Atlantic County Nonprofits Awarded $183K In Grants

ATLANTIC COUNTY, NJ — The Atlantic County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs has awarded $182,991 in state competitive grants to 22 local nonprofit organizations.

The grants were awarded to increase access to quality art and history experiences for county residents and visitors.

Through the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a total of $176,030 was regranted to the following 19 nonprofits:

Art C South Jersey, Inc.
Atlantic City Arts Foundation
Atlantic Pops Community Band
Atlantic Youth Orchestra
Chicken Bone Beach Historical Foundation
Children’s Cultural Arts Foundation
Concerts on the Beach at Somers Point
Cygnus Creative Arts Centre, Inc.
Eagle Theatre, Inc.
Hammonton Arts Center
Historic Organ Restoration Committee
Jewish Community Center of Atlantic County
MainStreet Hammonton
MudGirls Studios
Somers Point Arts Commission
South Jersey Area Wind Ensemble
South Jersey Jazz Society
South Jersey Players, Inc.
SPQR Stage Company

Three other nonprofits received a total of $6,961 in regrants from the New Jersey State Historical Commission. They include:

Atlantic County Historical Society
Greate Egg Harbour Historical Society
Longport Public Library

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