The Trustees of the Foley Hoag Foundation are pleased to announce that the Foundation has awarded grants totaling $150,000 to 19 organizations in August as part of this summer’s special Bridging the Gap Grant Round. This continues the efforts started with our 2020 Racial Justice Grant Round to choose a specific issue of increased need to focus our grant making efforts and better leverage our impact. Each of the organizations listed below are aligned with the Foundation’s mission and have operations that been impacted by the Trump administration’s policies, federal funding cuts, and the overall retreat in corporate philanthropic giving. 

Boston:

• Asian Pacific Islanders Civic Action Network: $6,000 to support the LUCE Immigrant Justice Network, the LUCE Hotline, and train impacted leaders to build people power in the Boston area.
• Beat the Odds Boston: $8,000 to support high potential Boston youth affected by institutionalized racism and systemic inequity in achieving financial independence, social-emotional growth, educational success, and healing through innovative wrap-around music and arts programming.
• Boston Lesbigay Urban Foundation: $9,000 to expand their mentorship program for BIPOC LGBTQIA+ youth, providing affirming support, leadership development, and resilience tools amid rising threats to queer and trans communities.
• Cambridge Math Circle: $5,000 to provide math enrichment for students underrepresented in STEM in the Greater Boston area.
• He is Me Institute, Inc.: $9,000 in support of aspiring teacher initiatives in Summer 2025, programs designed to support 50 young Black males as they discover teaching, explore teaching, and advance their careers.
• The League of Women for Community Service: $9,000 to expand its educational and public programming activities, expand community partnerships, and support administrative operations.
• Love Your Magic: $5,000 to sustain two of their afterschool programs, ensuring continued access to culturally relevant literature and empowering 90 Black and Brown girls to engage in meaningful discussions around identity and social justice.
• The Resilient Sisterhood Project: $9,000 to continue its work educating and advocating for health equity regarding reproductive health of Black women and girls from historically marginalized communities.
• Who’s Got Morale: $9,000 to support Boston children ages 4-10 with a hands-on, enrichment after-school/out-of-school time program that strengthens reading, writing, science, and math skills while fostering confidence with a love of learning.

• LAW SCHOOL…Yes We Can: $4,000 to expand its mentorship and law school pipeline program, providing intensive, personalized support to more first-generation, historically marginalized students pursuing legal careers in Colorado.

• Caribbean Equality Project, Inc.: $9,000 to restore critical legal aid and safety education programs by executing 6-8 clinics and print public safety materials for over 500 LGBTQ+ Caribbean immigrants in NYC impacted by recent federal funding cuts.
• Center for the Integration and Advancement of New Americans, Inc.: $8,000 to support its Adult & Youth Educational programs, including ESL classes, civics instruction, and after school programs that are key components of their holistic immigrant integration model.
• DMF Youth: $9,000 to sustain high-impact, whole-child afterschool programming that builds confidence, emotional resilience, and academic readiness for over 200 underserved students across NYC.
• PureLegacee Inc.: $8,000 to provide wrap-around support including job training, leadership training, and mental health support to 40 systems-impacted girls and gender expansive youth.

• AfriThrive Inc.: $9,000 to provide tailored technical assistance, training, and market access support to help at least 10 African immigrant beginner farmers thrive as producers and community leaders.
• College Tribe: $8,000 to cover summer camp expenses for 30 Black children over a 6-weeek period. 
• Crossroads Community Food Network: $9,000 to increase fresh food access for approximately 200 immigrant households in the Takoma/Langley Crossroads who use federal nutrition benefits (SNAP, WIC, FMNP, and MD Sunbucks) when shopping at Crossroads Farmers Market.
• Fihankra Akoma Ntoaso (FAN-DC): $9,000 to support its Youth Peer Center, which connects with 800 people annually and anchors trauma-informed afterschool and summer programs serving at least 60 youth impacted by the child welfare system.
• KEEN Greater-DC: $8,000 to support staff-salaries and facility rentals, offer inclusive, high-quality sports programs for youth with disabilities, and provide much-needed respite time for their families.