grant for renovations to the Aquatics Center
Community Development Corporation of South Berkshire Great Barrington, MA
Capital equipment grant at Windrush Commons
Construct, Inc. Great Barrington, MA
Grant for workforce and affordable housing project, Windflower Inn
First Congregational Church Stockbridge, MA
Capital campaign grant for church building preservation and renovation
Great Barrington Historical Society Great Barrington, MA
Grant to renovate the Wheeler Farmhouse – site of town museum
James Weldon Johnson Foundation Great Barrington, MA
Grant to preserve the writing cabin of James Weldon Johnson
Mass Audubon / Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary Lenox, MA
Grant to expand the All Persons Trail
Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires Great Barrington , MA
Silver sponsor of Berkshire Nonprofit Awards
Roots Teen Center North Adams, MA
Building renovation grant
South Community Food Pantry Pittsfield, MA
Building improvement grant
The Mastheads Pittsfield, MA
Accessibility grant
W.E.B. Du Bois Sculpture Project Great Barrington, MA
Grant for commission and installation of W.E.B. Du Bois Sculpture
Fiscal Year 2022
CAPITAL GRANTS:
Barrington Stage Company Pittsfield, MA
Grant for handicapped stage lift
Berkshire County Historical Society Pittsfield, MA
Restoration planning grant
Berkshire Family YMCA Pittsfield, MA
Capital campaign grant to renovate Pittsfield Y
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Sheffield, MA
Elizabeth Freeman statue in Sheffield
Center for EcoTechnology Dalton, MA
Capital grant for Information Services improvements
Child Care of the Berkshires, Inc. North Adams, MA
Building improvement grant
Goodwill Industries of the Berkshires Pittsfield, MA
Building renovation grant
IS 183 Art School Stockbridge, MA
Building improvement grant
Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival Becket, MA
Ted Shawn Theatre renovation grant
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health Stockbridge, MA
Building improvement grant
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center Great Barrington, MA
Capital gift to State-of-the-Art Live Sound system improvements
Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires Great Barrington, MA
Berkshire Nonprofit Awards
Norman Rockwell Museum Stockbridge, MA
Digital technology improvement grant
Otis Preservation Trust, Inc. Otis, MA
Grant to repurpose St. Paul’s church into the Otis Community and Cultural Center
Pediatric Development Center Great Barrington, MA
Building improvements to south county facility
Shakespeare & Company Lenox, MA
Phase II improvements to The New Spruce Theatre
Fiscal Year 2021
The Jane & Jack Fitzpatrick Trust temporarily shifted its grant-making focus during the pandemic by accepting applications for general operational needs. The following Berkshire county organizations received unrestricted grants to help sustain them through this challenging time:
Berkshire Agricultural Ventures
Berkshire Botanical Garden
Berkshire County Historical Society at Arrowhead
Berkshire Immigrant Center, Inc.
Berkshire Pulse
Berkshire South Regional Community Center
Berkshire Theatre Group
Berkshire United Way
Bidwell House Museum
Community Access to the Arts
Community Learning in the Berkshires (CLub)
Chesterwood
Child Care of the Berkshires, Inc.
Clinton Church Restoration, Inc.
Close Encounters with Music
Construct, Inc.
Dalton Community Recreation Association
Dewey Memorial Hall, Inc.
Gladys Allen Brigham Center, Inc.
Great Barrington Historical Society
Greenagers, Inc.
IS 183 Art School
Lee Food Pantry
Madden Open Hearts Camp
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
Mass Audubon – Berkshire Wildlife Sanctuaries
The Mount – Edith Wharton’s Home
New Stage Performing Arts Center, Inc.
Pediatric Development Center, Inc.
Non Profit Center of the Berkshires
Norman Rockwell Museum
Roots Rising, Inc.
Saint Paul’s Children’s Center
Saint James Place
Samuel Harrison Society
Shakespeare & Company
Stanton Home
Stockbridge Library Association
Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum
Volunteers in Medicine – Berkshires
West Stockbridge Historical Society
YMCA Camp Hi-Rock
CAPITAL GRANTS:
Community Development Corporation of South Berkshire Great Barrington, MA
For a public recreational space near the Bentley Street apartments
The Guthrie Center Great Barrington, MA
For renovations to the old Trinity Church
Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival Becket, MA
For renovations to the Ted Shawn Theater
Stanton Home Great Barrington, MA
For project startup costs
Riverbrook Residence Stockbridge, MA
For installation of small lift elevator
Schumacher Center for a New Economics, Inc. Great Barrington, MA
For renovations to archival library
The Mount; Edith Wharton’s Home Lenox, MA
For renovations at the Gatehouse
VIM Berkshires, Inc. Great Barrington, MA
COVID Emergency relief grant
Fiscal Year 2020
Berkshire United Way /Berkshire Community Taconic Foundation
COVID Emergency Relief Fund for Berkshire County, MA
Clinton Church Restoration, Inc. Great Barrington, MA
For restoration planning
Community Access to the Arts (CATA) Great Barrington, MA
For renovations at new fully accessible facility
Construct, Inc. Great Barrington, MA
COVID Emergency relief grant for rental assistance
Hancock Shaker Village Pittsfield, MA
For renovations at the Brick Dwelling
Lever, Inc North Adams, MA
For renovations at incubator space
Mass Audubon’s Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary Lenox, MA
For addition and upgrades to historic barn
Norman Rockwell Museum Stockbridge, MA
For restoration planning
Pediatric Development Center Pittsfield, MA
For building addition
Riverbrook Residence Stockbridge, MA
For installation of small lift elevator
Schumacher Center for a New Economics, Inc. Great Barrington, MA
For renovations to archival library
The Mount; Edith Wharton’s Home Lenox, MA
For renovations at the Gatehouse
VIM Berkshires, Inc. Great Barrington, MA
COVID Emergency relief grant
Fiscal Year 2019
Adams Suffrage Centennial Celebration Committee Adams, MA
To erect a monument to honor Susan B. Anthony, women’s rights activist and Adams native
Alchemy Initiative Pittsfield, MA
To purchase a van to bring work crews to area farms and food pantries
Berkshire South Regional Community Center Great Barrington, MA
For office expansion project
Chesterwood Stockbridge, MA
To renovate the Morris Center into an artist-in-residence work space
Childcare of the Berkshires North Adams, MA
For major renovations at the child care center, housed in a former 1920’s school
Dalton Community Recreation Association, Inc. Dalton, MA
For upgrades to the swimming pool; CRA’s most used resource
Greenagers, Inc. South Egremont, MA
For capital improvements to the new April Hill center
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, MA
For seating and lighting improvements at Venable Theater
Shakespeare & Company Lenox, MA
For visitor experience upgrades on the campus
Westside Riverway Park/Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Pittsfield, MA
For an open-air performance pavilion at Riverside Park on Dewey Avenue
Fiscal Year 2018
Berkshire Community College Foundation Pittsfield, MA
To make improvements to BCC athletic fields for community sports teams
First Congregational Church Stockbridge, MA
Historical restoration of original windows and shutters
The Guthrie Center Housatonic, MA
Energy efficiency improvements to expand operations in the winter
The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center Great Barrington, MA
Lighting, audio and lobby improvement grant
Norman Rockwell Museum Stockbridge, MA
Seed grant relating to finding a permanent home for the museum’s collections and research programs
Riverbrook Residence Stockbridge, MA
Grant for an on-site construction project
Ronald McDonald House Springfield, MA
Phase 2 restoration grant to update 21 bedrooms and bathrooms used by visiting families, including many from Berkshire County
Tanglewood Lenox, MA
Grant to the Tanglewood Horticultural Initiative
UBU Theater Tyringham, MA
Seed money for first production in August 2017
West Stockbridge Historical Society West Stockbridge, MA
For restoration work to the 1854 Town Hall—now a centerpiece in the town
Fiscal Year 2017
Berkshire Botanical Garden Stockbridge, MA
For restoration of the original building; the Center House
Berkshire Pulse Housatonic, MA
Challenge match to raise funds for elevator to the 2nd floor dance studio
The Bidwell House Museum Monterey, MA
Challenge match for accessibility improvements and visitor enhancements
Construct, Inc. Great Barrington, MA
For the Forest Springs affordable housing project
Friends of the Sheffield Senior Center Sheffield, MA
To complete renovations to the senior center
Lever, Inc. North Adams, MA
To complete renovations to entrepreneurial office space
The Mastheads Pittsfield, MA
Challenge match for construction of five studios to support a writers’ residency in the city
The Mount Lenox, MA
Challenge match for exterior restoration of the Stables
Ventfort Hall Lenox, MA
For elevator to second floor
FISCAL YEAR 2016
Berkshire Country Day School Lenox, MA
For creation of a Library and Learning Commons
Berkshire County 4-H Fair, Inc. Pittsfield, MA
For improvements to 4-H fairgrounds
Berkshire Museum Pittsfield, MA
For improvements to the “Little Cinema” theater
Berkshire Theatre Group Pittsfield, MA
For renovation of artists and staff housing
Hancock Shaker Village Hancock, MA
For improvements to courtyard entrance
Norman Rockwell Museum Stockbridge, MA
For replacement and rebuilding of new stone entranceway
Saint James Place Great Barrington, MA
To restore the historic church and repurpose the building for use as a cultural and educational organization
Volunteers in Medicine Great Barrington, MA
For expansion of free health clinic
Fiscal Year 2015
Chesterwood Stockbridge, MA
For the exterior restoration of the residence of sculptor, Daniel Chester French
Great Barrington Historical Society Great Barrington, MA
For restoration of the Wheeler Farmstead
Olga Dunn Dance Company Great Barrington, MA
For renovations to new dance studio
Opera Nouveau Great Barrington, MA
Seed money for new organization to create innovative growth to the arts sector in the Berkshires
Stockbridge Bowl Association Stockbridge, MA
Support for Save Stockbridge Bowl Campaign; a campaign to dredge and save Lake Mahkeenac, an important town resource
The Stockbridge Library Association Stockbridge, MA
For renovations to the Library and Museum & Archives