Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation:

The COVID-19 relief efforts of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation and Berkshire United Way focused on enabling trusted nonprofits with deep roots in Berkshire County to serve vulnerable populations, including low income and homeless families, seniors, communities of color and immigrants.

27 grants made in total:

• Food insecurity: 8 grants
• Immigrant services: 5 grants
• Homelessness: 3 grants
• Other vulnerable populations: 11 grants

Cambridge Community Foundation:

The COVID-19 relief efforts of the Cambridge Community Foundation focused on supporting those who live, work, study, create or worship in Cambridge, through both grants to individuals, families, small businesses, and organizations, as well as funding nonprofits in Cambridge, Somerville, and Medford that address the urgent needs of vulnerable populations, frontline workers, and Cambridge’s creative ecosystem.

23 grants made in total:

• Food insecurity: 7 grants
• Immigrant services: 3 grants
• Homelessness: 6 grants
• Other vulnerable populations: 7 grants

Cape Cod Foundation:

The Cape Cod Foundation’s COVID-19 relief efforts focused on supporting nonprofit organizations working to provide support and services to those on Cape Cod who are most vulnerable to the economic and health impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

45 grants made in total:

• Food insecurity: 21 grants
• Immigrant services: 3 grants
• Essential workers: 1 grant
• Disabilities services: 4 grants
• Homelessness: 7 grants
• Other vulnerable populations: 9 grants

Community Foundation of North Central MA:

The Community Foundation of North Central MA’s COVID-19 relief efforts focused on food and financial support for frontline workers and vulnerable populations in the north central region of the state including low income populations, support for disabled adults and at-risk children, homeless families and individuals and essential workers.

49 grants made in total:

• Food insecurity: 17 grants
• Immigrant services: 3 grants
• Essential workers: 4 grants
• Disabilities services: 8 grants
• Homelessness: 7 grants
• Other vulnerable populations: 10 grants

SouthCoast Community Foundation:

SouthCoast Community Foundation’s (formally The Community Foundation of Southeastern MA) COVID-19 relief efforts focused on food insecurity and support for the most vulnerable populations in the southeastern region of the state, including immigrants, elders, homeless, and other at-risk families and individuals.

148 grants made in total:

• Food insecurity: 68 grants
• Immigrant services: 23 grants
• Essential workers: 5 grants
• Disabilities services: 11 grants
• Homelessness: 20 grants
• Other vulnerable populations: 21 grants

Community Foundation of Western MA:

The Community Foundation of Western MA’s COVID-19 relief efforts focused on providing immediate support to those in the Pioneer Valley most vulnerable to the economic and health-related issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

150 grants made in total:

• Food insecurity: 56 grants
• Immigrant services: 19 grants
• Essential workers: 6 grants
• Disabilities services: 7 grants
• Homelessness: 15 grants
• Other vulnerable populations: 47 grants

Essex County Community Foundation:

The Essex County Community Foundation’s COVID-19 relief efforts focused on supporting frontline nonprofits servicing the region’s most vulnerable populations disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 health crisis, including those facing food insecurity, homelessness, and immigrant populations.

113 grants made in total:

• Food insecurity: 38 grants
• Immigrant services: 4 grants
• Essential workers: 14 grants
• Disabilities services: 5 grants
• Homelessness: 6 grants
• Other vulnerable populations: 46 grants

Foundation for MetroWest:

The COVID-19 relief efforts of the Foundation for MetroWest focused on emergency response efforts to provide immediate food assistance and other basic necessities to the most vulnerable populations being impacted by the pandemic in the MetroWest region.

80 grants made in total:

• Food insecurity: 35 grants
• Immigrant services: 11 grants
• Essential workers: 6 grants
• Disabilities services: 1 grant
• Homelessness: 10 grants
• Other vulnerable populations: 17 grants

Greater Lowell Community Foundation:

The Greater Lowell Community Foundation’s COVID-19 relief efforts focused on supporting low-income, homeless, immigrant, and disabled populations in Northern Middlesex County with food and other essential services.

70 grants made in total:

• Food insecurity: 23 grants
• Immigrant services: 10 grants
• Essential workers: 1 grant
• Disabilities services: 3 grants
• Homelessness: 13 grants
• Other vulnerable populations: 20 grants

Greater Worcester Community Foundation:

The COVID-19 relief efforts of the Greater Worcester Community Foundation and United Way of Central Massachusetts focused on food insecurity, needs of immigrant and at-risk populations, health care and behavioral health, and housing assistance in the Worcester County.

83 grants made in total:

• Food insecurity: 21 grants
• Immigrant services: 5 grants
• Essential workers: 6 grants
• Disabilities services: 3 grants
• Homelessness: 24 grants
• Other vulnerable populations: 24 grants

Permanent Endowment For Martha’s Vineyard:

The Endowment’s COVID-19 relief efforts focused on providing support to the Island's residents including its immigrant community, most vulnerable to economic disruptions caused by the pandemic, including food and housing insecurity.

5 grants made in total:

• Food insecurity: 5 grants

The Boston Foundation:

The Boston Foundation worked with the MA COVID-19 Relief Fund to support nonprofits serving the food insecure, immigrants, persons with disabilities, and those seeking housing assistance in the most vulnerable communities in Greater Boston.

70 grants made in total:

• Food insecurity: 14 grants
• Immigrant services: 22 grants
• Essential workers: 2 grants
• Disabilities services: 1 grant
• Homelessness: 13 grants
• Other vulnerable populations: 18 grants

Watertown Community Foundation:

The COVID-19 relief efforts of Watertown Community Foundation focused on supporting residents of working families and households in Watertown disproportionately affected by the pandemic, including those impacted by food and housing insecurity.

3 grants made in total:

• Homelessness: 3 grants

Merrimack Valley Food Bank:

Merrimack Valley Food Bank provides nutritious food and personal care items to emergency feeding programs in 31 communities. Its work centers in the Greater Lowell and Essex County area.

2 grants made to support food insecurity<

Project Bread:

Project Bread’s COVID-19 relief efforts are focused on ensuring that people across the state of Massachusetts have safe, equitable, and reliable access to food, through their FoodSource Hotline and collaborations with school districts and local organizations.

2 grants made to support food insecurity

The Greater Boston Food Bank:

During the COVID-19 outbreak, The Greater Boston Food Bank has remained committed to its mission of providing healthy food and ending hunger across Eastern Massachusetts. GBFB supports more than 500 partner agencies in 190 cities and towns across Eastern MA’s nine counties (Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth and Suffolk).

2 grants made to support food insecurity

The Food Bank of Western MA:

The mission of The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts is to feed neighbors in need and lead the community to end hunger in the four counties of Western Massachusetts (Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire). It supports 175 member food pantries, meal site and shelters, as well as its own 26 Mobile Food Banks, and 51 Brown Bag: Food for Elders sites.

2 grants made to support food insecurity

Worcester County Food Bank:

Worcester County Food Bank is dedicated to engaging, educating, and leading Worcester County in creating a hunger-free community. The Worcester County Food Bank distributes food to people in need across Worcester County’s 60 cities and towns.

2 grants made to support food insecurity