Massachusetts Justice: Inside the Hyams Foundation’s Giving

/
Massachusetts Justice: Inside the Hyams Foundation’s Giving

The Hyams Foundation operates under a strategic framework centered on justice and equity work, especially in local communities of color in Greater Boston. Here are some details about its accessible approach to philanthropy.

Read More
/ /
, , , , ,

This Fund Wants to Dial in on Discriminatory Justice Policy in Massachusetts. Can It Succeed?

/
This Fund Wants to Dial in on Discriminatory Justice Policy in Massachusetts. Can It Succeed?

The New Commonwealth Fund is on a mission to tackle systemic racism and the racial funding gap. Its latest grants include a data-driven effort to show how criminal justice policy in the Bay State adversely affects youth of color.

Read More
/ /
, , , , , , ,
, , , , , , , , ,

Three Things to Know About the Mabel A. Horne Fund’s Giving in Massachusetts

/
Three Things to Know About the Mabel A. Horne Fund’s Giving in Massachusetts

One lesser-known foundation in Massachusetts is also an accessible one for first-time grantseekers: the Mabel A. Horne Fund. Here are some key points about this funder and how to approach it for a grant.

Read More
/ /
,
, , , ,

Boston and Beyond: What Grantseekers Should Know about the High Meadows Foundation

/
Boston and Beyond: What Grantseekers Should Know about the High Meadows Foundation

Based in Boston, Massachusetts, the High Meadows Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation led by Carl Ferenbach. Here are some top facts to know about its giving.

Read More
/ /
, , , ,

Here's a Top Health Conversion Foundation to Know in Massachusetts

/
Here's a Top Health Conversion Foundation to Know in Massachusetts

The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts is an accessible New England foundation. Here are some important things to know about this funder for grantseekers just outside of Boston.

Read More
/ /
,
, , , , ,

How the Haymarket People’s Fund Backs Social Justice in New England

/
How the Haymarket People’s Fund Backs Social Justice in New England

The Haymarket People’s Fund has given money to nearly every major social justice organization in New England since 1974. Here’s a closer look at how this well-established social justice grantmaker operates in the region.

Read More
/ /
,
, , , , , , ,

A Closer Look at Entrepreneur Wyc Grousbeck’s Boston Grantmaking

/
A Closer Look at Entrepreneur Wyc Grousbeck’s Boston Grantmaking

Wyc Grousbeck is a Massachusetts entrepreneur who created his own philanthropic organization. Here's what we know about Grousbeck’s philanthropy and his commitment to the city of Boston.

Read More
/ /
, , , , ,

How the Gross Family Foundation Gives Locally in Boston

/
How the Gross Family Foundation Gives Locally in Boston

The Gross Family Foundation concentrates its giving on Boston, Massachusetts. Here are a few things to know about this low-key foundation and how it awards grants throughout the city.

Read More
/ /
, , , , , , , , ,

A Few Key Details About the Gratis Foundation's Boston Giving

/
A Few Key Details About the Gratis Foundation's Boston Giving

The Gratis Foundation is managed by Wells Fargo Philanthropic Services and has specific geographic limitations. Here are some details about the Gratis Foundation and how it gives in Boston, Massachusetts.

Read More
/ /
, , , , ,

How and Where the Fuller Foundation Gives in New England

/
How and Where the Fuller Foundation Gives in New England

To guide local grantseekers, here are a few things to know about the Boston-based Fuller Foundation, which also awards grants in New Hampshire.

Read More
/ /
,
, , , , ,

How the Oldest Town on Cape Cod Approaches Philanthropy

/
How the Oldest Town on Cape Cod Approaches Philanthropy

The town of Sandwich, Massachusetts plays host to a local philanthropic organization called the Fund for Sandwich, a town fund administered by the Cape Cod Foundation. Here are some details for nonprofits in the area.

Read More
/ /
,
, , , , , ,

Inside the NBA Foundation: How and Why the League is Committing Millions to Black Communities

/
Inside the NBA Foundation: How and Why the League is Committing Millions to Black Communities

Established in 2020, the NBA Foundation focuses on driving economic opportunity and empowerment in the Black community. We talk to its leadership about how the foundation came about and what it supports.

Read More
/ /
, , , , , , , ,
, ,

Three Ways the Harbus Foundation Keeps Bostonians Learning

/
Three Ways the Harbus Foundation Keeps Bostonians Learning

Through the Harbus Foundation, Harvard Business School students have been giving back to the local community since 1997. Here’s how grants are made and what kinds of nonprofits get funded.

Read More
/ /
,
, , , ,

Top Things to Know about the Alfred E. Chase Charity Foundation in Massachusetts

/
Top Things to Know about the Alfred E. Chase Charity Foundation in Massachusetts

Here are three things to know about the Alfred E. Chase Charity Foundation and its local grantmaking along the North Shore of Massachusetts.

Read More
/ /
, , , ,

Where the NBCUniversal Foundation Is Focusing Its Local Giving in the U.S.

/
Where the NBCUniversal Foundation Is Focusing Its Local Giving in the U.S.

This media giant’s corporate funding arm awards millions of dollars to various regions to address community challenges. We take a closer look.

Read More
/ /
, , , , , , ,
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Four Things to Know About Citizens Bank’s New England Grantmaking

/
Four Things to Know About Citizens Bank’s New England Grantmaking

Citizens Financial Group is one of the largest financial institutions in the U.S., but its Citizens Charitable Foundation focuses on the New England region, especially Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Here are four things to know about its grantmaking.

Read More
/ /
,
, , , , ,

A Few Things to Know About the John W. Henry Family Foundation’s Boston Giving

/
A Few Things to Know About the John W. Henry Family Foundation’s Boston Giving

John Henry is a major mover and shaker in Boston's business world, but he and wife also do a fair amount of local giving through their family foundation. We take a quick look at where grants go. 

Read More
/ /
, ,

How Does the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation (Now Point32Health) Give in Massachusetts?

/
How Does the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation (Now Point32Health) Give in Massachusetts?

With a strict focus on New England, the Harvard Pilgrim Health Company is a not-for-profit health services company with philanthropic interests. We look at the insurer's recent grantmaking and new partnership with Tufts Health Plan.

Read More
/ /
, ,
, ,

A Look at the Simeon J. Fortin Charitable Foundation’s Massachusetts Grantmaking

/
A Look at the Simeon J. Fortin Charitable Foundation’s Massachusetts Grantmaking

To help grantseekers in Massachusetts get to know the Simeon J. Fortin Charitable Foundation a bit better, here are a few important things to know about this funder’s local giving for cancer research.

Read More
/ /
, , , , , ,

What Boston Organizations Should Know About the GreenLight Fund

/
What Boston Organizations Should Know About the GreenLight Fund

As the original GreenLight Fund, GreenLight Boston is an active funder of youth and education in the city. Here are some details about GreenLight Boston and how to approach this grantmaker.

Read More
/ /
, , , , , , ,