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Six SE Mass. Nonprofits Get $40K for Children, Families

September 21, 2019 — The Anthony F. Cordeiro Charitable Foundation recently announced it has granted $40,000 to six nonprofits in southeastern Massachusetts that provide programs and services to support children and families. MORE

Barr Foundation Grants $5M to Five Community Foundations

September 20, 2019 — The Barr Foundation in Boston yesterday announced it has awarded grants of $1 million to each of five Massachusetts community foundations in connection with its Creative Commonwealth Initiative, a long-term in partnership launched last year to promote the leadership role of community foundations in advancing the arts. MORE

Giving During First Half of 2019 Poses Warning to Nonprofits

September 17, 2019 — Massachusetts nonprofits, especially smaller organizations, may want to pay heed to a newly released report which found that charitable giving by individuals fell 7.5% in the first half of this year, from 2018 levels, and that the number of donors dropped as well. MORE

Ten Greater Boston Nonprofits Get $200K to Boost Youth Arts

September 14, 2019 — The Shout Syndicate, a collaboration of Boston music and arts industry professionals in partnership with The Boston Foundation and the Mayor's Office of Arts & Culture, yesterday announced it has awarded $200,000 in initial grants to 10 Greater Boston nonprofit arts organizations that focus on creative youth development. MORE

Blue Cross Employees Roll Up Sleeves for Mass. Nonprofits

September 20, 2019 — Fifty-two nonprofits across Massachusetts—from Holyoke to Sandwich—today benefited from the volunteer efforts of 3,000 employees of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and shared in $260,000 to support projects focusing on improving the health of children and families. MORE

Eastern Bank Gives $970K to 48 Massachusetts Nonprofits

September 19, 2019 — Eastern Bank last week announced it is granting $970,000 to 48 Massachusetts nonprofits focused on enriching early childhood development, including $500,000 to Boston Basics, a collaborative that aims to give children from every background a better start in life. MORE

Ex-Program Manager Indicted on $45K Theft from Nonprofit

September 16, 2019 — A former program manager of Heading Home, a Charlestown nonprofit provider of emergency shelter, transitional, and permanent housing for low-income families and individuals where she previously had worked, has been indicted in connection with a scheme to steal $45,000 from the organization, Attorney General Maura Healey announced on Thursday. MORE

Nonprofits Paid Boston 79% of Amount Sought in Lieu of Taxes

September 13, 2019 — Forty-seven major educational, medical, and cultural Boston-based nonprofits paid $34.2 million in cash and gave $52.5 million in benefits to the city in the last year, or 79% of the amount requested in lieu of property taxes, up from the 75% of the amount requested a year ago, according to a report recently released by the City of Boston. MORE