TBF In the Media

GBH reports on new research from Boston Indicators and the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, which finds that older adults in the Boston area are struggling to make ends meet entering retirement, with low-income seniors, especially seniors of color, vulnerable.

The Boston Globe highlights findings from a new report from Boston Indicators and Boston College’s Center for Retirement Research, revealing that in MA high cost of living and entrenched inequality leave low-income and older residents of color vulnerable.

MassNonprofit News shares TBF's announcement of $2.625 million in grants to 77 organizations through a special round of the Foundation’s Safety Net Grants program. Originally intended to distribute $2 million, it was expanded with extra support and commitments from TBF’s donors.

Boston Magazine names the 150 Most Influential Bostonians of 2025 featuring TBF President and CEO Lee Pelton in the fifth spot, Executive Director of the Asian Community Fund at TBF Danielle Kim, four members of TBF's Board of Directors, and dozens of TBF partners.

With the nonprofit sector facing uncertainty, The Chronicle of Philanthropy has compiled a list of foundations and other grant makers stepping up efforts to deliver emergency funds to organizations, featuring TBF's special round of Safety Net Grants.

TBF Sr. Associate Carlos Muñoz-Cadilla and Luisa Peña Lyons, CEO and founder of Bridge Forward, co-author an op-ed for the CommonWealth Beacon looking at this uncertain moment, calling attention to the challenges facing nonprofits, their essential services, and the workers who provide them.

TBF President and CEO Lee Pelton shares his motivation for joining the Boston Lyric Opera's 80th anniversary production of "Carousel," sharing insights on the production and efforts by TBF to meet the current moment on WCVB's CityLine.

On GBH's Boston Public Radio, TBF President and CEO Lee Pelton discusses making his theatrical debut in the Boston Lyric Opera's 80th anniversary production of "Carousel" along with BLO CEO Bradley Vernatter, director Anne Bogart, and performances from Chelsea Basler, Brendan Shapiro, and Mary Kray.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy reports on rapid response funds established in response to current nonprofit needs, connecting with TBF President and CEO Lee Pelton to spotlight TBF's special round of Safety Net Grants.

GBH shares highlights from the release event for a joint report by Boston Indicators and MassBudget looking at family child care as an essential part of MA’s early education system and recommendations for some of the challenges the industry faces.