Nonprofit Partner News

March 12th, 2025 | Nonprofit Partner News

$2.5 Million Grant from Yawkey Foundation to Support Student Services

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. $2.5 Million Grant from Yawkey Foundation to Support Student Services...

March 12th, 2025 | Nonprofit Partner News

Jack Connors’s legacy will live on through The Connors Leadership Academy

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. Jack Connors’s legacy will live on through The Connors Leadership...

January 31st, 2025 | Nonprofit Partner News

Youth Enrichment Services (YES) Celebrates Groundbreaking of Its New Headquarters for Boston Youth

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. Youth Enrichment Services (YES), a nonprofit organization committed to providing...

November 12th, 2024 | Nonprofit Partner News

Yawkey Foundation Supports Good Sports to donate essential baseball equipment to the Boys & Girls Club of Metro South

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. Yawkey Foundation and Good Sports are teaming up to provide...

October 9th, 2024 | Nonprofit Partner News

Father Bill’s & MainSpring receives a $1.5 million Transformational Capital Grant from Yawkey Foundation for its new Brockton shelter

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. Father Bill’s & MainSpring (FBMS) has announced that it has...

September 12th, 2024 | Nonprofit Partner News

The BASE Strengthens its Foundation and Bolsters Future Impact with Purchase of its Building

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. Boston, MA (September 12, 2024) – The BASE, a Roxbury-based...

June 5th, 2024 | Nonprofit Partner News

WHOI Ocean and Climate Outreach Series

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. The 2024 WHOI Ocean and Climate Outreach Series, presented by...

January 24th, 2024 | Nonprofit Partner News

Pine Street Inn dedicates its Women’s Inn shelter as the Yawkey House

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. Pine Street Inn announced the renaming of its Women’s Inn...

December 21st, 2023 | Nonprofit Partner News

House of Possibilities receives a $555,000 Strategic Investment Grant from Yawkey Foundation for Easton facility expansion activities

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. House of Possibilities (HOPe) has been awarded a $555,000 Strategic...

November 16th, 2023 | Nonprofit Partner News

The Greater Boston Food Bank receives a $1 million capital grant from Yawkey Foundation to expand refrigeration capacity

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB), the largest hunger-relief organization...

November 10th, 2023 | Nonprofit Partner News

The New England Center and Home for Veterans receives a $500,000 Strategic Investment Grant from Yawkey Foundation to improve housing

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. The New England Center and Home for Veterans (NECHV) has...

November 9th, 2023 | Nonprofit Partner News

Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción receives a $3 million transformational grant from Yawkey Foundation to build La CASA

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción (IBA) today announced a $3 million...

November 1st, 2023 | Nonprofit Partner News

Father Bill’s & MainSpring opens Yawkey Housing Resource Center

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. Father Bill’s & MainSpring officially opened its Yawkey Housing Resource...

October 23rd, 2023 | NewsNonprofit Partner News

Yawkey Foundation partners with Good Sports to donate equipment to YMCA of Roxbury

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. Good Sports, a non-profit organization creating equitable access in youth...

August 17th, 2023 | Nonprofit Partner News

Easterseals Massachusetts received a $250,000 Strategic Investment Grant from Yawkey Foundation

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. Easterseals Massachusetts (ESMA), a leader in providing programs and services...

August 9th, 2023 | Nonprofit Partner News

Boston Children’s Museum Awarded $300,000 Grant from Yawkey Foundation for Access & Outreach Initiatives

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. Boston Children's Museum recently received a $300,000 Strategic Investment grant...

June 27th, 2023 | Nonprofit Partner News

The Souls of the Game: Voices of Black Baseball

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. On June 19, 2023, the National Baseball Hall of Fame announced details...

June 1st, 2023 | Nonprofit Partner News

The Dimock Center – Partnering with Yawkey Foundation to Restore Hope for Individuals Struggling with Addiction

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. The growing opioid crisis in Boston necessitates easier access to...

May 8th, 2023 | Nonprofit Partner News

Youth Enrichment Services (YES) Receives $1 Million Grant to Fund the Construction of New Headquarters in Jamaica Plain

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. Youth Enrichment Services (YES), a long-standing youth nonprofit organization in...

April 3rd, 2023 | NewsNonprofit Partner News

Boston Medical Center Receives $3 Million Grant from the Yawkey Foundation for Improved Access to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Care

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. On March 29, 2023, the Yawkey Foundation leadership, alongside supporters...

March 16th, 2023 | Nonprofit Partner News

Natick Community Organic Farm Awarded $50,000 Grant from Yawkey Foundation for Barn Rebuild

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. The Natick Community Organic Farm (NCOF) received a $50,000 Program...

March 14th, 2023 | Nonprofit Partner News

Dimock Center has received a $2.5 million grant from the Yawkey Foundation

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. To learn more about expanded substance use treatment services at...

March 7th, 2023 | Nonprofit Partner News

A Winning Combination

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. The Roberto Clemente League of Lowell (RCLL) has gone from...

March 7th, 2023 | Nonprofit Partner News

The Yawkey Foundation’s Support of the PMC Kids Ride Program Reaches $1.5 Million in 2022

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. The Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) is pleased to share that the Yawkey...

March 6th, 2023 | Nonprofit Partner News

Yawkey Foundation supports ABCD Youth Access Pack

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. The Yawkey Foundation donated $40,000 to the ABCD Youth Access...

January 25th, 2023 | Nonprofit Partner News

Boston Medical Center Receives $3 Million Grant from the Yawkey Foundation

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. Sometimes the stars and calendar align for truly serendipitous happenings,...

December 13th, 2022 | Nonprofit Partner News

Continuing Support of Hale Education

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. For decades, the Yawkey Foundation has had ample reason to...

November 10th, 2022 | Nonprofit Partner News

The Nature Conservatory-South Carolina

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. Tom Yawkey and his wife, Jean, formed a deep lifetime...

August 31st, 2022 | Nonprofit Partner News

Trustees & Yawkey Foundation Bring Nature Play Experiences to East Boston & South Coast Cities

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. The Trustees of Reservations (The Trustees), the nation’s first and...

August 23rd, 2022 | Nonprofit Partner News

Yawkey Foundation Joins Jackie Robinson Foundation to Celebrate Opening of the Jackie Robinson Museum

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. Yawkey Foundation is proud to be a founding supporter of...

June 15th, 2022 | Nonprofit Partner News

Donation adds 269 acres to Georgetown’s Yawkey Wildlife Center

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. GEORGETOWN — Georgetown County has 269 more acres of protected...

June 14th, 2022 | Nonprofit Partner News

Yawkey Foundation donates hundreds of wildlife acres to SCDNR to protect in perpetuity, adding to Yawkey Wildlife Center

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. On Monday, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR)...

June 3rd, 2022 | Nonprofit Partner News

Yawkey Foundation and WHOI present Summer Speaker Series, “Dispatches from an Ocean Planet”

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, in partnership with the Yawkey Foundation, proudly...

March 26th, 2022 | Nonprofit Partner News

Pete Frates Center Receives Dedication at Boston College

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. On March 26, 2022, the Pete Frates Center was officially...

February 11th, 2022 | Nonprofit Partner News

Yawkey Foundation donates $1M to International African American Museum

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. Charleston, S.C. - The International African American Museum has received...

January 26th, 2022 | Nonprofit Partner News

St. Francis House Receives $400,000 Strategic Investment Grant from Yawkey Foundation

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. JANUARY 26, 2022 - We are proud to announce that...

January 25th, 2022 | Nonprofit Partner News

Bowdoin Street Health Center Announces $1 Million Transformational Capital Gift from Yawkey Foundation

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. BOSTON – Bowdoin Street Health Center, part of Beth Israel...

January 21st, 2022 | Nonprofit Partner News

Blue Hill Observatory & Science Center Announces a $100K Grant from the Yawkey Foundation

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. Milton, MA, January 21, 2022 - Blue Hill Observatory &...

December 20th, 2021 | Nonprofit Partner News

Yawkey Foundation Awards $75,000 to Replace HarborCOV Elevator

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. Chelsea, December 2021 - HarborCOV is incredibly grateful and excited...

December 16th, 2021 | Nonprofit Partner News

UTEC Receives $500,000 from Yawkey Foundation for Woodworking Social Enterprise Expansion To Increase Economic Mobility Pathways for Justice-Involved Young Adults

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. Lowell, MA – Today, UTEC, a nonprofit dedicated to igniting...

December 7th, 2021 | Nonprofit Partner News

Yawkey Foundation Commits $15 Million to Pine Street Inn to Help Increase Supportive Housing, End Homelessness

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. BOSTON – December 7, 2021 – Today, Pine Street Inn,...

November 29th, 2021 | Nonprofit Partner News

Bridge Over Troubled Waters Announces $900,000 Strategic Investment Grant from Yawkey Foundation

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. Boston, MA - Bridge Over Troubled Waters (Bridge) today announced...

November 22nd, 2021 | Nonprofit Partner News

Catholic Charities of Boston Receives $700,000 Yawkey Foundation Strategic Investment Grant

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. Boston, MA - November 22, 2021: As communities across the Commonwealth continue to cope with the lasting economic impacts of the COVID-19 health crisis, Catholic...

November 5th, 2021 | Nonprofit Partner News

Yawkey Foundation Awards Father Bill’s & MainSpring $2 million toward transformational Housing Resource Center

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. QUINCY, Mass., Thursday, November 4, 2021 As the region and...

October 20th, 2021 | Nonprofit Partner News

Saugus Softball Little League Boasts New Equipment Courtesy of the Yawkey Foundation

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. On Oct. 12, representatives of the Yawkey Foundation and Good...

September 20th, 2021 | Nonprofit Partner News

Yawkey Foundation Supports Patient Assistance Program

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. The Yawkey Foundation recently awarded $100,000 to the Adult Patient...

April 27th, 2021 | Nonprofit Partner News

Yawkey Foundation Grants $1 Million Capstone Gift to King Boston on Coretta Scott King’s Birthday

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. Boston, MA (April 27, 2021): On the anniversary of Coretta...

January 20th, 2021 | Nonprofit Partner News

The Yawkey Foundation Helps Fund the Bay State Games

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. The Yawkey Foundation has been a generous funder of the...

January 20th, 2021 | Nonprofit Partner News

A Decade of Philanthropy Dedicated to The Boston Home

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. Since 1977, the Yawkey Foundation has changed lives for the...

January 19th, 2021 | Nonprofit Partner News

Yawkey Nonprofit Internship Program at BU

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. Boston University’s Yawkey Nonprofit Internship Program is a selective program...

October 15th, 2020 | Nonprofit Partner News

Capital Grant to Catholic Memorial School

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. West Roxbury, MA — Catholic Memorial, a college-preparatory school for...

September 29th, 2020 | Nonprofit Partner News

Yawkey Legacy Honored With Re-Naming of Brockton Hospital’s School of Nursing

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital was the recipient of a $1...

April 3rd, 2018 | Nonprofit Partner News

The Dimock Center Opens Newly Renovated Dr. Lucy Sewall Center for Acute Treatment Services, with Support from a Lead Donation by the Yawkey Foundations

The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release. ROXBURY – On Tuesday, April 3, 2018 The Dimock Center...