Newburyport, MA

United States

About Us

Hello and welcome!

Have an idea to make our city even MORE AWESOME? Want to win $1000 with no strings attached? You are in the right place! 15 local micro-trustees have partnered with the international AWESOME FOUNDATION and have started an Awesome chapter here in Newburyport. The Awesome Foundation has donated over $7m to groups around the world in an effort to "create more awesomeness in the universe $1000 at at time." Our Newburyport Chapter just finished our first year and we are beyond excited for our second!

For this cycle November 2026 - September 2027 our chapter we will be awarding 6 $1000 micro grants over 5 pitch nights. We are excited to hear about your project and how it can benefit our Newburyport community in some positive and AWESOME way.

Our deadline for proposals
Oct 19/ Jan 19/March 23/ May 18/Aug 24

Pitch Nights - For Season 2 2026-2027:
Nov 9/Feb 9/April 13/June 8/Sept 14. The final evening will be a double award night!

The public is welcome to join us at Pitch Nights, our pitch nights are held at Michael's Harborside Restaurant. PLEASE NOTE those pitching must be able to attend pitch night to be eligible to win.

Meet the Trustees

Melinda Crossman

Anne Welch

Suzanne Perry Bannon

Kevin Bannon

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About Us

Meet the Trustees

Melinda Crossman

Anne Welch

Suzanne Perry Bannon

Kevin Bannon

Eric Bannon

Heather Cathcart

Doug Crossman

Matt Donlan

Julie Doyle

Connie Etheridge

Kate Lowell

Jill Murphy

Kerry Pattie

Bob Pecchia

Patrice Rochette

Julie Wehrwein

Jean Zabroski

Alex Zabroski