The Cambridge Community Foundation sees finding and fostering the next generation of social innovators as part of its core mission to support a robust non-profit sector.
Donor Name: Cambridge Community Foundation
State: Massachusetts
City: Cambridge
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: Ongoing
Size of the Grant: up to $500
Details:
The Cambridge Community Foundation was one of the first community foundations in the nation, established to make a difference in the lives of Cambridge residents. Created in 1916 to serve as a vehicle for local giving and to address local needs, the Foundation has expanded its commitment to the power of philanthropy and to civic leadership over the past century.
In partnership with committed donors, the Foundation created a new Imagined in Cambridge! Fund in fall 2020. As of February 2021, this Fund is a resource available to any past applicant to the Imagined in Cambridge Social Innovation Award.
Funding Information
The Fund provides microgrants of up to $500 per venture, for a designated purpose that will advance and/or support the innovative and charitable idea of the applicant.
Eligibility Criteria
- Must be a 2019, 2020, 2021 applicant to the Imagined in Cambridge! Social Innovation Award (both non-winners and winners eligible)
- An Imagined in Cambridge! project is only eligible for one microgrant (<$500) in a 12-month period from this fund.
- Applicants must request a microgrant for the same project that they applied to the award for in the past.
Project Expectations
- Projects that better the city of Cambridge.
- Projects that are creative and original.
- Projects that do something for Cambridge that hasn’t been done before, or needs to be done.
- Projects that work with Cambridge community members, or in collaboration with Cambridge-based talent.
For more information, visit Cambridge Community Foundation.
