Cummings $35 Million Grant Program
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Cummings $35 Million Grant Program supports greater Boston nonprofits with multi-year operating grants to strengthen their missions, community impact, and capacity across local charitable services.
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Funder: Cummings Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (Full application) | September 2027 (Letter of Inquiry)
Funding Amounts: $35 million for 150 nonprofits; $10,000–$100,000 annually over three or 10 years
Summary: Multi-year grants strengthen local greater Boston nonprofits’ missions, community impact, and capacity, primarily through unrestricted operating support.
Key Information: Applicants must be headquartered in the geographic priority area and provide most services there throughout funding.
Description
Cummings Foundation supports local charitable work in greater Boston through multi-year grants in human services, fairness and justice, education, healthcare, and the environment. Supported work includes housing and food security, anti-poverty services, disability support, employment training, immigrant and refugee assistance, legal assistance, senior and youth services, anti-hate efforts, opportunity-gap remediation, mentoring, tutoring, and mental healthcare. Environmental priorities include education, equitable outdoor access, waste reduction, and sustainable agriculture and food systems.
Nearly all awards provide unrestricted general operating support for staffing, administration, technology, facilities, supplies, services, and other core needs. Proposals should explain how funding would strengthen the organization’s overall mission and impact, rather than request support for a discrete project. Restricted awards remain available for specified applicant categories.
