Our Grants
Explore a selection of our current and past grants across giving areas.
2016
The Boston Foundation
Annual support for the Civic Leadership Fund.
Amount
$15,000
Giving Area
Community Giving
Initiative
Annual Gifts
2016
The Forsyth Institute
Capital grant for mobile X-Ray equipment for use in the ForsythKids School Oral Health Program, which will expand the program’s capacity to provide comprehensive dental care to children in Lynn and Boston, MA.
Amount
$30,460
Giving Area
Community Giving
Initiative
Small Capital Grants
2016
The Haven Project
Capital grant for exterior improvements and signage for the Haven Café in Lynn, MA, a social enterprise providing employment training for homeless young adults.
Amount
$10,335
Giving Area
Community Giving
Initiative
Small Capital Grants
2016
United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley
Annual support.
Amount
$50,000
Giving Area
Community Giving
Initiative
Annual Gifts
Amount
$10,000
Giving Area
Community Giving
Initiative
Annual Gifts
2016
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
Multi-year grant for Smith Family Awards Program for Excellence in Biomedical Research grantee.
Amount
$300,000
Giving Area
Medical Research
Initiative
Excellence Award
2016
Yale University
Multi-year grant for Smith Family Awards Program for Excellence in Biomedical Research grantee.
Amount
$300,000
Giving Area
Medical Research
Initiative
Excellence Award
2016
YWCA Southeastern Massachusetts
Capital grant for repairs and new furniture in the women’s single room occupancy housing units it owns in New Bedford, MA.
Amount
$25,000
Giving Area
Community Giving
Initiative
Small Capital Grants
2015
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Annual support.
Amount
$25,000
Giving Area
Community Giving
Health
Initiative
Annual Gifts
2015
BlueHub Capital (formerly Boston Community Capital)
Multi-year grant for Working Cities Challenge, a competition designed to strengthen cross-sector, leadership in smaller MA cities to improve economic outcomes for low-income residents. Run in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
Amount
$150,000
Giving Area
Community Giving
Initiative
Other
Amount
$25,000
Giving Area
Community Giving
Health
Initiative
Annual Gifts
2015
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