As Greater Boston's community foundation, the Boston Foundation is focused on the myriad of factors which make our city unique and successful. With an emphasis on strengthening this region's competitiveness in the global economy, the Foundation works with many partners to publish cutting edge research, hold public forums, and convene task forces of experts and stakeholders to create action agendas for real change.
On March 10, TBF joined the city to announce a public-private funding partnership and call to action to support Boston's immigrant communities.
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Read Lee Pelton's statement at the City Hall launch of Meeting the Moment: Supporting Our Immigrant Neighbors, as part of a new public-private partnership with the City of Boston, the United Way of Massachusetts Bay, and the Barr Foundation.
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In this opinion piece originally shared by CommonWealth Beacon, TBF President and CEO Lee Pelton reflects on the reach of recent federal actions, offering TBF's three-pronged strategy as a road map for people seeking to support their neighbors.
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One year into the Trump Administration, a survey of Massachusetts noprofit leaders finds that federl actions have created problems for organizations and their staff, even as demand for thier services is growing.
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CommonWealth Beacon shares SHNS coverage of research by Boston Indicators on the early impact of the MBTA Communities law, with nearly 7,000 housing units now in the pipeline across more than 100 projects in 34 eastern MA communities as a direct result of zoning changes adopted under the 2021 law.
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With nearly 7,000 housing units now in the pipeline as a direct result of the 2021 MBTA Communities law, a new report by Boston Indicators puts the law’s impacts into the context of the region’s deep housing shortage, as seen in this SHNS share on NBC10 Boston.
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Five years after the MBTA Communities Act changed the rules around multifamily housing production in the state, GBH reports on new research by Boston Indicators, offering insights from author Amy Dain into the successes and limitations of the law to address the state’s ongoing housing crisis.
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Banker & Tradesman provides a summary of Boston Indicators' report analyzing the early impact of the MBTA Communities Act, with key takeaways that the law has added nearly 7,000 housing units to the pipeline though just 57 percent of the homes proposed or under construction are located within a mile of a train station.
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Following up on our 2025 survey of Massachusetts nonprofit leaders, we partnered with the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network and The MassINC Polling Group to learn how orgnaizations, staff and communities were navigating the actions of the Trump Administration.
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A Boston Indicators analysis finds that Greater Boston is seeing real but modest benefits from the MBTA Communities Act, with nearly 7,000 units of new housing in the pipeline - but only a third near transit.
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As Greater Boston’s community foundation, we are undeterred from our commitment to bring people and resources together to build a thriving and equitable future for our region. Forward Together, TBF's 2025 Annual Report, reflects what's possible when we move forward together and highlights how our collective work comes to life.
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Published with TBF support, this report from the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations looks at how community organizations across Massachusetts are working to preserve "naturally occurring affordable housing" in places across the region.
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Across every community and area of need, nonprofit leaders see their work being made more difficult while demand for their services rises. Such findings inform our actions to meet this moment, some of which we cover in this edition of TBF News.
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