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Supporting Our Work

The Boston Foundation has a number of special funds we have established, often in partnership with other nonprofit organizations or donors.  Each of these funds plays an important role in supporting specific areas of focus or overarching needs that have been identified by the residents and leaders as central to the vitality of the Greater Boston community.

Supporting Our Work

  • The Permanent Fund for Boston

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    The Boston Foundation partners with our donors and a wide range of other philanthropists to establish legacy gifts for the future betterment of Greater Boston.  Together, these gifts contribute to the strength of the Permanent Fund for Boston. These resources allow the Foundation to deepen our capacity to practice innovative philanthropy today and in the years to come.

  • The Civic Leadership Fund

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    The Civic Leadership Fund supports the Foundation’s role as a civic hub where information, knowledge, resources and influence come together for the greater good of our region.  This crucial fund helps us tackle some of our region’s most serious challenges through a wide range of activities.

  • The Equality Fund

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    The Equality Fund, established at the Boston Foundation in 2012, is a permanent, committee-advised, Field of Interest Fund with a mission to provide ongoing support to advance the equitable treatment of Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transgender, and Queer (“LGBTQ”) people and their families in Greater Boston, and improve their quality of life over the long term.

  • The Latino Legacy Fund

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    The Latino Legacy Fund was established at the Boston Foundation in 2013 in partnership with Hispanics in Philanthropy and local Latino philanthropists and leaders.  It is a permanent, committee-advised fund designed to strengthen the diverse Latino community of Greater Boston and support issues that advance the socio-economic status of Latinos and enhance leadership in the Latino community.

  • The Brother Thomas Fund

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    The Brother Thomas Fund was established at the Boston Foundation in 2007 to honor the legacy of Brother Thomas Bezanson, a Benedictine monk and world-renowned ceramic artist, who wanted the sale of his work to support “struggling artists.”

     

  • The Haiti Fund

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    The Haiti Fund at the Boston Foundation is an expression of the Greater Boston community’s concern for the people of Haiti and their local Boston friends and relatives. After the earthquake of January 2010, this 5-year fund was created to provide relief and reconstruction support to communities in Haiti and Haitian-Americans in the Greater Boston area. The Haiti Fund has transformed donations from individuals, community groups and corporations into direct assistance to the people of Haiti.

  • The Japanese Disaster Relief Fund – Boston

    The Japanese Disaster Relief Fund

    The Japanese Disaster Relief Fund – Boston (JDRFB) was created in March 2011 as a local vehicle for giving aid to those affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

    The JDRFB is no longer accepting or soliciting further donations, grant proposals or requests for funding.

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