WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO?
In Fiscal Year 2008 the Massachusetts State Lottery Distributed $935,028,283 in Direct Local Aid to the cities and towns of the Commonwealth
Lottery revenues are distributed to the 351 cities and towns of the Commonwealth according to a local aid formula established by the Legislature. Lottery funds are not earmarked for any specific progams, allowing cities and towns to choose how they would like to spend the funds. The Photo Version of the listing below includes a sample of how some cities and towns have used Lottery revenues to fund local programs and services.
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| ABINGTON | 2,448,308 |
| ACTON | 1,711,261 |
| ACUSHNET | 1,863,181 |
| ADAMS | 2,477,382 |
| AGAWAM | 4,585,049 |
| ALFORD | 16,794 |
| AMESBURY | 2,421,239 |
| AMHERST | 9,816,456 |
| ANDOVER | 2,223,890 |
| ARLINGTON | 4,950,398 |
| ASHBURNHAM | 870,706 |
| ASHBY | 474,742 |
| ASHFIELD | 231,057 |
| ASHLAND | 1,391,460 |
| ATHOL | 2,841,971 |
| ATTLEBORO | 7,100,201 |
| AUBURN | 2,131,457 |
| AVON | 461,978 |
| AYER | 897,962 |
| BARNSTABLE | 2,617,907 |
| BARRE | 1,012,076 |
| BECKET | 104,445 |
| BEDFORD | 944,414 |
| BELCHERTOWN | 2,117,641 |
| BELLINGHAM | 2,111,840 |
| BELMONT | 1,982,683 |
| BERKLEY | 757,261 |
| BERLIN | 250,923 |
| BERNARDSTON | 352,995 |
| BEVERLY | 4,815,621 |
| BILLERICA | 4,897,970 |
| BLACKSTONE | 1,489,325 |
| BLANDFORD | 157,015 |
| BOLTON | 245,726 |
| BOSTON | 71,585,070 |
| BOURNE | 1,471,898 |
| BOXBOROUGH | 313,946 |
| BOXFORD | 568,608 |
| BOYLSTON | 426,309 |
| BRAINTREE | 3,743,826 |
| BREWSTER | 491,414 |
| BRIDGEWATER | 3,985,382 |
| BRIMFIELD | 485,238 |
| BROCKTON | 21,748,886 |
| BROOKFIELD | 614,506 |
| BROOKLINE | 4,403,998 |
| BUCKLAND | 344,329 |
| BURLINGTON | 1,872,961 |
| CAMBRIDGE | 8,781,240 |
| CANTON | 1,790,936 |
| CARLISLE | 258,294 |
| CARVER | 1,818,145 |
| CHARLEMONT | 217,551 |
| CHARLTON | 1,615,256 |
| CHATHAM | 187,306 |
| CHELMSFORD | 3,781,598 |
| CHELSEA | 6,824,838 |
| CHESHIRE | 700,461 |
| CHESTER | 224,070 |
| CHESTERFIELD | 171,834 |
| CHICOPEE | 13,136,065 |
| CHILMARK | 4,667 |
| CLARKSBURG | 439,639 |
| CLINTON | 2,754,261 |
| COHASSET | 474,221 |
| COLRAIN | 317,513 |
| CONCORD | 1,059,887 |
| CONWAY | 222,429 |
| CUMMINGTON | 103,825 |
| DALTON | 1,254,672 |
| DANVERS | 2,425,783 |
| DARTMOUTH | 3,137,399 |
| DEDHAM | 2,519,651 |
| DEERFIELD | 597,774 |
| DENNIS | 677,806 |
| DIGHTON | 865,018 |
| DOUGLAS | 908,255 |
| DOVER | 239,412 |
| DRACUT | 4,360,650 |
| DUDLEY | 1,921,092 |
| DUNSTABLE | 259,136 |
| DUXBURY | 1,103,205 |
| EAST BRIDGEWATER | 1,862,944 |
| EAST BROOKFIELD | 335,891 |
| EAST LONGMEADOW | 1,801,506 |
| EASTHAM | 185,422 |
| EASTHAMPTON | 3,389,371 |
| EASTON | 2,725,472 |
| EDGARTOWN | 54,397 |
| EGREMONT | 78,527 |
| ERVING | 70,501 |
| ESSEX | 270,890 |
| EVERETT | 4,514,014 |
| FAIRHAVEN | 2,415,070 |
| FALL RIVER | 27,367,962 |
| FALMOUTH | 1,725,460 |
| FITCHBURG | 10,406,302 |
| FLORIDA | 61,949 |
| FOXBOROUGH | 1,853,812 |
| FRAMINGHAM | 7,684,825 |
| FRANKLIN | 3,075,295 |
| FREETOWN | 1,181,812 |
| GARDNER | 5,153,217 |
| AQUINNAH | 2,907 |
| GEORGETOWN | 838,575 |
| GILL | 264,688 |
| GLOUCESTER | 3,047,653 |
| GOSHEN | 99,566 |
| GOSNOLD | 649 |
| GRAFTON | 1,945,992 |
| GRANBY | 1,098,909 |
| GRANVILLE | 199,541 |
| GREAT BARRINGTON | 944,536 |
| GREENFIELD | 3,951,296 |
| GROTON | 957,896 |
| GROVELAND | 792,487 |
| HADLEY | 426,515 |
| HALIFAX | 1,129,778 |
| HAMILTON | 757,377 |
| HAMPDEN | 779,634 |
| HANCOCK | 52,631 |
| HANOVER | 1,310,076 |
| HANSON | 1,458,374 |
| HARDWICK | 501,226 |
| HARVARD | 1,788,048 |
| HARWICH | 536,099 |
| HATFIELD | 388,341 |
| HAVERHILL | 9,729,028 |
| HAWLEY | 40,938 |
| HEATH | 97,533 |
| HINGHAM | 1,630,053 |
| HINSDALE | 263,622 |
| HOLBROOK | 1,831,627 |
| HOLDEN | 2,132,435 |
| HOLLAND | 251,204 |
| HOLLISTON | 1,515,044 |
| HOLYOKE | 12,033,363 |
| HOPEDALE | 811,561 |
| HOPKINTON | 857,397 |
| HUBBARDSTON | 499,004 |
| HUDSON | 2,481,823 |
| HULL | 1,249,035 |
| HUNTINGTON | 410,890 |
| IPSWICH | 1,222,398 |
| KINGSTON | 1,194,599 |
| LAKEVILLE | 1,018,340 |
| LANCASTER | 1,030,300 |
| LANESBOROUGH | 429,319 |
| LAWRENCE | 24,246,271 |
| LEE | 775,098 |
| LEICESTER | 2,160,967 |
| LENOX | 591,240 |
| LEOMINSTER | 7,111,354 |
| LEVERETT | 222,153 |
| LEXINGTON | 1,907,409 |
| LEYDEN | 101,530 |
| LINCOLN | 555,277 |
| LITTLETON | 719,766 |
| LONGMEADOW | 1,738,831 |
| LOWELL | 25,007,761 |
| LUDLOW | 3,802,034 |
| LUNENBURG | 1,316,140 |
| LYNN | 18,388,021 |
| LYNNFIELD | 932,108 |
| MALDEN | 10,027,791 |
| MANCHESTER | 276,779 |
| MANSFIELD | 2,051,122 |
| MARBLEHEAD | 1,377,858 |
| MARION | 280,827 |
| MARLBOROUGH | 4,046,697 |
| MARSHFIELD | 2,493,418 |
| MASHPEE | 457,904 |
| MATTAPOISETT | 504,430 |
| MAYNARD | 1,368,403 |
| MEDFIELD | 1,059,517 |
| MEDFORD | 8,313,861 |
| MEDWAY | 1,331,409 |
| MELROSE | 3,678,618 |
| MENDON | 508,609 |
| MERRIMAC | 906,225 |
| METHUEN | 6,603,980 |
| MIDDLEBOROUGH | 3,068,505 |
| MIDDLEFIELD | 66,164 |
| MIDDLETON | 554,409 |
| MILFORD | 3,801,454 |
| MILLBURY | 2,203,899 |
| MILLIS | 982,106 |
| MILLVILLE | 444,249 |
| MILTON | 2,753,911 |
| MONROE | 8,958 |
| MONSON | 1,624,653 |
| MONTAGUE | 1,573,485 |
| MONTEREY | 42,742 |
| MONTGOMERY | 102,119 |
| MOUNT WASHINGTON | 4,023 |
| NAHANT | 344,863 |
| NANTUCKET | 98,611 |
| NATICK | 2,800,177 |
| NEEDHAM | 1,966,680 |
| NEW ASHFORD | 17,967 |
| NEW BEDFORD | 27,914,157 |
| NEW BRAINTREE | 148,368 |
| NEW MARLBOROUGH | 72,889 |
| NEW SALEM | 127,630 |
| NEWBURY | 565,386 |
| NEWBURYPORT | 1,794,165 |
| NEWTON | 5,937,030 |
| NORFOLK | 1,193,541 |
| NORTH ADAMS | 5,335,763 |
| NORTH ANDOVER | 2,430,070 |
| NORTH ATTLEBORO | 3,580,677 |
| NORTH BROOKFIELD | 991,720 |
| NORTH READING | 1,264,357 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 4,892,383 |
| NORTHBOROUGH | 1,327,160 |
| NORTHBRIDGE | 2,624,068 |
| NORTHFIELD | 393,981 |
| NORTON | 2,586,754 |
| NORWELL | 793,111 |
| NORWOOD | 3,123,215 |
| OAK BLUFFS | 90,514 |
| OAKHAM | 238,783 |
| ORANGE | 2,009,259 |
| ORLEANS | 213,784 |
| OTIS | 45,269 |
| OXFORD | 2,559,196 |
| PALMER | 2,495,999 |
| PAXTON | 581,500 |
| PEABODY | 5,843,843 |
| PELHAM | 198,112 |
| PEMBROKE | 2,092,132 |
| PEPPERELL | 1,591,572 |
| PERU | 138,595 |
| PETERSHAM | 142,683 |
| PHILLIPSTON | 217,474 |
| PITTSFIELD | 9,865,448 |
| PLAINFIELD | 62,440 |
| PLAINVILLE | 944,212 |
| PLYMOUTH | 4,876,826 |
| PLYMPTON | 295,268 |
| PRINCETON | 368,498 |
| PROVINCETOWN | 149,971 |
| QUINCY | 12,198,123 |
| RANDOLPH | 4,643,343 |
| RAYNHAM | 1,415,252 |
| READING | 2,499,940 |
| REHOBOTH | 1,168,128 |
| REVERE | 7,468,366 |
| RICHMOND | 134,651 |
| ROCHESTER | 528,605 |
| ROCKLAND | 2,895,846 |
| ROCKPORT | 544,597 |
| ROWE | 4,903 |
| ROWLEY | 557,888 |
| ROYALSTON | 200,393 |
| RUSSELL | 303,397 |
| RUTLAND | 1,018,632 |
| SALEM | 5,286,837 |
| SALISBURY | 786,391 |
| SANDISFIELD | 43,129 |
| SANDWICH | 1,314,390 |
| SAUGUS | 2,782,000 |
| SAVOY | 130,406 |
| SCITUATE | 1,628,696 |
| SEEKONK | 1,531,537 |
| SHARON | 1,679,762 |
| SHEFFIELD | 291,272 |
| SHELBURNE | 322,652 |
| SHERBORN | 248,638 |
| SHIRLEY | 1,447,364 |
| SHREWSBURY | 3,168,140 |
| SHUTESBURY | 211,060 |
| SOMERSET | 1,908,916 |
| SOMERVILLE | 13,901,505 |
| SOUTH HADLEY | 3,230,315 |
| SOUTHAMPTON | 793,038 |
| SOUTHBOROUGH | 544,361 |
| SOUTHBRIDGE | 4,378,557 |
| SOUTHWICK | 1,417,837 |
| SPENCER | 2,432,600 |
| SPRINGFIELD | 45,286,984 |
| STERLING | 856,049 |
| STOCKBRIDGE | 124,062 |
| STONEHAM | 2,596,588 |
| STOUGHTON | 3,882,402 |
| STOW | 516,965 |
| STURBRIDGE | 964,251 |
| SUDBURY | 1,100,660 |
| SUNDERLAND | 629,069 |
| SUTTON | 971,553 |
| SWAMPSCOTT | 1,258,678 |
| SWANSEA | 2,337,597 |
| TAUNTON | 10,468,088 |
| TEMPLETON | 1,507,851 |
| TEWKSBURY | 3,464,019 |
| TISBURY | 122,042 |
| TOLLAND | 11,127 |
| TOPSFIELD | 510,110 |
| TOWNSEND | 1,454,476 |
| TRURO | 37,443 |
| TYNGSBOROUGH | 1,202,789 |
| TYRINGHAM | 15,801 |
| UPTON | 609,527 |
| UXBRIDGE | 1,712,525 |
| WAKEFIELD | 2,754,824 |
| WALES | 293,971 |
| WALPOLE | 2,288,218 |
| WALTHAM | 6,492,798 |
| WARE | 2,133,475 |
| WAREHAM | 2,462,468 |
| WARREN | 977,727 |
| WARWICK | 112,624 |
| WASHINGTON | 83,022 |
| WATERTOWN | 3,521,361 |
| WAYLAND | 844,659 |
| WEBSTER | 3,019,559 |
| WELLESLEY | 1,515,458 |
| WELLFLEET | 72,747 |
| WENDELL | 182,730 |
| WENHAM | 393,324 |
| WEST BOYLSTON | 923,887 |
| WEST BRIDGEWATER | 766,662 |
| WEST BROOKFIELD | 591,056 |
| WEST NEWBURY | 350,138 |
| WEST SPRINGFIELD | 4,460,594 |
| WEST STOCKBRIDGE | 121,013 |
| WEST TISBURY | 45,080 |
| WESTBOROUGH | 1,297,207 |
| WESTFIELD | 7,835,094 |
| WESTFORD | 1,749,484 |
| WESTHAMPTON | 180,350 |
| WESTMINSTER | 802,137 |
| WESTON | 465,553 |
| WESTPORT | 1,514,205 |
| WESTWOOD | 871,741 |
| WEYMOUTH | 8,428,323 |
| WHATELY | 167,028 |
| WHITMAN | 2,606,042 |
| WILBRAHAM | 1,670,683 |
| WILLIAMSBURG | 376,807 |
| WILLIAMSTOWN | 1,188,275 |
| WILMINGTON | 1,840,360 |
| WINCHENDON | 2,068,487 |
| WINCHESTER | 1,497,075 |
| WINDSOR | 95,075 |
| WINTHROP | 2,959,348 |
| WOBURN | 3,864,164 |
| WORCESTER | 39,912,488 |
| WORTHINGTON | 156,335 |
| WRENTHAM | 1,160,367 |
| YARMOUTH | 1,571,411 |
