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City of Boston

To support the City of Boston’s participation in attending the Creative Land Trust Summit to further its department-wide learning and advancement of its charitable impact related to the use of Land Trusts

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New Bedford Economic Development Council, Inc.

To support participation at the Creative Land Trust Summit in San Francisco, California

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Boston Foundation, Inc.

To support Cultural Space Readiness Technical Assistance Pilot Program

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City of Boston

To support the Cultural Access Program (“Museum Sundays): 60% to Innovation Fund and 40% to unrestricted project expenses.

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Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts

To support Valley Creates grants

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North Shore Community Development Coalition, Inc.

To support the Punto Urban Art Museum.

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Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc.

To support the second phase of its Community Development and Sustainability Initiatives strategy.

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Massachusetts Development Finance Agency

To support real estate and capital investments in Transformative Development Initiative Districts

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Creative Hub Worcester

To support the first phase of construction of the Creative Hub Worcester Community Arts Center

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Metropolitan Area Planning Council

To deepen the work of its Arts & Culture Department and to strategically integrate the arts across the agency

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Massachusetts Development Finance Agency

To support intensive arts-based economic development programming in Transformative Development Initiative districts

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The Office

To support the Little Amal 2023 North American tour

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