?? The Summer Fund’s 2025 Grantmaking Process is Open! We are thrilled to announce the launch of the 2025 grant process, continuing our mission to support nonprofit summer enrichment programs that serve Greater Boston’s youth. Nonprofits interested in applying are invited to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) by Tuesday, February 4th, 2025. ?? Submit your LOI here: https://lnkd.in/eTu2dnqy #Grantmaking #NonprofitSupport #YouthEmpowerment #GreaterBoston #SummerFund
Summer Fund
非盈利组织
Boston，Massachusetts 137 位关注者
A Philanthropy Massachusetts donor collaborative supporting youth summer enrichment programs in the greater Boston area.
关于我们
Founded in 1971, the Summer Fund is a donor collaborative comprised of over 15 funders, which supports summer camps and programs. The Summer Fund was established by Philanthropy Massachusetts (formerly Associated Grant Makers) to address issues of racial, ethnic, and socio-economic disparities by recognizing the need for summer opportunities for youth in need, and to steward the fair and equitable distribution of resources to ensure access to those opportunities. The Summer Fund serves as a broker between the philanthropic community and nonprofit organizations providing summer programming to underserved youth. The Summer Fund provides direct operational support to selected summer camps and programs. Governed by an Advisory Committee, The Summer Fund is operated/staffed by Philanthropy Massachusetts. Since its inception, the Summer Fund has provided over $35,000,000 in resources to build, sustain and strengthen a quality summer program network. The Summer Fund tailors its grantmaking to include and accommodate the needs identified by nonprofits. The Fund has provided resources for summer programs to support youth experiencing homelessness, as well as youth mental health and well-being, employment, food security, cultural access, social-emotional learning, transportation, and summer learning loss. The Summer Fund is committed to responding to these key intersections through its grantmaking moving forward. Today, our mission and goals remain fundamentally unchanged, as reflected by our funding criteria. Racial, ethnic, and socio-economic disparities are still evident in the quality and availability of summer programming, and we continue to seek collaborative approaches to address the inequities and ensure that summer opportunities are accessible to every child.
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https://philanthropyma.org/grantmakers-philanthropic-advisors/summer-fund
Summer Fund的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 非盈利组织
- 规模
- 2-10 人
- 总部
- Boston，Massachusetts
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- 非营利机构
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133 Federal Street
Suite 802
US，Massachusetts，Boston，02110
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?? Calling all summer enrichment programs in Greater Boston! The 2025 grantmaking process for the Summer Fund is officially open. EAch year, the Summer Fund grants out $1 million to nonprofit summer programs serving young people in Boston, Cambridge, Chelsea, and Somerville. In 2025, the Summer Fund is proud to continue its commitment to: ?? General Operating Support: Ensuring summer programs have the resources to hire and retain staff and maintain high-quality services. ?? Mental Health Infrastructure: Addressing the growing behavioral health needs of youth through targeted support. ??? Homeless Campership Fund: Making camp experiences accessible to youth experiencing homelessness. Youth-serving nonprofits serving Greater Boston are encouraged to apply and join a network of organizations dedicated to empowering the next generation. Let’s make summer 2025 unforgettable for the youth in our community! For more details and application information, visit this link: https://lnkd.in/eJ5THcRj #Grantmaking #NonprofitSupport #YouthEmpowerment #SummerFund #GreaterBoston
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As part of our summer tour of Greater Boston youth programs, we visited our friends at Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center to learn more about Chinatown’s rich cultural history, better understand the community’s needs, and have a little fun along the way! This summer, we have participated in over 15 site visits just like this. We encourage any donors that are interested in learning more about the trends in youth enrichment to reach out to us to schedule a conversation!
Earlier this month, BCNC's Youth Center teen staff and kids from BCNC's Red Oak Summer Program welcomed Sean Higgins, Director of the Summer Fund to a site visit. Our teens gave Sean and the Red Oak children a mini walking tour of Chinatown, showcasing local murals and businesses. Since 1980, the Summer Fund has been a vital partner, and this year’s support will enhance Red Oak's summer programs and Youth Center activities. The funding will help design engaging curricula, field trips, and recreational activities, all aimed at fostering the mental health and development of children and youth from Asian immigrant families.
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Highlighting an awesome opportunity for donors to make a huge difference with our friends at Level Ground Mixed Martial Arts. From their Executive Director, Ali Fuller: "Level Ground has received 100 youth applicants to our Summer Student Trainer Program - with still one month before the start of the program. They expect to receive 30+ more applications by the end of June. Level Ground is currently working to expand the number of teen positions from 40 to 50, representing $15,000 in funds needed. The Student Trainer Program offers Boston youth up to 200 hours of paid training in: ? Personal Training ? First Aid ? Nutrition & Healthy Cooking ? Academic Enrichment in partnership with Boston Public Schools ? Leadership Development ? Martial Arts Please reach out to Ali Fuller, Executive Director, for more information if you are interested in supporting this initiative. levelgroundmma.org"
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More exciting news from PhilanthropyMA! Mary Skelton Roberts, our new CEO, has been prominently featured in The Boston Globe BOLD TYPES. Learn more about Mary's wealth of experience and plans moving forward. https://bit.ly/3wCU5dz
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?GREAT NEWS? Since posting about our Mental Health Match Grant Challenge yesterday, one funder has pledged $20,000 of our $25,000 goal - unlocking a total of $40,000 in invaluable resources to support youth mental well-being. This means that we are just $5,000 away from maximizing the impact of our Mental Health Grant program in 2024, and from the ability to support 13 nonprofits whose mental health programming is valued at over $300,000! If you and your foundation are ready to help us make this final push to unlock a MASSIVE investment in the mental health and wellbeing of youth in Greater Boston, drop a comment below or send us an email at?[email protected]!
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?? Calling on YOU for a one-month-only opportunity to impact 2,500+ Greater Boston youth! ?? A 1,200% return on a grant is impossible, right? Not so fast. Here’s how a $25,000 grant to the Mental Health Grant Program could unlock over $300,000 of impact! ?? This month only, an anonymous donor is offering a 1 to 1 match for all dollars granted in support of the Summer Fund’s Mental Health Grant Program up to $25,000. ?? Since 2021, the Mental Health Grant Program has supported the development of mental health infrastructure within summer programs in Greater Boston. In 2024, we are just $50,000 away from our fundraising goal, and we need YOUR help to get there! ??What does this mean? ?? A pledge of $5,000 enables 100 youth to engage with summer programs' group therapy sessions. ??A pledge of $10,000 unlocks 2 full-time clinical social workers to support over 700 youth this summer. ??A pledge of $25,000 supports the mental health of over 2,500 youth at 13 nonprofits through staff trainings, group therapy sessions, and the onboarding of 10 clinical mental health providers throughout Greater Boston! When all is said and done, these services are valued at over $300,000! ?? If you and your foundation are ready to help us unlock a MASSIVE investment in the mental health and wellbeing of youth in Greater Boston, drop a comment below or send us an email at [email protected]!
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Thrilled to be a part of this conversation next week. Folks in the donor space that are interested in supporting accessible, high-quality summer enrichment programming in Greater Boston, come join us!
Join Boston Ed Funders on Tues, May 14 from 10:30-noon for their May meeting- How Boston is Leading on Summer Learning and Enrichment, and What More We Can Do. There is a great lineup of leaders – program providers and intermediaries – to illustrate how access to a summer program can be lifechanging for a young person – and how we can transform our systems and support to ensure every Boston youth has that opportunity.?Register https://bit.ly/3UQ6Hr2 Speakers include: ????????????Philanthropy MA’s Sean Higgins, Summer Fund ????????????Deke Houston, Power Boxing and Fitness ????????????Sarah Link, United Way of Massachusetts Bay ????????????Charlynne Mines-Smart, Sportsmen's Tennis & Enrichment Center and Enrichment Center ????????????Chris Smith, Boston After School & Beyond
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?? Request for Consultant for Market Analysis of the Massachusetts Early Childhood Philanthropy Landscape The Massachusetts Early Childhood Funder Collaborative (#MAECFC) is seeking a consultant to perform a #marketanalysis and #segmentation and develop a plan to engage with philanthropies. The analysis should result in a set of potential new-to-early-childhood funders to engage, along with tools and strategies to engage them, and tools to engage current funders to increase their investments. In doing so, the consultant will take stock of the philanthropic field, current donor understanding, and propose potential tools and strategies to a plan to deepen engagement. The anticipated start date of the engagement is September 3, 2024. Proposals are due May 15, 2024. Full details: https://lnkd.in/e9ZQvw8V About the MA ECFC: https://lnkd.in/dhS_SUK #requestforconsultant #philanthropy #Massachusetts
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Cambridge Community Foundation is here for Cambridge, and for the Summer Fund. We just received a spring grant! Thanks to their multi-year commitment, and those of many other donors, we will be able to provide more sustainable and responsive support to youth enrichment nonprofits in Cambridge. #hereforcambridge #cambma
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