The Massachusetts COVID-19 Relief Fund worked in concert with regional nonprofits, community foundations, and leaders at the community and state levels to understand the response and relief landscape. The goal was to ensure that all the needs were understood and responded to swiftly and that all of the interventions supported were effective.
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Home Start
A significant one-year grant to increase HomeStart’s capacity to grow and expand their eviction prevention services immediately, to prevent the number of evictions from 475 to 650 in the Eastern (Greater Boston) Housing Court and from 45 to 70 in the Southeastern (South Shore) Housing Court as well as expand to the four other Massachusetts …
Boston Resiliency Fund
The Boston Resiliency Fund was the City of Boston’s effort to help coordinate fundraising and philanthropic efforts. Their goal is to provide essential services to Boston residents whose health and well-being are most immediately impacted by COVID-19.
Decade 3
$75,203,027 was invested in 684 organizations. The average gift size was $109,945.95.* *Numbers from 2019 still not complete
First Teacher
The Foundation provides critical support to help First Teacher grow to serve more families in Roxbury and Dorchester. First Teacher is a parent-led school-readiness movement built and led by the same families who participate. First Teacher supports parents and caregivers in their role as their children’s first teacher through sharing resources, facilitating workshops and play …
Monan Medal of Catholic Philanthropy
Peter accepts Leadership Roundtable’s Inaugural Monan Medal of Catholic Philanthropy on behalf of the Lynch Family. The award was given to three outstanding Catholic philanthropic families from around the country who exemplify the legacy of the former president of Boston College, Father J. Donald Monan, SJ.
Mission Grammar School
Mission Grammar honors The Lynch Foundation with its Community Partnership Award in honor of the Foundation’s support to help the school advance its mission. The Lynch Foundation provided seed funding to launch Mission Grammar’s early education program and supported the program’s growth to include high-quality, year-round infant and toddler programming.
Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy
The Carolyn Lynch Garden on the Greenway opened in the spring after expansive renovations and improvements. Carolyn was an avid horticulturist and designs and plants from her personal gardens in Marblehead and Ireland can be found in the Greenway garden in Boston.
The Phoenix
The Trustees met Founder Scott Strode and were impressed by his leadership and The Phoenix model of creating a sober active community. In 2014, the Board approved seed funding to launch a Boston chapter, due to the rising opioid crisis in Massachusetts. Three years later, an exciting opportunity was presented for Phoenix to secure a …
EdNavigator
EdNavigator is an innovative organization that helps families find the path to a great education, partnering with leading businesses and community organizations to provides employees with expert Navigators who serve as personal education advisors. The Lynch Foundation funded to launch the first replication site of EdNavigator in Boston, which is now serving 550 families in …