Recently Awarded Grants

Needham Council for Arts and Culture Awards Record Number of Grants to Support Local Projects

NCAC Awarded 33 Grants and $25,495 in funding for 2025!

The Needham Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) has awarded 33 grants totaling $25,495 in artistic and cultural programming that provide public benefit to Needham. This year saw an increase in both funding and applications ranging from theatre productions, musical performances, artist workshops, cultural and educational events, and public art. A complete list of recipients is below.

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2025 Grant Recipients

• Hurlbut, Steven M. - Jumpin' Juba Senior Concert
•  Zhang, Dennis - Chinese Friends of Needham Chinese New Year Celebration
• Zhang, Dennis - AAPI Kid Craft Festival
•  Needham Housing Authority - Artist Workshop and Display Event Series
• Rehearsal for Life, Inc. - Rehearsal for Life's Freelance Players
• Solstice: A Magazine of Diverse Voices - Literary Magazine Support
• Applefield, Janet - Combating Hate and Prejudice
• Harcovitz, Ruth - The Sound of Music
• Herman-Haase, Eileen - Dance Caliente
•  The King's Own Fourth Regiment of Foot - Needham On the Edge of Revolution
•  The Delvena Theatre Company - Jack the Ripper
• Storytime Crafts, Inc. - "Cultural Diversity: Embrace & Celebrate Differences"
•  Needham Student Theatre Inc - Summer 2025 Production
• The Rivers School Conservatory - Rivers Symphony Orchestra Concert in Needham
•  Needham Diversity Initiative, Inc. - Needham Multicultural Festival
•  Needham Open Studios, Inc. - NOS 2025
•  The Highland Glee Club of Newton, Inc. - 2024/2025 Program Year
• Liars & Believers, Inc. - Liars and Believers Adaptive Theater Workshop
• MUSIC Dance.edu - Hip Hop Chair Dance for Seniors!
•  Nanda, Charly - "Let It Grow – Pollard Garden Art Poles"
•  Needham Historical Society, Inc. - Stories from the Thursday News
• Waterman, Jon - Live Music Making History Live
• Discovery Museum, Inc. - Open Door Connections
• Hoffman, Ilene - Move and Stop Time In Your Own Lifeline
•  Dedham Choral Society, Inc. - 2024-2025 Season
• Wise, Dennis - The Theft of Dignity
• Koleinu, Boston's Jewish Community Chorus, Inc. - Unity & Joy-Celebrating Community with Jewish Choral Music
• Arlekin Players Theatre - Finist the Bright Falcon
• The Needham Concert Society, Inc. - Promoting Classic Music in Needham
•  Plugged In Band Program, Inc. - Pathways to Music Open Mic
•  Needham Art Association - Needham Art Outside
•  Needham Housing Authority - History at Play
•  Bates III, Davis R. - Celebrating the Season: A Halloween Harvest