New England Foundation for the Arts

Facts and Figures

New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) is based in Boston, Massachusetts, and invests in creative organizations and communities throughout the six-state region of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

NEFA received $1,447,200 from the National Endowment for the Arts in FY 2024 to support its activities.

On this page, find information on the regional arts organization New England Foundation for the Arts and projects and initiatives they support in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. 

Region Highlights

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Connecting Artists—To Opportunity and To Each Other
Cathy Edwards, executive director of the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA), talks about what the regional arts organization has done for their area of the country.
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United States of Arts: New England Foundation for the Arts
In collaboration with the New England Foundation for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts looks at the arts and culture of New England. Developed as part of the National Endowment for the Arts 50th Anniversary United States of Arts: Tell Us Your Art Story series.
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Regional Contacts

New England Foundation for the Arts 
145 Tremont Street, 7th Floor 
Boston, MA 02111
617/951-0010
info@nefa.org