2023 Vermont Preservation Grants Awarded
The 1772 Foundation, partnering for a fourth year with Preservation Trust of Vermont, awarded historic preservation one-for-one matching grants totaling $125,000 to fourteen private nonprofit organizations maintaining historic sites in Vermont. The grants ranged in amount from $5,000 to the maximum grant amount of $10,000, with seven organizations receiving the latter amount.
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14 grant recipients announced
The 1772 Foundation, partnering for a fourth year with Preservation Trust of Vermont, awarded historic preservation one-for-one matching grants totaling $125,000 to fourteen private nonprofit organizations maintaining historic sites in Vermont. The grants ranged in amount from $5,000 to the maximum grant amount of $10,000, with seven organizations receiving the latter amount.
Grants were provided for exterior work: painting; surface restoration; fire detection/security systems; repairs to/restoration of chimneys, porches, roofs, and windows; repairs to foundations and sills; and masonry repointing. Projects were evaluated by Preservation Trust of Vermont staff, who also will manage the grants. Each grantee was required to have matching funds for its project.
Executive Director Ben Doyle stated, “The 1772 Foundation’s partnership with the Preservation Trust of Vermont has been critical in saving the historic buildings that Vermonters love and that contribute to our strong sense of place. By completing painting, window restoration, or fire safety projects, communities are successfully stewarding these beloved buildings for the next generation.”
President of The 1772 Foundation Margaret Waldock commented on the importance of these grants to the preservation community. “With these grants, The 1772 Foundation continues its investment in preservation efforts that protect assets of community importance. While the individual grants may seem small, we have found they leverage considerable local resources and opportunities – community-provided matching dollars, support for local businesses and tradespeople, and the longterm power of incremental, small-scale capital investments in roofs, windows, and structural improvements that protect and maintain the value of assets over time.”
Grant recipients were Bradford Public Library (Bradford), Chaffee Art Center (Rutland), East Putney Community Club (Putney), The Fairfield Community Center (East Fairfield), Friends of Algiers Village (Guilford), Friends of the Capital City Grange Hall (Berlin), Housing Trust of Rutland County (Brandon), McIndoe Falls Academy Board of Trustees (Barnet), Main Street Arts (Saxtons River), Old Stone House Museum & Historic Village (Brownington), St. Albans Museum, Inc. (St. Albans), Town Hall Theater, Inc. (Middlebury), Vermont Farmers Food Center (Rutland), and Vestry Community Center (Hinesburg). Grants were also awarded in each of the other five New England states and in Georgia.
2023 Pomfret Foundation Awards Historic Preservation Grants
The National Preservation Partners Network and The 1772 Foundation, based in Pomfret, Connecticut, play a leading role in promoting historic properties redevelopment programs (HPRPs) also known as revolving funds, nationwide. At its quarterly meeting, the partnership awarded HPRP grants totaling $810,000. Individual grants ranged in amount from $10,000 for Vision Carthage in Carthage, Missouri, to conduct a feasibility study to $120,000 for New Bedford, Massachusetts' Waterfront Historic Area League (WHALE), the only historic preservation CDC in the country.
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The 1772 Foundation, in cooperation with the National Preservation Partners Network, announces fifteen grant recipients.
The National Preservation Partners Network and The 1772 Foundation, based in Pomfret, Connecticut, play a leading role in promoting historic properties redevelopment programs (HPRPs) also known as revolving funds, nationwide. At its quarterly meeting, the partnership awarded HPRP grants totaling $810,000. Individual grants ranged in amount from $10,000 for Vision Carthage in Carthage, Missouri, to conduct a feasibility study to $120,000 for New Bedford, Massachusetts' Waterfront Historic Area League (WHALE), the only historic preservation CDC in the country.
Other HPRP grant recipients were Cincinnati Preservation Association in Cincinnati, Ohio ($70,000), Cleveland Restoration Society in Cleveland, Ohio ($70,000), Fairmount Park Conservancy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ($20,000), Historic Charleston Foundation in Charleston, South Carolina ($75,000), Historic Wilmington Foundation Inc. in Wilmington, North Carolina ($75,000), The L’Enfant Trust in Washington, DC ($100,000), Preservation Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland ($70,000), Preservation North Carolina in Raleigh, North Carolina ($75,000), and Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation in Sarasota, Florida ($50,000).
Five preservation organizations considering the establishment of HPRPs received grants to conduct feasibility studies. Recipients of these grants were Decay Devils in Gary, Indiana ($20,000), Quapaw Quarter Association in Little Rock, Arkansas ($15,000), Selma Dallas County Historic Preservation Society in Selma, Alabama ($20,000), Historic Denver in Denver, Colorado ($20,000), and the abovenoted Vision Carthage.
According to Executive Director, Mary Anthony, “The 1772 Foundation made its first grants to HPRPs in 2006, attracted to their combination of historic preservation values and entrepreneurial spirit. They continue to be a key area of interest for us and one of our earliest and best examples of high impact granting. Employing a variety of real estate techniques, these innovative organizations recycle funds to save endangered historic buildings and even whole neighborhoods.”
The National Preservation Partners Network (NPPN), established as an independent organization in 2018, works to advance the growth and effectiveness of the organized historic preservation movement through education, training, and a common advocacy agenda. More information about NPPN may be found at PresPartners.org.