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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     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     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     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     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     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.     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     More ...

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     More ...

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     More ...

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     More ...