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Now is the time to move equity.

Now is the time to move Boston.


Live at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday: Don't miss Immigrant Workers Matter: The Critical Importance of Investing in Vocational ESOL. Click here to watch the live stream.

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When policy fails the people, we must lead with moral courage - Lee Pelton, President and CEO of TBF

As federal changes threaten the most vulnerable across our region, TBF President and CEO Lee Pelton reflects on moral courage and leadership as TBF plans to lead a coordinated philanthropic response to mobilize resources and galvanize collective action.

New from TBF

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Lee Pelton's "Bold Types" feature by the Boston Globe outlines TBF's efforts to meet the moment and respond to community needs

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Boston Indicators data analysis estimates at least 40,000 SNAP recipients in Greater Boston at risk from proposed cuts

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Asian Community Fund to honor Vertex CEO Reshma Kewalramani and former Economic Development Secy. Yvonne Hao at 2025 Gala

"Metro Boston residents of different races are interacting more often than they were decades ago. But as income disparities have grown, so too, has the isolation of higher- and lower-income communities from one another.” Residential Segregation in Greater Boston: Shifting Patterns by Race and Income, Boston Indicators

Boston Indicators data analysis finds Greater Boston becoming less segregated by race; more segregated by income

Upcoming Events

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Immigrant Workers Matter: The Critical Importance of Investing in Vocational ESOL

Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 9:00 to 10:30 AM

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Coffee and Conversation - Parents as Civic Leaders: Reimagining Family Engagement in Today’s Climate

Friday, September 19, 2025, 9:30 - 11:00 AM

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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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
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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.