Your city. Our mission.
A letter to neighbors from our Board Chair Phil Johnson.
Highlights from our Family Reunion!
A magical event celebrating our nonprofits and local changemakers.
The winners of our 5th annual Imagined in Cambridge! Award.
Meet this inspiring new crop of grassroots changemakers!
Play ball! Cambridge WINS supports summer youth sports for third year.
Nineteen programs received surprise grants this month to help expand access to youth sports.
Geeta named Woman of the Year by India New England.
Congratulations to our president on being recognized for her outstanding civic leadership.
CCF’s Family Reunion is May 29!
Celebrating nonprofit staff and our new Imagined in Cambridge! awardees. Nonprofit friends, please RSVP!
The Cambridge Community Foundation invests $645K in nonprofits responding to local needs and uplifting community
With record requests, 78 organizations receive funding this spring.
Research on Cambridge’s guaranteed income pilot shows tangible benefits for cash recipients.
See the key findings from Penn's Center for Guaranteed Income Research new report.
Wanted: Your bold ideas for Cambridge!
Our 5th Imagined in Cambridge! Award competition kicks off. Nominate someone or apply today!
Here’s to Cambridge change agents.
Highlights from the NAACP Cambridge's MLK Brunch included seeing two Imagined in Cambridge! Award winners be honored.
Cambridge Community Foundation names new board leadership and senior staff
After 11 years as chair of the board, Rick Harriman steps down as Phil Johnson, CEO of PJA Advertising + Marketing, steps into the role July 1.
We remember George Floyd.
We affirm that Black Lives Matter and commit to doing more, as your community foundation.
Welcome to our newest team members.
Adrienne Wallace comes aboard as Director of Grantmaking and Programs and Geoff O'Connell joins as Chief Financial Officer.
Join us May 19 & 20: Two-part forum addressing racial opportunity gaps in our schools
We've teamed up with My Brother's Keeper Cambridge Task Force to host two conversations, on May 19 and 20, to help our city take action on opportunity gaps for Black and Brown students in Cambridge schools.
A grateful farewell to Gwyn Gallagher, our superhero
After 23 years of service to our community, Gwyn Gallagher retires as our director of grantmaking and operations. In her honor, we've created The Gwyn Gallagher Fund for Cambridge.
From The Boston Globe: “Cambridge to begin guaranteed income program for single-parent households”
The Boston Globe's coverage on Cambridge's new guaranteed basic income initiative, for which the Foundation is a founding partner.
Cambridge is first city in New England to launch mayor-championed guaranteed income pilot initiative for single caretaker households
April 15, 2021 | Cambridge, MA—Cambridge Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui
Cambridge youth raised $24,510 for community COVID-19 relief
A group of Cambridge high school student leaders wanted to help out their community during the pandemic, so they organized, set a goal, led outreach, and, in just a month's time, raised funds for neighbors in need—to the tune of $24,500 total to 12 community organizations.
Powerful insights to help move from conversation to community action
On the occasion of the launch of our new research report, local speakers shared insights that can inform follow-on conversations and help move us to collective action.
From The Boston Globe: “Report shows stark inequalities in Cambridge economic growth”
The Boston Globe's article about our new research report.
Community collaboration shone in April.
We saw the promise of community partnership realized at several recent events.
Working together for food security for all.
We joined Food For Free to celebrate a product of our partnership: a refrigerated truck that will get millions more meals to neighbors.
Cambridge launches the first non-lottery cash assistance program of its kind in the country.
On May 2, we joined Mayor Siddiqui, Congresswoman Pressley, and more partners at City Hall to announce Rise Up Cambridge.
Cambridge WINS to kick off a second season of youth sports grants.
WINS supports coaches and programs working to create an equal playing field.
Philanthropy is for everyone, especially our youth.
For a third year, Cambridge youth leaders raised funds for our community.
Black history, Black futures.
We're thinking about the importance of supporting the people and spaces that are dreaming and imagining ways our Black community can thrive.Â
Celebrating RISE
We recently celebrated the conclusion of the Cambridge RISE pilot, our cross-sector partnership that supported 130 households in Cambridge.
Looking back, looking forward.
Memorable moments from our work with the community in 2022.
Why I Give to Cambridge.
Gail Roberts shares why giving back through her CCF DAF is a no-brainer.
Let’s beat food insecurity together
At the Cambridge Community Foundation, we believe everyone should have access to food not just during the holidays, but always.
