2017 Grant Awards
We are pleased to support the good work of more than 40 local nonprofits who received our funding in 2017. They are not waiting a single moment to improve the world. Their efforts make life better for us all.
Sudbury Program Grants
Advocates, Inc., Framingham, MA, $20,300
To pilot a jail diversion program partnership in the towns of Sudbury and Hudson.
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, Sudbury, MA, $7,500
Faculty stipends to pilot the Hub for Innovation, an innovative learning model for students and staff.
MetroWest Free Medical Program, Sudbury, MA, $1,200
To purchase equipment to create an additional exam room at the agency's Sudbury location.
Organization for the Assabet, Sudbury & Concord Rivers, Concord, MA, $5,000
To create a report card on the health status of the Assabet, Sudbury and Concord rivers.
Sudbury United Methodist Church, Sudbury, MA, $25,000
In support of a capital campaign.
SWEET, Inc., Sudbury, MA, $545
A series of projects to help eradicate invasive species in Sudbury.
Town of Sudbury/Goodnow Library, Sudbury, MA, $31,250
To purchase equipment and provide staff training as part of an extensive renovation to the Library’s second floor.
Town of Sudbury/Health Department, Sudbury, MA, $1,650
To pilot the Budget Buddies financial literacy training.
Town of Sudbury/Health Department, Sudbury, MA, $17,000
To support a Hazardous Waste Collection Day.
Town of Sudbury/Council on Aging, Sudbury, MA, $15,000
To conduct a needs assessment of Sudbury’s Senior population.
Children, Youth & Families Program Grants
ACCEPT Education Collaborative, Natick, MA, $19,200
For a marketing/communications consultation.
Bethany Hill Place, Framingham, MA, $5,000
For a strategic planning consultation.
Birthday Wishes, Newton, MA, $5,000
For a fund development consultation.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central MA/MetroWest, Worcester, MA, $25,000
For a branding consultation.
Doc Wayne Youth Services, Boston, MA, $25,000
For a program evaluation consultation.
Family Promise Metrowest, Natick, MA, $10,000
For a strategic planning consultation.
Hoops and Homework, Framingham, MA, $16,500
For board development and strategic planning consultations.
Jeff’s Place, Framingham, MA, $20,500
For a board development consultation.
Jewish Family Service of Metrowest, Framingham, MA, $8,500
For a board development consultation.
MetroWest College Planning Center, Framingham, MA, $22,000
For business planning consultation.
Middlesex Partnerships for Youth, Wakefield, MA, $5,000
For a strategic planning consultation.
One Can Help, Newton, MA, $4,250
For a fund development consultation.
OUT MetroWest, Framingham, MA, $18,500
For a strategic planning consultation.
Partnerships for a Skilled Workforce, Marlborough, MA, $25,000
For a fund development consultation.
REACH Beyond Domestic Violence, Waltham, MA, $7,470
For board and staff social justice training.
SPARK Kindness, Natick, MA, $24,000
For a fund development consultation.
Taly Foundation, Framingham, MA, $20,000
For a brand and marketing consultation.
The Discovery Museums, Acton, MA, $4,000
For staff training.
Thrive Support and Advocacy, Marlborough, MA, $10,950
For a strategic planning consultation.
Wildflower, Inc., Lexington, MA, $10,950
For fund development support.
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network, Framingham, MA, $9,665
For staff development.
CY&F Invitation & Discretionary Grants:
Boys and Girls Clubs of MetroWest, Marlborough, MA, $100,000
For general support.
John Andrew Mazie Memorial Foundation, Worcester, MA, $25,000
For general support.
Framingham Police Department, Framingham, MA. $25,000
To support a community-wide opioid prevention initiative.
Lovelane Special Needs Horseback Riding Program, Lincoln, MA, $18,200
To strategize and pilot a new way of managing herd transition.
MetroWest Legal Services, Framingham, MA, $25,000
To provide legal representation to undocumented immigrant youth in Framingham.
Farm & Local Food Initiative Grants
Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture, S. Deerfield, MA, $25,000
For general support.
Conservation Law Foundation, Boston, MA, $100,000 over three years
General support for the work of the Legal Food Hub in Massachusetts.
Franklin County CDC/Fiscal Agent for MA Food System Collaborative, Greenfield, MA, $25,000
General support for the Collaborative to implement the MA Local Food Action Plan.
Gaining Ground, Concord, MA, $25,000
To complete the transition to a no-till farm.
Mass. Department of Transitional Assistance, Boston, MA, $25,000
To support a state level evaluation of the Healthy Incentives Project, which provides SNAP households with greater access to fresh, healthy food.
Mill City Grows, Lowell, MA, $25,000
For general support.
Third Sector N.E./Fiscal Agent for New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, Lowell, MA, $25,000
For general support.
Third Sector N.E./Fiscal Agent for The Carrot Project, Boston, MA, $100,000 over three years
For general support.