Apply for a Grant
We offer a number of granting opportunities to support projects and organizations that strengthen and enliven our community.
Grantee List
A list of our latest grants made is available here.
Nonprofit Support Center
Our relationship with grant recipients not only involves funding their work, but also includes investments in nonprofit organizational capacity and knowledge building.
Renaissance Award
The Renaissance Award is the Foundation’s signature prize, awarded annually to an outstanding individual for exemplary leadership in the nonprofit community.
Newcomers Become Neighbors
When more than 600 Afghan refugees arrived in 2022, Worcester’s resettlement agencies collaborated to rapidly provide housing, food, and warm clothing. Front-line responders included Welcoming Alliance for Refugee Ministry (WARM), whose hundreds of trained volunteers supported and befriended the many Afghan families who spent their first months in hotels. WARM volunteers organized outings for children at gyms and parks as well as social events for women such as sewing circles and English classes that continue now that families are in apartments.