The Brookline Community Foundation is seeking applications for its Community Grant Program to support a wide range of efforts that create opportunity and promote equity.
Donor Name: Brookline Community Foundation (BCF)
State: Massachusetts
City: Brookline
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/12/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Community Grant Program provides funding to programs and efforts that help build a better Brookline for all who live, learn, work, and play here.
They welcome proposals that address a variety of community needs such as, but not limited to, the following:
- Health & Wellness
- Climate Sustainability
- Arts & Culture
- Healthy Aging
- Wealth Building and Economic Mobility Programs
- Housing (including capital improvements, access to affordable housing)
- Crisis Intervention Services (including services that address mental, emotional, and physical health)
- Organizational Capacity Building activities (including Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion training)
Priority Considerations
In alignment with organizational vision, as they review proposals, they will give preference to community organizations and groups that:
- Are working to advance equity (including removing barriers to opportunities, meeting the immediate individual needs of those impacted by inequities, addressing root causes of inequities);
- Are led by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color); and/or
- Focus on BIPOC and other vulnerable or marginalized populations, including those populations most impacted by the pandemic
For this grant program, an organization/group is considered BIPOC-led if they meet at least one of the following three criteria:
- The organization/group’s Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer or Board Chair identifies as BIPOC.
- 50% or more of the organization’s leadership staff or program directors identify as BIPOC.
- 50% or more of board members identify as BIPOC.
Funding Information
- This fiscal year, BCF has $109,000 to distribute within the Community Grant Program.
- Grant requests are limited to $30,000 or below this year.
Eligibility Criteria
- 501(c)(3) nonprofits organizations, Town departments or agencies, and community groups can apply for funding.
- Proposed projects or programs should directly benefit members of the Brookline community, which they define as those who live, learn, work, or play in Brookline.
- If an organization or project is new and/or not yet tax-exempt (is not a 501(c)(3) nonprofit), an application may be submitted through a fiscal sponsorship. BCF can assist applicants in identifying an appropriate fiscal sponsor.
- BCF grants cannot be used to cover travel costs, political campaigns, or lobbying, and they are
unable to provide direct support or scholarships to individuals. While they cannot provide direct assistance to individuals, BCF grant programs may fund organizations and groups that provide direct financial support or scholarships to individuals. - To be eligible, an applicant must be operated and organized so that it does not discriminate in the hiring of staff or provision of services on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, marital status, military status, or disability.
For more information, visit BFCF.
