PASSAIC COUNTY CULTURAL & HERITAGE COUNCIL

2022 LAP RE-GRANTEES

1. ACTION THEATER CONSERVATORY STUDIOS
68 Union Ave., Clifton, NJ  07011
Kathleen Kellaigh, Project Director
atcstudios411@gmail.com
www.atcstudios.org
General Operating Support
Award Amount: $13,350

2. AMERICAN LABOR MUSEUM
Botto House National Landmark
83 Norwood St., Haledon, NJ 07508
Angelica Santomauro, Executive Director
labormuseum@aol.com
http://www.labormuseum.net/
Annual Labor Arts Festival & Four Art Exhibits
Award Amount: $13,500

3. ARTS REFORMING COMMUNITIES
129 Temple St., Paterson, NJ 07522
Christopher Fabor Muhammad, Project Director
creativeforceinc@hotmail.com
https://www.yourcreativeforce.com
African Shore Museum: Black History & Culture
Award Amount: $5,000

4. CITY OF PASSAIC
330 Passaic St., Passaic, NJ 07055
Sam Beeler, Project Director
sbeeler@cityofpassaicnj.gov
http://www.cityofpassaic.com/
Native American Festival at Dundee Island Park
Award Amount: $5,875

5. CITY OF PATERSON
155 Market St., 2^nd Fl.
Paterson, NJ 07505
Dacil Tilos, Project Director
https://www.patersonnj.gov/
dtilos@patersonnj.gov
Paterson Arts Exchange – Arts Week 2022
Award Amount: $14,100

6. COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL OF PATERSON
75 Spruce St., Paterson, NJ 07501
Sarai Lucero, Project Director
https://www.ccsp.org
Paterson Music Project Program
$15,000

7. EDELWEISS PASSAIC
5 Donna Ln., Midland Park, NJ 07432
Michael Wolz, Project Director
http://edelweisspassaic.org/
edelweisspassaic@gmail.com
General Operating Support
Award Amount: $3,674

8. EPITOME OF SOUL
257 Ryerson Ave., Paterson, NJ 07502
Synita Butler-Hatcher, Project Director
info@epitomeofsoul.org
www.epitomeofsoul.org
Virtual After-School Arts Program Series
Award Amount: $13,200

9. FRIENDS OF DEY MANSION
199 Totowa Rd., Wayne, NJ 07470
Isabel Spiegel, Project Director
deymansion@passaiccountynj.org
https://www.deymansion.org/friends-of-dey-mansion
Dey Mansion Performance Series
Award Amount: $8,600

10. FRIENDS OF PASSAIC COUNTY PARKS
401 Grand St., Paterson, NJ 07505
Alice Szepietowski, Primary Contact
fopcparks@passaicountynj.org
www.passaiccountynj.org/fopcp
Morris Canal Arts Installation
Award Amount: $10,000

11. FRIENDS OF POMPTON LAKES LIBRARY
333 Wanaque Ave., Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
Steve Edgeller, Project Director
friends@friendsofpomptonlakeslibrary.org
www.pomptonlakeslibrary.org/friends
Local Film Festival
Award Amount: $2,400

12.  FRIENDS OF WALLISCH HOMESTEAD
PO Box 63, West Milford, NJ 07480
Ron Perez, Project Director
wallischhomestead@gmail.org
http://www.wallischhomestead.org/
Music Festival
Award Amount: $2,250

13. HALLS THAT INSPIRE
Paterson, NJ 07501
David Thompson, Founder/Project Director
HTIUSA2010@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/hallsthatinspire/
Boys & Girls Club Mural Arts Program
Award Amount: $13,350

14. HOLY ROSARY YOUNG MEN’S CLUB
1 Wall St., Passaic, NJ  07055
Greg Komeshok, Project Director
Gkomeshok@aol.com
Polkas in the Park
Award Amount: $3,500

15. INNER CITY ENSEMBLE
PO Box 3232
Paterson, NJ 07509
Tamara Rivera, Board President
www.innercityensemble.org
Dual-Language Dance Education Program
Award Amount: $15,000

16. JUVENILE EDUCATION & AWARENESS PROJECT
40 Market St., Passaic, NJ 07055
Sandy Shevack, Project Director
Sandys1@webtv.net
Girls Are Changing Our World Mural
Award Amount: $2,025

17.  NEW JERSEY MUSIC & ARTS/GARDEN STATE OPERA
Little Falls, NJ 07424
Francesco Santelli, Project Director
arsnova13@gmail.com
http://gardenstateopera.homestead.com/
The Silk City Opera
Award Amount: $15,000

18.  OASIS – A HAVEN FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN
59 Mill St., Paterson, NJ 07501
Hamna Khuld, Project Director
HamnaKhuld@oasisnj.org
https://oasisnj.org/
Paterson Youth Photography Project
Award Amount: $7,730

19. PASSAIC COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL & HISTORIC AFFAIRS
Dey Mansion, 199 Totowa Rd., Wayne, NJ 07470
Marisel Sanchez, Project Director
marisels@passaiccountynj.org
Passaic County Arts Center Programming
Award Amount: $9,500

20. PASSAIC COUNTY FILM COMMISSION
401 Grand St., Rm. 417, Paterson, NJ 07505
Deborah Hoffman, Project Director
film@passaiccountynj.org
www.passaiccountynj.org
Annual Film Festival
Award Amount: $3,500

21. PASSAIC PUBLIC LIBRARY
195 Gregory Ave., Passaic, NJ 07055
Stephanie Fernandez, Project Director
fernandez@passaicpubliclibrary.org
www.passaicpubliclibrary.org
Second Sunday Concert Series
Award Amount: $4,600

22. PATERSON MUSEUM
2 Market St., Paterson, NJ 07501
Heather Garside, Project Director
hgarside@patersonnj.gov
Shakespeare at the Museum
Award Amount: $9,550

23.  PATERSON PERFORMING ARTS DEVELOPMENT COUNCILPaterson, NJ 07504
Carolyn Brown, Project Director
stonemedia7@gmail.com
Playwright Residency & Hamilton Arts Festival
Award Amount: $15,000

24. RINGWOOD FRIENDS OF MUSIC
P.O. Box 427
Ringwood, NJ 07456
Donaldo Garcia, Founder/Project Director
donaldogarcias@hotmail.com
https://www.ringwoodfriendsofmusic.org/
Classical Music Concert Series
Award Amount: $13,950

25. RINGWOOD MANOR ASSOCIATION FOR THE ARTS
PO Box 32, Ringwood, NJ 07456
Leah Madsen, Project Director
ringwoodmanorarts@gmail.com
http://ringwoodmanorarts.org/
Art Exhibitions & Programming
Award Amount: $14,400

26. ST. PAUL’S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP.
456 Van Houten St., Paterson, NJ 07501
Richard Williams, Project Director
rcwilliams@stpaulscdcnj.org
http://www.stpaulscdcnj.org/
NJPAC Paterson School Program
Award Amount: $8,900

27. THE PATRON OF THE ARTS ASSOCIATION
St. Francis of Assisi
868 Ringwood Ave., Haskell, NJ 07420
Linda Zani Thomas, Project Director
lindazani@aol.com
http://www.stcatharts.org/
Annual Festival of the Arts
Award Amount: $13,500

28. THEATER LEAGUE OF CLIFTON
15 East Parkway
Clifton, NJ 07015
John M. Traier, Project Director
traierpete@gmail.com
http://www.theaterleagueofclifton.com/
Man of La Mancha
Award Amount: $13,500

29. TOWNSHIP OF WEST MILFORD
1480 Union Valley Rd., West Milford, NJ 07480
Daniel Kochakji, Project Director
recdirector@westmilford.org
https://www.westmilford.org/
Summer Concert Series
Award Amount: $1,500

30. WAYNE PUBLIC LIBRARY
461 Valley Rd., Wayne, NJ  07470
Deborah Rosenblatt, Project Director
rosenblattd@waynepubliclibrary.org
www.waynepubliclibrary.org
Lunchbox Learning Arts Series
Award Amount: $3,400

CHPP RE-GRANT AWARDS

1. BOROUGH OF TOTOWA
537 Totowa Rd., Totowa, NJ 07512
Joseph Wassel, Project Director
jwassel@totowanj.org
http://www.totowanj.org/
Historic Site Nomination Project
Award Amount: $3,500

2. FRIENDS OF DEY MANSION
Dey Mansion, 199 Totowa Rd., Wayne, NJ 07470
Kelly Ruffel, Project Director
kellyr@passaiccountynj.org
https://www.deymansion.org
Dey Mansion Public History Workshops
Award Amount: $7,079

3. FRIENDS OF POMPTON LAKES LIBRARY
333 Wanaque Ave., Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
Steve Edgeller, Project Director
friends@friendsofpomptonlakeslibrary.org
www.pomptonlakeslibrary.org/friends
High School Yearbook Digitization
Award Amount: $5,000

4.  FRIENDS OF WALLISCH HOMESTEAD
PO Box 63, West Milford, NJ 07480
Ron Perez, Project Director
wallischhomestead@gmail.org
http://www.wallischhomestead.org/
Historical Preservation Report
Award Amount: $7,100

5. PATERSON MUSEUM FOUNDATION
2 Market St., Paterson, NJ 07501
Glenn Corbett, Project Director
patersonmuseumfoundation@gmail.com
http://www.patersonmuseumfoundation.org/
Glass Plate Negative Collection Digitization Project
Award Amount: $8,000

6. PATERSON MUSEUM
Heather Garside, Project Director
2 Market St., Paterson, NJ 07501
hgarside@patersonnj.gov
https://patersonmuseum.com/
Postcard Tour of Paterson-Virtual Collection
Award Amount: $7,448

7. WAYNE PUBLIC LIBRARY
461 Valley Rd.
Wayne, NJ  07470
Deborah Rosenblatt, Project Director
rosenblattd@waynepubliclibrary.org
https://www.waynepubliclibrary.org/
Lunchbox Learning History Series
Award Amount: $1,548