Boston Foundation, Inc.



As Greater Boston’s community foundation, the Boston Foundation devotes its resources to building and sustaining a vital, prosperous city and region, where justice and opportunity are extended to everyone.

Assets and Giving for Boston Foundation

Assets

2019 - 1,270,928,403
2018 - 1,235,098,746
2017 - 1,092,767,243
Domestic Grants

2019 - 150,647,466
2018 - 125,379,816


    

Recent News from Boston Foundation


Omer Quartet Announced at The Center For The Arts
Foundation: Boston Foundation

The Center for the Arts remains committed to bringing an innovative, unique, ... The quartet relishes programming works written by living composers, ... Omer Quartet currently serves as Visiting...more

Boston Foundation awards quarterly grants totaling $12.5 million
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Boston Foundation

Discretionary grants awarded by the foundation were focused on efforts to address systemic racism and job inequities through support for advocacy...more

Nonprofit Survey Déjà Vu: Another Side Effect of the Pandemic
Foundation: Arkansas Community Foundation, Boston Foundation

The Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee also released a report on the preliminary findings of...more

Everytown Demands Federal Workers Campaign Drop NRA Foundation
Foundation: Boston Foundation

... of approval because the CFC is pledged to vet its nonprofit beneficiaries. ... At the very least, the Office of Personnel Management should follow...more

Boston Foundation awards grants with COVID-19 Relief Fund
Foundation: Boston Foundation

The slate brings the number of grants to nonprofit partners through Boston Foundation's COVID-related grant programs to more than 250, totaling...more

Military Academy Leadership Needs Refresher Course in Strategy
Foundation: Boston Foundation

SECTIONS. Nonprofit News · Management · Boards and Governance · Communication · Framing & Narratives · Ethics · Financial Management ·...more

Is Your Nonprofit Ready for Extended Uncertainty?
Foundation: Boston Foundation

Deidre started her career with cause marketing and social impact strategy; implementing the processes and systems for retail brand Alex and Ani...more

Overdependence on Philanthropy a Problem for National Parks
Foundation: Boston Foundation

Sholly says the problem is “allowing too many critical programs to rely on philanthropy in order to succeed.” What I mean by that is if the wolf...more



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Is Corporate Philanthropy Dead?


Senay Ataselim-Yilmaz, Chief Operating Officer, Turkish Philanthropy Funds, writes that philanthropy often solves the very problems that stems from market failure. Some social issues, however,  cannot be tackled by questioning the return on investment.




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