Our Grants
Explore a selection of our current and past grants across giving areas.
Amount
$15,000
Giving Area
Community Giving
Initiative
Annual Gifts
Amount
$25,000
Giving Area
Community Giving
Health
Initiative
Annual Gifts
2018
Operation Delta Dog
Capital grant for a vehicle to transport rescue shelter dogs that are trained as service dogs for veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), and related challenges.
Amount
$50,000
Giving Area
Community Giving
Initiative
Small Capital Grants
2018
Prevent Blindness (Children’s Vision Massachusetts Coalition)
Capital grant for vision screening devices to be used by school nurses in public preschools and kindergartens in Boston, Brockton, Chelsea, Fall River, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, New Bedford, and other nearby communities in Eastern Massachusetts.
Amount
$46,858
Giving Area
Community Giving
Initiative
Small Capital Grants
2018
Project Citizenship
Capital grant for computers, copiers, desks, chairs, and other technology and equipment to help the agency meet the growing demand for services at its Citizenship Center.
Amount
$14,632
Giving Area
Community Giving
Initiative
Small Capital Grants
2018
Project Place
Capital grant for laptops, a charging cart, and other technology and equipment to support its work training program for homeless and low-income individuals.
Amount
$10,900
Giving Area
Community Giving
Initiative
Small Capital Grants
2018
Raw Art Works
Capital grant for renovations to bathrooms and visual arts studios at its facility in Lynn, MA which provides youth with opportunities to participate in the visual and expressive arts and receive other academic and career focused support.
Amount
$33,500
Giving Area
Community Giving
Initiative
Small Capital Grants
2018
The Boston Foundation
Annual support for the Civic Leadership Fund.
Amount
$15,000
Giving Area
Community Giving
Initiative
Annual Gifts
2018
United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley
Annual support.
Amount
$50,000
Giving Area
Community Giving
Initiative
Annual Gifts
2018
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Multi-year grant for Smith Family Awards Program for Excellence in Biomedical Research grantee.
Amount
$300,000
Giving Area
Medical Research
Initiative
Excellence Award
2018
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Multi-year grant for Smith Family Awards Program for Excellence in Biomedical Research grantee.
Amount
$300,000
Giving Area
Medical Research
Initiative
Excellence Award