Download PDF At the Brookline Community Foundation, we’re constantly inspired by the ways our community comes together to address local needs and solve complex challenges. We get to witness—and amplify—generous acts of civic involvement every day. Thanks to the commitments of many, we’re making Brookline a better community to live, More ...
Download PDF This has been a watershed year for the Brookline Community Foundation—in 2017, we secured the largest gifts in the Foundation’s history, awarded more (and larger) grants to local nonprofits than ever before and expanded our giving to address important new issues in Brookline. We’ve been preparing for this More ...
Download PDF In 2014, we set out an ambitious three year-plan for the Foundation and the town. With the Brookline Forward campaign, we committed to three areas of work: REDUCE & ALLEVIATE POVERTY with an expanded financial safety net, a strengthened support network and more pathways to economic security. EXPAND More ...
Download PDF It’s been an impressive year at the Brookline Community Foundation — we’ve increased our impact in strategic areas, strengthened foundation capacity and taken advantage of exciting opportunities to grow in new directions. Since we were founded as the Brookline Friendly Society more than a century ago, BCF has More ...
As part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the Town of Brookline received $43 million to invest in the community to support Covid-19 recovery. The ARPA Community Engagement Report provides an in-depth look at the challenges, needs, and opportunities facing Brookline from the perspective of community members, and offers More ...
Expanding opportunities for youth and increasing funding for out-of-school time programming and capacity building plays a crucial role in supporting children and families in Brookline. The NIOST Report: Advancing Access to Quality Out-of-School Time Opportunities in Brookline paints a fuller picture of Brookline’s current out-of school time landscape and suggests More ...
The third report in our Understanding Brookline series, Understanding Brookline: Advancing access in the out-of-school hours responds to challenges raised in our 2012 Understanding Brookline report and builds on subsequent conversations in town to learn how, together, we can ensure Brookline youth have access to quality out-of-school time programs and More ...
Mike and Nancy Sandman have been living — and giving — in Brookline for 45 years. They first connected with the Brookline Friendly Society in 1978, the year they were married. Based on his involvement in a related social service program, Mike was invited to help set up a new More ...
John F. Hodgman grew up the son of a Fitchburg steamfitter and homemaker. A $100 scholarship from an alumni association helped him become the first in his family to go to college. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Boston College and in quick succession attended the University of Virginia Law More ...
In 2019, outgoing Board Chair Julie Marcus wanted to create a fund that would enable BCF to harness today’s resources to invest in tomorrow’s challenges. To make this vision a reality, Julie collaborated with BCF staff and led the establishment of the endowed Opportunity & Equity Fund. She shared her More ...
