We acknowledge and recognize that we do not all start from the same place. Equity focuses on systemic, systems-level change that works to adjust imbalances and repair historical harms. Together we can improve lives, strengthen communities and build a better—and more equal—Boston.
Who We Are
The 2024 Report Card tracks the core metrics across Greater Boston, and takes a closer look at whether freeing up vacant public lands in Eastern Mass. could provide space for 85,000 new units or more.
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The Annual Fund, which supports the Boston Foundation’s research, convenings and policy work on issues of critical importance to Boston and the region, has a fundraising goal of $3,500,000 before June 2025.
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The new report looks at the slow progress of getting new climate technology into Boston's small buildings, and looks to philanthropists and other partners to accelerate adoption.
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Produced by the Instituto Diaspora Brasil, the new report provides a first-of-its-kind look at the history of Brazilian immigration to Massachusetts, the demographics and today's Brazilian population and first-hand accounts from members of the nation's second-largest Brazilian community - right here in Massachusetts.
Click here to read moreWe 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
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
This year, the Boston Foundation is featuring some of our most fascinating donors and the nonprofits they support. Join us to celebrate!
This webinar, part of the Nurturing Strong Beginnings Coffee and Conversation series, will focus on the state of parents' mental health and its profound impact on the long-term health of children, based on the latest findings from the U.S. Surgeon General advisory. The event will highlight research insights, practical approaches to bolstering support for parents and caregivers, and ways to create community networks that nurture family well-being.
TBF and United Way of Massachusetts Bay invite you to our next convening on career-connected learning for young people in Boston. Featuring new and non-traditional pathways to success for students and young adults in Greater Boston, leaders from nonprofits, schools, and philanthropy will come together to discuss the importance of providing versatile, flexible, high-quality secondary and postsecondary career-building paths to young people.
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.
