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These five organizations have demonstrated in their applications and in their current work in the community the ability to have an impact and improve the lives of Latino children and families.
Aixa Beauchamp, Co-Founder, The Latino Legacy Fund
Today’s ruling removes an unjust double standard thrust upon businesses and legally married employees in Massachusetts and other states.
Paul S. Grogan, President and CEO, the Boston Foundation
Because we chose to shape the future we wanted, rather than just wait to see what happens, Massachusetts is now the world's leading life sciences supercluster, and we have the jobs and economic opportunity that comes with that.
Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick
This report suggests that the Life Sciences Initiative has provided needed investment to move the sector forward, but it also notes the opportunity that continued investment holds for creating jobs and even greater value for our economy and the broader society.
Paul Grogan, President and CEO, the Boston Foundation
To be effective, a Foundation needs to be grounded in the community it serves. Returning to the Boston Foundation marks an opportunity for me to work with community members and civic leaders to create meaningful economic, community, cultural and civic change from the ground up.
Travis McCready, Vice President for Program, the Boston Foundation
As Managing Partner of TPI, Jamie brings a wealth of experience in donor advising, consulting and strategic development. As the person responsible for the launch of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, she changed the course of donor-advised funds in the U.S., and will put her inestimable talents to work strengthening TPI’s already well-known services to families, foundations and corporations worldwide who seek to advance the art and science of their philanthropy.
Paul Grogan, President/CEO, the Boston Foundation
“No matter how you examine this data, the results are conclusive. Boston is moving the needle when it comes to college graduation for its public school students.
Paul Grogan, President and CEO, the Boston Foundation
Our latest round of grants continue the Foundation’s investment in the education, workforce development, economic competitiveness, health, safety and creative economy of Greater Boston.
Paul Grogan, President, the Boston Foundation
Their expertise will be invaluable as we guide the Foundation into its second century serving Greater Boston.
Michael Keating, Chair, TBF Board of Directors
The last two years have seen some measured progress in Haiti, but clearly there is much more work to be done.
Herby Duverné, Haiti Fund Advisory Council member
This endowed fund will serve as a new, permanent resource that expands the support available to help organizations address current and future needs, strengthens them in difficult economic times and ensures their long-term viability.
Paul Grogan, President and CEO, The Boston Foundation
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Boston Foundation Receives Commitment from Massachusetts Business for 2nd Largest Gift in Foundation History

Anticipated $28 million will come from Billerica, MA-based Curriculum AssociatesCONTACT: James Burnett (617) 338-3890James.Burnett@tbf.org; www.tbf.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                               Stock gift among largest in Boston Foundation history                           Occasion marks just fourth time the foundation has been gifted $20 million or more BOSTON, Massachusetts (January 11, 2017) – The Boston Foundation, Boston’s 101-year-old community foundation and the first such organization in the nation to issue grants to nonprofits, has announced

Latino Legacy Fund Co-Founder Appointed by MA Gov. Charlie Baker to MassDev Board

Juan C. Morales is the fourth LLF advisory committee member appointed to a Massachusetts state governance board.MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: JAMES BURNETT(617) 338-3890; James.Burnett@tbf.org BOSTON – Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has appointed Latino Legacy Fund Advisory Committee Member Juan Carlos Morales to the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, making Morales the fourth such appointment of a Latino Legacy Fund advisor. Morales, Co-Founder of the Latino Legacy Fund and Global Chief Financial Officer for TIAA-CREF, is joined

Boston Foundation issues emergency grants to organizations that support immigrants & other marginalized communities

Grants were inspired by recent anti-immigrant and anti-LGBTQ community sentiments expressed in some quartersMEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: James Burnett (617) 338-3890; James.Burnett@tbf.org Boston Foundation makes four emergency grants to organizations that work to protect and support immigrants and other marginalized communities Boston –– In light of recent news reports of tensions over immigration and vitriol directed at Muslims, immigrants to the United States, and members of the LGBTQ community, The Boston Foundation has announced four emergency funding

Boston Foundation issues emergency grants to organizations that support immigrants & other marginalized communities

Grants were inspired by recent anti-immigrant and anti-LGBTQ community sentiments expressed in some quartersMEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: James Burnett (617) 338-3890; James.Burnett@tbf.org Boston Foundation makes four emergency grants to organizations that work to protect and support immigrants and other marginalized communities Boston –– In light of recent news reports of tensions over immigration and vitriol directed at Muslims, immigrants to the United States, and members of the LGBTQ community, The Boston Foundation has announced four emergency funding

Boston Foundation's 2016 Collaborate Boston nonprofit contest winners announced at Annual Meeting

Youth-centric winning organizations employ leadership training, sculpture, storytelling, and fitness training to empower teens and young adults.For immediate release: November 18, 2016                                                                                                             Contact:  James Burnett – (617) 338-3890james.burnett@tbf.org Boston – The Boston Foundation’s Collaborate Boston competition announced at the Foundation’s annual meeting Thursday evening four winners for this prize cycle. Launched in October 2013, Collaborate Boston 

Venture capitalist announces major commitment to Boston Foundation grantees at local launch of national business-philanthropy movement Pledge 1%

Pledge 1%, the national corporate philanthropy movement, gains steam with launch in Greater BostonJeff Fagnan, founder of Accomplice, a venture capital firm with more than $400 million raised to date, announced Wednesday evening that his company would begin committing one percent of its equity to Resilient Coders and Inner City Weightlifting, Boston Foundation grantees that teach computer coding, other life skills and weight lifting, respectively, to underserved youth of color. The announcement came at the launch event for Pledge 1% Boston 

Latino Legacy Fund at the Boston Foundation makes first-ever grants

$100,000 to support early childhood needsBoston - The Latino Legacy Fund, a permanent, committee-advised fund with a mission to strengthen the diverse Latino community of Greater Boston and to support issues and organizations that advance the socio-economic status of Latinos, today announced the list of grantees receiving funding from the Fund’s first grant docket. The Fund, the first Latino-focused fund in the Greater Boston area, is focusing its initial funding on programs that help create economic opportunity by improving Latino education in Greater Boston. The first round of grants,

Boston Foundation announces $1.6 million in grants, new work with MassChallenge

Three-year partnership with MassChallenge highlights grant docket featuring entrepreneurship and career initiativesBoston – The Boston Foundation announced its quarterly discretionary grants after a meeting of the Foundation Board of Directors today. The Board approved $1,550,600 in single and multi-year discretionary grants to be paid out beginning in June 2014. Of the 16 grantees for the quarter, three are receiving multi-year grant support.   The largest grant, a three-year, $450,000 grant to MassChallenge, will provide general operating support to the internationally-recognized

Boston Foundation surprises Haley House with $50,000 grant

Out of the Blue Grant recognizes Haley House’s powerful role empowering low-income individuals, will be used as part of effort to secure permanent café spaceBoston – The Boston Foundation , Greater Boston’s community foundation, has announced the awarding of a $50,000 Out of the Blue grant to Haley House, Inc ., in recognition of its powerful multifaceted role providing career and housing assistance to low-income individuals while creating a civic hub for Roxbury in its Dudley Square café.  The unsolicited

As cold, snow move in, Boston Foundation urges support for those in need

Foundation announces first set of 2013-14 grants from Food and Fuel Fund, encourages donors to actBoston – The Boston Foundation, Greater Boston’s community foundation, today announced more than $200,000 in grants to local organizations that provide urgent winter assistance to Massachusetts residents. The grants come from the Foundation’s Food and Fuel Fund, a cooperative effort of the Boston Foundation and its donors to specifically support those organizations providing food, fuel, housing and other much-needed services to citizens in need.   “We hope these grants, made possible by

Six Greater Boston artists receive $15,000 Brother Thomas fellowships

2013 marks third class of Fellows to benefit from generous gift by renowned ceramicist, Brother Thomas BezansonBoston – The Boston Foundation today announced the six winners of the 2013 Brother Thomas Fellowships, “no strings attached” $15,000 awards designed to support talented artists making significant contributions to their community through excellence in their craft. These biennial fellowships are made possible by the Brother Thomas Fund, established at the Boston Foundation in 2007 to honor the legacy of Brother Thomas Bezanson, a Benedictine monk and world-renowned ceramic artist.

Boston Foundation pledges $10 million investment in Fairmount Corridor

Foundation continues commitment to housing, jobs, economic and cultural investments to Fairmount neighborhoodsBoston – Paul S. Grogan, President and CEO of the Boston Foundation, today announced the Foundation would commit $10 million or more over the next four years to projects along the Fairmount Corridor – a nine-mile stretch of neighborhoods along the MBTA’s Fairmount rail line, providing empowering support to neighborhoods and organizations working to bring jobs, housing, and economic investments to the community while uplifting the cultural identities of those groups living along the

Boston Foundation applauds Supreme Court decision on DOMA

Boston – Boston Foundation President and CEO Paul S. Grogan today applauded the decision of the United States Supreme Court in the case of United States v. Windsor, which affirmed a lower court’s finding that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was unconstitutional. The Supreme Court’s decision was handed down this morning. “Today’s ruling removes an unjust double standard thrust upon businesses and legally married employees in Massachusetts and other states,” said Grogan. “The Boston Foundation was proud to sign on to the amicus brief calling for the overturning of the Defense of

Report finds $1B Mass. Life Sciences Center investment creating jobs, growth

Review at halfway point of 10-year Life Sciences Initiative finds it merits continued investment, Northeastern Univ. researchers concludeBoston – Nearly five years and more than $300 million in investments after its launch, Massachusetts’ ambitious Life Sciences Initiative and the Center charged with its implementation are driving employment and economic growth for the life sciences sectors in Massachusetts, according to a report released today at the Boston Foundation. The report, Life Sciences Innovation as a Catalyst for Economic Development: The Role of the Massachusetts Life Sciences

The Boston Foundation names Travis McCready Vice President for Program

Boston – The Boston Foundation, Greater Boston’s community foundation, has announced the appointment of Travis McCready as its new Vice President for Program. McCready has been serving as the first-ever Executive Director of the Kendall Square Association since 2010, where he led the efforts to preserve, promote and advance the interests of  the Kendall Square neighborhood and business district during a time of unprecedented change and expansion. The hiring was announced by Paul S. Grogan, President and CEO of the Boston Foundation, who first brought McCready to the Foundation in 2001 to

Jamie Jaffee to head The Philanthropic Initiative at the Boston Foundation

Jaffee, the first President of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, joins TPI as Managing PartnerBoston – The Boston Foundation, Greater Boston’s community foundation, today announced that respected entrepreneur and philanthropic adviser Jamie Jaffee will join The Philanthropic Initiative (TPI), an operating unit of the Boston Foundation, as Managing Partner. “It is a great pleasure to announce that Jamie Jaffee is joining the Boston Foundation and leading TPI,” said Paul S. Grogan, President and CEO of the Boston Foundation. “As Managing Partner of TPI, she brings a wealth of experience

Report shows significant improvements in number of Boston students enrolling in, completing college

New report highlights impact of Success Boston initiative and other efforts to keep Boston Public Schools graduates in higher educationBoston – A new report commissioned by the Boston Foundation to examine the college enrollment and completion trends of Boston Public Schools students finds the number of BPS graduates enrolling in and completing higher education has risen sharply in recent years, and highlights the impact of the Success Boston initiative in increasing the likelihood that Boston Public Schools graduates will stay in postsecondary education. The report, Getting Closer to

Boston Foundation names Kate Guedj Vice President for Development and Donor Services

Boston – The Boston Foundation, Greater Boston’s community foundation, has promoted Kate Guedj to the role of Vice President for Development and Donor Services. The promotion was announced by Paul S. Grogan, President and CEO of the Boston Foundation. It is effective January 2, 2013. Guedj formerly served as Vice President for Philanthropic and Donor Services. “Kate has a long background in community foundations, and in her 12 years here at the Boston Foundation she has proven herself a talented, effective leader of our donor services effort and a number of successful initiatives,”

Online “Giving Common Challenge” raises more than $1mil for Mass. nonprofits

Nearly 7,000 people give online in an unprecedented eventFor immediate release: October 12, 2012                                                                                     Contact:  Ted McEnroe - 617-314-2927 ted.mcenroe@tbf.org Boston – Hundreds of Massachusetts nonprofits are sharing in $1.075 million in online donations and prizes after an unprecedented 36-hour fundraising challenge sponsored by the Boston Foundation and the Giving Common, an innovative web-based resource designed to provide comprehensive and current information about nonprofit organizations across

Boston Foundation announces $20 million in grants

Arts advocacy, youth opportunities, workforce development among key investments in $2.2 million discretionary grant docketBoston – The Boston Foundation announced its quarterly discretionary grants after a meeting of the Foundation Board of Directors today. The Board approved $2,230,000 in single and multi-year discretionary grants to be paid out beginning in the quarter beginning October 1. Of the 13 grantees for the quarter, twelve are receiving multi-year grant support. In addition, the Board acknowledged nearly $14.5 million in grant payments disbursed since the June meeting of the

Mass. nonprofits seek to raise more than $1 million in “Giving Common Challenge”

More than 500 nonprofits compete for $150,000 in prizes in 36-hour event, October 10-11.Boston – More than 500 Massachusetts nonprofits will strive to raise a combined $1 million in just 36 hours and qualify for an additional $150,000 in prizes next week, as they take part in one of the largest nonprofit fundraising events in Massachusetts history. The Giving Common Challenge , a 36-hour fundraising sprint, is designed to raise funds and the overall visibility of Massachusetts nonprofits for new and existing donors. All the organizations have submitted

Boston Foundation welcomes two new members to Board of Directors

Jane Mendillo, Paul Gannon to serve five-year termsBoston – The Boston Foundation will formally welcome two new members to its Board of Directors at the Board’s quarterly meeting on October 4, 2012. New board members Jane Mendillo and Paul Gannon were named to the Board at its June meeting. “It’s with great pleasure we welcome Jane Mendillo and Paul Gannon to the Boston Foundation Board of Directors,” said Michael Keating, Esq., who serves as Board Chair. “Jane Mendillo has steered the endowments at Harvard and Wellesley through the most challenging decade in our history. Paul Gannon

Haiti Fund at the Boston Foundation leverages partnerships with other funders to deepen its reach in Haiti

Fund awards nearly $500,000 in grants to Haitian-led rebuilding efforts after 2010 earthquake(Boston) – The Haiti Fund at the Boston Foundation  has announced $491,000 in grants to support Haitian-led reconstruction efforts in Haiti, bolstered by a new set of strategic partnerships with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Haitian Fund for Innovation at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. The Fund awarded grants to 30 organizations in May 2012 – after a competitive process in which nearly 250 letters of inquiry were received. The new partnerships made it

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