Our Priorities
Core Programs
While program areas have evolved during our almost hundred-year journey, the Foundation maintains four key programs that align with our mission and organizational goals. They are as follows:
Civic Education
The Civic Education Committee considers grants to organizations that reinforce the values and responsibilities, as well as the privileges and opportunities, of American citizenship for natural-born and immigrant populations.
The Committee focuses on programs to encourage, engage, and inform citizens including programs that educate others (e.g. training teachers or student leaders).
Community Education
The Community Education Committee considers innovative grants to organizations that support inclusive educational opportunities for learners of any age in underserved communities in the Greater Boston area.
Human Development and Self-Sufficiency
The mission of the Human Development and Self-Sufficiency Committee is to enable those who are disadvantaged in various ways to help themselves and others. It supports organizations dedicated to building equitable, safe and successful communities in the Greater Boston-area by providing pathways for disadvantaged individuals to become self-sufficient, valued, and productive members of their communities.
The Committee funds grants in areas including, but not limited to, services for domestic violence and human-trafficking survivors, homelessness prevention, job training and programs that enable youth to overcome obstacles to positive growth.
Music Education and Performance
The Music Education and Performance Committee considers grants to organizations and institutions that provide innovative programs focused on music education, instruction, and experiences, especially to those who could not otherwise not afford them.