Statement on November mass shootings (11/23/2022)

Dear Brookline Community, Like you, we believe that every person in every community should be able to live full, joyous lives safe from prejudice and violence. But on Saturday night, an armed gunman entered Club Q, an LGBTQIA+ club and community haven in Colorado Springs. The gunman shot and killed     More ...

Statement on November mass shootings (11/23/2022)2024-02-01T04:17:38-05:00

2022 Community Grant Program Recipients (11/14/2022)

The Brookline Community Foundation (BCF) is proud to announce this year’s Community Grant Program awardees! Combined, BCF will award $287,475 in grant funding to the following organizations. 2Life Communities to support Creative Approaches to Healthier Aging in Brookline. Black N Brown Club Inc. to support urban outdoor educational programming;     More ...

2022 Community Grant Program Recipients (11/14/2022)2024-02-01T05:20:09-05:00
  • A photo of Steve Heikin. He is smiling at the camera and has light skin and silver hair. He is wearing a blue and white striped button-down shirt.

Investing in Brookline: Spotlight on Steve Heikin

Investing in Brookline can take many different forms. But establishing a fund at the Brookline Community Foundation (BCF) is one way to ensure your investment in our community can have a continuing positive impact today and well into the future. Learn about how longtime resident and BCF supporter Steve Heikin     More ...

Investing in Brookline: Spotlight on Steve Heikin2024-02-01T04:17:38-05:00
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Brookline Community Foundation welcomes Aba Taylor as new Executive Director (9/27/2022)

BROOKLINE, Massachusetts – The Brookline Community Foundation (BCF) is thrilled to announce Aba Taylor has been selected as the organization’s next Executive Director. She brings more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit leadership, community engagement, and advancing equity to this key role. Aba comes to BCF from the     More ...

Brookline Community Foundation welcomes Aba Taylor as new Executive Director (9/27/2022)2024-02-01T05:18:12-05:00

Event recording & slides from Community Q&A: Reproductive Health & Equity (8/11/2022)

Thank you to everyone who joined us Thursday August 11, 2022 for the Community Q&A: Reproductive Health & Equity, which was generously co-sponsored by the Friends of Brookline Public Health and the Brookline Commission for Women. If you were unable to attend live or wish to review the information,     More ...

Event recording & slides from Community Q&A: Reproductive Health & Equity (8/11/2022)2024-02-25T02:34:09-05:00

BCF welcomes applications for three newly opened grant programs (7/12/2022)

BCF is pleased to announce the opening of three of our flagship grant programs for applications: the Community Grant Program, Safety Net Grant Program, and Brookline For All Grant Program. All three of these programs are intended to help fuel the important work of nonprofits, community groups, and Town agencies     More ...

BCF welcomes applications for three newly opened grant programs (7/12/2022)2024-02-01T04:17:39-05:00

BCF launches search for new executive director (6/6/2022)

BROOKLINE, Massachusetts – The Brookline Community Foundation (BCF) has launched the search for its new Executive Director. The new Executive Director will join BCF at a time of institutional growth as the organization continues to address the root causes of shared challenges, remove barriers to opportunity and equity in     More ...

BCF launches search for new executive director (6/6/2022)2024-02-01T05:16:35-05:00

BCF awards first Racial Equity Grants (6/1/2022)

BROOKLINE, Massachusetts – The Brookline Community Foundation (BCF) is pleased to announce the first recipients of our Racial Equity Grant Program. A total of $305,000 in grant funding has been awarded to 9 projects from 8 organizations: Abilities Dance; Black N Brown Club; Brookline Asian American Family Network in     More ...

BCF awards first Racial Equity Grants (6/1/2022)2024-02-01T05:15:12-05:00

Statement on recent mass shootings (5/27/2022)

Dear Brookline Community, We should live in a world where every person in every community can go to the grocery store, or their place of worship, or school without fear of violence. But in less than two weeks we have seen three horrific mass shootings occur in the United States:     More ...

Statement on recent mass shootings (5/27/2022)2024-02-01T04:17:39-05:00
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