Hanover, Palladium lead the 22 Central Mass. venues receiving $15M in COVID relief
Photo | Grant Welker
The Hanover Theatre in Worcester
Performing arts and other venues in Central Massachusetts were approved for $15.39 million in coronavirus pandemic relief through the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant, a program run by the U.S. Small Business Administration, according to data from the agency.
That relief was spread across 22 Central Massachusetts organizations.
The largest single recipient, according to the data, was the The Hanover Theatre & Conservatory for the Performing Arts, which was approved for $3.9 million through its nonprofit organization Worcester Center for Performing Arts.
The second-largest pool of money granted to date was for Oasis Theatre Inc., which runs the Palladium in Worcester and was granted $3 million.
The SVOG program was established by the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act, and later amended by the American Rescue Plan Act. The program includes more than $16 billion in grants nationwide.
A full list of Central Mass. recipients is detailed below.
| Venue | Venue's business name | City | SVOG Amount | Venue type |
| The Hanover Theatre | Worcester Center for Performing Arts, Inc. | Worcester | $3,862,808.00 | Live venue operator or promoter |
| The Palladium | Oasis Theater Inc. | Worcester | $3,005,133.00 | Live venue operator or promoter |
| Old Sturbridge Village | Old Sturbridge Inc. | Sturbridge | $2,858,798.00 | Museum Operator |
| Indian Ranch | Indian Ranch Recreation, Inc. | Webster | $1,618,541.00 | Live venue operator or promoter |
| CinemaWorld | Cinema World Inc. | Fitchburg | $744,110.00 | Motion picture theater operator |
| Gardner Cinemas | Gardner Theater Corp. | Gardner | $650,764.00 | Motion picture theater operator |
| The Center For Arts In Natick | The Center For Arts In Natick, Inc. | Natick | $403,215.00 | Live venue operator or promoter |
| Classical musician management company | Frank Solomon Management, Inc. | Natick | $392,928.00 | Talent representative |
| Music Worcester concert series | Music Worcester, Inc. | Worcester | $384,280.00 | Live performing arts organization operator |
| Electronic musician management company | Armige Agency LLC | Oakham | $282,178.00 | Talent representative |
| West Boylston Cinema | West Boylston Cinema, Inc. | Ashburnham | $264,426.00 | Motion picture theater operator |
| Franklin Performing Arts Co. | Franklin Performing Arts Company, Inc. | Franklin | $176,807.00 | Live performing arts organization operator |
| Collings Foundation | The Collings Foundation, Inc. | Hudson | $176,479.00 | Museum Operator |
| MassConcerts music series | Massconcerts, Inc. | Worcester | $155,036.00 | Live venue operator or promoter |
| Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra | Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra, Inc. | Worcester | $111,690.00 | Live performing arts organization operator |
| Ipanema Productions USA | Ipanema Productions, Inc. | Framingham | $65,247.00 | Live venue operator or promoter |
| Calliope Productions | Calliope Productions, Inc. | Boylston | $58,038.00 | Live performing arts organization operator |
| Christa McAuliffe Center for Integrated Science | Framingham State University | Framingham | $49,429.00 | Museum Operator |
| Amazing Things Arts Center | Amazing Things Arts Center, Inc. | Framingham | $48,372.00 | Live venue operator or promoter |
| The Raven | McElwee Inc | Worcester | $42,139.00 | Live venue operator or promoter |
| Campus Services | Campus Services, Inc. | Spencer | $35,818.00 | Talent representative |
| Studio Theatre Worcester | Studio Theatre Worcester, Inc. | Worcester | $4,973.00 | Live performing arts organization operator |
| Total | $15,391,209.00 |
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