Empowering Youth, Fostering Resilience, and Supporting Community Growth in Greater Boston
CAMBRIDGE, MA – June 13, 2025, In response to ongoing community needs, The Philanthropy Connection (TPC), a Cambridge, MA-based women’s giving circle, has announced $240,000 in grants to ten organizations based in the Greater Boston area. These grants aim to fund nonprofit organizations that support underserved communities and address systemic inequities impacting individuals and families within the greater Boston area.
As a collective dedicated to fostering systemic change through strategic giving, TPC’s members chose grant recipients for their ability to address critical needs across Greater Boston. “By pooling our resources and focusing on collective impact, we aim to create meaningful and lasting change,” said Valerie Godhwani, Co-President of The Philanthropy Connection. “In these especially uncertain and tumultuous times, we remain even more committed to supporting organizations that uplift and strengthen our community,” added Godhwani.
Co-President Jenny Morrison further elaborated on TPC’s mission: “We believe in the power of collective giving and reaffirm our commitment to tackling systemic inequality and promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion—not just in words, but in action. We stand by our grantees, who are doing this work every day.”
This year’s grantees reflect a broad commitment to supporting a diverse community and impactful initiatives across several areas of focus:
Immigration Support: Organizations providing legal, social, and advocacy services for immigrants and refugees
- Student Clinic for Immigrant Justice – https://www.scijimmigration.org/
- Project Citizenship – https://projectcitizenship.org/
Women’s Health & Education: Programs that ensure women have support and access to healthcare, education, and safe spaces to provide for themselves and their families.
- Jane Doe Inc – https://www.janedoe.org/
- Ready, Inspire, Act – https://readyinspireact.org/
- MUA – Mujeres Unidas Avanzando – https://muaboston.org/
- Family Health Project – https://www.familyhealthproject.org/
Youth, Family & Community – Initiatives providing underserved youth and families with support and programming that foster confidence, growth, and access to healthy, local food in safe, green spaces
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- Girls Leap – https://girlsleap.org/
- Young Man with a Plan – https://youngmanwithaplan.org/
- Boston Food Forest Coalition – https://www.bostonfoodforest.org/
The TPC membership celebrated these nonprofit organizations during their annual Grant Awards Ceremony held on June 12th at the Row Hotel in Somerville, MA.
About The Philanthropy Connection (TPC):
The Philanthropy Connection is a collective of over 250 members with a mission to inspire and empower a community of women to learn, grow, and engage in collective giving to support nonprofit organizations that address systemic inequities impacting individuals and families within the greater Boston area. By uniting resources and efforts, members strive to create a more resilient and vibrant Greater Boston for future generations. Since its inception in 2013, it has awarded over 100 grants totaling nearly $3 million.
For more information about TPC and its grant-making process, please visit https://thephilanthropyconnection.org/