Previous Grantees

2024

Nashoba Valley Community Health Care

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
Ayer Fire Department

Adding a Transport Ventilator to the Ambulance

1/30/2024 $15,748 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
CASA Project, Inc.

Shine the Light Program

1/30/2024 $15,000 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Nashoba Associated Boards of Health

Grief & Bereavement Support for Sixteen North Central MA Towns

1/30/2024 $13,300 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Advocates

Meeting the Behavioral Health Needs of Older Adults in Nashoba Valley

1/30/2024 $10,000 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Boys & Girls Club of Lunenburg

GROW SMART

1/30/2024 $10,000 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Townsend Fire and EMS

EMS Airway Management SKills Improvement Program

1/30/2024 $9,000 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
RFK Community Alliance

RFK Community Alliance Behavioral Health Services in Nashoba Valley

1/30/2024 $7,000 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Joe Andruzzi Foundation

JAF's Assistance Programs for Nashoba Valley Cancer Patients and Their Families

1/30/2024 $7,000 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Townsend Ecumenical Outreach

Project Safety Net

1/30/2024 $6,000 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Pepperell Fire Department

Medication Pumps for Ambulances

1/30/2024 $5,605 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Guild of St. Agnes

Devens Center - Seven Hill Behavioral Health Services

1/30/2024 $5,000 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
MAB Community Services

MABVI Vision Rehabilitation Program for Nashoba Seniors Experiencing Vision Loss

1/30/2024 $5,000 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Lancaster Fire Department

The EMS Equipment Refresh Program

1/30/2024 $5,000 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Townsend Police Department

Central New England Special Response Team

1/30/2024 $2,500 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care

Nashoba Valley Professional Health Care Education

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
Fitchburg State University

Scholarships for direct-care provider programs

1/30/2024 $4,955.50 Nashoba Valley Professional Health Care Education
Mount Wachusett Community College

Scholarships for direct-care provider programs

1/30/2024 $4,955.50 Nashoba Valley Professional Health Care Education

2023

Community Enrichment

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
Ashby Free Public Library

Ashby Art for Everyone

10/19/2023 $2,000 Community Enrichment
Celebrity Series of Boston

Celebrity Series at Groton Hill Music Center

10/19/2023 $8,200 Community Enrichment
Community Legal Aid, Inc.

North Central MA Legal Aid Outreach Project

10/19/2023 $8,200 Community Enrichment
Fitchburg Public Library

Fitchburg Public Library Building Project: Local History Gallery

10/19/2023 $10,000 Community Enrichment
Fitchburg Redevelopment Authority

Connecting Through Fiber

10/19/2023 $8,200 Community Enrichment
Greater Gardner Community Choir, Inc.

2024 GGCC Concert Season (Holiday and Spring concerts)

10/19/2023 $5,000 Community Enrichment
Leominster Public Library

Watercolor Wonders! Classes for Tweens & Teens on Watercolor Techniques and Painting

10/19/2023 $3,215 Community Enrichment
Pepperell Cultural Council

History of the Nashua River in Pepperell Mural Project

10/19/2023 $3,491 Community Enrichment
Pepperell+

Pepperell+ Community Heart & Soul

10/19/2023 $8,200 Community Enrichment
Shirley Historical Society

Shirley Depot Square Diorama

10/19/2023 $ 850 Community Enrichment
Spanish American Center, Inc.

Bomba Y Plena Cultural Arts Initiative

10/19/2023 $8,200 Community Enrichment
The Cannon Theatre

2024 Children's Programs

10/19/2023 $10,000 Community Enrichment
TreeHouse Music Education Project, Inc

TreeHouse Music Education Project: A Free Music Education Program for Children and Youth Ages 5-12

10/19/2023 $7,500 Community Enrichment
Virginia Thurston Healing Garden, Inc.

Cultivating Wellness for Cancer Patients Through Expressive Arts Therapy

10/19/2023 $8,200 Community Enrichment
Worcester Youth Orchestras (WYO)

Fall Concert at the Clinton Town Hall

10/19/2023 $1,500 Community Enrichment
Friends of the Wendell Meetinghouse, Inc.

Lighting and Sound for Community Enrichment

10/19/2023 $8,200 Community Enrichment

Organizational Development

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
Boys & Girls Club of Lunenburg

Technology & Security Enhancements

10/19/2023 $9,300 Organizational Development
Catholic Charities Worcester County

Women's Recovery Program Comm Room Refurbishment

10/19/2023 $5,000 Organizational Development
City of Fitchburg Health Department

Overnight Winter Warming Shelter

10/19/2023 $10,000 Organizational Development
Lunenburg Community Food Pantry

Registration and Reporting System

10/19/2023 $3,000 Organizational Development
Nashua River Watershed Association

Technology for New Staff

10/19/2023 $10,000 Organizational Development
The Arc Of Opportunity In North Central Massachusetts Inc

CRM System

10/19/2023 $6,000 Organizational Development
Voices of Truth Corporation

Phones for Domestic Violence Survivors

10/19/2023 $2,250 Organizational Development
Winchendon Community Action Committee

Equipment for Makerspace

10/19/2023 $10,000 Organizational Development
Rescuing Leftover Cuisine Massachusetts

Expansion into North Central

10/19/2023 $5,000 Organizational Development

Career Readiness and Educational Access

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
Fresh Films Co.

Fresh Films' Film & Media Career Pathway

6/27/2023 $10,000 Career Readiness and Educational Access
Sizer School Foundation

Future Focused Scholarships

6/27/2023 $9,000 Career Readiness and Educational Access
Employment Options, Inc.

Compass Clubhouse Program

6/27/2023 $6,000 Career Readiness and Educational Access
North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce Foundation

Non Traditional Scholarship Program

6/27/2023 $10,000 Career Readiness and Educational Access
Fitchburg State University Foundation

Early College courses at Clinton High School

6/27/2023 $9,000 Career Readiness and Educational Access
LaunchSpace, Inc.

Teen Maker Entrepreneur Program

6/27/2023 $10,000 Career Readiness and Educational Access
Mount Wachusett Community College Foundation

MWCC Child Watch Expansion

6/27/2023 $15,000 Career Readiness and Educational Access
Literacy Volunteers of Orange/Athol

Literacy Volunteers Community Outreach and Lending Library Update

6/27/2023 $6,000 Career Readiness and Educational Access

Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
North County Land Trust

Monomonac Hill Partnership Project

4/04/2023 $12,400 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
GAAMHA Inc.

Carl E. Dahl House at Evergreen Grove

4/04/2023 $10,000 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Second Chance Animal Shelters

Mobile Vaccine Clinics in North Central Massachusetts

4/04/2023 $9,620 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust

Rabbit Run Trails Partnership

4/04/2023 $7,400 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Mass Audubon

Nature and Social Emotional Learning Program

4/04/2023 $5,000 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Central Massachusetts Disaster Animal Response Team

Pets in Disaster Training and Mitigation

4/04/2023 $5,000 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Clinton Greenway Conservation Trust, Inc.

Mass Central Rail Trail Clinton Trail Development

4/04/2023 $5,000 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Nashua River Watershed Association

Wednesday Walks: Lifelong Learning Classes with NRWA Naturalists

4/04/2023 $5,000 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Little Bear Stables

Feeding - the Foundation for Quality Care

4/04/2023 $5,000 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Town of Clinton, Rauscher Farm Management Subcommittee

A Climate Change Mitigation Strategy for Rauscher Farm's Habitats

4/04/2023 $3,000 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
East Quabbin Land Trust

Expanding Access to Nature in Hubbardston

4/04/2023 $3,000 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Voices of Truth Corporation

Purple Paws Pet Fostering Project

4/04/2023 $2,500 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Groton Community School

Dig Deeper

4/04/2023 $2,500 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Groton Trails Committee

Nashua Riverwalk Educational Signage

4/04/2023 $1,500 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Town of Harvard

Show Pride in Decreasing Your Carbon Footprint

4/04/2023 $1,500 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare

Nashoba Valley Community Health Care

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
CASA Project, Inc

Shine the Light Program

1/31/2023 $20,000 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Ellie Fund

Equitable Pathways to Breast Cancer Care in North Central Massachusetts

1/31/2023 $15,000 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Making Opportunity Count

Elder Nutrition Services

1/31/2023 $15,000 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
North Star Family Services, Inc.

North Star Shelter Health Care

1/31/2023 $10,000 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Boys & Girls Club of Lunenburg

Triple Play: Healthy Minds, Bodies, and Souls

1/31/2023 $10,000 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Townsend Fire and EMS

High Fidelity Simulation Training for EMS providers

1/31/2023 $9,990 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Ashby Fire and EMS Association

EMT Training Program

1/31/2023 $8,000 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
MAB Community Services

MABVI Rehabilitation Program for Nashoba Valley Seniors Experiencing Vision Loss

1/31/2023 $7,500 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Joe Andruzzi Foundation

JAF's Assistance Programs for Nashoba Valley Cancer Patients and Their Families

1/31/2023 $7,000 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Townsend COA/Senior Center

Increasing transportation access for Townsend seniors and residents with disabilities

1/31/2023 $6,000 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
DetecTogether

3 Steps Detect Early Cancer Detection Education

1/31/2023 $3,000 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Stone Soup Kitchen Ministries

Opioid and Alcohol Addiction Services

1/31/2023 $2,000 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care

Nashoba Valley Professional Health Care Education

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
Fitchburg State University

Scholarships for direct-care provider programs

1/31/2023 $4,794.50 Nashoba Valley Professional Health Care Education
Mount Wachusett Community College

Scholarships for direct-care provider programs

1/31/2023 $4,794.50 Nashoba Valley Professional Health Care Education

2022

Community Enrichment

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
Seeds of Solidarity

Creativity, Connection, Community: Women Healing Women Healing Earth

10/18/2022 $10,935 Community Enrichment
Community Legal Aid, Inc.

North Central Legal Aid Outreach Project

10/18/2022 $10,000 Community Enrichment
Friends of the Wendell Meetinghouse

Wendell Meetinghouse Four-Season Heat/Cooling System

10/18/2022 $10,000 Community Enrichment
Fitchburg Cultural Alliance

Main Street Studios

10/18/2022 $10,000 Community Enrichment
Lunenburg Skate Park

The Lunenburg Skate Park

10/18/2022 $10,000 Community Enrichment
The Cannon Theatre

Support for 2023 Children's Programs

10/18/2022 $10,000 Community Enrichment
Bigelow Free Public Library

Community Outreach Mobile Library

10/18/2022 $9,108 Community Enrichment
The Bulfinch Fund

Bulfinch Meetinghouse Restoration - Preservation Planning Phase II

10/18/2022 $6,700 Community Enrichment
Open Sky Community Services, Inc.

Crystal House Clubhouse - social and cultural trips

10/18/2022 $6,000 Community Enrichment
Clinton Adult Learning Center

Clinton Adult Learning Center

10/18/2022 $5,000 Community Enrichment
Harvard Conservation Trust

Destination:Nature Juried Art Show

10/18/2022 $4,485 Community Enrichment
Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts

Joy in Art & Nature

10/18/2022 $3,000 Community Enrichment

Organizational Development

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
Montachusett Recovery Foundation Corp

Build out of office space

10/18/2022 $10,000 Organizational Development
Athol Orange Community Television (AOTV & WVAO)

Closed caption system

10/18/2022 $5,000 Organizational Development
Fitchburg Historical Society

Computer upgrades

10/18/2022 $5,000 Organizational Development
GAAMHA, INC

Critical roof repairs

10/18/2022 $5,000 Organizational Development
Habitat for Humanity North Central Massachusetts, Inc

Computers and VOIP

10/18/2022 $5,000 Organizational Development
Spanish American Center

Laptops

10/18/2022 $5,000 Organizational Development
The Farm School

Critical repairs

10/18/2022 $5,000 Organizational Development
Townsend Public Library

Computer upgrades

10/18/2022 $3,830 Organizational Development
Winchendon Community Action Committee

3 bay sink, ice maker, popup tent, juicer, cambrios

10/18/2022 $3,619 Organizational Development
Beacon of Hope Community Services, Inc.

Computer upgrades

10/18/2022 $3,000 Organizational Development
NewVue Communities

Interpretation system

10/18/2022 $2,885 Organizational Development
Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry, Inc.

Office dividers

10/18/2022 $2,500 Organizational Development
Gardner CAC

Client tracking software

10/18/2022 $2,000 Organizational Development

Career Readiness and Educational Access

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
Fitchburg State University Foundation

Increasing Teacher Diversity in Fitchburg Public Schools through the Future Fitchburg Educator Pathway

6/27/2022 $24,000 Career Readiness and Educational Access
Mount Wachusett Community College Foundation, Inc.

Mount Wachusett Community College Student Stabilization Scholarship Fund

6/27/2022 $24,000 Career Readiness and Educational Access
Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School

Monty Tech Foundation Student Scolarship Fund

6/27/2022 $10,000 Career Readiness and Educational Access
Middlesex County Foundation Inc.

Making Summer Camp Accessible to Underserved Kids

6/27/2022 $10,000 Career Readiness and Educational Access
Fresh Films Co.

Fresh Films' Film & Media Career Training: Bridging the Opportunity Divide for Diverse North Central MA Youth

6/27/2022 $10,000 Career Readiness and Educational Access
Literacy Volunteers of the Montachusett Area

ESOL and Basic Literacy Tutor Training

6/27/2022 $4,000 Career Readiness and Educational Access

Nashoba Valley Professional Health Care Education

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
Fitchburg State University

Scholarships for Direct-Care Provider Programs

6/02/2022 $4,606.50 Nashoba Valley Professional Health Care Education
Mount Wachusett Community College

Scholarships for Direct-Care Provider Programs

6/02/2022 $4,606.50 Nashoba Valley Professional Health Care Education

Nashoba Valley Community Health Care

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
Ellie Fund

Equitable Pathways to Breast Cancer Care in North Central Massachusetts

5/24/2022 $20,000 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Ashby Fire and EMT Department

EMT and Advanced EMT Training Program

5/24/2022 $12,000 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
DetecTogether

3 Steps Detect - Helping Firefighters Beat Cancer

5/24/2022 $11,000 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Advocates

Meeting the Behavioral Health Needs of Older Adults

5/24/2022 $10,000 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
YWCA Central Massachusetts, Inc.

Domestic Violence High Risk Teams

5/24/2022 $10,000 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
CASA Project Inc.

Shine the Light

5/24/2022 $10,000 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
MAB Community Services

Vision Rehabilitation Program for Seniors with Sight Loss in the Nashoba Valley

5/24/2022 $7,500 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
The NAN Project, a program of Eliot Community Human Services

Messages of Hope: The NAN Project in The Bromfield School

5/24/2022 $7,500 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Minuteman Senior Services

Healthy Connections Program

5/24/2022 $7,500 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Albert Harris Center (Formally Pepperell Senior Center)

Mind Body Nourish

5/24/2022 $7,152 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care

Racial Equity

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
Making Opportunity County

Youth Innovation Center

3/31/2022 $10,000.00 Racial Equity
YWCA Central Massachusetts

Racial Equity Workshops for Nonprofit Leaders

3/31/2022 $10,000.00 Racial Equity
Leominster High School

Speakers Series: Celebrating the Success of Women of Color

3/31/2022 $7,500.00 Racial Equity
Three Pyramids

Community Leadership and Empowerment Training Systems Leaders

3/31/2022 $10,000.00 Racial Equity
Virgina Thurston Healing Garden

Black and Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) Support Group

3/31/2022 $5,634.00 Racial Equity
The Farm School

Nipmuc Land Proposal

3/31/2022 $5,000.00 Racial Equity
Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust

Nipmuc Land Access Project

3/31/2022 $5,000.00 Racial Equity
Spanish American Center

Anti-racism Training for Spanish American Center Staff

3/31/2022 $5,000.00 Racial Equity

Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust

Tully Lake Conservation Initiative

3/31/2022 $10,000.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
GAAMHA Inc.

Carl E. Dahl House at Evergreen Grove

3/31/2022 $10,000.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Groton Conservation Trust

Bates-Blackman Conservation Land Restoration Project

3/31/2022 $7,500.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Nashua River Watershed Association, Inc.

The Wild Inside: Bringing the Wonders of Local Wildlife to our Senior Communities

3/31/2022 $6,970.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
North County Land Trust

Partnering for Impactful Outdoor Education Programming

3/31/2022 $6,250.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society

The Catmobile Program

3/31/2022 $5,500.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Mass Audubon

Nature and Social Emotional Learning

3/31/2022 $5,000.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
NOFA/Mass

Community Pollinator Education

3/31/2022 $5,000.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
The Farm School

Transition to Draft Power at The Farm School

3/31/2022 $5,000.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Dr. Franklin Perkins School/RFK Community Alliance

Rein in a Dream

3/31/2022 $5,000.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Squannacook Greenways

Phase Four Construction of the Squannacook River Rail Trail

3/31/2022 $4,300.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Newfoundland Pony Conservancy Center

Newfoundland Pony Feed and Care

3/31/2022 $3,200.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare

2021

Critical Community Needs

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
Gardner Emergency Housing Mission (GEHM)

Operational support for homeless families

12/09/2021 $20,000.00 Critical Community Needs
NewVue Communities

Operational support for homeless families

12/09/2021 $30,000.00 Critical Community Needs
The Shine Initiative

North Central MA Mindmatters Program

12/09/2021 $18,000.00 Critical Community Needs

Community Enrichment

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
Wachusett Business Incubator, Inc.

Match to Hire Executive Director

9/30/2021 $20,000.00 Community Enrichment
Sterling Arts Collaborative

Operating Budget

9/30/2021 $5,000.00 Community Enrichment
Friends of Fitchburg Abolitionist Park

Abolitionist Park

9/30/2021 $25,000.00 Community Enrichment
Princeton Public Library

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative

9/30/2021 $3,000.00 Community Enrichment
Lunenburg Council on Aging

Senior Center Outdoor Recreation Area

9/30/2021 $7,500.00 Community Enrichment
Operation Service, Inc.

Christmas Trees for Service Members

9/30/2021 $3,000.00 Community Enrichment
Groton History Center

Sense of Place Art Project

9/30/2021 $3,000.00 Community Enrichment
Center for Women & Enterprise

Small Business Assistance

9/30/2021 $5,000.00 Community Enrichment
Friends of the Wendell Meetinghouse

Wendell Meeting House

9/30/2021 $20,000.00 Community Enrichment
Cannon Theatre

Childrens' Theater Program

9/30/2021 $5,000.00 Community Enrichment
Audio Journal, Inc.

Maintain recording equipment for the deaf community

9/30/2021 $2,500.00 Community Enrichment

Organizational Development

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
Spanish American Center, Inc.

Professional Development Consultant

9/30/2021 $3,485.00 Organizational Development
RCAP Solutions, Inc.

Loan Management Platform for owners of private wells needing repair in North Central MA

9/30/2021 $5,000.00 Organizational Development
North Quabbin Citizen Advocacy

Staff Development

9/30/2021 $2,873.00 Organizational Development
North Star Family Services

Donor Management System

9/30/2021 $5,000.00 Organizational Development
Ginny's Helping Hand

Part-time Marketing Associate

9/30/2021 $5,000.00 Organizational Development
Fitchburg Art Museum

Strategic Plan

9/30/2021 $5,000.00 Organizational Development
Fitchburg Loves the Children

CPA/Lawyer for start-up

9/30/2021 $5,000.00 Organizational Development
Devens Eco-Efficiency Center

Marketing Research

9/30/2021 $3,600.00 Organizational Development
Ellie Fund

Expand services to more patients

9/30/2021 $5,000.00 Organizational Development
Chair City Legacy MakerSpace

Evaluation/Feasibility Study

9/30/2021 $5,000.00 Organizational Development
CASA Project

Restructuring & Strategic Plan

9/30/2021 $5,000.00 Organizational Development
Boys & Girls Club of Fitchburg and Leominster

Restructuring and Strategic Plan

9/30/2021 $5,000.00 Organizational Development

Career Readiness and Educational Access

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
Dreaming Tree Foundation - Fresh Films Academy

Film & Media Career Pathway for Underserved Youth in North Central Massachusetts

6/24/2021 $20,000.00 Career Readiness and Educational Access
JUST UNDERSTAND MY POTENTIAL, INC. (JUMP)

Behaviors Supporting Teen Employment Readiness

6/24/2021 $600.00 Career Readiness and Educational Access
Literacy Volunteers of the Montachusett Area

2021-2022 ESOL and Basic Literacy Tutor Training

6/24/2021 $5,000.00 Career Readiness and Educational Access
MassBay Community College

The Johnny Appleseed Scholarship

6/24/2021 $5,000.00 Career Readiness and Educational Access
Mount Wachusett Community College

Student Stabilization Scholarship Fund

6/24/2021 $30,000.00 Career Readiness and Educational Access
Dress for Success Worcester, Inc.

Workforce Development: The Suit and Beyond

6/24/2021 $15,000.00 Career Readiness and Educational Access
Best Buddies MA

Pre-employment Training Services (ETS)

6/24/2021 $15,000.00 Career Readiness and Educational Access
Making Opportunity Count

Youth Innovation Center: Mentor in Residence

6/24/2021 $4,112.00 Career Readiness and Educational Access

Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
City of Fitchburg DPW

Coggshall Park and Northern Watershed Trail Maintenance and Access Project

4/22/2021 $9,000.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
GAAMHA INC

The Carl E. Dahl House Livestock Rescue and Animal Welfare Program

4/22/2021 $10,000.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Groton Trails Committee

Marion Stoddart Riverwalk

4/22/2021 $2,000.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
JUST UNDERSTAND MY POTENTIAL, INC. (JUMP)

Foundations in Outdoor and Environmental Education for pre-adolescents

4/22/2021 $6,000.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Mass Audubon's Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary

Nature and Social-Emotional Learning with Athol, Gardner and Winchendon Head Starts

4/22/2021 $5,000.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society

Catmobile

4/22/2021 $3,000.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust

Winchendon Trails Initiative

4/22/2021 $7,500.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Nashua River Watershed Association

Aquatic Investigations Series for Families in Local Parks

4/22/2021 $5,500.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
North County Land Trust

Ebenezer Keyes Conservation Area: Restoring habitats, community, and access to nature

4/22/2021 $10,000.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
The Farm School

Goat Barn Building

4/22/2021 $750.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
City of Leominster/The Leominster Trail Stewards

The Hill Street Trail Project

4/22/2021 $14,422.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare

COVID Response - Commonwealth COVID Relief

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
Salvation Army Fitchburg

Homeless Services

2/01/2021 $3,300.00 COVID Response - Commonwealth COVID Relief
Townsend Ecumenical Outreach

Food Distribution

2/01/2021 $10,300.00 COVID Response - Commonwealth COVID Relief
Ginny's Helping Hand

Food Distribution

2/01/2021 $7,274.00 COVID Response - Commonwealth COVID Relief
Aids Project Worcester North

Homeless Services

2/01/2021 $11,000.00 COVID Response - Commonwealth COVID Relief
YWCA of Central MA

Domestic Violence

2/01/2021 $22,000.00 COVID Response - Commonwealth COVID Relief
United Way of North Central MA

Economic Re-Entry

2/01/2021 $11,000.00 COVID Response - Commonwealth COVID Relief
LUK

Educational Access

2/01/2021 $55,000.00 COVID Response - Commonwealth COVID Relief
Growing Places

Food Coordination

2/01/2021 $66,000.00 COVID Response - Commonwealth COVID Relief
Clear Path for Veterans New England

Financial Assistance

2/01/2021 $35,000.00 COVID Response - Commonwealth COVID Relief
Restoration Recovery Center

Food Distribution

2/01/2021 $44,000.00 COVID Response - Commonwealth COVID Relief
Central Massachusetts Agency on Aging

Educational Access

2/01/2021 $16,500.00 COVID Response - Commonwealth COVID Relief
North Central MA Faith Based Community Coalition

Food Distribution

2/01/2021 $57,200.00 COVID Response - Commonwealth COVID Relief
South Middlesex Opportunity Council

Homeless Services

2/01/2021 $120,000.00 COVID Response - Commonwealth COVID Relief
WHEAT Community Connections

Financial Assistance

2/01/2021 $137,866.00 COVID Response - Commonwealth COVID Relief
Making Opportunity Count

Financial Assistance

2/01/2021 $77,000.00 COVID Response - Commonwealth COVID Relief
Catholic Charities

Financial Assistance

2/01/2021 $22,000.00 COVID Response - Commonwealth COVID Relief
Athol YMCA

Financial Assistance

2/01/2021 $142,000.00 COVID Response - Commonwealth COVID Relief
Spanish American Center, Inc.

Financial Assistance

2/01/2021 $110,000.00 COVID Response - Commonwealth COVID Relief

COVID Response - CFNCM

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
Catholic Charities Worcester County

Alleviate Food Insecurity Exacerbated by COVID-19 in Leominster

1/21/2021 $4,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Clear Path for Veterans New England

Alleviate Food Insecurity Exacerbated by COVID-19

1/21/2021 $4,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Franklin County Community Meals Progam

Alleviate Food Insecurity Exacerbated by COVID-19

1/21/2021 $5,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Gardner Community Action Committee, Inc.

Alleviate Food Insecurity Exacerbated by COVID-19

1/21/2021 $4,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Ginny's Helping Hand, Inc.

Alleviate Food Insecurity Exacerbated by COVID-19

1/21/2021 $6,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center, Inc.

Alleviate Food Insecurity Exacerbated by COVID-19

1/21/2021 $5,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
North Central Massachusetts Faith Based Community Coalition

Alleviate Food Insecurity Exacerbated by COVID-19

1/21/2021 $15,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
PACH Outreach

Alleviate Food Insecurity Exacerbated by COVID-19

1/21/2021 $2,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Townsend Ecumenical Outreach Inc.

Alleviate Food Insecurity Exacerbated by COVID-19

1/21/2021 $6,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Unitarian Universalist Church of Winchendon

Alleviate Food Insecurity Exacerbated by COVID-19

1/21/2021 $4,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
WHEAT Community Connections/UWTC

Alleviate Food Insecurity Exacerbated by COVID-19

1/21/2021 $4,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Winchendon Community Action Committee Inc.

Alleviate Food Insecurity Exacerbated by COVID-19

1/21/2021 $2,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
The Salvation Army (Montachusett Corps)

Alleviate Food Insecurity Exacerbated by COVID-19

1/21/2021 $6,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Templeton Food Pantry

Alleviate Food Insecurity Exacerbated by COVID-19

1/21/2021 $2,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Heywood Healthcare

Alleviate Food Insecurity Exacerbated by COVID-19, Food for Families Initiative

1/21/2021 $4,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM

2020

Critical Community Needs

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
Friends of Hubbardston Senior Center

Essential household supplies and PPE to seniors

12/17/2020 $2,000.00 Critical Community Needs
North Middlesex Regional School District

Support students returning from hospitalization due to suicidal behaviors.

12/17/2020 $12,000.00 Critical Community Needs
Disabled American Veterans

Veterans Advancement Program - Armistice House

12/17/2020 $25,000.00 Critical Community Needs
Disabled American Veterans

Veteran's Advancement Program - Hero House

12/17/2020 $25,000.00 Critical Community Needs
GAAMHA Inc.

Co-Occuring Enhanced Residential Recovery Farm

12/17/2020 $25,000.00 Critical Community Needs
North Star Family Services, Inc.

Path to Self Sufficiency Emergency Family Shelter

12/17/2020 $20,000.00 Critical Community Needs
United Way of Tri-County

Call2Talk Awareness Campaign and Language Translation Pilot

12/17/2020 $7,000.00 Critical Community Needs
The NAN Project

Mental Health/Suicide Prevention Program at Bromfield School

12/17/2020 $15,000.00 Critical Community Needs
Our Father's House, Inc.

Operating Mobile Shower for Street Homeless

12/17/2020 $5,000.00 Critical Community Needs
First Church Unitarian Universalist Leominster

Heating costs associated with keeping facility open for Community Meal

12/17/2020 $12,000.00 Critical Community Needs
Montachusett Opportunity Council

MOC Mental Health Clinic Support for FIRST Steps Together Parent Recovery Program

12/17/2020 $20,000.00 Critical Community Needs

COVID Response - CFNCM

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
Franklin County Community Meals Progam

Alleviate Food Insecurity Exacerbated by COVID-19

11/12/2020 $7,500.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Gardner Community Action Committee, Inc.

Alleviate Food Insecurity Exacerbated by COVID-19

11/12/2020 $5,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center, Inc.

Alleviate Food Insecurity Exacerbated by COVID-19

11/12/2020 $5,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
PACH Outreach

Alleviate Food Insecurity Exacerbated by COVID-19

11/12/2020 $2,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Restoration Recovery Center, Inc.

Alleviate Food Insecurity Exacerbated by COVID-19

11/12/2020 $13,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Spanish American Center, Inc.

Alleviate Food Insecurity Exacerbated by COVID-19

11/12/2020 $12,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
The Salvation Army (Montachusett Corps)

Alleviate Food Insecurity Exacerbated by COVID-19

11/12/2020 $7,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
WHEAT Community Connections/UWTC

Alleviate Food Insecurity Exacerbated by COVID-19

11/12/2020 $9,500.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Winchendon Community Action Committee Inc.

Alleviate Food Insecurity Exacerbated by COVID-19

11/12/2020 $2,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Ginny's Helping Hand, Inc.

Alleviate Food Insecurity Exacerbated by COVID-19.

11/12/2020 $8,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Salvation Army

Alleviate Food Insecurity Exacerbated by COVID-19

11/09/2020 $4,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Philanthropy Massachusetts

MA Community Foundation Collaborative COVID 19 Response Project

10/13/2020 $10,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Gardner Emergency Housing Mission

Rent /utilities and technology support to families with online learning and other services

10/12/2020 $10,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Wendell P. Clark Memorial YMCA

Help meet guidelines during COVID-19 pandemic and cover operational expenses

7/31/2020 $25,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Spanish American Center, Inc.

Kitchen Staffing and Van Driver for Food Distribution

7/31/2020 $8,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Alzheimer's Association

Online Educational Programs and Support to Caregivers

7/31/2020 $5,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
GAAMHA Inc.

Technology, PPE, Wellness Services and Residential Program Fee Support

7/31/2020 $2,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Lunenburg COA

To supplement food for the Drive Through Brown Bag Lunch pick up events

7/31/2020 $1,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Shine Initiative Fund

Create programs to provide mental health support and tablets

7/07/2020 $6,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Shirley Council on Aging

Postal mailing to all residents age 60 and older to get feedback on their needs during Covid-19

6/29/2020 $1,500.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Habitat for Humanity, No. Central MA.

Cover the cost of the remaining construction on homes for families in need of housing

6/24/2020 $10,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Community Legal Aid, Inc.

Funding for the North Central Mass. COVID-19 Employment Law Project

6/24/2020 $10,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Pepperell COA

Provide tablets and internet access to seniors for necessary support

6/24/2020 $7,614.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
New England Paralyzed Veterans of America

Provide supplies, technology and transportation to veterans in the community

5/30/2020 $2,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Our Father's House, Inc.

Support of Homeless Adults during COVID-19

5/21/2020 $500.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Heywood Hospital

20 respirators and filters for the Heywood Hospital Emergency Department staff

5/20/2020 $6,200.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Townsend Senior Center

Increase senior access to technology and support adapting to new COVID-19 regulations

5/20/2020 $3,650.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Up With Books

Acquire additional books and supplies for the summer reading program

5/20/2020 $3,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Gardner Group, Inc.

Funding to provide commerical space to conduct programs and staffing

5/20/2020 $10,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Friends of Townsend Seniors

Operating funds estimated to last the center until September

5/20/2020 $3,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
UMass Memorial HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital

Provide 90-125 personal respirators for our caregivers

5/20/2020 $25,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Ginny's Helping Hand, Inc.

Staff Payroll and Operating Expenses to Keep Food Pantry Open

5/15/2020 $2,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
United Way of North Central Massachusetts

1/2 Housing for Leominster

4/30/2020 $1,057.84 COVID Response - CFNCM
Making Opportunity Count, Inc.

Financial support with housing and utilties for families impacted by COVID-19

4/22/2020 $5,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Catholic Charities Worcester County

Food pantry services for 3-4 months.

4/22/2020 $5,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Townsend Ecumenical Outreach Inc.

Food, food storage, supplies and other operating cost

4/22/2020 $10,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Growing Places Garden Project, Inc.

Fresh food for 100 at-risk individuals/families each week over 7 weeks

4/22/2020 $7,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
PACH Outreach

Provide food for 300+ people in the Pepperell, Dunstable area for the next six months

4/22/2020 $8,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
North Central Massachusetts Faith Based Community Coalition

Serve hot meals for 5 months

4/22/2020 $5,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Rise Above Foundation, Inc.

Support for youth in foster care to help them stay home safely during COVID.

4/22/2020 $5,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
NewVue Communities

Emergency financial counseling and application assistance to low income and micro business owners

4/20/2020 $3,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Clear Path for Veterans New England

Support operations that provide essential food and benefit services

3/31/2020 $3,500.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Our Father's House, Inc.

Covid 19 Response Fund

3/31/2020 $3,500.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
LUK, Inc.

Covid related PPE, communication technology and behaviorial health

3/31/2020 $3,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Friends of Hubbardston Senior Center

Provide care packages to the seniors with essentials to keep them safe during Covid-19

3/31/2020 $2,800.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
WHEAT Community Connections/UWTC

Provide food for eight weeks to families impacted by COVID-19.

3/31/2020 $2,500.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Ginny's Helping Hand, Inc.

Staff Payroll and Operating Expenses to Keep Food Pantry Open

3/31/2020 $5,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
North Star Family Services, Inc.

Supplies to keep the shelter safe and provide families in their homes with food and supplies

3/31/2020 $5,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Winchendon Community Action Committee Inc.

Support increase on the pantries, assisting with the weekend meals, the backpack program.

3/31/2020 $3,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
YWCA of Central Massachusetts, Inc.

Support the YWCA's Domestic Violence Services

3/31/2020 $3,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
Heywood Hospital

Weekend Food Program for Children and Seniors

3/31/2020 $5,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM
United Way of North Central Massachusetts

Covid 19 Response

3/18/2020 $20,000.00 COVID Response - CFNCM

Career Readiness and Educational Access

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
United Way of North Central Massachusetts

Third of Five Payments for Early Literacy Innovation Zone/Footsteps to Brilliance

10/12/2020 $30,000.00 Career Readiness and Educational Access
Fitchburg State University

Commonwealth Dual Enrollment (CDEP) and NCM Early College Academy (NCMECA) Programs

6/30/2020 $28,000.00 Career Readiness and Educational Access
Boys and Girls Club of Fitchburg and Leominster

Youth Workforce Readiness Program

6/30/2020 $24,000.00 Career Readiness and Educational Access
Montachusett Opportunity Council

Youth Innovation Center

6/30/2020 $15,000.00 Career Readiness and Educational Access
Dr. Franklin Perkins School

Adult Transition Program for 12th grade students (to MWCC)

6/30/2020 $12,000.00 Career Readiness and Educational Access
St. Bernard's Catholic High School

High School Internship Program

6/30/2020 $5,000.00 Career Readiness and Educational Access
Mount Wachusett Community College Foundation

Student Stabilization Scholarship Fund

6/30/2020 $28,000.00 Career Readiness and Educational Access
United Way of North Central Massachusetts

Footsteps to Brillance - payment 2 of 5

1/27/2020 $30,000.00 Career Readiness and Educational Access

Organizational Development

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
Beacon of Hope Community Services

Create a Plan to Promote Diversity Among Members and Provide Services to Unserved Populations in NCM

8/28/2020 $5,000.00 Organizational Development
Habitat for Humanity, No. Central MA.

To Add a Part-Time Marketing Associate

8/28/2020 $10,500.00 Organizational Development
Literacy Volunteers of Montachusett Area

Hire New Era for Nonprofits to Lead an Adaptive Planning Process

8/28/2020 $12,845.00 Organizational Development
North Star Family Services, Inc.

Training on Assessing Multi-Site Mangement Decision

8/28/2020 $12,000.00 Organizational Development
Virginia Thurston Healing Garden, Inc

Utilize the Services of a Consultant

8/28/2020 $10,000.00 Organizational Development
Stevens Memorial Library

Cover Cost of Hiring a Strategic Planning Consultant

8/28/2020 $5,000.00 Organizational Development

Community Enrichment

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
Best Buddies

Peer Buddy Programs in 11 NCM Schools for Students with Disabilities

8/28/2020 $5,000.00 Community Enrichment
Seeds of Solidarity

Wellness, Food, and Educational Programs for Women Faced with Hardships in North Quabbin Region

8/28/2020 $15,000.00 Community Enrichment
Boys and Girls Club of Fitchburg and Leominster

In Support of Dance, Movement, and Expressive Arts Therapy

8/28/2020 $10,000.00 Community Enrichment
More Than Conquerors Family Life Center

Financial Literacy Education

8/28/2020 $10,000.00 Community Enrichment
NewVue Communities

To Support Our Regional Impact Initiative

8/28/2020 $22,000.00 Community Enrichment
Advocates, Inc.

Free Behavioral Health Services to Vulnerable Seniors in NCM

8/28/2020 $20,000.00 Community Enrichment

COVID Response - MA

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
North Central Massachusetts Faith Based Community Coalition

Help improve the health and safety of the homeless populations

7/31/2020 $20,000.00 COVID Response - MA
Clear Path for Veterans New England

Operational expenses and food distribution to veterans and their families

7/31/2020 $5,000.00 COVID Response - MA
Spanish American Center, Inc.

Provide assistance for rent/mortgage, utilities, insurance and other regular monthly expenses

7/31/2020 $50,000.00 COVID Response - MA
United Hmong of MA, Inc.

Provide bags of rice to support the Lao Hmong Community of Central MA.

7/31/2020 $5,000.00 COVID Response - MA
Heywood Hospital

Provide food assistance for seniors and families with children at increased risk for food insecurity

7/31/2020 $35,000.00 COVID Response - MA
Townsend Ecumenical Outreach Inc.

Provide food, food storage and other operating expenses

7/31/2020 $19,000.00 COVID Response - MA
Growing Places Garden Project, Inc.

Provide fresh produce to low income families and provide staff with PPE

7/31/2020 $12,000.00 COVID Response - MA
Friends of Hubbardston Senior Center

Help the senior center reopen during phase 4 with the proper equipment

6/30/2020 $3,200.00 COVID Response - MA
Franklin County Community Meals Progam

Provide food, supplies and personnel to keep up with the high demand of the community

6/30/2020 $5,000.00 COVID Response - MA
Gardner Community Action Committee, Inc.

Provide supplies to package food and technology

6/30/2020 $2,200.00 COVID Response - MA
Ashby Fire Department and EMS

Provide the local pantry with food

6/30/2020 $1,500.00 COVID Response - MA
WHEAT Community Connections/UWTC

Support the high demand of food/supplies and provide services to those in need

6/30/2020 $20,000.00 COVID Response - MA
Making Opportunity Count, Inc.

Support the operational costs associated with emergency response

6/30/2020 $5,000.00 COVID Response - MA
YMCA of Central Mass, Montachusett Branch

Funding to subsidize the staff costs for the emergency child care program

6/24/2020 $39,000.00 COVID Response - MA
Salvation Army

Provide food and supplies to support those in the community

6/24/2020 $18,000.00 COVID Response - MA
Athol Area Y.M.C.A.

Provide more staffing to allow childcare to open per MA Covid-19 regulations

6/24/2020 $43,000.00 COVID Response - MA
Athol Area Y.M.C.A.

Provide more staffing to allow the center to open per MA Covid-19 regulations

6/24/2020 $9,500.00 COVID Response - MA
Gardner Community Action Committee, Inc.

Provide supplies to package food and technology

6/24/2020 $2,800.00 COVID Response - MA
The Salvation Army (Montachusett Corps)

Provide uninterupted food supply to those who are hungry and food insecure

6/24/2020 $20,000.00 COVID Response - MA
Unitarian Universalist Church of Winchendon

Provide food, supplies and utilities for the kitchen for the next 4 months

5/30/2020 $2,200.00 COVID Response - MA
North Quabbin Citizen Advocacy, Inc.

Maintaining program operations for the increased need for advocacy and support

5/30/2020 $5,400.00 COVID Response - MA
Making Opportunity Count, Inc.

Provide a new system of technology to improve the distribution of health and social services

5/30/2020 $148,600.00 COVID Response - MA
United Hmong of MA, Inc.

Provide bags of rice to support the Lao Hmong Community of Central MA.

5/30/2020 $5,000.00 COVID Response - MA
Littleton Academy/Justice Resource Institute

Provide food, supplies and recreational items to accommodate to the stay at home order

5/30/2020 $8,800.00 COVID Response - MA
VNA Care Network

Provide PPE to frontline nurses to protect them from COVID-19

5/30/2020 $5,000.00 COVID Response - MA
Seven Hills Foundation and Affiliates

Provide PPE to staff and new technology to accommodate to COVID-19 guidelines

5/30/2020 $5,000.00 COVID Response - MA
Hospital Cottages for Children, Inc. d/b/a Alliance at Baldwinville

Provide PPE, testing ,support to frontline workers and fund the increased cost of sanitizing services

5/30/2020 $30,000.00 COVID Response - MA
Crossing Over Sober House

Provide safe and supportive housing to those in the community

5/30/2020 $7,000.00 COVID Response - MA
Spanish American Center, Inc.

Provide assistance for rent/mortgage, utilities, insurance and other regular monthly expenses

5/15/2020 $3,000.00 COVID Response - MA
Dr. Franklin Perkins School

Provide critical support and supplies to help the residential programs continue to operate safely

5/15/2020 $10,000.00 COVID Response - MA
Community Action Pioneer Valley

Provide families with funding for utilities, essential supplies and food

5/15/2020 $80,000.00 COVID Response - MA
Community Harvest Project

Provide funding for staffing and essential supplies like soil amendments, mulch, and irrigation

5/15/2020 $3,000.00 COVID Response - MA
The CASA Project

Provide learning material, technology, food and transportation to children in North County

5/15/2020 $25,000.00 COVID Response - MA
North Central Massachusetts Faith Based Community Coalition

Provide PPE, technology and clothing to improve the health and safety of the homeless populations

5/15/2020 $8,000.00 COVID Response - MA
The Arc of Opportunity

Provide virtual programming for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities

5/15/2020 $10,000.00 COVID Response - MA
Friends of Hubbardston Senior Center

Continue to distribute care packages to seniors with essential household items and PPE

5/10/2020 $2,500.00 COVID Response - MA
United Way of North Central Massachusetts

Direct financial assistant for residents whose household incomes have been impacted by COVID-19

5/10/2020 $80,000.00 COVID Response - MA
Ginny's Helping Hand, Inc.

One month operating costs for staff and providing a cleaning company that disinfects commercial operations

5/10/2020 $8,000.00 COVID Response - MA
Making Opportunity Count, Inc.

Operational Support to April 30

5/10/2020 $5,000.00 COVID Response - MA
Heywood Hospital

Provide a food program to distribute meals for the week to children in need

5/10/2020 $8,500.00 COVID Response - MA
YWCA of Central Massachusetts, Inc.

Provide cell phones, food and emergency housing to victims of domestic violence.

5/10/2020 $2,000.00 COVID Response - MA
Dr. Franklin Perkins School

Provide critical support and supplies to help the residential programs continue to operate safely

5/10/2020 $10,000.00 COVID Response - MA
Horace Mann Educational Associates, Inc.

Provide furnishings, equipment, and supplies to convert HMEA Millbury Day program to an isolation center

5/10/2020 $5,000.00 COVID Response - MA
Catholic Charities Worcester County

Provide Leominster food pantry with enough food for the community for 3-4 months

5/10/2020 $5,000.00 COVID Response - MA
LUK, Inc.

Provide masks, gloves, and tablets to have online meetings with clients

5/10/2020 $2,000.00 COVID Response - MA
Virginia Thurston Healing Garden, Inc

Provide operational support to conduct online services

5/10/2020 $5,000.00 COVID Response - MA
Crossing Over Sober House

Provide safe and supportive housing to those in the community

5/10/2020 $8,000.00 COVID Response - MA
WHEAT Community Connections/UWTC

Provide safety cleaning, fuel, additional meal's and staff overtime

5/10/2020 $2,500.00 COVID Response - MA
New England Paralyzed Veterans of America

Provide supplies, technology and transportation to veterans in the community

5/10/2020 $8,000.00 COVID Response - MA
North Star Family Services, Inc.

Supply families with necessities to stay safe and disinfected shelter

5/10/2020 $5,000.00 COVID Response - MA
Our Father's House, Inc.

Support the increased need for homelessness services

5/10/2020 $3,500.00 COVID Response - MA

Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
Town of Sterling

Construction of Peg's Pond Trail requested by Sterling Open Space and Implementation Committee

6/19/2020 $10,000.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Unmistaken Stars Farm Sanctuary

Enhancing the Ability to Care for Displaced, Abandoned, Mistreated or Physically Challenged Animals

6/19/2020 $5,000.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
City of Fitchburg

Fitchburg Greenway Committee - signage at Rollstone Hill Trail

6/19/2020 $2,500.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Growing Places

Increase Public Access to Winchedon's Agricultural Assets (an Environmental Justice Community)

6/19/2020 $10,000.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Massachusetts Animal Fund

Provide Free Spay/Neuter Sugeries to 50 Cats & Dogs owned by Low Income Residents of North Central MA

6/19/2020 $8,050.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust, Inc.

Make North Central MA Conservation Areas the Focus of Collaborations with Local Schools

6/19/2020 $10,000.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
The Trustees of Reservations

Provide Permanent Protection and Stewardship at Crocker Farm & Jewell Hill

6/19/2020 $20,000.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
North County Land Trust, Inc.

Support a Land Conservation Specific Workshop and Networking Series

6/19/2020 $2,500.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Massachusetts Audubon Society, Inc.

Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary Collaboration with Gardner Head Start

6/19/2020 $5,000.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare

Nashoba Valley Professional Health Care Education

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
Mount Wachusett Community College Foundation

Scholarships

2/25/2020 $4,616.00 Nashoba Valley Professional Health Care Education
Fitchburg State University

Scholarships (2019 Grant)

2/25/2020 $4,666.00 Nashoba Valley Professional Health Care Education
Fitchburg State University

Scholarships (2020 Grant)

2/25/2020 $4,616.00 Nashoba Valley Professional Health Care Education

Nashoba Valley Community Health Care

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
Our Father's House, Inc.

Ensuring Health Wellness in Homeless Children

2/10/2020 $9,330.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
DetecTogether (formerly the 15-40 Connection, Inc.)

Nashoba Valley 3 Steps Detect Fire Service

2/10/2020 $6,414.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Advocates, Inc.

Meeting Mental Health Needs of Local Seniors

2/10/2020 $9,330.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Ashby Fire Department

Community AED Program

2/10/2020 $6,531.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Ayer Fire Department

Lucas CPR Device

2/10/2020 $9,330.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Boys & Girls Club of Lunenburg

Triple Play; Healthy Minds, Bodies and Souls

2/10/2020 $4,373.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Community Legal Aid, Inc.

Nashoba Valley Elder Legal Aid Outreach Project

2/10/2020 $2,916.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Cultivate Care Farms, Inc.

Sensory Sensitive Therapeutic Garden

2/10/2020 $11,662.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Gaining Ground

Growing Fresh Produce for Hunger Relief

2/10/2020 $3,207.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell, Inc,

Seniors aging safely at home

2/10/2020 $5,831.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry, Inc.

Together We can make a Difference

2/10/2020 $11,662.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
MAB Community Services, Inc.

Nashoba Valley Vision Rehab Program

2/10/2020 $3,790.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
North Star Family Services, Inc.

North Star Family and Children Welfare Initiative

2/10/2020 $8,746.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Seven Hills ASPiRE!

Sustainable Farming Initiative

2/10/2020 $6,414.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Virginia Thurston Healing Garden, Inc

Cancer Support Services for Nashoba Valley Residents

2/10/2020 $5,831.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care

2019

Critical Community Needs

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
The Salvation Army (Montachusett Corps)

Beekman Street Fire Relief

9/23/2019 $30,000.00 Critical Community Needs
United Way of North Central Massachusetts

General Grant

6/30/2019 $1,955.00 Critical Community Needs
United Way of North Central Massachusetts

General Grant

5/07/2019 $471.94 Critical Community Needs
United Way of North Central Massachusetts

Grants to Our Father's House and Gardner CAC

4/01/2019 $575.68 Critical Community Needs
United Way of North Central Massachusetts

Our Father's House

2/28/2019 $203.44 Critical Community Needs
United Way of North Central Massachusetts

Emergency Shelter Fund

2/11/2019 $1,544.99 Critical Community Needs

Organizational Development

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
Central Massachusetts Library Advocates, Inc.

Continuing Education Opportunities & Services

6/21/2019 $7,000.00 Organizational Development
Clear Path for Veterans New England

Expanding Veteran Programs and Services: A Financial Sustainability Study

6/21/2019 $5,000.00 Organizational Development
LaunchSpace, Inc.

Critical Technical Assistance - Makerspace & Studio

6/21/2019 $10,000.00 Organizational Development
Literacy Volunteers of Orange-Athol

Implement Improved Training & Support Model for Volunteer Tutors

6/21/2019 $10,000.00 Organizational Development
Literacy Volunteers of Montachusett Area

Fundraising Consultant - Training, Technical Assistance and Best Practices

6/21/2019 $6,711.00 Organizational Development
Spanish American Center, Inc.

Succession Planning

6/21/2019 $6,500.00 Organizational Development
Winchendon Community Action Committee Inc.

Agency Revitalization - Stabiltization & Capacity Building

6/21/2019 $10,000.00 Organizational Development

Community Enrichment

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
Center for Women & Enterprise

Entrepreneurial Training & Support for Women

6/21/2019 $15,000.00 Community Enrichment
Community Legal Aid, Inc.

Community Based Know-the-Law Trainings

6/21/2019 $8,000.00 Community Enrichment
Heart of New England Council, Boy Scouts of America

"Scout Reach" - Financial Assistance

6/21/2019 $12,000.00 Community Enrichment
Indian Hill Music, Inc.

Summer & After-School Ukulele Classes & Jams: Boys & Girls Club of Fitchburg & Leominster

6/21/2019 $8,000.00 Community Enrichment
Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center, Inc.

Update Internet Services for Veteran Congregate Housing Facilities

6/21/2019 $7,481.00 Community Enrichment
Narragansett Historical Society

Grange Hall Project - Completion Projects

6/21/2019 $7,350.00 Community Enrichment
NewVue Communities

Pre-development: Fitchburg Arts Community Project

6/21/2019 $8,350.00 Community Enrichment
Restoration Recovery Center, Inc.

Peer Support Recovery

6/21/2019 $20,000.00 Community Enrichment
Wade Institute for Science Education

Summer Professional Development Collaboration - Middle & High School Teachers

6/21/2019 $5,000.00 Community Enrichment

Career Readiness and Educational Access

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
Mount Wachusett Community College

CFNCM Career Focused Scholarship

6/21/2019 $30,000.00 Career Readiness and Educational Access
Fitchburg State University

Scholarship Summer Research Collaborative

6/14/2019 $35,000.00 Career Readiness and Educational Access

Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
North County Land Trust, Inc.

Implementation of a Regional Strategic Conservation Plan

6/21/2019 $15,000.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Second Chance Animal Services

Low Cost & Free Vaccine & Free Spay/Neuter Clinics

6/21/2019 $9,200.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Massachusetts Audubon Society, Inc.

Nature-based play & learning w/low-income children w/stems from nature

6/21/2019 $5,864.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
City of Fitchburg

Rollstone Hill Trail, Segments 2&3

6/21/2019 $12,000.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust, Inc.

STEM education & Therapeutic Recovery walks

6/21/2019 $15,000.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Nashua River Watershed Association, Inc.

Support "Between Phases of the Nashua, Squannacook, & Nissitissit Rivers Wild & Scenic River Study...." program

6/21/2019 $10,000.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Virginia Thurston Healing Garden, Inc

Therapy Through Gardens & Grounds: Master Gardener

6/21/2019 $6,100.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare

Nashoba Valley Professional Health Care Education

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
Mount Wachusett Community College

Scholarships

2/21/2019 $4,666.00 Nashoba Valley Professional Health Care Education

Nashoba Valley Community Health Care

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
DetecTogether (formerly the 15-40 Connection, Inc.)

3 Steps Detect Nashoba Valley

2/14/2019 $8,817.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Advocates, Inc.

Advocates Community Counseling - Harvard

2/14/2019 $5,878.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Ashby Fire Department

Rad-57 with SPCO Adult and Pediatric Monitor

2/14/2019 $3,289.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Boys & Girls Club of Lunenburg

Triple Play: Healthy Minds, Bodies, and Souls

2/14/2019 $4,409.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Clear Path for Veterans New England

Veteran Wellness and Self-Care Training Program

2/14/2019 $8,817.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Community Teamwork

Bone Builders

2/14/2019 $5,878.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Eliot Community Human Services

The NAN Project

2/14/2019 $8,817.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Gaining Ground

Growing Fresh Produce for Hunger Relief with Community Volunteers

2/14/2019 $2,939.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell, Inc,

Critical Home Repairs for Westford Elders

2/14/2019 $5,878.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Lunenburg COA

Eagle House Memory Cafe

2/14/2019 $2,939.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
MAB Community Services, Inc.

Nashoba Valley Vision Rehabilitation Program for Elders

2/14/2019 $3,527.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Montachusett Home Care Corp

Expanding the Medical Escort/Companion Program

2/14/2019 $2,939.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
North Star Family Services, Inc.

Montachusett Inter-faith Hospitality Family Shelter

2/14/2019 $4,702.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Our Father's House, Inc.

Ensuring Health Wellness in Homeless Children

2/14/2019 $9,405.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Pepperell COA

Cycles for Seniors

2/14/2019 $1,252.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Seven Hills Family Services, Inc.

WhisperGlide Swing for People with Disabilities

2/14/2019 $3,917.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Virginia Thurston Healing Garden, Inc

Clinical Cancer Support Programs and Services for NV Residents

2/14/2019 $11,756.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Townsend Fire-EMS Department

Advanced Life Support Training Mannequin

2/14/2019 $8,813.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care

2018

Critical Community Needs

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
United Way of North Central Massachusetts

General Grant

12/04/2018 $1,209.12 Critical Community Needs
United Way of North Central Massachusetts

Emergency Shelter Fund

5/08/2018 $1,254.51 Critical Community Needs

Career Readiness and Educational Access

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
United Way of North Central Massachusetts

Footsteps to Brilliance

10/04/2018 $30,000.00 Career Readiness and Educational Access
Fitchburg State University Foundation

Scholarships

6/01/2018 $25,652.00 Career Readiness and Educational Access
Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School

Scholarships

6/01/2018 $13,919.00 Career Readiness and Educational Access
Mount Wachusett Community College Foundation

Scholarships

5/29/2018 $30,000.00 Career Readiness and Educational Access

Organizational Development

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
Habitat for Humanity, No. Central MA.

Donor & Volunteer Mangement

6/01/2018 $10,000.00 Organizational Development
Townsend Council on Aging

Senior Center Staff Education Grant

6/01/2018 $8,128.00 Organizational Development
The 15-40 Connection, Inc.

Building on 3 Steps Detect - Curriculum 2.0

6/01/2018 $11,250.00 Organizational Development
Fitchburg Art Museum

Leadership diversity

6/01/2018 $6,000.00 Organizational Development
Wendell P. Clark Memorial YMCA

2018 staff & community development

6/01/2018 $4,094.00 Organizational Development
Clinton Adult Learning Center

CALC Marketing Initiative

6/01/2018 $5,500.00 Organizational Development
Groton Community School

School administrative & classroom technology enhancement plan

6/01/2018 $10,000.00 Organizational Development

Community Enrichment

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
The Salvation Army (Montachusett Corps)

Everyday English for Beginners

6/01/2018 $16,500.00 Community Enrichment
Youth Reach - c/o YMCA

YMCA preschool program expansion

6/01/2018 $10,000.00 Community Enrichment
YWCA Central Mass BWR

Girls choice

6/01/2018 $12,000.00 Community Enrichment
Gardner Emergency Housing Mission

Gardner emergency housing mission

6/01/2018 $12,500.00 Community Enrichment
Children's Trust

Parenting education & support program

6/01/2018 $9,750.00 Community Enrichment
CHNA 9

Violence prevention stakeholder & community lunch

6/01/2018 $7,500.00 Community Enrichment
RCAP Solutions, Inc.

Financial wellness enhancement program

6/01/2018 $10,250.00 Community Enrichment
Friends of New Salem Public Library

Reimagining our library

6/01/2018 $10,000.00 Community Enrichment
Operation Service

Military Project Support

6/01/2018 $4,000.00 Community Enrichment

Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
North County Land Trust, Inc.

Access to Rollstone Hill & Nature Play Area

6/01/2018 $13,000.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School

Monty Tech Vet Science Training Program

6/01/2018 $15,796.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Nashua River Watershed Association, Inc.

Nashua, Squannacook, & Nissitissit Rivers Study

6/01/2018 $10,000.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Friends of Fitchburg DOGS, Inc.

Pet Care & Education Community Project

6/01/2018 $5,000.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Fitchburg Greenway Committee- City of Fitchburg

Rollstone Hills Trails

6/01/2018 $13,000.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Nashoba Conservation Trust

Seminatore Meadow Pollinator Habitat Project

6/01/2018 $5,700.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare
Friends of Sholan Farms, Inc.

Trail Improvements & Environmental Education

6/01/2018 $11,000.00 Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare

Nashoba Valley Community Health Care

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
DetecTogether (formerly the 15-40 Connection, Inc.)

3 Steps Detect Nashoba Valley

2/07/2018 $7,615.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Townsend Fire Department

Paramedic Program

2/07/2018 $8,201.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Our Father's House, Inc.

Ensuring Health Wellness in Homeless Children

2/06/2018 $9,373.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Boys & Girls Club of Lunenburg

Triple Play Healthy Bodies, Minds, Souls

2/06/2018 $4,394.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Cooperative Elder Services, Inc.

Caregivers Attaining Respite & Education

2/06/2018 $4,306.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
LUK, Inc.

Nashoba Valley Foster Care Initiative

2/06/2018 $5,565.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
MAB Community Services, Inc.

Nashoba Valley Vision Rehabilitation for Elders

2/06/2018 $3,222.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Pathways for Change

Males Advocating Change Program

2/06/2018 $7,030.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care
Pepperell COA

Healthy Eating & Weight Management

2/06/2018 $4,274.00 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care

Nashoba Valley Professional Health Care Education

Grantee Program Name Grant Date Grant Amount Fund
Fitchburg State University

Scholarships

2/06/2018 $4,580.50 Nashoba Valley Professional Health Care Education
Mount Wachusett Community College

Scholarships

2/06/2018 $4,580.50 Nashoba Valley Professional Health Care Education