2019 Grants

Accion East

$10,000 in support of the Greater Boston Women’s Small Business Lending and Financial Education Program.

America SCORES New England

$10,000 in support of the Leadership in Action program for middle school girls. This program helps students identify and address social problems in their schools or neighborhoods and work as a team to find creative solutions.

Artists For Humanity

$15,000 in support of Youth Arts Enterprise, a year-round entrepreneurship program offering youth paid employment in the arts.

Asian American Civic Association, Inc.

$10,000 for the Mulan Society

Big Sister Association of Greater Boston

$15,000 for One-to-One Mentoring and Enrichment for Greater Boston’s Girls

Black Ministerial Alliance f/b/o The Resilient Sisterhood Project

$25,000 in support of general operations. The Resilient Sisterhood Project’s mission is to educate and empower women of African descent regarding common but rarely discussed diseases of the reproductive system that disproportionately affect them.

Boston Area Rape Crisis Center

$20,000 for Youth Leadership Corps

Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center

$10,000 for the Family Child Care Program, a workforce development program for low-income Chinese-speaking immigrant women.

Boston Debate League

$5,000 to send girls to the Women’s Debate Institute Summer Program.

Bridge Over Troubled Waters

$20,000 in support of the Single Parent House and services for mothers experiencing homelessness.

Brookview House, Inc.

$20,000 – Girls and Women in Technology

Budget Buddies

$10,000 in support of expansion efforts to bring the financial-coaching program into Boston.

Chelsea Collaborative, Inc.

$10,000  in support of Chelsea Desea Sonar (Chelsea Wants to Dream). The Chelsea Collaborative is a Latino-led organization that addresses inequity in Chelsea by meeting basic needs, providing direct services and case management, and through community organizing.

Chelsea Education Foundation f/b/o Intergenerational Literacy Project

$15,000- Intergenerational Literacy Program

Chica Project

$15,000- Chica Project

City Mission Inc.

$10,000 – A Path to Employment

CLSACC

$15,000- Legal Assistance and Counseling for Low-Income Women and Girls

Clubhouse Network

$12,500- Clubhouse-to-Career:  Young Women Leadership Program

Community Art Center, Inc.

$15,000 in support of Girls Leadership Supports. The Community Art Center provides year-round artistic programming for youth ages 5-19.

Dignity Matters Inc.

$15,000- Dignity Matters – Supporting Our Growth

Economic Mobility Pathways

$15,000 in support of Mobility Mentoring Program for homeless and low income families.

Elizabeth Stone House, Inc.

$12,500 in support of Strong Where You Are. The Elizabeth Stone House partners with adult and child survivors of domestic violence and related trauma to achieve safety, stability, and overall wellbeing.

Girls’ LEAP

$15,000 – Lifetime Empowerment Awareness Program

Girls Rock Campaign

$15,000 in operating support for the organization, which aims to empower girls through music education and performance.

The Home for Little Wanderers

$10,000 in support of Somerville Village, a program for transitional age homeless youth.

Interseminarian – Project Place, Inc.

$15,000- Working Opportunities for Women

Invest In Girls, Inc.

$10,000 in operating support for Invest in Girls, which teaches K-12 students about economics and personal finance.

Jeremiah Program

$12,500- Jeremiah Program Boston: Ending Poverty for Single Mothers and their Children through Education

Justice Resource Institute f/b/o My Life My Choice

$15,000 – Survivor Empowerment Program

Justice Resource Institute f/b/o My Life My Choice

Recipient of the 2019 Sylvia Simmons Best Practices Award.

Justice Resource Institute d/b/a YouthHarbors

$15,000- YouthHarbors FY19

La Alianza Hispana

$15,000 in support of Madres y Niños en Proceso (Mothers & Children Progressing), a comprehensive maternal/child home-visiting program targeting Latina immigrant pregnant and parenting mothers.

Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety & Health, Inc.

$15,000 in support of Teens Lead at Work, a leadership development program in which teens lead workplace safety and harassment prevention training.

MEDIAGIRLS

$15,000 in support of the MEDIAGIRLS program expansion in low-income schools in Boston.

MEDIAGIRLS

$3,500 – Girl-serving nonprofits workshop

Mothers for Justice and Equality

$15,000 – MJE’s Trauma Informed Pre Employment Program for Women

Mujeres Unidas Avanzando

$10,000 in support of the Reproductive Health Community Leadership Program, which provides comprehensive reproductive health education and leadership development opportunities to Latina immigrant women.

Nature Conservancy

$20,000- Engagement, Restoration, and Resilient and Connected Landscapes (year 2/3)

New England Grassroots Environment Fund

$15,000 – Grassroots Leadership, Projects of Women, Youth & Children in Greater Boston

On The Rise, Inc.

$10,000- Safe Haven and Keep The Keys

Philanthropy Massachusetts

$5,000 for 2019 Membership.

Philanthropy Massachusetts

$15,000 in support of The Summer Fund.

Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts

$20,000- Promoting Healthy Behaviors: PPLM’s Sexual Health Education Programs

Project Hope

$15,000- Adult Education Services

Rosie’s Place

$10,000- General Operating Support

Science Club for Girls

$12,000 – Smart Growth Initiative

Sitters Without Borders

$10,000 in support of Sitters Without Borders, which offers free and low-cost evening babysitting services to low-income parents attending college in the Greater Boston area.

Silver Lining Mentoring

$15,000- All Female Learn & Earn Cohort

Soccer Without Borders Boston

$15,000 in support of the soccer program for middle school and high school girls.

Sociedad Latina

$20,000 – Mentores en Acción program

South Boston en Accion

$15,000 in support of the Leadership Academy program, an expansion of the organization’s ESOL programming, targeting Latinas living in South Boston’s public housing developments.

St. Mary’s Center for Women and Children f/b/o GRLZ Radio

$20,000 in support of GRLZ Radio, a media literacy and youth development program for girls.

Strong Women, Strong Girls

$12,500 in support of the organization’s group mentoring program for girls in Boston.

The Family Center d/b/a Parenting Journey

$10,000- Two-Generation Partnership for Young Mothers

Transition House, Inc

$10,000 in support of From Shelter to Stability. Transition House offers a wide range of housing resources, support services and prevention tools related to domestic violence.

Urbanity Dance

$5,000  in support for Movement Mends, a safe and welcoming movement workshop for individuals who have experienced incarceration, homelessness or abuse, held at Women’s Lunch Place.

Women’s Educational Center

$5,000 in support for Moving On: Support for Abused Women, which offers free services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence, including support in overcoming trauma, building self-esteem, developing parenting and other life skills, and achieving independence from abusive relationships.

YWCA Boston

$20,000 in support for Dialogues on Race & Gender. YW Boston is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.

ZUMIX

$15,000 in support for Z-Tech, a year-round technical training program that introduces young people to audio and computer technologies.