racial equity & Inclusion
investing in people, place and possibility— calls upon us to support justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, anti-racism and anti-oppression in all forms.
Since 2020, the Foundation has offered a Racial Equity & Inclusion (RE&I) grant program. The Foundation has awarded 107 grants totaling $441,920 to nonprofits in the Foundation’s catchment area for anti-racism learning and action.
The purpose is of this grant program is to:
To encourage agencies to pursue racial equity work, both within their organizations and their communities.
To support a body of work in our region that could build the visibility of RE&I efforts and model best practices.
To identify/screen RE&I consultants.
This year, the grant is undergoing a revision, so be sure to check back here in the spring of 2024 for updated guidelines.
The RE&I Grant Program is now closed. Please check back in the spring of 2024 for information about the next round of grants.
frequently asked questions
Please check back for updated questions and guidelines in the spring of 2024.
Past Grants
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Acton-Boxborough United Way: $5,000 - Training for new Acton-Boxborough Resource Center
Advocates, Inc.: $5,000 - Creating Equity Change Agents through Courageous Conversations
Amazing Things Arts Center, Inc. (atac): $5,000 - Explora: Free and Lowkey Drop-in Creative Space
Assabet Valley Collaborative: $5,000 - Advancing Commitments to Equity through Restorative Justice
Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA): $5,000 - Language Justice for Farmers and Consumers in Western Massachusetts
Discovery Museum: $5,000 - Black Women in Science Program Series
Framingham History Center: $5,000 - Staff Training – “Collective Journeys” Initiative
Framingham State University Foundation: $5,000 - Visual Native American Land Acknowledgements
Town of Sudbury / Goodnow Library: $5,000 - Goodnow Library Collections Diversity Audit
Gratis Healthcare: $5,000 - Expansion of Interpreter services
Greater Framingham Community Church: $2,500 - Celebrations for Juneteenth and Indigenous Days
Greater Framingham Community Church: $2,500 - To further the work of Framingham Together.
Jewish Family Service of Metrowest: $5,000 - Hate Prevention Through Awareness and Action Initiative
Leadership Metrowest: $5,000 - Leadership Academy Equity Scholarship Fund
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School: $5,000 - LSRHS Family Engagement Initiative
Massachusetts Audubon Society: $5,000 - Metro West Culturally Responsive Sanctuaries Program
Metrowest Nonprofit Network: $5,000 - Nonprofits as Agents of Change: A Workshop on Social Justice Strategies and Our Role in Community
Mill City Grows: $5,000 - Consulting for Cultural Humility
Natick is United: $5,000 - Racial Justice Series
Natick Service Council: $5,000 - DEI Training Modules
Open Table: $5,000 - DEI Strategic Planning Work
REACH Beyond Domestic Violence: $5,000 - Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (BJEDI) Training
South Middlesex Opportunity Council: $5,000 - Active Bystander Training for Human Services Staff
Sudbury Valley Trustees: $5,000 - Enhancing Accessibility and Inclusivity through Multilingual Engagement
The Carrot Project: $5,000 - Professional Development and Mentorship for BIPOC Farm and Food Business Advisors
The Food Project: $5,000 - Racial Equity & Diversity Training for Youth, Staff, and Board
The Natick Community Organic Farm: $5,000 - DEI Training
ThinkGive, Inc.: $5,000 - Development of a DEIB Strategic Plan and Action Plan
Town of Wayland / Human Rights, DEI Committee: $5,000 - Trainings for the Committee and Community
Voices of Reentry: $5,000 Community Conversations with Formerly Incarcerated People
Wildflower, Inc.: $5,000 - DEI Consultant and Facilitator Services
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Acton-Boxborough United Way: $5,000 - DEI Workshop for Community Organizations
Advocates, Inc.: $5,000 - Expanding Courageous Conversation Training Series
Amazing Things Arts Center, Inc. (atac): $5,000 - Practice: Free and Lowkey Drop-in Creative Space
Boston Area Gleaners: $5,000 - Staff Training
Charles River Center: $5,000 - DEI Discovery and Kick-off Training Project
Chica Project: $5,000 - Growth of SEL Programming in Framingham
Daniel James McCarthy Memorial Fund, Inc. (Danny’s Place): $5,000 - DEI Diagnostic Consultation
Discovering Hidden Gems, Inc.: $3,500 - Community Education & Inclusion
Framingham State University Foundation, Inc.: $5,000 - Environmental Justice Education via Public Art
Gaining Ground: $3,720 - Goals Into Action: Building Plans to Increase Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Gratis Healthcare: $5,000 - Brazilian/Central American Communities-Training for Medical Interpretation
Greater Framingham Community Church: $5,000 - Anti-Racism Educational Forum & Celebrations
Greater Framingham Community Church: $5,000 - DEI Strategic Planning/Anti-racism Training
Jewish Family Service of Metrowest: $5,000 - JFS Board/Leadership DEI Training & Consultation
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School: $5,000 - Civil Rights Tour 2024
MetroWest Free Medical Program: $5,000 - Patient & Community Engagement in Program Planning
OUT MetroWest: $5,000 - Racial Equity Plan
SOAR Managing Consulting Group: $5,000 - Professional Development for Consultants and Clients
SPARK Kindness, Inc.: $5,000 - Multilingual Programming
Sudbury Valley Trustees: $5,000 - Staff and Board Training
ThinkGive, Inc.: $5,000 - Creating a Culture of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network, Inc.: $5,000 - Examining Pay Equity for LGBTQ+ Staff
Wildflower, Inc.: $5,000 - Enhancing Wildflower’s REI Infrastructure
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2021 Grants
A Place to Turn: $5,000 - To fund a series of activities to advance the agency’s cultural competency.
Advocates, Inc.: $5,000 - Send staff to local workshops, to develop a “Train the Trainer” program.
Bethany Hill Place: $4,300 - To work with the Wayside Equity Training Center
Boston Area Gleaners: $4,500 - To fund racial equity training for board members.
Camp Casco: $1,500 - To fund three racial equity trainings for staff and volunteers.
Charles River Center: $5,000 - To fund the development of a new website that is inclusive.
Discovery Museum: $4,800 - To work with the Wayside Equity Training Center.
Doc Wayne Youth Services, Inc.: $5,000 - For translation services.
Family Promise Metrowest: $5,000 - To work with a consultant o design and develop trainings on DEI/Unconscious Bias.
Framingham History Center: $5,000 - For continued work to develop a Community Engagement Plan.
Framingham Police Department: $5,000 - For equity training for the Framingham Police Department.
Framingham State University Foundation: $3,000 - To engage students in the creation of artwork that will decorate FSU’s Center for Inclusive Excellence.
Greater Framingham Community Church: $5,000 - To fund a series of eight events to bring residents and leadership together around the challenges of anti-racism. (In partnership with Community VIBES Framingham.)
Greater Framingham Community Church: $5,000 - To help fund a day-long anti-racist training program for the 35 leaders of Framingham organizations and non-profits.
Hoops and Homework: $2,500 - To fund a consultation with Raymond Porch, M.Ed., for a series of equity workshops, trainings.
Jewish Family Service of Metrowest: $4,500 - To contract with the Wayside Equity Training Center.
Massachusetts Audubon Society: $5,000 - To fund the continuation of the speaker series, “On Belonging in Outdoor Space”.
Metro Community Development Corporation: $4,000 - To partner with Montachusett MLK Coalition to produce the 21st Annual MLK Day Celebration.
Natick Service Council: $5,000 - To hire a DEI consultant.
Neighbor Brigade: $5,000 - Continued DEI training for board, staff and chapter leaders.
South Middlesex Opportunity Council: $5,000 - To contract with the Wayside Equity Training Center.
SPARK Kindness: $5,000 - To fund a Racial Equity training series and community event with consultant Roxy Manning, PhD.
The Learning Center for the Deaf: $5,000 - To create four outdoor Social Justice Little Free Libraries.
Thrive Support and Advocacy, Inc.: $4,500 - To fund a Diversity Leadership Development Program and a Diversity Advisory Group.
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network: $5,000 - To develop a policy around the use of language within the workplace.
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2020 Grants
A Place to Turn: $2,500 - To work with Jane’s Way, LLC.
Acton-Boxborough United Way: $2,500 - To work with Valerie Zolezzi-Wyndham of Promoting Good LLC.
Advocates, Inc.: $2,500 - To work with a consultant (to be selected) to complete their Racial Equity Plan.
atac (formerly Amazing Things Arts Center): $2,500 - To work with Consultants Kara Wright and Heidi Massey.
Bethany Hill Place: $2,500 - To work with YW Boston .
Discovering Hidden Gems: $2,500 - For a “community education through art” initiative.
Discovery Museum: $2,500 - To support an Antiracist Study Group .
Doc Wayne Youth Services, Inc.: $2,500 - For facilitated racial equity conversations led by The Melanated Social Workers.
Edwards Church/Open Spirit: $2,500 - To support “Mindful Anti-racism: A Radical Exploration of Race and Resilience.”
Foundation for MetroWest: $2,500 - To work with a consultant (to be selected).
Framingham History Center: $2,500 - To work with Ph.D. Candidate Mary McNeil for a proposed “People of Color” series of workshops and exhibitions.
Framingham State University: $2,500 - To hire outside expert(s) to conduct trainings on racism and racial trauma.
Friends of the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge: $2,500 - To work with a consultant (to be selected).
Greater Framingham Community Church: $2,500 - To support a virtual Youth Town Hall conversation on racism.
Jewish Family Service of Metrowest: $2,500 - To work with a consultant (to be selected).
Lincoln METCO Coordinating Committee: $2,500 - To fund a Racial Equity and Inclusion project.
Metro Community Development Corporation: $2,500 - To provide technical and other assistance to help Montachusett MLK Coalition run their Wrestling with Racism series.
MetroWest Mediation Services: $2,500 - To host a four-session virtual workshop series on “Compassionate Communication.”
Metrowest Nonprofit Network: $2,500 - To host a four-session, virtual workshop series on “Conversations about Race and Identity.”
Metrowest YMCA: $2,500 - To work with a consultant (to be selected).
Neighbor Brigade: $2,500 - To work with Consultant Shadida Solutions.
OUT MetroWest: $1,500 - To work with Visions Inc.
REACH Beyond Domestic Violence: $2,500 - To work with a consultant (to be selected).
South Middlesex Opportunity Council: $2,500 - To support DEI trainings for managers.
SPARK Kindness: $2,500 - To work with Consultant Regina Marshall.
Sudbury Public Schools: $2,500 - To hire an appropriate speaker (to be selected) to educate the Sudbury Public Schools community.
The Learning Center for the Deaf: $2,500 - For continued work with Consultant Amber Clark.