During the pandemic, the Cambridge Community Foundation “served as a beacon of life and hope for our struggling residents.”

– Cambridge Mayor
Sumbul Siddiqui

Memorial Drive, East Cambridge. Photo by Cindy Weisbart.

Fueled by the collective giving of our community, we invested $3.5 million in 2021 in youth, families, and community.

Cambridge Community Center. Photo by Lou Jones.

We aspire to champion everyone who imagines a just and equitable city where all can thrive.

Tony Clark and co-panelists speak at our community forum, "A Just Education." Photo by Allegra Boverman.

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Cambridge Carnival. Photo by Margaret Lampert.

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Our Fall Community Fund grant application is open.

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Cambridge nonprofits may apply for funding through October 3.

Celebrating nonprofits! Oct. 7 is our annual Salutes event.

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We invite all our Cambridge nonprofit partners to join us at Starlight Square in a special celebration of the work they do.

Supporting the unsung heroes of sports.

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Our pilot initiative CAMBRIDGE WINS funded 23 youth sports programs this summer.

Uniting community

We awarded 23 CAMBRIDGE WINS Sports Equity Grants this summer to support local sports programs providing healthy, team-building activities for all youth and addressing inequities in access and opportunity in Cambridge.

“As the foundation of and for all of Cambridge, we know sports to be a great connector that can stitch together our community, create a ‘level playing field’, and open-up new possibilities for Cambridge youth,” said Geeta Pradhan, CCF president. “We’d like to thank each coach, athlete, and community leader supported by these grants for sparking energy and ambition in our young people.”

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