Press Releases

In a new report, Boston Indicators and the American Insititute for Boys and Men explore the growing gaps between women and men in health and education, and the widening gulf among men in areas like education and employment.

The application period for this special round, which opens Tuesday, has been simplified to accelerate the process at a time when many nonprofits face existential threats to their funding and support.

As we launched a special round of Safety Net Grants to meet the current crises facing many nonprofits, TBF also recognized the 20 Massachusetts organizations receiving a share of $1 million in grants to meet the basic needs of their communities.

A new report from Boston Indicators, in partnership with TransitMatters, highlights the relationship between housing density and transit access, and finds numerous places in Greater Boston where a focus on 'transit-supportive density' could inspire housing development.

The B-COOL Initiative installed sensors throughout Boston to help close data gaps in measuring temperature across Boston’s neighborhoods, which can lead to more accurate indicators for heat waves and official heat emergency declarations and better resource allocation.

The new report commissioned by Boston Indicators and researched by the Institute for New England Native American Studies at UMass Boston uses data and focus group research to bring together a more complete picture of Native American wealth and the impact of history and culture on wealth.

In 2024, the three funds distributed over $1.3 million combined to Massachusetts nonprofits, while producing insightful research and convening well over 4,000 people to discuss issues vital to their communities and the city and region.

Hosted by the Asian Business Empowerment Council, the second annual holiday event showcased 35 AAPI-owned vendors in a pop-up marketplace, offering a wide array of handcrafted goods, artisanal products, and delicious treats, supporting local AAPI entrepreneurs from across the Commonwealth.

The Latino Equity Fund at TBF announces $450,000 in grants to 13 Latinx-serving organizations in MA. The grants bring the Fund’s total grantmaking to over $2.3 million since 2013, with $1.2 million distributed since Javier Juarez became the Fund’s Director in early 2023.

The program, which provides mortgage and down payment assistance for low- and moderate-income homebuyers from 29 Mass. communities, launched with more than $7 million in support from TBF's Racial Wealth Gap Partnership