OVERVIEW: The Harold Brooks Foundation supports education, food, agriculture, nutrition, health, housing and shelter, and mental health on Massachusetts’ South Shore.
FUNDING AREAS: Education, food, agriculture, nutrition, health, housing and shelter, mental health
IP TAKE: This is a very active funder on Massachusetts’ South Shore.
PROFILE: Established in 1984, the Harold Brooks Foundation supports residents of Massachusetts’ South Shore communities. Harold Brooks was a successful entrepreneur and businessman who sold prefabricated structures and underground bomb shelters during the Cold War. He was from Braintree, Massachusetts, and passed away in 1963. This foundation is managed by Bank of America’s Massachusetts office. Grantmaking includes education, food, agriculture, nutrition, health, housing and shelter, and mental health.
This funder supports organizations that assist the largest number of people in its geographic interest area. It prioritizes efforts that support basic human needs here, as well as ones that serve the neediest residents, equip residents with the tools they need to improve their lives, and have the greatest local impact. Education grants support access to education, enrichment and remedial programming. Health and mental health grants support programs that expand care, improve access to basic services, and prepare individuals to be independent. Grants relevant to food, agriculture, nutrition, housing and shelter go toward basic needs, such as homeless shelters, food programs and jobs projects. Past local support has gone to Wellspring, Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center, Interfaith Social Services, and Quincy Community Action Programs.
Foundation grants range from $5,000 to $50,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking is focused the state of Massachusetts, including nonprofits based in Quincy, Brockton, Plymouth, East Bridgewater, and Weymouth. Other communities in focus are Abington, Braintree, Bridgewater, Carver, Cohasset, Duxbury, Hanover, Hanson, Hingham, Holbrook, Hull, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Randolph, Rockland, Scituate, and Whitman. The Brooks Foundation provides project support and general operating support, but not endowment campaign support. Brooks welcomes requests for two to three years of continued support. However, it only accepts one request per organization per 12-month period.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. The annual application deadline is April 1, and applicants can expect to hear back with a funding decision by June 30 of the same year. Additionally, the trustee considers applicants for the Grace E. Brooks Trust, which is a separate entity but does not require a separate application process. The Grace E. Brooks Trust supports education, human services and health for underserved populations. Grantseekers must use the Bank of America online system to apply for a grant. Direct general questions to the staff at ma.grantmaking@ustrust.com or 866-778-6859.
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