Cummings Foundation awards $25 million to nonprofits from Boston area

The Cummings Foundation in Woburn, Massachusetts, has announced 140 grants totaling $25 million in support of Boston-area nonprofits.

One hundred organizations were awarded grants of $100,000 to be disbursed over two to five years, while the remaining 40 will receive grants ranging from $200,000 to $500,000 over 10 years. Recipients of $100,000 grants include Artisan's Asylum, which provides underserved kids with instruction in STEAM fields; Mass College of Art and Design in support of Artward Bound, a free four-year college prep program; The Next Step Fund, which works with at-risk youth living with cancer, HIV/AIDS, and rare genetic disorders in visualizing and realizing their potential; Uncommon Threads in support of emergency and workforce clothing distribution services and personal development programs for low-income women; and Wilmington Memorial Library to help revitalize the first floor of the library.

Recipients of 10-year grants include Acre Family Child Care, which was awarded $350,000 to provide training, coaching, technical assistance, and crisis support to women who operate family childcare programs; About Fresh, which will receive $500,000 to expand weekly mobile markets across low-income Boston communities; Cambridge Health Alliance Foundation, which was awarded $500,000 to develop a Career Pathways Program for immigrant youth and youth of color; Woburn Historical Society, which will receive $300,000 to expand educational programming for grades K-8; and Project Hope, which was awarded $500,000 to renovate a family shelter.

For a complete list of grantees, see the Cummings Foundation website.

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"Cummings grant recipients." Cummings Foundation press release 06/09/2022.