Letter from the BCF Chair: New Federal Administration, New BCF Leadership (2/4/2025)

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 ...

Letter from the BCF Chair: New Federal Administration, New BCF Leadership (2/4/2025)2025-02-05T14:30:46-05:00

Brookline Executive Director Roundtable will convene to discuss new federal administration (2/3/2025)

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 ...

Brookline Executive Director Roundtable will convene to discuss new federal administration (2/3/2025)2025-02-04T15:07:04-05:00

Brookline Community Foundation Awarded $225,000 Cummings Grant (5/22/2024)

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 ...

Brookline Community Foundation Awarded $225,000 Cummings Grant (5/22/2024)2024-06-23T04:25:26-04:00

Important Announcement from BCF (4/12/2024)

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 ...

Important Announcement from BCF (4/12/2024)2024-05-09T03:48:48-04:00

BCF welcomes Amy Luster, David Mann and Zoraida Fernandez to Board of Trustees (9/21/2023)

The Brookline Community Foundation (BCF) announces the appointments of Amy Luster, David Mann, and Zoraida Fernandez to their Board of Trustees. Amy Luster oversees the administration of the Community Innovators Lab (CoLab) at MIT’s Department of Urban Studies, and is a teaching assistant for Harvard Kennedy School’s Nonprofit Financial Stewardship     More ...

BCF welcomes Amy Luster, David Mann and Zoraida Fernandez to Board of Trustees (9/21/2023)2024-02-01T04:17:37-05:00

BCF announces new Racial Equity Grant awards (9/15/2023)

We’re proud to announce the recipients of the second cycle of the Brookline Community Foundation's Racial Equity Grant awards! Combined, we're awarding $135,000 to 7 projects advancing racial equity in Brookline: Abilities Dance, a Brookline-based nonprofit organization that uses dance as a tool for intersectional disability rights, is addressing     More ...

BCF announces new Racial Equity Grant awards (9/15/2023)2024-02-01T04:17:37-05:00

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
  • Aba Taylor, Executive Director

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

Brookline Community Foundation announces new funds to support the Brookline community (8/7/2022)

BROOKLINE, Massachusetts – The Brookline Community Foundation (BCF) is pleased to announce the opening of four new funds as part of their growing portfolio: the Beverly Skende College Scholarship Fund, the Beverly Skende Florida Ruffin Ridley Literacy Fund, the Friends of Brookline Public Health Fund, and the Steps to     More ...

Brookline Community Foundation announces new funds to support the Brookline community (8/7/2022)2024-02-25T02:32:14-05:00

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
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