Greater Worcester Community Foundation
The Greater Worcester Community Foundation goes beyond making grants. The Foundation identifies and addresses our region’s current and emerging challenges. In collaboration with partners in our nonprofit, public and business sectors, we bring people and resources together to help our region meet pressing and long-term needs and prepare for the future.
Greater Worcester Community Foundation Features
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posted on 2 Jul 2020 | Group NewsOver 400 students will receive awards to assist them during the upcoming academic year
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posted on 2 Jul 2020 | Group NewsThe Greater Worcester Community Foundation's first-ever virtual Annual Meeting featured a keynote address from Congressman Jim McGovern, a video message from Massachusetts' First Lady Lauren Baker...
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posted on 30 Apr 2020 | Group NewsThe Worcester Together: Central Mass COVID-19 Fund announced today that it reached a new milestone of $5 million in donations raised. The fund, a joint effort between the Greater Worcester Community...
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posted on 30 Apr 2020 | Group NewsThe Worcester Together fund announced grants today that raised their total support for non-profits during the COVID-19 crisis to more than $616,000 with 51 local nonprofits. The fund, a joint effort...
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posted on 30 Mar 2020 | Group NewsThe 'Worcester Together' fund announced today that the George I Alden Trust has donated $1 million to the fund to support the community's response to COVID-19. The fund, a partnership between the...
Other news from Greater Worcester Community Foundation
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posted on 30 Mar 2020 | Group NewsThe Foundation has announced a new fund to support a community-wide response to the COVID19 outbreak in Worcester County. Seeded with $535,000, the funds will be distributed by grants...
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posted on 30 Mar 2020 | Group NewsThe Greater Worcester Community Foundation and the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, co-sponsors of Leadership Worcester, announced that the program is now recruiting new members for its 2021...
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posted on 5 Mar 2020 | Group NewsThe board of directors of the Foundation has approved the establishment of a new Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) portfolio, the Foundation announced today. The portfolio allows donors to...
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posted on 5 Mar 2020 | Group NewsThe Foundation is now accepting grant applications for projects that improve access to healthcare as well as improve health outcomes for the community. Each year, GWCF awards approximately $200,000...
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posted on 5 Mar 2020 | Group NewsThe Foundation is now accepting applications for grants to support organizations that deploy emergency services in the Blackstone Valley with grants for equipment purchases, training and education....
About Us
Ours is a citizen-run model of philanthropy dedicated to enhancing the community in perpetuity.
In establishing the Greater Worcester Community Foundation, our founders sought to develop an organization that engaged Worcester County in its own betterment. This neighborly experiment built on self-reliance embraces and engages diverse sectors united in their vision of a better Worcester.
In our first 40 years, we’ve used the simple, accountable and flexible model of the community foundation to build an endowment of $140 million, raise $125 million and distribute $96 million in grants. Each year, we continue to grow our resources—knowledge, relationships and funds—and do more for our community.