Investing in shared prosperity, social equity, and cultural richness is core to the Cambridge Community Foundation’s work. Solving big issues and finding solutions requires collective action.
The Foundation utilizes a portion of its Community Fund in conjunction with field-of-interest funds to proactively support projects connected to scaled or systemic change related to Foundation strategic goals. We also bring together donors, the public, and philanthropic partners who are passionate about these issues and use co-investment and collaborative decision-making to create collective community impact.
Grantmaking for Initiatives is typically by invitation only; but recognizing the skills, capacities, and knowledge inherent in our community, the Cambridge Community Foundation will at times accept letters of interest to explore strategic investments.
Our most recent Initiative grantees are:
- Cambridge Volunteer Clearinghouse
- My Brother’s Keeper Cambridge Taskforce
- Philanthropy Massachusetts
- Museum of Science
To learn more about Initiatives, please contact Christina Turner, Director of Programs and Grantmaking, at [email protected].
Our Grantmaking and Nonprofit News
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The Cambridge Community Foundation invests $645K in nonprofits responding to local needs and uplifting community
With record requests, 78 organizations receive funding this spring.
Building economic mobility.
We've invested in Just A Start's Economic Mobility Hub, opening this year at Alewife.
Kicking off a multiyear collaboration to reimagine food pantries.
Cambridge needs to think big to solve food insecurity, and a new cross-sector collaboration funded by CCF is taking it on.
