The Brookline Community Foundation is honored to announce the establishment of the Edward Schluntz Scholarship Fund, created by Brookline High School (BHS) alumni in collaboration with the BHS Athletic Hall of Fame Committee. This fund pays tribute to the extraordinary legacy of Ed Schluntz, a beloved coach, teacher, and athletics More ...
On March 26, 2025, the Brookline Community Foundation hosted its second annual Family Philanthropy Event at the Brookline Teen Center, bringing together fund holders, donors and community members for a morning of connection, reflection, and shared purpose. The event featured personal stories from the founders of two BCF funds: More ...
BCF's 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. Awarded grants support a wide range of efforts that create opportunity and promote equity. We are thrilled to announce our 2025 Community Grant More ...
BCF is delighted to announce a new fund, the Brookline Community Outdoor Pool Fund. Initiated by Brookline community members Alisa Jonas, Tracie Burns, Alec Lebovitz, and Anne Turner, this fund will support the establishment of a public outdoor pool in Brookline. A public outdoor pool in Brookline aligns with BCF’s More ...
Dear Brookline Community, Like many of you, the Brookline Community Foundation has intently followed the new federal administration’s first two weeks. Yes, the current policy agenda threatens funding for many of our grantees and partnering agencies, and therefore services to the most vulnerable members of our community. Difficult times More ...
With the support of the Brookline Community Foundation, the Brookline Executive Director’s Roundtable will convene on February 26, 2025 to share information, legal expertise, contingency plans, and strategies regarding the new federal administration and policy agenda. Feedback from the roundtable will be vital to BCF’s planning and fundraising this More ...
The Brookline Community Foundation is thrilled to share that a generous, anonymous donor has created a new fund at BCF, the Brookline Library & Brookline Senior Center Fund. This fund will provide annual support to two beloved community resources, the Public Library of Brookline and the Brookline Senior Center, More ...
Download PDF Dear Brookline Community, We achieved several big milestones at the Brookline Community Foundation (BCF) this year: We unveiled a first-ever Understanding Brookline database to help our community track and address local realities, relaunched our Executive Directors Roundtable to enable peer leadership support and collective problem-solving among the More ...
Brookline, MA nonprofit receives 3 years of funding from Cummings Foundation Brookline, May 22, 2024 – Brookline Community Foundation (BCF) is one of 150 local nonprofits that will share in $30 million through Cummings Foundation’s major annual grants program. The Brookline-based organization was selected from a total of 715 More ...
Dear Brookline Community,For decades, the Brookline Community Foundation (BCF) has called the building we own at 40 Webster Place home. Over the past several years, BCF leadership has discussed how 40 Webster Place is not meeting the needs of the organization. It does not provide the kind of working space More ...
