Rising inflation, skyrocketing food and fuel costs, and record costs for housing are placing an unsustainable and inequitable burden on individuals and families in our region. To help meet the need, the Boston Foundation is redoubling our collective effort to provide critical support and bolster the safety net for communities in Greater Boston.

Built off our decade of experience with the Food and Fuel Fund at the Boston Foundation, and in recognition of the power and impact of proximate leaders and organizations on display during the COVID pandemic, the Food, Fuel and Shelter Fund is a partnership between the Boston Foundation and our donors to meet both the immediate and longer-term needs in our community.

This Fund will provide much-needed assistance to lessen the burdens that members of our community are facing this winter. Funding through this program will be distributed through several channels to meet the immediate need for resources and to ensure that we act responsively to identified needs during the winter months.

To donate to the Food, Fuel and Shelter Fund, please follow the steps below. To learn more about opportunities through the Fund and the Boston Foundation’s other safety net grantmaking programs, contact Candace Burton at candace.burton@tbf.org. Please note that this program is not able to fund individuals directly at this time.

2024 Grants:

• A $75,000 grant to Boston Missionary Baptist Community Center, Inc. which empowers underserved communities in Boston, primarily immigrants and refugees. This was a matching grant that allowed them to purchase a refrigerated truck for meal deliveries.
• A $50,000 grant to Bridge Forward Fund which helps individuals and families experiencing financial hardship and affected by the racial wealth gap, with multi-year financial and coaching support. 
• A $50,000 grant to Casa Myrna Vazquez, Inc. which is Boston’s largest provider of domestic violence awareness efforts and of shelter and supportive services to survivors.
• A $50,000 grant to Centre for Faith Art & Justice whose food pantry provides groceries and fresh produce on a weekly basis to about 250 households and is open 5 days a week.
• A $50,000 grant to Gaining Ground which is a nonprofit organic farm in Concord that grows vegetables and fruit and donates all of this fresh food to area meal programs and food pantries.
• A $50,000 grant to New Lynn Coalition which is made up of community, faith, and labor organizations and distributes groceries to over 750 low-income households monthly.
• A $50,000 grant to Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition to support their REACH program. Relief and Emergency Assistance for Community Hope provides transgender and nonbinary people in Massachusetts with emergency funds for a variety of expenses. 
• A $50,000 grant to Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust which is a tribally-led non-profit that gives out direct cash assistance and food resources to Indigenous communities in New England.

Gift Instructions

Thank you for your interest. You may make credit card donations using the form below.

To give from a Donor Advised Fund, please recommend a grant to "Boston Foundation, Inc." with the name of the fund in the grant purpose field.

To donate by check, make your check payable to "Boston Foundation, Inc." with the name of the fund in the memo field and mail to:

The Boston Foundation
PO Box 843027
Boston, MA 02284-3027

For wire or bank transfers, or to inquire about transferring other types of assets, please click here for a PDF of the fund gift instructions or contact our Fund Administration office at (617) 338-2637 or email fundadmin@tbf.org.