The Latino Equity Fund (LEF) at the Boston Foundation is the first and only community fund in Massachusetts dedicated to activating, convening, and supporting the Latinx community in Greater Boston and across the Commonwealth.
Donor Name: The Boston Foundation
State: Massachusetts
County: Essex County (MA), Middlesex County (MA), Norfolk County (MA), Plymouth County (MA), Suffolk County (MA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/03/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Priority Areas
LEF seeks proposals from community-based nonprofits advancing the well-being and economic mobility of Latinx residents in the following priority areas:
- Basic needs:
- Economic Mobility:
- Job readiness and career coaching
- ESOL and Language access
- Immigrant/refugee workforce integration
- Professional credentialing and certification.
Funding Information
For the 2026 grant cycle, LEF will award one-time $25,000 grants to 20 Latinx-serving nonprofit organizations within the Boston Foundation’s catchment area.
Geographic Funding Areas
The Latino Equity Fund funds within the Boston Foundation’s catchment area which includes:
- Essex County
- Middlesex County
- Suffolk County
- Plymouth County
- Norfolk County.
Eligibility Criteria
The Latino Equity Fund aims to support truly local organizations. Accordingly, an applicant must:
- Be headquartered in the geographic areas listed above
- Provide the majority of its services in the geographic areas listed above
- Not maintain offices or provide services outside Massachusetts
- Not be regional, national, or international (even if based locally)
- Not be a local office/affiliate of a regional or national organization, unless it has its own EIN.
For more information, visit The Boston Foundation.
