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Community Foundations: Massachusetts
Community Foundations are nonprofit, tax-exempt, publicly-supported grantmaking organizations. These foundations are public charities, since they develop broad support from many unrelated donors with a wide range of charitable interests in a specific community. A community foundation has an independent board that is broadly representative of the public interest and it maintains a diverse grants program that is not limited in scope. In addition to making grants, these foundations often play a leadership role in their communities, serve as a resource for grant information and broker training and technical assistance for local nonprofits.
Community Foundations that give in the state of Massachusetts:
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Foundation Name
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Geographic Focus
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| Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation | Berkshire County, MA; Columbia County and northeast Dutchess County, NY; and northwest Litchfield County, CT |
| The Boston Foundation, Inc. | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Brookline Community Fund | Brookline, MA |
| Cambridge Community Foundation | Cambridge, MA |
| The Cape Cod Foundation | Barnstable County, MA |
| Community Foundation for Nantucket | Nantucket, MA |
| Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts | MA |
| Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts | Southeastern Massachusetts (which includes the cities and towns surrounding Fall River, Taunton, Attleboro, New Bedford, Brockton, Bridgewater, and Plymouth) |
| Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts | Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin Counties of Massachusetts |
| Essex County Community Foundation | Essex County, MA |
| Foundation for MetroWest | MA |
| Greater Lowell Community Foundation | Ashby, MA; Ayer, MA; Bedford, MA; Billerica, MA; Burlington, MA; Carlisle, MA; Chelmsford, MA; Concord, MA; Dracut, MA; Dunstable, MA; Groton, MA; Littleton, MA; Lowell, MA; Pepperell, MA; Shirley, MA; Tewksbury, MA; Townsend, MA; Tyngsboro, MA; Westford, MA; Wilmington, MA; |
| Greater Worcester Community Foundation, Inc. | Greater Worcester, MA |
| The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation | New Hampshire; parts of Vermont and Maine |
| Woods Hole Foundation, Inc. | Woods Hole, MA |