To meet this critical moment, the Boston Foundation is launching an expanded and expedited round of Safety Net Grants, and calling on our Donor Advised Fund holders and all others who are eager to leverage the impact of their giving to join us in support of our efforts.
Grant announcement coming soon.
“At a time when the basic rights and well-being of hundreds of thousands of our neighbors are under assault, and each day brings renewed questions about the ability of our institutions to meet their commitments, we cannot afford to sit idly by.”
Next Steps grantees receive multi-layered support, including $6,000 in ‘implementation funds’ for new work, along with rehearsal space, consulting support and access to other resources from and with their fellow cohort members.
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New research from Boston Indicators and the American Institute for Boys and Men finds troubling signs of disparities shaped by race, income, and education for men and boys in Greater Boston contribute to gender gaps on important issues.
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A new report, produced by MassBudget for Boston Indicators' Racial Wealth Equity Resource Center, explores family child care businesses through the lens of how they can become more effective tools for building sustainable wealth.
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The Winter 2025 edition of TBF News takes a closer look at the wide range of powerful work in our Child Well-Being pathway, highlighting our support for maternal health and advocacy for expanding much-needed early education and care access.
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Deadline: Monday, May 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM ACF’s grantmaking approach focuses on strengthening the broader AAPI community ecosystem across MA and advancing policy and systems change. ACF encourages proposals that promote cross-agency partnerships, deepen collaboration with other communities, and expand and sustain community impact beyond a singular event, workshop, or gathering.
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Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 9:00 - 10:30 AM This event will convene experts, policy leaders, and community members to understand, unpack, and address the occurrence and impact of appraisal bias in MA. The panel discussion will provide background, share stories of homeowners’ experiences, and elevate potential solutions.
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Thursday, May 1, 2025, 9:30 - 10:15 AM Join us for the release of a mixed-methods report by Boston Indicators and the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College exploring the sources of income and wealth available to older households in MA and featuring interviews with low-income, low-wealth seniors.
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Monday, May 5, 2025, 12:30 - 02:00 PM TBF, Massachusetts Nonprofit Network, and MassINC Polling Group invite you to the release of the MA Nonprofits Federal Impacts Survey results, with responses from over 500 nonprofit leader capturing nonprofit perceptions of the new administration's impact on their organizations and vulnerable communities.
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Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 9:00 - 10:30 AM Be among the first to explore the vivid findings from a new report leveraging surveys, focus groups and interviews to hear directly from tenants and landlords on their experiences with the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program (MRVP).
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Thursday, May 8, 2025, 5:30 - 7:30 PM How can we organize ourselves to defend, mobilize and expand the role of the arts in society? Join us for an important gathering with leaders and activists to discuss the current landscape and share models and best practices for building collective action within and beyond our sector.
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Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 9:00 - 10:30 AM The Equality Fund at TBF and the Fenway Institute invite you to the release of LGBTQ+ People in Massachusetts: Strengths, Challenges, and Opportunities in a Diverse Community, a report featuring new research about our state’s LGBTQ+ community.
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We acknowledge and recognize that we do not all start from the same place. Equity focuses on systemic, systems-level change that works to adjust imbalances and repair historical harms. Together we can improve lives, strengthen communities and build a better—and more equal—Boston.
Who We AreWe believe that closing the gap on the region’s greatest disparities opens pathways to opportunity, prosperity and equitable outcomes. This complex, challenging and critical goal requires tackling the individual-, systems- and root-level causes of inequity. Here's where we are digging in.
What We Do
The systemic and structural inequities at the core of our region’s disparities cannot be dismantled without extraordinary perseverance and collaboration among visionary and courageous partners, donors and leaders. Together we can improve lives and strengthen communities.
Our Work with Donors
Working beyond grantmaking, we collect data, commission research and share knowledge to inform public policy and catalyze conversations on issues with the greatest impact on the people of Greater Boston.
