2010 Grants

Allston Brighton Community Development Corporation
Allston, MA
$50,000 to support the Sustainable Allston Brighton Initiative

Alternatives for Community and Environment (ACE)
Roxbury, MA
$40,000 for environmental justice initiatives in low-income communities of color

Boston Affordable Housing Coalition d/b/a MA Alliance of HUD Tenants
Jamaica Plain, MA
$30,000 in general operating support

Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth
Boston, MA
$25,000 in general operating support for community organizing and social justice work with GLBT youth

Boston Community Capital, Inc.
Boston, MA
$100,000 in general operating support

The Boston Foundation f/b/o ¿Oíste? Civic Engagement Initiative
Boston, MA
$100,000 for efforts to give nonprofits the tools to engage their constituents as voters and leaders

Boston Natural Areas Network, Inc.
Boston, MA
$35,000 in support of the Engaging Communities in Environmental Stewardship program

Boston Tenant Coalition, Inc.
Boston, MA
$50,000 in general operating support for organizing campaigns to increase affordable housing, promote tenant rights and address the foreclosure crisis in Boston

Center for Labor Education & Research, Inc. f/b/o Boston Workers’ Alliance, Inc.
Dorchester, MA
$30,000 in general operating support to a worker center serving low-income residents

Central Square Theater
Cambridge, MA
$50, 000 for programs that increase connections between professional theater and the community and promote civic engagement among residents

Centro Presente, Inc.
Somerville, MA
$50,000 for leadership development and community organizing efforts of Latino immigrants

Chelsea Collaborative, Inc.
Chelsea, MA
$25,000 in support of a capital campaign
$40,000 in support of the Chelsea Creek Action Group

Chelsea Neighborhood Developers
Chelsea, MA
$30,000 in support of the Community Engagement Program

Chinese Progressive Association
Boston, MA
$40,000 in support of the Immigrant Worker Center Collaborative
$40,000 in support of organizing activities to empower and stabilize the working class core of Chinatown

Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association, Inc. f/b/o Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance
Boston, MA
$50,000 for smart growth policy reforms at the state level in Massachusetts

Community Labor United, Inc.
Boston, MA
$50,000 in general operating support

Conservation Law Foundation
Boston, MA
$50,000 in support of the Alleys and Waterways project

Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation
Dorchester, MA
$80,000 for the community organizing component of a major transit-oriented development initiative along nine miles of commuter rail line in Boston
$25,000 in support of the Youth Jobs Leadership Coalition

Greater Boston Interfaith Organization
Dorchester, MA
$60,000 in general operating support for interfaith organizing campaigns that develop local leadership to fight for social justice

Greater Four Corners Action Coalition, Inc.
Dorchester, MA
$35,000 for community organizing efforts in Boston’s Four Corners neighborhood to improve public transportation and address the foreclosure crisis

Greater Four Corners Action Coalition, Inc. f/b/o On The Move
Dorchester, MA
$20,000 for an advocacy campaign to address the debt crisis of the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority

Hyde Square Task Force, Inc.
Jamaica Plain, MA
$45,000 for youth-led organizing campaigns

Hyde Square Task Force f/b/o Boston Parent Organizing Network
Jamaica Plain, MA
$45,000 for parent advocacy to improve Boston Public Schools at the district, community, and school levels

Hyde Square Task Force f/b/o YOUNG Coalition
Jamaica Plain, MA
$10,000 for development of a new coalition of youth organizing

Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation
Jamaica Plain, MA
$50,000 in support of the JP Leaders in Training and Action program

Jewish Organizing Initiative
Boston, MA
$50,000 in general operating support

Madison Park Development Corporation
Roxbury, MA
$200 toward expenses of the Youth Gubernatorial Forum

Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations
Boston, MA
$50,000 for the MACDC Community Engagement Project

Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center
Boston, MA
$40,000 in general operating support for independent research and analysis of state budget and tax policies affecting low- and moderate-income people

Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health
Dorchester, MA
$40,000 in general operating support for organizing for safe, secure jobs and healthy communities

Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition
Boston, MA
$60,000 for policy advocacy, organizing and civic engagement activities and the Partnership for New Americans conference

Massachusetts Voter Education Network, Inc.
Boston, MA
$105,000 for efforts to increase voter registration, education and participation in underrepresented communities

Merrimack Valley Project
Lawrence, MA
$30,000 in support of the Fair Mortgages Campaign

Metropolitan Area Planning Council
Boston, MA
$50,000 for the Sustainable Communities grant match

The Mystic River Watershed Association
Arlington, MA
$50,000 in support of the Mystic River Watershed Collaborative

Neighbor to Neighbor Massachusetts Education Fund, Inc.
Boston, MA
$60,000 for campaigns to reform the state’s Criminal Record Offender Information (CORI) system and increase public and private investment in green jobs and energy programs that benefit low-income communities

Neighbor to Neighbor Massachusetts f/b/o Student Immigrant Movement
Boston, MA
$30,000 in operating support of Student Immigrant Movement for organizing immigrant students in Massachusetts to address the problems in their communities

Northeast Action
Jamaica Plain, MA
$25,000 for training and capacity building activities on behalf of Massachusetts civic engagement organizations

¿Oíste?
Boston, MA
$35,000 in general operating support
$40,000 for the Institute for Diversity in Civic Leadership, an initiative to develop the next generation of leaders of color committed to public service

Organizing and Leadership Training Center d/b/a Massachusetts Communities Action Network
Boston, MA
$50,000 in support of a network of interfaith community organizing groups working for social justice in Massachusetts

The Public Policy Institute, Inc.
Boston, MA
$25,000 in general operating support

The Public Policy Institute, Inc. f/b/o One Massachusetts
Boston, MA
$25,000 for coalition building and trainings that increase the involvement of citizens and organizations in issues related to tax and budget policy

Somerville Community Corporation, Inc.
Somerville, MA
$20,000 in support of the Interactive Mapping Tool project
$50,000 for community planning to extend a public transit rail corridor in Somerville, Massachusetts

Third Sector New England f/b/o Boston-area Youth Organizing Project
Boston, MA
$30,000 for youth-driven community organizing campaigns to improve public schools and transportation

Third Sector New England f/b/o Commonwealth Seminar
Boston, MA
$40,000 for training and networking that increases the diversity of leadership in Massachusetts public service positions

Third Sector New England f/b/o Massachusetts Census Equity Fund
Boston, MA
$25,000 in general operating support for activities to ensure an accurate count of under-served populations in Massachusetts during the 2010 census and promote a transparent and fair state redistricting process

United Teen Equality Center
Lowell, MA
$35,000 in support of Teens Leading the Way

Urban Arts Institute f/b/o the URBANO Arts Project
Boston, MA
$25,000 for the URBANO Project that encourages teenagers to see themselves as citizen artists who use art to drive social change

Urban Revival, Inc. (City Life/Vida Urbana)
Jamaica Plain, MA
$50,000 in support of a tenant organizing initiative

Voice and Future Fund, Inc.
Boston, MA
$35,000 in support of organizing and leadership development activities for low-wage workers

WalkBoston, Inc.
Boston, MA
$28,000 in support of organizing