We’re proud to announce the 2019  Community Grant Program awardees! BCF awarded $583,963 in strategic grants to the following organizations:

  • 2Life Communities
    The 2Life Engagement Imitative • $7,500
  • Brookline Asian American Family Network
    2019 Lunar New Year • $250
    Asian American Student Essay Contest • $250
    2020 Lunar New Year • $350
  • Brookline Arts Center
    Anti-Bias Training and Professional Development for Staff • $1,000
    Brookline Arts Center Gallery Program • $6,000
    Artreach • $7,000
  • Brookline Center for Community Mental Health
    Growing Clinical Capacity and Access to Care • $28,750
    Rapid Response to Egmont St. Fire • $613
    Safety Net Program • $120,000
  • Brookline Chamber of Commerce
    HeARTi Gras • $50
  • Brookline Chinese School
    Brookline Chinese School After School Program • $10,000
  • Brookline Council on Aging/ Brookline Multi-service Senior Center Corporation
    Food Distribution Safety Net for Low-Income Brookline Elders • $8,000
  • Brookline Early Education Program
    Annual distribution from Lauren Dunne Astley Fund • $750
  • Brookline Food Pantry
    Bridge Funding for Executive Director Salary and Brookline Thrives Program Expansion • $60,000
  • Brookline Housing Authority
    After School Enrichment at BHA Family Learning Center • $8,000
    Resident Services Program • $60,000
  • Brookline Hub, Inc.
    Brookline Youth Awards • $250
    Brookline, Facing Civil Rights Discussion Screening • $2,500
    We are Brookline • $2,500
    Out of School Time Videos • $1,000
  • Brookline Interactive Group
    Reimaging Brookline Community Media • $10,000
    Brookline Public Schools
    William H. Lincoln School Composting Project • $1,000
  • Brookline Rec
    Brookline Day • $250
  • Brookline Teen Center
    Middle School Mondays Onward and Upward • $20,000
    Brookline Teen Center Organization Capacity Building • $10,000
    BTC Sustainability Project • $50,000
  • Coolidge Corner Theater Foundation
    30th Anniversary Documentary Film • $1,000
  • Emerald Necklace Conservancy
    Maintenance, Improvement, and Engagement • $5,000
  • Family ACCESS of Newton
    The Brookline Child Abuse Prevention Program • $6,250
  • FriendshipWorks
    FriendshipWorks Programming in Brookline • $5,000
  • Girl’s LEAP
    Lifetime Empowerment • $3,500
  • Jewish Family and Children’s Services
    Family Table • $5,000
  • Judge Baker’s Children Center
    Family Crisis Guide • $2,500
  • MAB Community Services, Inc.
    The Healthy Aging & Active Living Initiative • $7,500
  • Springwell, Inc.
    Nutrition Program for Brookline Older Adults • $5,000
  • Steps to Success, Inc.
    Professional Development: Educational Access Conference • $1,000
    Director of Programs Position Expansion • $19,000
    Development Capacity Building • $50,000
    Steps to Success Gala • $500
  • Studios Without Walls
    Studios Without Walls at Riverway Park, Brookline • $5,500
  • The Public Library of Brookline
    Wellness Series • $1,000
  • Town of Brookline Finance Department
    Scholarships for Brookline High School Seniors • $36,700
  • Women Thriving, Inc.
    Webster Place Community Garden • $1,000
    Resiliency & Leadership Development for Spanish Speaking Women • $5,000
    Leaving Poverty Behind through Leadership and Learning • $7,500