Any restrictions or limitations on awards, such as by geographical areas, charitable fields, or kinds of institutions
In general, eligibility for our discretionary grantmaking is limited to projects, programs and efforts that serve cities and towns in the five Greater Boston counties: Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk and Plymouth. While we focus on Boston and surrounding communities, we also fund work elsewhere in the above counties to address significant needs or where there is a strong connection with and influence on Greater Boston policy interests. The Boston Foundation does not make discretionary grants for capital construction costs, endowments, medical or academic research, scholarships, sectarian or religious purposes, or to support candidates for political office. Private non-operating foundations, 501(c)(4) organizations, and Section 501(a)(3) Type III Non-functionally Integrated organizations are not eligible to apply.
