166 Arts Organizations Receive $786K In Grants From Connecticut Arts Endowment Fund

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HARTFORD, CT — The Connecticut Office of the Arts recently announced the 166 Connecticut Arts Endowment grants that were awarded to local nonprofits totaling $786,107.

The Connecticut Arts Endowment Fund (CAEF) was established by the Connecticut State Legislature to stimulate the development of private sector funding resources for Connecticut-based arts organizations and to ensure the long-term stability of these arts groups by providing funding to organizations.

Grant awards are calculated on a formula which compares the number of non-governmental contributions received by the applicant in its two most recently completed fiscal years, rather than the groups asking for a specific grant amount.

Local nonprofits who received the awards are as follows:

Brookfield

• Brookfield Craft Center, Inc. – $6,488

Danbury

• Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut – $1,620
• Danbury Music Centre, Inc. – $1,313
• Friends of the Ives, Inc. – $500

New Milford

• Kent Singers – $500
• TheatreWorks New Milford, Inc. – $500
• Village Center for the Arts – $969

Ridgefield

• Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum – $3,927
• Ridgefield Chorale – $615
• Ridgefield Playhouse for Movies and the Performing Arts – $6,021
• Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra – $1,684
• Ridgefield Workshop for the Performing Arts/Ridgefield Theater Barn – $500

Southbury

• Arts Escape, Inc. – $875

To see the full list of grant recipients, visit the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development’s website.