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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.
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www.tbf.org
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Web Address
www.tbf.org
Social Media Links
Twitter - @bostonfdn
Facebook - www.facebook.com/TheBostonFoundation
LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/company/bostonfoundation/
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Assets and Giving for Boston Foundation
Assets
2019 - 1,270,928,403
2018 - 1,235,098,746
2017 - 1,092,767,243
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
2019 - 150,647,466
2018 - 125,379,816
Recent News from Boston Foundation
The Hip-Hop Transformation Goes Year-Round for Boston Youth
Foundation: Boston Foundation
The Hip-Hop Transformation (THHT), a Cambridge-based music education non-profit, is expanding from a summer program to a year-long one with help from The Boston Foundation's Shout Syndicate...more
Foundation: Boston Foundation
The Hip-Hop Transformation (THHT), a Cambridge-based music education non-profit, is expanding from a summer program to a year-long one with help from The Boston Foundation's Shout Syndicate...more
Lynn non-profit program lands $12K state grant
Foundation: Boston Foundation
We Rise was awarded the grant through the foundation's Open Door Grants initiative, according to a press release from Centerboard. “This grant...more
Foundation: Boston Foundation
We Rise was awarded the grant through the foundation's Open Door Grants initiative, according to a press release from Centerboard. “This grant...more
A Diverse Network of 'Place Leaders' Activates Public Spaces in Boston
Foundation: Boston Foundation
Engaging a large number of diverse groups in one initiative is new for the 104-year-old community foundation, which more typically awards grants...more
Foundation: Boston Foundation
Engaging a large number of diverse groups in one initiative is new for the 104-year-old community foundation, which more typically awards grants...more
BCNC Pao Arts Center receives Boston Foundation open door grant
Foundation: Boston Foundation
Boston – The Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center (BCNC) Pao Arts Center announced today that it has received a $50,000 grant from the...more
Foundation: Boston Foundation
Boston – The Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center (BCNC) Pao Arts Center announced today that it has received a $50,000 grant from the...more
Allston-Brighton schools to receive arts expansion grants
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Boston Foundation
Allston-Brighton schools to receive arts expansion grants .... To date, donors including the Barr Foundation, the Boston Foundation, The...more
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Boston Foundation
Allston-Brighton schools to receive arts expansion grants .... To date, donors including the Barr Foundation, the Boston Foundation, The...more
Boston Foundation announces nearly $3.7 million in grants to Greater Boston organizations
Foundation: Boston Foundation
The Boston Foundation, Greater Boston's community foundation, is one of the largest community foundations in the nation, with net assets of over...more
Foundation: Boston Foundation
The Boston Foundation, Greater Boston's community foundation, is one of the largest community foundations in the nation, with net assets of over...more
The Equality Fund at the Boston Foundation announces over $160000 in grants to support LGBTQ ...
Foundation: Boston Foundation
The Boston Foundation, Greater Boston's community foundation, brings people and resources together to solve Boston's big problems. Established...more
Foundation: Boston Foundation
The Boston Foundation, Greater Boston's community foundation, brings people and resources together to solve Boston's big problems. Established...more
Hometown hip hop take a stand in The Strand with Boston Answering
Foundation: Boston Foundation
They brought home the Live Arts Boston Grant from the Boston Foundation ... “We're trying to push the mold to create a platform for marginalized identities, stories, and bodies in media through...more
Foundation: Boston Foundation
They brought home the Live Arts Boston Grant from the Boston Foundation ... “We're trying to push the mold to create a platform for marginalized identities, stories, and bodies in media through...more
After Slamming the Doors on Too Many Grantees, a New Approach Improved Our Foundation's ...
Foundation: Boston Foundation
For many decades, the philanthropic mission of the Boston Foundation, like that of most community foundations, was simple: Find...more
Foundation: Boston Foundation
For many decades, the philanthropic mission of the Boston Foundation, like that of most community foundations, was simple: Find...more
Polaroid Fund awards $100000 to SouthCoast nonprofits
Foundation: Boston Foundation, Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts
NEW BEDFORD — The Polaroid Fund of the Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts has awarded $100,000 to...more
Foundation: Boston Foundation, Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts
NEW BEDFORD — The Polaroid Fund of the Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts has awarded $100,000 to...more
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