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January 24th, 2024 | Nonprofit Partner News

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

Pine Street Inn announced the renaming of its Women’s Inn shelter to Yawkey House at a ceremony on January 24...

December 21st, 2023 | Nonprofit Partner News

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

House of Possibilities (HOPe) has been awarded a $555,000 Strategic Investment Grant from the Yawkey Foundation to support pre-construction activities...

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 Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB), the largest hunger-relief organization in New England, announced today that it has received a...

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 New England Center and Home for Veterans (NECHV) has been awarded a $500,000 Strategic Investment Grant from the Yawkey...

November 9th, 2023 | Nonprofit Partner News

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

Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción (IBA) today announced a $3 million transformational grant from the Yawkey Foundation to support plans to...

November 1st, 2023 | Nonprofit Partner News

Father Bill’s & MainSpring opens Yawkey Housing Resource Center

Father Bill’s & MainSpring officially opened its Yawkey Housing Resource Center (HRC) in November, 2023. The HRC, supported in part...

October 23rd, 2023 | NewsNonprofit Partner News

Good Sports donates baseball and softball equipment to the YMCA of Roxbury

Good Sports, a non-profit organization creating equitable access in youth sports and physical activity, partnered with Yawkey Foundation to donate...

August 17th, 2023 | Nonprofit Partner News

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

Easterseals Massachusetts (ESMA), a leader in providing programs and services to children and adults with disabilities throughout the state, has...

August 9th, 2023 | Nonprofit Partner News

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

Boston Children's Museum recently received a $300,000 Strategic Investment grant from the Yawkey Foundation, aiming to strengthen and expand the...

June 27th, 2023 | Nonprofit Partner News

The Souls of the Game: Voices of Black Baseball

On June 19, 2023, the National Baseball Hall of Fame announced details about its Black Baseball Initiative and the unveiling of a...

June 1st, 2023 | Nonprofit Partner News

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

The growing opioid crisis in Boston necessitates easier access to addiction treatment and recovery services. Opioid-related deaths have risen by...

May 31st, 2023 | Nonprofit Partner News

WHOI Ocean and Climate Outreach Series

The 2023 WHOI Ocean and Climate Outreach Series, presented by the Yawkey Foundation, is an exciting and informative initiative that...

May 8th, 2023 | Nonprofit Partner News

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

Youth Enrichment Services (YES), a long-standing youth nonprofit organization in Boston, has received a capital grant from the Yawkey Foundation...

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

On March 29, 2023, the Yawkey Foundation leadership, alongside supporters and clinical leaders from Boston Medical Center, attended a ribbon-cutting...

March 16th, 2023 | Nonprofit Partner News

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

The Natick Community Organic Farm (NCOF) received a $50,000 Program and Small Capital grant from the Yawkey Foundation to support...

March 14th, 2023 | Nonprofit Partner News

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

The Dimock Center has received a $2.5 million grant from the Yawkey Foundation to establish a 39-bed post-detox clinical stabilization...

March 7th, 2023 | Nonprofit Partner News

A Winning Combination

The Roberto Clemente League of Lowell (RCLL) has gone from being the lowest cost recreational baseball league in Lowell to...

March 7th, 2023 | Nonprofit Partner News

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

The Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) is pleased to share that the Yawkey Foundation is the Presenting Sponsor of the 2022 PMC Kids...

March 6th, 2023 | Nonprofit Partner News

Yawkey Foundation supports ABCD Youth Access Pack

The Yawkey Foundation donated $40,000 to the ABCD Youth Access Pack project to support under-resourced youth facing severe social and...

January 25th, 2023 | Nonprofit Partner News

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

Sometimes the stars and calendar align for truly serendipitous happenings, and the Yawkey Foundation is delighted to announce that on...

December 13th, 2022 | Nonprofit Partner News

Continuing Support of Hale Education

The Yawkey Foundation's Continuing Support of Hale Education For decades, the Yawkey Foundation has had ample reason to work with...

November 10th, 2022 | Nonprofit Partner News

The Nature Conservatory-South Carolina

The below was originally published in The Nature Conservatory's November newsletter. We caught up with Maureen H. Bleday, chief executive...

August 31st, 2022 | Nonprofit Partner News

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

August 31, 2022 The following is from a press release issued by The Trustees of Reservations. The Trustees of Reservations...

August 23rd, 2022 | Nonprofit Partner News

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

Yawkey Foundation is proud to be a founding supporter of the recently-opened Jackie Robinson Museum, located in New York City’s...

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 press release was issued by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Gift of 269-Acre Cat Island preserve...

June 3rd, 2022 | Nonprofit Partner News

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

The following article was originally posted on the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's website. Woods Hole, MA — Looking for a...

March 26th, 2022 | Nonprofit Partner News

Pete Frates Center Receives Dedication at Boston College

On March 26, 2022, the Pete Frates Center was officially dedicated on the Brighton campus of Boston College. The ceremony...

February 11th, 2022 | Nonprofit Partner News

Yawkey Foundation donates $1M to International African American Museum

The following is from a press release issued by IAAM Gift Perpetuates the Foundation’s Longstanding Commitment to South Carolina’s Lowcountry...

January 27th, 2022 | Nonprofit Partner News

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

The following is from a press release issued by Blue Hill Observatory Milton, MA, January 21, 2022 - Blue Hill...

January 27th, 2022 | Nonprofit Partner News

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

The following is an excerpt from a press release issued by St. Francis House JANUARY 26, 2022 - We are...

January 25th, 2022 | Nonprofit Partner News

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

The following is from a newsletter by Bowdoin Street Health Center Gift will expand access to care in Dorchester, including...

January 20th, 2022 | Nonprofit Partner News

Yawkey Foundation Awards $75,000 to Replace HarborCOV Elevator

The following Press Release was issued by HarborCOV. Chelsea, December 2021 - HarborCOV is incredibly grateful and excited to announce that...

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 Press Release was issued by UTEC. Lowell, MA – Today, UTEC, a nonprofit dedicated to igniting and nurturing...

December 7th, 2021 | Nonprofit Partner News

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

Transformational gift will help create 400-500 permanent housing units BOSTON – December 7, 2021 – Today, Pine Street Inn, New...

November 29th, 2021 | Nonprofit Partner News

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

The following Press Release was issued by Bridge Over Troubled Waters. Boston, MA - Bridge Over Troubled Waters (Bridge) today...

November 22nd, 2021 | Nonprofit Partner News

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

$700,000 Strategic Initiative Funding to Support Expansion of Multi-Service Centers 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

Rendering of the Yawkey Housing Resource Center at Father Bill’s & Mainspring in Quincy Rendering by the Narrow Gate Architecture...

October 20th, 2021 | Nonprofit Partner News

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

The following is an excerpt from the Wicked Local. Saugus Softball Little League now boasts 482 new pieces of equipment...

September 20th, 2021 | Nonprofit Partner News

Yawkey Foundation Supports Patient Assistance Program

Deborah Toffler, MSW, LSCW. The following is an excerpt from the DFCI newsletter. The Yawkey Foundation recently awarded $100,000 to...

June 2nd, 2021 | Nonprofit Partner News

Yawkey Foundation Provides $5 Million Gift to Franciscan Children’s for New Mental Health Center

The following is a press release issued by Franciscan Children's. Transformational gift will help build a new facility to expand capacity,...

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 King Boston Gift caps off King Boston’s multimillion-dollar campaign to fund commission, construction and...

January 20th, 2021 | Nonprofit Partner News

The Yawkey Foundation Helps Fund the Bay State Games

The following is an is an excerpt from the Bay State Games newsletter. The Yawkey Foundation has been a generous...

January 20th, 2021 | Nonprofit Partner News

A Decade of Philanthropy Dedicated to The Boston Home

The following is an excerpt from the Boston Home newsletter. 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 Boston University's newsletter BU Today. Boston University’s Yawkey Nonprofit Internship Program is a selective...

October 15th, 2020 | Nonprofit Partner News

Capital Grant to Catholic Memorial School

West Roxbury, MA — Catholic Memorial, a college-preparatory school for boys in grades 7 to 12, today announced that they...

September 29th, 2020 | Nonprofit Partner News

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

The following is from a issued by Brockton Hospital. Grant to focus on nursing school, education, and accessibility during and...

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 the Dimock Center newsletter. The Dimock Center’s New Inpatient Detox Increases Capacity to Save...

Nonprofit Partner News

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

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

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

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

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

Father Bill’s & MainSpring opens Yawkey Housing Resource Center

Good Sports donates baseball and softball equipment to the YMCA of Roxbury

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

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

The Souls of the Game: Voices of Black Baseball

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

WHOI Ocean and Climate Outreach Series

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

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

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

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

A Winning Combination

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

Yawkey Foundation supports ABCD Youth Access Pack

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

Continuing Support of Hale Education

The Nature Conservatory-South Carolina

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

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

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

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

Pete Frates Center Receives Dedication at Boston College

Yawkey Foundation donates $1M to International African American Museum

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

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

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

Yawkey Foundation Awards $75,000 to Replace HarborCOV Elevator

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

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

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

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

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

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

Yawkey Foundation Supports Patient Assistance Program

Yawkey Foundation Provides $5 Million Gift to Franciscan Children’s for New Mental Health Center

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

The Yawkey Foundation Helps Fund the Bay State Games

A Decade of Philanthropy Dedicated to The Boston Home

Yawkey Nonprofit Internship Program at BU

Capital Grant to Catholic Memorial School

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

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

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