The Bruce J. Anderson Foundation 2025 Grants Cycle is accepting applications.
Donor Name: Bruce J. Anderson Foundation
State: Massachusetts
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/26/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Bruce J. Anderson Foundation provides grants for programs, direct services and new initiatives in the fields of mental health (treatment, research and suicide prevention, with a particular interest in mental health services supporting LGBTQIA young people), environmental protection, historic and archival preservation, and the arts. Grants are made for organizations and activities focused on two geographical areas: Cape Ann and Nashoba Valley.
The Bruce J. Anderson Foundation is a family foundation, structured as a supporting organization of the Boston Foundation, established in 1980 to memorialize Bruce by his six siblings. Governed by a Board of Directors, and in consultation with Anderson family members, grants are made in support of programs, initiatives, and direct services focusing on young people and those who are not served adequately by existing resources (particularly those who are LGBTQ+) in the fields of:
- Mental health treatment, support, research, & suicide prevention
- Historic and archival preservation
- Environmental protection
- The arts.
Grantmaking Priorities
The Bruce J. Anderson Foundation focuses its grantmaking in two geographical areas of Massachusetts:
- Cape Ann (specifically, the communities of Gloucester, Rockport, Essex and Manchester)
- Nashoba Valley (specifically, the communities of Harvard, Ayer, Groton, Pepperell, Shirley and Townsend.)
Funding Information
Requests are sought in the $2,500 to $12,000 range.
Ineligibility
- The Board does not customarily make grants for:
- Scholarships or loans
- Conferences or films, and/or
- Religious programs
- Nor does the Foundation make grants to individuals.
For more information, visit The Boston Foundation.
