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The Cambridge Community Foundation
The Cambridge Community Foundation is the local giving platform built, funded, and guided by residents since 1916. The foundation is a convener and catalyst for transformative community change.
As a civic leader it offers an independent voice, convenes individuals and organizations, and commissions research to help identify priorities.
The foundation helps set shared goals, spark innovative and effective solutions, and organize collaborations to pursue them.
Web Address
www.cambridgecf.org
Social Media Links
Twitter - @Cambridge_CF
Facebook - www.facebook.com/CambridgeCCF/
Instagram - www.instagram.com/cambridge_cf/
As a civic leader it offers an independent voice, convenes individuals and organizations, and commissions research to help identify priorities.
The foundation helps set shared goals, spark innovative and effective solutions, and organize collaborations to pursue them.
Web Address
www.cambridgecf.org
Social Media Links
Twitter - @Cambridge_CF
Facebook - www.facebook.com/CambridgeCCF/
Instagram - www.instagram.com/cambridge_cf/
Assets and Giving for Cambridge Community Foundation
Assets
2020 - 45,615,345
2019 - 44,503,901
2018 - 41,053,574
2017 - 38,084,483
2020 - 45,615,345
2019 - 44,503,901
2018 - 41,053,574
2017 - 38,084,483
Domestic Grants
2020 - 3,184,654
2019 - 1,867,845
2018 - 1,367,374
2020 - 3,184,654
2019 - 1,867,845
2018 - 1,367,374
Recent News from Cambridge Community Foundation
City Council Candidates Propose Strategies for Supporting Low-Income Residents at Virtual Forum
Foundation: Cambridge Community Foundation
Co-hosted by the Cambridge Community Foundation, Cambridge's My Brother's Keeper, and the Cambridge Nonprofit Coalition, the forum is the latest...more
Foundation: Cambridge Community Foundation
Co-hosted by the Cambridge Community Foundation, Cambridge's My Brother's Keeper, and the Cambridge Nonprofit Coalition, the forum is the latest...more
Cambridge Community Foundation names new board leadership and senior staff
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The Cambridge Community Foundation's board of directors named Phil Johnson, founder and CEO of PJA Advertising + Marketing, as its new...more
Foundation: Cambridge Community Foundation
The Cambridge Community Foundation's board of directors named Phil Johnson, founder and CEO of PJA Advertising + Marketing, as its new...more
To Do Today: Lit Crawl Boston
Foundation: Cambridge Community Foundation
Lit Crawl Boston is funded by the Cambridge Community Foundation and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Whether you're an avid...more
Foundation: Cambridge Community Foundation
Lit Crawl Boston is funded by the Cambridge Community Foundation and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Whether you're an avid...more
'Heart' public safety idea is a start, but far more investment is needed against domestic violence
Foundation: Cambridge Community Foundation
As cited in a study by the Cambridge Community Foundation, Cambridge is ranked No. 1 in rental costs, with 50 percent of the lowest-earning...more
Foundation: Cambridge Community Foundation
As cited in a study by the Cambridge Community Foundation, Cambridge is ranked No. 1 in rental costs, with 50 percent of the lowest-earning...more
New Report Details Severe Income Gap Amid Economic Growth in Cambridge
Foundation: Cambridge Community Foundation
A report from the Cambridge Community Foundation found that despite rapid economic growth, Cambridge suffers from stark economic inequality...more
Foundation: Cambridge Community Foundation
A report from the Cambridge Community Foundation found that despite rapid economic growth, Cambridge suffers from stark economic inequality...more
A 'Financial Vaccine': Cambridge Launches Guaranteed Income Pilot Program
Foundation: Cambridge Community Foundation
A study published by the Cambridge Community Foundation earlier this month found that 20 percent of Cambridge residents make $13,000 dollars...more
Foundation: Cambridge Community Foundation
A study published by the Cambridge Community Foundation earlier this month found that 20 percent of Cambridge residents make $13,000 dollars...more
Murrysville native recruits fellow MIT students, others to battle social isolation among seniors
Foundation: Cambridge Community Foundation
The foundation was recently awarded a grant from the Cambridge Community Foundation, and Jain said he would like to open chapters at...more
Foundation: Cambridge Community Foundation
The foundation was recently awarded a grant from the Cambridge Community Foundation, and Jain said he would like to open chapters at...more
Yo-Yo Ma, with two charitable events coming, treats a Covid clinic to 15 minutes of cello bliss
Foundation: Cambridge Community Foundation
... lately in a flurry of charitable work: performing Thursday as part of the Cambridge Community Foundation's free We are Cambridge spring...more
Foundation: Cambridge Community Foundation
... lately in a flurry of charitable work: performing Thursday as part of the Cambridge Community Foundation's free We are Cambridge spring...more
Cambridge to Offer Additional $1 Million in Grants to Eligible Nonprofit Organizations to Provide ...
Foundation: Cambridge Community Foundation
... Capital Fund which is funded by Mayor's Disaster Relief Fund and Wagner Foundation and administered by the Cambridge Community...more
Foundation: Cambridge Community Foundation
... Capital Fund which is funded by Mayor's Disaster Relief Fund and Wagner Foundation and administered by the Cambridge Community...more
Cambridge's third community fridge arrives, installed in Harvard Square, already stocked
Foundation: Cambridge Community Foundation
... House in The Port, both recipients of Cambridge Community Foundation grants. A Union Square, Somerville, refrigerator was placed in...more
Foundation: Cambridge Community Foundation
... House in The Port, both recipients of Cambridge Community Foundation grants. A Union Square, Somerville, refrigerator was placed in...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.