Our Grants
Explore a selection of our current and past grants across giving areas.
2020
School on Wheels
Capital grant to purchase a cargo van to support the agency’s programs for students impacted by homelessness and poverty, in particular its backpack distribution program which reaches over 7,000 students each year.
Amount
$35,675
Giving Area
Community Giving
Initiative
Small Capital Grants
2020
Sociedad Latina
Capital grant to purchase technology and equipment for a new STEAM Lab in the agency’s renovated headquarters, which will double the number of Latino youths who can build skills that prepare them for Boston’s innovation economy.
Amount
$50,000
Giving Area
Community Giving
Initiative
Small Capital Grants
2020
Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical School
Multi-year grant to rapidly scale a pilot "After Dark" program with Brockton High School, increasing access to top-quality vocational technical education.
Amount
$300,000
Giving Area
Education
Initiative
Vocational Technical Education
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