ABC makes grants to community organizations twice a year in April and November. The 2026 Spring cycle is now open. Applications are due March 9, 2026.

We provide grants of up to $5000 per year to nonprofit organizations that serve the residents of the northern Berkshires.  Our goal is to make the application process as simple as possible for non-profits. Interested organizations can complete the online application form available through THIS LINK. Please do not hesitate to email us with questions.

Deadlines for applications are typically: 
March 1st (awards are dispersed by April 1)
November 1st (awards are dispersed by December 1)

Recent beneficiaries include:
18 Degrees/Kids for Harmony
Arts in Recovery
Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter Public School (BART)
Berkshire Community Action Council Inc.
Berkshire Community Diaper Project
Berkshire County Head Start (BCHS)
Berkshire Food Bank North Adams
Berkshire Immigrant Center
Berkshires Academy for Advanced Musical Studies
Cheshire Panty
Community Access to the Arts (CATA)
Community Health Programs
Community Legal Aid 
Drury Adult Education Transportation Project
Elizabeth Freeman Center
First Baptist Church
Greenagers at Many Forks Farm
Louison House 
MGRS – ABC Award to needy students going to college
North Adams Public Schools, book fair
North County Work Program
Northern Berkshire Interfaith Action Initiative
Playwright Mentoring Project of Barrington Stage
Remedy Hall
ROOTS Teen Center
St John’s Love in a Backpack
United Cerebral Palsy of Western MA
Williamstown Food Pantry

EMAIL us with your questions.

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