Recent Grants
Recipients Listed Alphabetically
Fiscal Year 2025
Barrington Stage Company
Fixed capital equipment at the St. Germain Stage
Berkshire Agricultural Ventures
Grant to Resilience Fund for infrastructure and capital improvements for local farmers
Berkshire Theatre Group
Building renovation grant to re-open historic Stockbridge Playhouse
Berkshire Center for Justice
Technology grant
Construct, Inc.
Grant for Cassilis Farm Affordable Housing project in New Marlborough MA
Elizabeth Freeman Center, Inc.
Building renovation grant for new headquarters at 66 Allen Street, Pittsfield
Literacy Network of the Berkshires
Seed money grant to launch workplace initiative program
Multicultural BRIDGE (Berkshire Resources for Integration of Diverse Groups and Education)
Capital grant for new headquarters in Great Barrington
Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires
Silver sponsor of Berkshire Nonprofit Awards
Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires for the Gold Star Family Memorial Project
New monument in Lenox to honor Berkshire County Gold Star families
Norman Rockwell Museum
Campus planning grant
Otis Preservation Trust, Inc.
Phase II grant to repurpose former town church into the Otis Cultural Center
Roots Rising
Grant for new Farm and Educational Center in Pittsfield
Saint James Place
Fixed equipment grant
Volunteers in Medicine
Building renovation grant at Great Barrington facility
W.E.B. Du Bois Center for Freedom and Democracy
Restoration grant to transform former church into an African American cultural heritage center in Great Barrington
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