BCF is proud to announce this year’s Youth Development Grant recipients! Combined, BCF has awarded $111,750 to the following organizations. Brookline Arts Center to expand and deepen the impact of their community outreach program, ARTreach, that provides free in-person art classes for children from families living on low income. Brookline More ...
On April 28, 2022, BCF hosted a virtual fundraiser to support the BCF Scholarship Fund for BHS. The event featured reflections from BCF's Scholarship Committee, students, teachers, and community leaders on the transformative impact of scholarships on young people's educational journeys.
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 ...
On February 2, 2022, BCF hosted a webinar about the newly launched Racial Equity Grant program to share presentations on topics including the root causes of inequities, addressing inequities in Brookline, the Brookline Disparity Report, and information about how to apply to the Racial Equity Grant Program.
Dear Brookline Community, The start of a new year is an opportunity to reflect on where we’ve been and a chance to use those reflections to chart a path forward. This past year was one of continuing challenges. We are still very much in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, More ...
We’re proud to announce this year’s Community Grant Program awardees! Combined, the Brookline Community Foundation will give over $647,000 — including the first ever multi-year grants in BCF’s history — to the following organizations: 2Life Communities to support Creative Approaches to Healthier Aging in Brookline—a no-cost education, arts, More ...
Whether you'd like a primer on ARPA funding or want to review the overview shared at our listening sessions, we have you covered. Watch the ARPA funding overview from the 10/21/2021 listening session. Download a PDF of the presentation deck
On October 20, 2021 BCF hosted a conversation with Brookline nonprofit leaders Ann Brackett Executive Director, Women Thriving, Juan Cantu, Executive Director, Steps to Success, and Elizabeth Boen, Executive Director, Brookline Food Pantry.
As Brookline invest 2021 ARPA funding into the community to remedy the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, BCF is pleased to share an overview of ARPA, community engagement opportunities, and information about how grant seekers can apply for funding. In 2021, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan More ...
BROOKLINE, Massachusetts – The Town of Brookline will launch a community engagement process supported by the Brookline Community Foundation to collect community-wide input to inform American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding priorities. To ensure funding responds to the wide range of community needs and advance COVID-19 recovery, the federal More ...
