Where the NBCUniversal Foundation Is Focusing Its Local Giving in the U.S.
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This media giant’s corporate funding arm awards millions of dollars to various regions to address community challenges. We take a closer look.
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Four Things to Know About Citizens Bank’s New England Grantmaking
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Citizens Financial Group is one of the largest financial institutions in the U.S., but its Citizens Charitable Foundation focuses on the New England region, especially Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Here are four things to know about its grantmaking.
Read MoreA Few Things to Know About the John W. Henry Family Foundation’s Boston Giving
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John Henry is a major mover and shaker in Boston's business world, but he and wife also do a fair amount of local giving through their family foundation. We take a quick look at where grants go.
Read MoreHow Does the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation (Now Point32Health) Give in Massachusetts?
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With a strict focus on New England, the Harvard Pilgrim Health Company is a not-for-profit health services company with philanthropic interests. We look at the insurer's recent grantmaking and new partnership with Tufts Health Plan.
Read MoreA Look at the Simeon J. Fortin Charitable Foundation’s Massachusetts Grantmaking
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To help grantseekers in Massachusetts get to know the Simeon J. Fortin Charitable Foundation a bit better, here are a few important things to know about this funder’s local giving for cancer research.
Read MoreWhat Boston Organizations Should Know About the GreenLight Fund
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As the original GreenLight Fund, GreenLight Boston is an active funder of youth and education in the city. Here are some details about GreenLight Boston and how to approach this grantmaker.
Read MoreWhy Massachusetts Nonprofits Should Get to Know the Fletcher Foundation
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Allen Fletcher is known around Worcester, Massachusetts for a variety of enterprises including real estate and publishing. Here’s a look at his charitable giving through the foundation he created in 1981.
Read MoreThree Facts about the Charles H. Farnsworth Trust’s Giving in Boston
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Several philanthropic groups serve the needs of seniors in the Boston area. One such organization is the Charles H. Farnsworth Trust, whose grantmaking strategy prizes supportive housing, arts and culture enrichment and more.
Read MoreTown-Specific Funds: How They Work, and an Example in Massachusetts
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The Falmouth Fund, a fund of the Cape Cod Foundation in Massachusetts, is a good example of a town-specific grantmaker that supports many different needs in a focused and hyper-local way.
Read MoreIn Boston, Black and Brown Business Leaders Seek to Close the Racial Funding Gap
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We’re seeing a number of efforts to challenge systemic racism and skewed power dynamics within philanthropy. One such effort is underway in Massachusetts, where business executives of color are moving money to BIPOC-led groups.
Read MoreFour Facts About the Essex County Community Foundation’s Massachusetts Giving
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Here are four important facts Massachusetts grantseekers should know about the Essex County Community Foundation’s local giving.
Read MoreBlack Lives Matter, COVID and Equity: Philanthropy Must Step Up for the Long Struggle
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When crisis struck in 2020, philanthropy responded. But this year has underscored just how much unfinished business the sector has ahead. The Boston Foundation’s Orlando Watkins offers five paths forward.
Read MoreWhat Massachusetts Nonprofits Should Know About the Helen E. Ellis Charitable Trust
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Here is an overview of how the Helen E. Ellis Charitable Trust awards grants in Massachusetts and which types of nonprofits typically receive this funder’s support.
Read MoreHow a Boston-Based Insurer Kept a Summer Jobs Program Alive by Going Virtual
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With funding from John Hancock, a Boston-based youth employment program has served more than 5,000 young people over 13 years. Here’s how the city rallied together to provide virtual summer internships amid a raging pandemic.
Read MoreHow the Family Behind a New England Supermarket Chain Gives Back in Massachusetts and New Hampshire
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Here’s what New England grantseekers should know about the Demoulas Market Basket Foundation and how to get in touch about grant opportunities.
Read MoreA Top New England Education Funder Places Racial Equity Front and Center
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After a couple of years of planning and self-reflection, the Nellie Mae Education Foundation recently announced a new grant strategy focused on racial equity and community leadership. Here’s how that shift unfolded.
Read MoreHow the Ezra M. Cutting Trust Gives Locally in Massachusetts
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Here are a few things to know about the Ezra M. Cutting Trust and how it approaches grantmaking in Massachusetts.
Read MoreOn the Frontlines of a Pandemic, Local Philanthropy Scrambles to Respond
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The coronavirus outbreak is a fast-moving story in philanthropy—as in just about every other sector of society. Facing a novel threat, community funders across the country are figuring out how they can protect vulnerable people close to home.
Read MoreHere’s a New England Funder to Know for Pilot Projects and Capacity Building
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Dick and Barbara Couch are committed to children in New England through their Couch Family Foundation. Here’s a look at what this grantmaker funds and the types of support it provides.
Read MoreTapping an Online Fortune, a Billionaire Couple Looks to Give Locally and Strategically
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Wayfair co-founder Niraj Shah and his wife Jill recently launched a family foundation supporting innovative work in Boston. We talk with Jill about their goal of being an “instigator” and the hands-on approach that the couple is taking.
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