Past Helen Ellis Charitable Trust Grant Recipients

Helen Ellis Recent Grants

Administered by Bank of America, the Helen Ellis Trust provides funding to the Westport Cultural Council for projects that benefit Westport residents.

The Westport Cultural Council has given over $535,040 of grant money to individuals $1,250.00 organizations in the Westport community to support the arts and humanities since 1982.

 

2021-2022 RECIPIENT

PROGRAM

PROJECT

Friends: Council on Aging

Cultural Club: Seniors on the Road

$840

Westport Free Public Library

Childrens’ Program: Amphitheatre

$4000.00

Summer Artists-In-Residence Program

Artists in Residence

$12,000.00

WESTPORT NOW 

Online Magazine

$1,250.00

Buzzards Bay Coalition

Discover Buzzards Bay & Horseneck

$2,500.00

Concerts at the Point

The Attacca Quartet Concert

$2,000.00

Westport Economic Development Taskforce

Westport Farmers Market Music

$2,000.00

Westport Historical Society

Self-guided History Tours

$1,200.00

Bach Cello Suites Festival

Bach Cello Suites Festival Project

$5,000.00

The Art Drive

Open Studio Tour

$1,500.00

Recreation Dept. Town of Westport

Summer Concert Series

$5,000.00

Recreation Dept. Town of Westport

Outdoor Movie Night Series

$2,500.00

South Coast Artists

Open Studio Tour

$1,500.00

Seaglass Theatre Company, Inc.

“The Lure of the Sea” Opera

$3,000.00

Westport Cultural Council

Summer Documentary Film Series

$3,350.00

Westport River Watershed Alliance

Exterior Wall Mural on WRWA Bldg.

$2,000.00