PASSAIC COUNTY CULTURAL & HERITAGE COUNCIL

2025 RE-GRANTEES

Community History Partnership Program (CHPP)

Friends of Dey Mansion/Washington’s Headquarters, Wayne
Kelly Ruffel, Project Director
[email protected]
https://www.deymansion.org/friends-of-dey-mansion
Dey Mansion Interpretive Signage
Award Amount: $7,333

Friends of Passaic County Parks, Inc., Paterson
Marc Seemon, Treasurer
[email protected]
https://www.passaiccountynj.org/government/boards-committees-and-
commissions-f-z/friends-of-passaic-county-parks-inc
Lambert Castle Interpretive Panels
Award Amount: $8,000

Friends of Wallisch Homestead, West Milford
Ronald Perez, Grants Administrator
[email protected]
https://www.wallischhomestead.org/
Red Timber Frame Barn
Award Amount: $1,742

Hamilton Partnership for Paterson, Inc., Paterson
Arlety Del Pino, Partnerships and Program Manager
[email protected]
https://www.hamiltonpartnership.org/
On Site Education Programs
Award Amount: $9,600

Passaic County Department of Cultural and Historic Affairs, Wayne
Marisel Sanchez, Project Director
[email protected]
https://www.deymansion.org/
Indigenous Cultural Research Project
Award Amount: $6,000

Paterson Museum Foundation
David Ferrari, Project Director
[email protected]
http://www.patersonmuseumfoundation.org/
Digitizing Paterson’s Evening News Negatives – Part 2
Award Amount: $10,000

Local Arts Program (LAP) Re-grants

Friends of Passaic County Parks, Paterson
Marc Seemon, Treasurer
[email protected]
www.passaiccountynj.org/fopcp
Passaic County Performance Series
Award Amount: $8,000 (2023-2025)

Friends of the West Milford Township Library
Carol Heinz, Project Director
[email protected]
https://www.friendswmtl.org
Two Performance Series with Audience-Generated Art Exhibit
Award Amount: $4,700

Halls that Inspire, Paterson
David Thompson, Founder/Project Director
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/hallsthatinspire/
Paterson Public Schools Community Arts Program
Award Amount: $12,450 (2023-2025)

Holy Rosary Young Men’s Club, Passaic
Greg Komeshok, Project Director
[email protected]
Polkas in the Park
Award Amount: $3,500 (2023-2025)

Hudson Turkish American Cultural Association Inc., Wayne
Veysel Ucan, Director of Programs
[email protected]
http://www.tccnj.org/
Explore Turkish Culture in New Jersey
Award Amount: $2,500

Inner City Ensemble, Paterson
Nicholas Rodriguez, Project Director
[email protected]
www.innercityensemble.org
Signature Repertory Series
Award Amount: $14,700 (2023-2025)

Jewish Family Service & Children’s Center of Clifton-Passaic
Alexander Herzog, Executive Director
[email protected]
https://jfsclifton.org/
Mental Health & Arts Program for Senior Citizens
Award Amount: $9,600 (2023-2025)

John P. Holland Charter School, Woodland Park
Rebeccah Welch, Project Director
[email protected]
http://jphcs.org
After-School Music and Dance Program
Award Amount: $13,968 (2023-2025)

Juvenile Education and Awareness Project
Sandford “Sandy” Shevack, Director
[email protected]
http://jphcs.org
Mural Arts
Award Amount: $2,400

New Jersey Music and Arts, Little Falls
Francesco Santelli, Project Director
[email protected]
http://gardenstateopera.homestead.com/
Spring Opera Production 2025
Award Amount: $13,150 (2023-2025)

North Jersey Blues Society, Ringwood
Cristy Benvenutti, Project Director
[email protected]
https://www.northjerseybluessociety.org
Blues Alive Education Series
Award Amount: $2,600

Oasis – Haven for Women and Children, Paterson
Laetitia Cairoli, Director of Development
[email protected]
https://oasisnj.org/
Saturday Rise & Shine Program
Award Amount: $8,576 (2023-2025)

Our Lady of Consolation Church, Wayne
Michael Lombardo, Pastor
[email protected]
https://olcparish.org/
The Jazz Series
Award Amount: $8,000

Passaic County Department of Cultural and Historic Affairs, Wayne
Marisel Sanchez, Project Director
[email protected]
https://www.passaiccountynj.org/departments/cultural-and-historic-
affairs
Passaic County Arts Center Programming
Award Amount: $10,300 (2023-2025)

Passaic County Film Commission, Paterson
Deborah Hoffman, Project Director
[email protected]
www.passaiccountynj.org
Annual Passaic County Film Festival
Award Amount: $3,325 (2023-2025)

Passaic Public Library
Stephanie Fernandez, Project Director
[email protected]
www.passaicpubliclibrary.org
Second Sunday Concert Series
Award Amount: $4,450 (2023-2025)

Paterson Museum
Heather Garside, Project Director
[email protected]
https://patersonmuseum.com/
Shakespeare at the Museum
Award Amount: $8,643 (2023-2025)

Paterson Performing Arts Development Council
Carolyn Brown, Project Director
[email protected]
https://www.ppadc.org/
Playwright Residency & Hamilton Arts Festival
Award Amount: $14,550 (2023-2025)

Ringwood Friends of Music
Maureen Butler, President
Jennifer Hsu, Project Director
[email protected]
[email protected]
https://www.ringwoodfriendsofmusic.org/
Classical Music Concert Series
Award Amount: $13,950 (2023-2025)

Ringwood Manor Association of the Arts
Leah Madsen, Project Director
[email protected]
http://ringwoodmanorarts.org/
2025 Art Exhibitions & Programming
Award Amount: $13,650 (2023-2025)

Ringwood Public Library
Wendy Sandford, Project Director
[email protected]
www.ringwoodlibrary.org
World Music Series
Award Amount: $3,000

St. Paul’s Community Development Corporation, Paterson
Richard Williams, Project Director
[email protected]
http://www.stpaulscdcnj.org/
Inner City Ensemble Dual Language Arts Program FSCS15
Award Amount: $5,115

StageWorks Theatre Group, Inc., Pompton Lakes
Jo Anne Ventor, Executive Director and Executive Producer
[email protected]
http://www.stageworksnj.org/
Children’s Theatre Production
Award Amount: $4,500

The Dresner Center for Collaborative Programming and Learning at Temple Beth Tikvah, Wayne
Arthur Barchenko, Chairman
[email protected]
http://www.templebethtikvahnj.org/
Interfaith Music Series
Award Amount: $2,500

The Patron of the Arts Association, Haskell
Linda Zani Thomas, Project Director
[email protected]
http://www.stcatharts.org/
Annual Festival of the Arts
Award Amount: $13,650 (2023-2025)

Theater League of Clifton, Inc., Wayne
John Traier, Treasurer
Mark Peterson, President
[email protected]
https://www.theaterleagueofclifton.com/
Semiquincentennial Dinner Theater Shows
Award Amount: $13,650 (2023-2025)

William Paterson University of New Jersey, Wayne
Anthony Mayo, Executive Director, OSP
Kathryn Boschert, Assistant Director OSP
[email protected]
[email protected]
http://wpunj.edu/
2025 Program Support
Award Amount: $7,875