Founded in 1991, the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts administers a charitable endowment consisting of approximately 514 separately identified funds ($97 million) serving the three counties bordering the Connecticut River in Western Massachusetts (Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin Counties).
The Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts, which will organize Valley Gives again on May 1, has seen 31,000 individuals donate during the giving day since the inaugural event in 2012. Ellen...more
Currently, Gallup is a charter trustee with the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts and is involved with the Willie Ross School for the Deaf. Lerner, a Glenmeadow resident, brings...more
The grant program aims "to strengthen local farmers' ability to compete in the marketplace so that our region benefits from the environmental,...more
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