The Amica Companies Foundation is staying committed to Rhode Island causes. Over the past few years, it has also funded nonprofits in other parts of the U.S. that its employees are connected to through volunteerism.
Read MoreThe Avangrid Foundation is helping a local food bank distribute fresh food year-round in an era when about 14 percent of Americans use food pantry or meal services.
Read MoreWhen we first started covering Herbert and Charlotte Wagner’s giving through the Wagner Foundation, this was a very Boston-focused funder. Things have changed, but local groups haven’t been forgotten.
Read MoreWe don't see many community foundations prioritize medical research, which is more typically funded by national foundations and major philanthropists. But the Rhode Island Foundation has been working to catalyze and guide donor activity in this space since 2008.
Read MoreThe Tufts Health Plan Foundation continues to fund organizations that work to improve seniors’ quality of life—including a program in Boston that wants to make the whole city accessible and inclusive for older residents.
Read MoreThe grantmaking of the Maine Health Access Foundation offers a good example of how regional health funders are grappling with the complex interplay between issues of poverty, power and health.
Read MoreIn an era of mega-givers and "big bets," making lots of very small grants may seem out of step with the times. But as we’ve reported, quite a few funders give out mini-grants for different reasons. Here’s an example.
Read MoreThe Barr Foundation, a stalwart Boston funder, is helping arts groups to take more risks and engage in stronger civic leadership. What’s its plan for making the arts more “relevant?”
Read MoreIf there's one thing that nonprofits may want from foundations even more than general operating grants, it's multi-year support. The Cummings Foundation is expanding an unusual program that offers exactly that.
Read MoreThe Nellie Mae Education Foundation, a leading K-12 funder in New England, has lately been engaged in a strategic planning process that puts race front and center. How’s it changing as a result?
Read MoreThe Rhode Island Foundation is over a century old and the largest funder of nonprofits in the state. Here's a look at this funder's LGBTQ grantmaking strategy.
Read MoreBill Cummings isn't one of the flashy mega-givers that often get attention these days. But he's been a pathbreaking philanthropist in his own way. He talks to IP about his new book and how he operates.
Read MoreRobert and Karen Hale awarded $50 million gifts to both the Boston Children’s Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital to support patient care innovations at the hospitals.
Read MoreThe Tufts Health Plan Foundation is taking a long-term and forward-thinking approach to aging issues in New England. We take a quick look.
Read MoreThe Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation gives to community groups in Boston and elsewhere in the state with a big emphasis on access.
Read MoreIn the most recent round of TBF giving, its youth grants really stood out. Here's where the money is going.
Read MoreIt's not often we see corporate funders take a collective impact approach to a tough social problem. But tapping deep ties in Boston, the Liberty Mutual Foundation is doing exactly that to help homeless youth.
Read MoreVertex Pharmaceuticals announced a 10-year, $500 million commitment to corporate giving, including creating a new foundation. At least $50 million of that will be going to STEAM education in Boston.
Read MoreThe humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico hasn't generated a very strong response from philanthropy. Which is why a funding effort in Massachusetts that's raised badly needed relief money stands out.
Read MoreThe Boston Foundation has been hammering away at workforce challenges for years and shows no signs of letting up, even though it also has a lot of other balls in the air.
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