Our Grants
Explore a selection of our current and past grants across giving areas.
2020
The BASE
Capital grant to upgrade technology and equipment for staff and students to support the agency’s work, which uses sports as the entry point to develop skills that build sustainable pathways to higher education and quality employment.
Amount
$50,000
Giving Area
Community Giving
Initiative
Small Capital Grants
2020
The Boston Foundation
Annual support for the Civic Leadership Fund.
Amount
$15,000
Giving Area
Community Giving
Initiative
Annual Gifts
2020
The Boston Foundation
Annual support for the Civic Leadership Fund.
Amount
$10,000
Giving Area
Community Giving
Initiative
Annual Gifts
2020
The Neighborhood Developers
Capital grant for technology to support participants from Chelsea, Everett, and Revere in the agency’s economic mobility programs.
Amount
$48,828
Giving Area
Community Giving
Initiative
Small Capital Grants
2020
United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley
Annual support.
Amount
$25,000
Giving Area
Community Giving
Initiative
Annual Gifts
2020
Yale University
Multi-year grant for Smith Family Odyssey Award grantee.
Amount
$300,000
Giving Area
Medical Research
Initiative
Odyssey Award
2020
Zumix
Capital grant for facility and technology upgrades to its main performance venue and headquarters where it serves as the largest youth arts organization in East Boston.
Amount
$27,384
Giving Area
Community Giving
Initiative
Small Capital Grants
2019
ACT Lawrence
Capital grant for furniture, technology, and equipment to help it activate its new space and better serve more clients through its financial education and training workshops.
Amount
$11,685
Giving Area
Community Giving
Initiative
Small Capital Grants
2019
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Annual support.
Amount
$25,000
Giving Area
Community Giving
Health
Initiative
Annual Gifts
2019
Boston Center for the Arts
Capital grant for audiovisual system upgrades in Martin Hall, a rehearsal and performance space, including the installation of state-of-the-art assistive listening devices for audience members with hearing impairment.
Amount
$32,874
Giving Area
Community Giving
Initiative
Small Capital Grants
Amount
$25,000
Giving Area
Community Giving
Health
Initiative
Annual Gifts
2019
Boston Children’s Hospital
Multi-year grant for Smith Family Awards Program for Excellence in Biomedical Research grantee.
Amount
$300,000
Giving Area
Medical Research
Initiative
Excellence Award