Grant Recipients
This year’s grant recipients
This year, the Emily List Fund continued its commitment to inclusion by supporting organizations dedicated to making the arts accessible to all of us. Read more here
Theater Horizon / Artistic Director Nell Bang Jensen / Norristown, PA
Born Dancing / Founder Melissa Van Wijk / New York, NY
SciTech Band, The Pride of Springfield / Conductor Gary Bernice / Springfield, MA
Me/2 Orchestra / Conductor Ronald Braunstein / Boston, MA
Read about some of our previous grant recipients below
co-ACT Youth Theater Collective
2023 Recipients
The Fund supported three longtime recipients and one new organization dedicated to inclusion in the performing arts. Read more about them here.
co-ACT Youth Theatre Collective / Translate Gender / Northampton, MA
Born Dancing / Founder Melissa Van Wijk / New York, NY
SciTech Band, The Pride of Springfield / Conductor Gary Bernice / Springfield, MA
Whole Children / Milestones Theater Studio / Hadley, MA
Born Dancing
2022 Recipients
The Fund awarded four grants to long-time friends. Read more about them here.
Whole Children / Milestones Theater Studio / Hadley, MA
Born Dancing / Founder Melissa Van Wijk / New York, NY
SciTech Band, The Pride of Springfield / Conductor Gary Bernice / Springfield, MA
Dancing With Our Docs / Karmanos Cancer Institute’s / Mt. Clemens, MI
Born Dancing
2021 Recipients
The Fund awarded five “A Little Help From My Friends” grants. Read more here.
Enchanted Circle Theater / Executive Director Priscilla Kane Hellweg / Holyoke, MA
Whole Children / Milestones Theater Studio / Hadley, MA
Born Dancing / Founder Melissa Van Wijk / New York, NY
SciTech Band, The Pride of Springfield / Conductor Gary Bernice / Springfield, MA
Dancing With Our Docs / Karmanos Cancer Institute’s / Mt. Clemens, MI
SciTech Band
2020 Recipients
The Fund awarded five “Just Staying Afloat” grants during Covid. Read more here.
Born Dancing / Founder Melissa Van Wijk / New York, NY
SciTech Band, The Pride of Springfield / Conductor Gary Bernice / Springfield, MA
Me/2 Orchestra / Conductor Ronald Braunstein / Boston, MA
Enchanted Circle Theater / Executive Director Priscilla Kane Hellweg / Holyoke, MA
Whole Children / Milestones Theater Studio / Hadley, MA
Haiti Summer Performing Arts Camp
2019 Recipients
This year the Fund “brightened more lives” through the arts. Read more here.
Haiti Summer Performing Arts Camp /Grace Episcopal Church / Amherst, MA
Good Medicine Theater Workshops / Nationwide Children's Hospital / USA
Born Dancing / Founder Melissa Van Wijk / New York, NY
BRAvo Dance for Breast Cancer Survivors / Karmanos Cancer Institute / Detroit, MI
SciTech Band, "The Pride of Springfield" / Conductor Gary Bernice / Springfield, MA
Whole Children
2018 Recipients
Whole Children / Milestones Theater Studio / Hadley, MA
Children's Musical Theater Program / United Cerebral Palsy / Boston, MA
Good Medicine Theater Workshops / Good Medicine Productions / Westerville, OH
Born Dancing / Founder Melissa Van Wijk / New York, NY
SciTech Band, The Pride of Springfield / Conductor Gary Bernice / Springfield, MA
Enchanted Circle Theater
2017 Recipients
Haiti Summer Performing Arts Camp / Grace Episcopal Church / Amherst, MA
Youth Truth Performance Ensemble / Enchanted Circle Theater / Holyoke, MA
Whole Children / Milestones Theater Studio / Hadley, MA
Hampshire Shakespeare Company / Amherst, MA
Rubber City Shakespeare Company / Akron, OH
FlynnArts Dance for Parkinson’s
2016 Recipients
Amherst Ballet Theatre Co. / Sueann Townsend / Amherst, MA
FlynnArts Dance for Parinkson’s / Next Step Theater Takeover! / Burlington, VT
MGH Music Therapy / Lorrie Kubicek / Boston, MA
Born Dancing / Founder Melissa Van Wijk / New York, NY
Weathervane Playhouse / Sarah Bailey / Akron, OH
Shakespeare in Prison / Frannie Shepard-Bates / Detroit, MI
Messenger Theatre Company
2015 & 2014 Recipients
Messenger Theatre Company / Emily Davis / New York, NY
FlynnArts Dance for Parinkson’s / Next Step Theater Takeover! / Burlington, VT
Haiti Summer Performing Arts Camp /Grace Episcopal Church / Amherst, MA
Enchanted Circle Theater / Executive Director Priscilla Kane Hellweg / Holyoke, MA
Weathervane Playhouse / Sarah Bailey / Akron, OH
Tunefoolery Music / Kimberly Khare, Next Step / Boston, MA
Me/2 Orchestra / Conductor Ronald Braunstein / Boston, MA
The Rainbow Players
2013 & 2012 Recipients
The Creative Movement Company / Jennifer Rosoff / Tampa, FL
Haiti Summer Performing Arts Camp /Grace Episcopal Church / Amherst, MA
Old Deerfield Productions/Eggtooth Productions /Linda McInerney / Greenfield, MA
Next Step Conference / Lorrie Kubicek / Boston, MA
The Rainbow Players/ Ezzell Floranina, Amherst Leisure Services / Amherst, MA
Me/2 Orchestra / Conductor Ronald Braunstein / Boston, MA
After School Autism Clubs / Helen Miller / Manhattan, KS