FY24 Program Grants

ProgramCategoryOrganizationAmount AwardedProject
Arrow Street Arts FundArts & CultureANIKAYA$15,250Conference of the Birds
Arrow Street Arts FundArts & CultureAnnas-Lee Design Group$5,000Origami Night
Arrow Street Arts FundArts & CultureArlekin Players Theatre$3,500Arlekin Players, in partnership with MART Foundation, brings OUR CLASS to Boston
Arrow Street Arts FundArts & CultureBoston Dance Theater$1,500BDT General Rehearsals and In-Studio Trainee Program Showing
Arrow Street Arts FundArts & CultureBoston Opera Collaborative$7,465Boston Opera Collaborative Presents: La Tragédie de Carmen
Arrow Street Arts FundArts & CultureJanelle Gilchrist Dance Troupe$3,893Danzas Y Canciones
Arrow Street Arts FundArts & CultureJessica Roseman Dance$8,410Nourish
Arrow Street Arts FundArts & CultureJo-Me Dance$2,800Guilty Until Proven Innocent (The Sean Ellis Story)
Arrow Street Arts FundArts & CultureMidday Movement Series$8,680First Drafts: Showings and Showcases
Arrow Street Arts FundArts & CultureThe Dance Complex$6,100Roots & Routes: World Artists of The Dance Complex
Arrow Street Arts FundArts & CultureVLA DANCE$3,060For Nina Show Residency Rehearsals
Cambridge WINSChild & Youth DevelopmentBridge Basketball$500Bridge Basketball
Cambridge WINSChild & Youth DevelopmentCambridge Babe Ruth$500Cambridge WINS Sports Equity Grant
Cambridge WINSChild & Youth DevelopmentCambridge Baseball East$500Cambridge Youth Summer Baseball
Cambridge WINSChild & Youth DevelopmentCambridge Community Center$500Cowemoki Summer Enrichment Program
Cambridge WINSChild & Youth DevelopmentCambridge Girls Softball League$500Cambridge Girls Softball League
Cambridge WINSChild & Youth DevelopmentCambridge Pop Warner Football & Cheerleading$500Summer Football and Cheer Programs
Cambridge WINSChild & Youth DevelopmentCann I Strive$500Motivation Project
Cambridge WINSChild & Youth DevelopmentCentral Cambridge Youth Baseball$500Free Intro to Baseball Clinic - Central Cambridge Youth Baseball
Cambridge WINSChild & Youth DevelopmentCRLS Boys Soccer$500CRLS Boys Soccer Program
Cambridge WINSChild & Youth DevelopmentCRLS Girls Soccer$500CRLS Girls Soccer Preseason
Cambridge WINSChild & Youth DevelopmentEquity Roadmap$500Friday Night Hype: Summer Series
Cambridge WINSChild & Youth DevelopmentNorth Cambridge Little Baseball League$500North Cambridge Little Baseball League
Cambridge WINSChild & Youth DevelopmentPink Sunday$500Pink Sunday Youth Girls Program
Cambridge WINSChild & Youth DevelopmentSt. Peter's Parish$500St. Peter's CYO Basketball
Cambridge WINSChild & Youth DevelopmentThe Resilience Sports Foundation Incorporated$1,000The Resilience Sports Foundation
Community FundArts & CultureAsian American Ballet Project$2,500Audience Development
Community FundArts & CultureAsian American Playwright Collective$2,500APPC Playfest 7 and Anthology 7
Community FundArts & CultureBallet Theatre of Boston$7,500José Mateo Ballet Theatre
Community FundArts & CultureBoston City Singers$3,000Supporting CCC's Cambridge Community Programming
Community FundArts & CultureBoston Dance Theater$2,500Boston Dance Theater General Operating Support
Community FundArts & CultureCambridge Art Association$5,000Building Program Capacity
Community FundArts & CultureCambridge Community Chorus$1,500Support for ongoing CCC operations
Community FundArts & CultureCambridge Hip-Hop Collective$5,1002024 Bridgeside Cypher Programming
Community FundArts & CultureCambridge Jazz Foundation$10,100Cambridge Jazz Festival
Community FundArts & CultureCentral Square Business Improvement District$2,500Rush Hour Jam Session
Community FundArts & CultureCentral Square Theater$15,000Central Square Theater Organizational Support
Community FundArts & CultureCommunity Art Center$12,500Community Art Center School-Age and Teen Programs
Community FundArts & CultureDance in the Schools$4,500Dance in the Schools 2024
Community FundArts & CultureGlobal Arts Live$15,100Internship Program – Partnering and Planning
Community FundArts & CultureHistory Cambridge$2,500Indigenous Voices of Cambridge -- Phase 2
Community FundArts & CultureJazzBoston$2,500Jazz All Ways performance series
Community FundArts & CultureJean Appolon Expressions$15,000Jean Appolon Expressions Artistic Programming
Community FundArts & CultureMidday Movement Series$5,000Justice in Dance Practice Initiative (JDI)
Community FundArts & CultureMulticultural Arts Center$7,500Artist Residency Program Seed Funding
Community FundArts & CultureNew School of Music$1,500Support for music education throughout Cambridge
Community FundArts & CultureShelter Music Boston$3,000Healing Concerts for Housing Insecure in Cambridge
Community FundArts & CultureSoca Fusion$2,500Soca Fusion's General Operations
Community FundArts & CultureThe Click$5,000The Click's Dance For All Program
Community FundArts & CultureThe Dance Complex$25,000Staff Capacity Building to Improve Engagement
Community FundArts & CultureTunefoolery Music$3,000Building Community with Live Music & Open Mics
Community FundArts & CultureUrbanity Dance$5,000Dance With Parkinson’s Program at Youville House
Community FundArts & CultureVLA DANCE$5,000For Nina: Show and Arts Community Engagement
Community FundChild & Youth DevelopmentAdolescent Consultation Services$10,000Mental Health Services for Court-Involved Youth
Community FundChild & Youth DevelopmentAsian American Resource Workshop$5,000South Asian Youth Leadership Training
Community FundChild & Youth DevelopmentBreakthrough Greater Boston$15,000Supporting Breakthrough’s Cambridge Campus
Community FundChild & Youth DevelopmentBridges Homeward$5,000Developmental Disabilities Program Support
Community FundChild & Youth DevelopmentCambridge Camping Association$20,000General Operating Support
Community FundChild & Youth DevelopmentCambridge Housing Authority$15,000Work Force Youth Program
Community FundChild & Youth DevelopmentCitySprouts$5,000Growing Young Leaders in Cambridge
Community FundChild & Youth DevelopmentCommunity Boating$3,000Environmental Science Program
Community FundChild & Youth DevelopmentCradles to Crayons$3,000Everyday Essentials
Community FundChild & Youth DevelopmentCYCLE Kids$2,500Student Kits for 542 Camb. Elementary School Kids
Community FundChild & Youth DevelopmentGirls' LEAP$2,5002024 Lifetime Awareness Empowerment Program (LEAP)
Community FundChild & Youth DevelopmentGreen Cambridge$2,500Green Cambridge MSYEP Assistance
Community FundChild & Youth DevelopmentHorizons for Homeless Children$5,000Playspace Program in Cambridge Shelters
Community FundChild & Youth DevelopmentJOYweavers$7,500JOYweavers builds community
Community FundChild & Youth DevelopmentMaria L. Baldwin Community Center$10,000Equity and Access Scholarships
Community FundChild & Youth DevelopmentPhillips Brooks House Association (PBHA)$4,000PBHA's Cambridge Yout Enrichment Program (CYEP)
Community FundChild & Youth DevelopmentPlayworks New England$4,500Safe and healthy play for Cambridge students
Community FundChild & Youth DevelopmentReach Out and Read$5,100Cambridge Rx for Success
Community FundChild & Youth DevelopmentRiverside Community Care$7,500Riverside: Community Youth Worker Support Program
Community FundCommunity Building & EngagementCambridge Carnival International$7,500Cultural Enrichment & Youth Leadership Proposal
Community FundCommunity Building & EngagementCambridge Community Television (CCTV)$15,000Arts & Civic Engagement for Youth and Young Adults
Community FundCommunity Building & EngagementCambridge Local First$5,000Cambridge Local First Operating Support
Community FundCommunity Building & EngagementCambridge Neighbors$3,000Scholarship Members Program
Community FundCommunity Building & EngagementCommunity Dispute Settlement Center$10,000CDSC Cambridge Services Program Support
Community FundCommunity Building & EngagementMass Audubon$5,000Mass Audubon’s Magazine Beach Nature Center
Community FundCommunity Building & EngagementNew England Bangladeshi American Foundation$2,500Health & Education Growth for South Asian Families
Community FundCommunity Building & EngagementProject Citizenship$4,700Citizenship Services for Cambridge
Community FundCommunity Building & EngagementYWCA Cambridge$8,000Technology and Website Upgrade for YWCA Cambridge
Community FundEconomic SecurityAdbar Ethiopan Women's Allance$5,000women's coopertives and computer skill building
Community FundEconomic SecurityBoston Impact Initiative$25,000General Operating
Community FundEconomic SecurityBreaktime United$5,000MetroNorth Launchpad and Liftoff
Community FundEconomic SecurityCambridge Economic Opportunity Committee$25,000CEOC Operating Funds
Community FundEconomic SecurityCenter for Women & Enterprise$5,000Entrepreneurship Training for Cambridge, MA Women
Community FundEconomic SecurityCompass Working Capital$15,000Expanding Access to FSS+ in Cambridge
Community FundEconomic SecurityEconomic Mobility Pathways$10,000AmpUp Cambridge: Sustainable Community Growth
Community FundEconomic SecurityFound In Translation$7,500General Operating Support for Found in Translation
Community FundEconomic SecurityMassachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS)$9,000MAPS Cambridge-Area IIS and Elder Services
Community FundEconomic SecurityRian Immigrant Center$10,000Legal Aid for Cambridge Youth and Adults
Community FundEconomic SecuritySecond Chances$2,500Clothing Donation Program - Finding Balance
Community FundEconomic SecuritySelf Esteem Boston Educational Institute$3,000Skills for Success/You're Worth It Programs
Community FundEconomic SecuritySolutions At Work$6,000Operatin support focused on material aids.
Community FundEconomic SecurityThe Loop Lab$10,000Loop Lab Media Arts Apprenticeship Program
Community FundEconomic SecurityWomen of Color Entrepreneurs (WOCE)$5,000Supporting Cambridge WOC Entrepreneurs
Community FundEducationActors' Shakespeare Project$5,000Summer Youth Intensive 2024: ASP/CST Co-Production
Community FundEducationBoston Comic Arts Foundation Limited$1,500Turning Ideas into COMICS
Community FundEducationCambridge Center for Adult Education$5,000Operational Support for Community Learning
Community FundEducationCambridge Health Alliance$3,500Enhance Community Access to Addiction Information
Community FundEducationCambridge Math Circle$3,500After School Math Clubs & Math Festival Grant
Community FundEducationCambridge School Volunteers$7,500Operational funding to address greatest needs.
Community FundEducationCitizens of the World$5,0002024 HBCU Tour and Expo
Community FundEducationCommunity Action Agency of Somerville$10,000Early Childhood Teacher Training Program
Community FundEducationDiscovering Justice, The James D. St. Clair Court Public Education Project$1,500Children Discovering Justice in Cambridge Schools
Community FundEducationEast End House$25,000General Operating Expenses
Community FundEducationEnroot$15,000Enroot Mentoring, Leadership Development Program
Community FundEducationFriends of the Community Learning Center$10,000The College Success Initiative Coaching Program
Community FundEducationInnovators for Purpose$7,725iFp 2.0, The Next Decade
Community FundEducationJust-A-Start Corporation$14,000Just A Start's Workforce Development Programs
Community FundEducationProspect Hill Academy Charter School$2,000STEAM Saturday
Community FundEducationScience Club for Girls$8,000SCFG’s STEM Education & Mentorship Programs
Community FundEducationTech Goes Home$10,000Digital Inclusion in Cambridge
Community FundEducationTutoring Plus of Cambridge$12,500Expansion at Fresh Pond Apartments
Community FundEducationuAspire$5,000College Affordability Advising in Cambridge
Community FundEducationUpstander Project$5,0002024 Upstander Academy in Cambridge
Community FundEducationYoung People's Project$15,000YPP Greater Boston
Community FundEnvironmentCharles River Conservancy$4,075Support for Park Stewardship, Programming & Access
Community FundEnvironmentCharles River Watershed Association$2,500General Operating Grant
Community FundEnvironmentClimable$2,500Operating
Community FundFoodOutdoor Church of Cambridge$1,500Outreach
Community FundFoodPROJECT MANNA MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH$5,000Project Manna
Community FundFoodProject Restore Us$2,600Project Restore Us Culinary Program
Community FundFoodRescuing Leftover Cuisine Massachusetts$5,000Utilizing local resources to address hunger
Community FundFoodSpoonfuls$8,000Food Recovery and Hunger Relief in Cambridge
Community FundFoodSt James Helping Hand Pantry$6,000Helping Hand Food Pantry Operation
Community FundHealth & WellbeingBridge Over Troubled Waters$8,000Street Outreach & Mobile Medical Van Programs
Community FundHealth & WellbeingCambridge Basketball Lab$5,000Mentorship and Basketball Programming
Community FundHealth & WellbeingCasa Myrna$2,000Support for Survivors of Domestic Violence
Community FundHealth & WellbeingCASPAR, Inc.$15,000CASPAR Emergency Services
Community FundHealth & WellbeingCommunity Conversations: Sister to Sister$7,500Support infrastructure for longterm sustainability
Community FundHealth & WellbeingCommunity Servings$7,500Nutrition Program for Cambridge Residents
Community FundHealth & WellbeingCW Taekwondo Boston$2,500Martial Arts Youth Outreach Program
Community FundHealth & WellbeingDe Novo Center for Justice and Healing$12,000Integrated Legal and Mental Health Services
Community FundHealth & WellbeingEmerge$5,000Counseling Scholarship Program
Community FundHealth & WellbeingFenway Community Health Center$7,000Youth on Fire
Community FundHealth & WellbeingFriendshipWorks$5,000Ending Elder Isolation by Fostering Friendships
Community FundHealth & WellbeingHarvard Square Churches Meal Program$4,000Toiletries Distribution Program
Community FundHealth & WellbeingMaterial Aid and Advocacy Program$3,000Material Aid and Advocacy Program (MAAP)
Community FundHealth & WellbeingPaine Senior Services$7,000Senior Scholarships
Community FundHealth & WellbeingSomerville-Cambridge Elder Services$10,000SCES’ In-Home Mental Health Program - "Connect"
Community FundHealth & WellbeingThe Carroll Center for the Blind$2,000Serving ALL Ages and ALL Stages of Vision Loss
Community FundHealth & WellbeingWHOLE$6,000WHOLE Community Groups
Community FundHealth & WellbeingWomen's Educational Center$6,000Ongoing Supports and Services for Women
Community FundHousingCambridge Neighborhood Apartment Housing Services (CNAHS)$8,000Educational support for youth- affordable housing.
Community FundHousingCaritas Communities$5,000Resident Supportive Services Program in Cambridge
Community FundHousingFurnishing Hope of Massachusetts$2,500Furnishing Hope for Families Starting Over
Community FundHousingHeading Home$5,000CCF and Heading Home Partner to End Homelessness
Community FundHousingHildebrand Family Self-Help Center$7,500Hildebrand: Every Family Has A Home
Community FundHousingHomeowners Rehab$10,000Community Investment Plan implementation support.
Community FundHousingHomeStart, Inc.$10,000To End and prevent Homelessness in Cambridge
Community FundHousingMetro Housing Boston$15,000Housing Supports for Cambridge Residents
Community FundHousingOn The Rise$6,500Safe Haven and Keep The Keys
Community FundHousingTransition House$10,000Transition House: General Operating
Community FundHousingY2Y Network$10,000Y2Y Harvard Square
Food Access and Security InitiativeFoodCambridge Economic Opportunity Committee$150,000Reimagining the Cambridge Food Pantry Network
Food Access and Security InitiativeFoodCambridge Economic Opportunity Committee$150,000CEOC Food Pantry Project
Food Access and Security InitiativeFoodDaily Table$36,000Capacity Building: Bridging People and Affordable Healthy Food via Volunteer Programs
Food Access and Security InitiativeFoodEast End House$150,000East End House Food Program
Food Access and Security InitiativeFoodFood For Free$150,000Just Eats Grocery Box Program for Cambridge Low-Income Housing Sites
Food Access and Security InitiativeFoodMargaret Fuller Neighborhood House$150,000Accelerating Access at the MFNH Food Pantry
Food Access and Security InitiativeFoodMass Farmer's Markets (MFM)$150,000Mass Farmers Markets: Building the Cambridge Food System through Diversity and Sustainability
Food Access and Security InitiativeFoodRescuing Leftover Cuisine Massachusetts$10,000Diversifying Food Rescue Through Collaborative Partnerships
Imagined in Cambridge!Social InnovationAccess to Community and Friendship$5,000The Access to Community and Friendship Social Group Events
Imagined in Cambridge!Social InnovationBarbara Dorritie$5,000Free Raised Bed Gardens from Repurposed Lumber at CRLS
Imagined in Cambridge!Social InnovationGirls Envisioning More$5,000Girls Envisioning More
Imagined in Cambridge!Social InnovationJoint Family$5,000Joint Family: Leveraging tech, science and arts to bridge meaningful connections across generations
Imagined in Cambridge!Social InnovationScholars Before Athletes$5,000Scholars Before