Our Grantees
We run a singular annual grant cycle, with a focus on emerging nonprofits (<$1M budget) that fit in with our Social Impact Priority Framework.
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Our grantmaking starts with an incredibly rigorous multi-month selection process, where we look for organizations that are at an exciting inflection point, whose leaders are not afraid of taking risks, and who are ready and eager to grow. At each stage of our cycle, we work with applicants to understand which organizations are best fit for an SVP engagement, diving into programming, financials, and more.
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Once selected, we work with selected grantees for up to 2 years, putting together a core consulting team that tackles projects ranging from strategic planning, to staffing and human resources, governance issues, financial planning, and more. Throughout our engagement, we pitch in on smaller projects as they come up, bringing in partners who have the relevant expertise to support on immediate needs. We also connect the nonprofits across our portfolio, building a community of dynamic leaders creating lasting change in Boston.
Our Current Grantees
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Science Club for Girls' mission is to foster excitement, confidence, and literacy in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) for girls and gender-expansive youth from underrepresented communities by providing free, experiential programs and by maximizing meaningful interactions with women-in-STEM mentors.
He Is Me (HIM) is fortifying the foundation on which its He Is Me Fellowship is built by strengthening relationships with current partners and developing new ones. HIM, in partnership with educational institutions, is creating local pathways into teaching for Black men, then supporting their Fellows from their recruitment through training, job placement, and career-long Black male-focused professional development, into retirement.
The Calculus Project (TCP) increases the representation, performance and success of Black, Hispanic, Indigenous People of Color and low-income students in honors and advanced math classes. According to the Education Recovery Scorecard, 26% of 8th graders are proficient in math. And because of the pandemic, the average U.S. public school student in grades 3-8 lost theequivalent of a half year of learning in math and a quarter of a year in reading.
The Anaya Scholars Foundation (ASF) is deeply committed to the ethos of “leveling the playing field” in post-secondary education for first generation, low-income students. ATF empowers low-income, first- generation youth to complete college by providing wraparound financial, emotional, and skills support.
GenUnity brings everyday residents together across difference to build community and
drive change on the issues that matter most to them. GenUnity offers issue-focused community leadership programs that convene "proximate experts" who experience the
issue and "siloed experts" working in institutions to address them. Upon completing the program, members join a Lifetime Community of Practice (LCOP) where they build deep peer-to-peer connections and collaborate on their action plans.
Current and Alumni Grantees
by Social Priority
Food Security
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About Fresh
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Food For Free
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The Food Project
Housing Access
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Breaktime
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CASA Boston
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Education and Workforce Preparedness
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826 Boston
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Anaya Scholars Foundation
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Artists For Humanity
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Bikes Not Bombs
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Boston Debate Leagu
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Bottom Line
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Breaktime
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The Calculus Project
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Clarence Edwards Middle School
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Compass Working Capital
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Enroot
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Families First​
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Fathers' Uplift
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Generation Citizen
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GenUnity
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He is Me
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InnerCity Weightlifting
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Leadership Brainery
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LIFT-Boston​
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My Life My Choice
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More Than Words
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The Phoenix Charter Academy Network
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Raising A Reader
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Silver Lining Mentoring​​​
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Science Club For Girls
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Strategies For Youth
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Trinity Boston Connects
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Union Capital Boston
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Veterans Legal Services
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Women's Money Matters