B.GREAT Program
Supports community organizations and efforts to advance racial equity and racial justice for the Brookline community.
BCF Community Grant Program
Provides funding to programs and efforts that support our vision of a better Brookline for all who live, learn, work, and play here.
Youth Development Grant Program
Works to ensure equal access to opportunities for all youth in Brookline, as well as to support and enhance the well-being of youth and their families.
Grant application process
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 ...
Grant program FAQs
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 management system FAQ
Our aim is to make applying for and managing your grant from BCF as easy and seamless as possible. The FAQ below provides answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about using our grants management system, and you can always contact our Program & Partnerships team with More ...
BCF investment policy
Approved by the Board of Trustees: September 9, 2021 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 states the investment policy of the Board More ...
BCF fund fee policy
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 ...
Diversity, equity & inclusion
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 ...
Advancing equity-centered philanthropy (3/3/2022)
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 ...