Mark Gray discusses the impact of giving scholarships to students (5/1/2021)
Mark Gray, a dedicated member of BCF's Scholarship Committee, shares his reflections on the impact scholarships can have on students' educational journeys.
Guidelines for Town of Brookline departments, committees and commissions seeking BCF funding
Although the majority of BCF’s grantmaking program is directed towards private, nonprofit organizations, there are occasions when BCF will accept requests from the Town of Brookline’s Departments, Committees, and Commissions. In addition to the usual criteria, the following requirements also apply to grant applications from public agencies: In order More ...
Judy Moses, in memoriam
Judy Moses believed in education – continuing education – for herself, for her real estate colleagues, for the students she mentored, and especially for her clients. She described her work as a calling – to help people find homes. When she was suddenly and senselessly killed by a reckless driver in More ...
Acting in solidarity with the AAPI community (3/18/2021)
Dear Brookline Community, We are horrified by the March 2021 tragic attacks committed against Asian women in Georgia, leaving six of them dead. This was not an isolated attack and is reflective of the rampant anti-Asian violence and racism directed at the Asian American community. In a one-year span from More ...
Templates for grant seekers and grant recipients
In preparing your grant application materials and reports, the following file templates may be useful. Budget templates (Excel file downloads) Project budget template Organizational budget template Fiscal sponsor letter templates (PDF downloads) Sample fiscal sponsor letter template Sample fiscal sponsorship agreement template
Hope on the horizon: a conversation about health equity (3/3/2021)
On March 3, 2021, BCF hosted a community conversation about health equity featuring special guests Asaf Bitton MD, MPH, Executive Director of Ariadne Labs, Swannie Jett, DrPH, MSc, Director of Health and Human Services for Brookline, and Rebecca Onie, JD, Co-Founder of The Health Initiative.
Brookline Community Foundation awards $285,642 in fall 2020 grants (12/2/2020)
The Brookline Community Foundation awarded $285,642 in grants to 21 organizations through its 2020 Fall Community Grant Cycle. “These grants will support high quality programs and organizations serving the diverse needs of Brookline residents, and are strongly aligned with BCF's mission to create opportunity and promote equity through the transformative More ...
Brookline Bank Renews Commitment to BCF Scholarship Fund for Brookline High School (10/9/2020)
Brookline Bank recently announced a new five-year commitment to the Brookline Community Foundation (BCF) Scholarship Fund for Brookline High School. This $50,000 pledge deepens the Bank’s legacy as a major supporter of college-bound Brookline youth with financial need. Brookline Bank was the first major sponsor of the BCF Scholarship Fund More ...
What a community foundation does
Community foundations are grantmaking public charities dedicated to improving the lives of people in a defined local geographic area. Community foundations bring together the financial resources of individuals, families, and businesses to support effective nonprofits in their communities. Community foundations play a key role in identifying and solving community problems, and invest billions of dollars annually in fields like the arts, education, health and human services, the environment, and disaster relief.