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Now is the time to move equity.

Now is the time to move Boston.

Powering a Culture of Philanthropy

TBF's 2024 Annual Report is built around the remarkable and moving stories about our community of donors and the inventive and very personal ways in which they partner with the nonprofit organizations and causes they support. To complement that work, we're also pleased to highlight a new video series that captures our partnerships with nonprofit leaders and organizations across our Pathways to Equity, and the collaborative work at the heart of creating a stronger, more equitable Boston.

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Closing Wealth Gaps

Lee Pelton gives remarks at the ONE+ Launch event with the Lt. Governor and Governor behind him onstage
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TBF's Wealth Gap Partnership sparks launch of ONE+ Mortgage Program to unlock homeownership for Low- and Moderate-Income First-Time Homebuyers

The new program, announced at an event in Lynn with Mass. Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, begins with $11 million in philanthropic and public commitments, including over $7 million from Partnership members including TBF, Eastern Bank Foundation and the State Street Foundation.

Read more about the announcement

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Los Angeles Fires: A TBF Giving Guide

As Southern California deals with some of the most destructive wildfires in state history, a number of community foundations and other nonprofits are organizing to provide relief. Here's how you can help

Explore the Giving Guide
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TBF Equity Funds receive $3 million from Point32Health Foundation

The Asian Community Fund, the Equality Fund, and the Latino Equity Fund are each receiving a $1 million grant from the Point32Health Foundation, building upon their grantmaking, research, convening, and advocacy.

Read more about the grants
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"This is our promise to you. There is no other way."

More than 300 friends and partners gathered at TBF’s Annual Meeting, where Lee Pelton, President and CEO, shared his vision of the Foundation's role in facing the challenges ahead and where we can and must go to build a more equitable future for Greater Boston.

Read Lee Pelton's remarks from the Annual Meeting
Greater Boston Housing Report Card

The Boston Foundation's Most-Read Research of 2024

In an exceptionally busy year, find out which reports and pieces of research from TBF and Boston Indicators jumped to the top of the list for 2024, with the 2024 Greater Boston Housing Report Card taking the #1 spot.

Discover our top research from the year

Our Work

We believe that closing the gap on the region’s greatest disparities opens pathways to opportunity, prosperity and equitable outcomes. This complex, challenging and critical goal requires tackling the individual-, systems- and root-level causes of inequity. Here's where we are digging in.

What We Do
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The Resource Organizing Project’s staff at the 2024 summer Grassroots Celebration (from left): Ashley Blount, Dave Jenkins, Liza Behrendt and Katherine Asuncion.

You by our side. Equity at the center.

The systemic and structural inequities at the core of our region’s disparities cannot be dismantled without extraordinary perseverance and collaboration among visionary and courageous partners, donors and leaders. Together we can improve lives and strengthen communities.

Our Work with Donors

Upcoming Events

Visit our Events page for even more upcoming opportunities.

 

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“To Live and Thrive” in MA: Native American Perspectives on Wealth

The racial wealth gap has gained significant attention recently, but Native American families are almost always left out of these discussions, in part due to data limitations. This is why Boston Indicators commissioned the Institute for New England Native American Studies at UMass Boston to produce this unique report which we'll release at this event featuring a detailed presentation of the report by the researchers, a panel discussion, and audience Q&A.

Register for this webinar

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Fueling change through civic leadership

Working beyond grantmaking, we collect data, commission research and share knowledge to inform public policy and catalyze conversations on issues with the greatest impact on the people of Greater Boston. 

We are a hub of partnerships and networks that work with and answer to the communities we serve. We collect data, commission research, share knowledge, develop programs, and fuel new ideas.