Grant program FAQs Our aim is to make applying for a grant from BCF as easy and seamless as possible, and to make our process transparent. The FAQs below provide answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about our grant programs, applications, and reporting processes. More ...
Grant application process To support our mission, BCF seeks proposals from nonprofits, community organizations, and collectives dedicated to advancing opportunity and promoting equity for everyone who lives, learns, works, and plays in our community. Steps in applying for a grant We know that the application More ...
Each of our fund types has its own minimum initial investments, as well as its own fee. Please refer to the following schedule. FUND TYPE MINIMUM INITIAL INVESTMENT ADMINISTRATION FEES Named Unrestricted Fund $10,000 for endowed 1.5% annually and applied quarterly $750 minimum for endowed Endowed Discretionary More ...
Approved by the Investment Committee: August 1, 2024 Approved by the Board of Trustees: November 19, 2024 I. Introduction The Brookline Community Foundation creates opportunity and promotes equity through the transformative power of giving, fulfilling the promise of opportunity, by addressing the needs of Brookline as a whole. This document More ...
Diversity, equity and inclusion BCF is committed to being an equity-focused and anti-racist partner for the Brookline community. We cannot do this work without addressing the root causes of the inequities we see across the country and in our community. Often, poverty, hunger, un- and under-employment, More ...
On March 3, 2022, BCF hosted a conversation for donors on equity-centered philanthropy featuring special guests Dr. Makeeba McCreary, President, New Commonwealth Racial and Social Justice Fund, Orlando Watkins, Vice President and Chief Program Officer, The Boston Foundation, and Gioia Perugini, Director of Philanthropic Services, Hemenway & Barnes, LLP, and More ...
On February 2, 2022, BCF hosted a webinar about the newly launched Racial Equity Grant program to share presentations on topics including the root causes of inequities, addressing inequities in Brookline, the Brookline Disparity Report, and information about how to apply to the Racial Equity Grant Program.
Dear Brookline Community, The start of a new year is an opportunity to reflect on where we’ve been and a chance to use those reflections to chart a path forward. This past year was one of continuing challenges. We are still very much in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, More ...
