Rising food insecurity and cuts to federal food programs inspire new multi-part commitment, beginning with $1 million to the Greater Boston Food Bank and followed by $900,000 to regional food organizations.
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.
For the FY26 grant cycle, LEF will award one-time $25,000 grants to 20 Latinx-serving nonprofit organizations within the Boston Foundation’s catchment area. The application will be open from September 22, 2025 to November 3, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 from 9:00 - 10:45 AM
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 AreWe 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
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.
