TRINITY FINANCIAL :: Charitable Funds

Mission Statement
The Trinity Financial Charitable Fund seeks to enrich the quality of life in low-income and mixed income housing communities by providing grants that support educational opportunities, public service and neighborhood improvements, and create positive social change in creative, inclusive ways.

Background
Established in 2006, the Trinity Financial Charitable Fund has supported the following:
* outreach and support to tenant groups and neighborhood organizations, including schools, churches, libraries, cultural/social/multi service-centers and other non-profit organizations engaged in neighborhood improvement
* programs that combat crime and neighborhood deterioration
* scholarships and other financial assistance to children and adults
* encouragement of youth and the general public to participate in civic life
* education of local citizens on issues of interest to the general public

Procedure for requesting grants
Applications must be made in writing; indicating the specific need to be met, the dollar amount requested, and the benefit/s that will be generated by the grant. Confirmation of organization’s non-profit status must also be included.

Grants will be considered up to $5,000.

Application requests will be granted quarterly:
First Quarter Funding: Applications Due January 15
Second Quarter Funding: Applications Due April 15
Third Quarter Funding: Applications Due July 15
Fourth Quarter Funding: Applications Due September 15
A committee will review each grant request. Decisions are based on the merits of the request, its anticipated benefits, and the availability of funds. Notification of acceptance or rejection will be given within 45 days of the application due date.

Applications should be mailed to:
Sadio Desmond
Trinity Financial
40 Court Street, 8th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Grant recipients include:
Ashmont Nursery School
Asian Community Development Program
Big Sister Association of Greater Boston
B’Nai B’rith New England
Boston Bar Foundation
Boston City Singers
Boston College High School
Boston Harbor Association
The Boston Home
The Boston Museum
Boston Preservation Alliance
Boston Public Schools
Boston Raiders Youth Football & Cheerleading
Boston YMCA
Boston YWCA
Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston
The Bridge Center
Brookview House
Caritas Communities
Cedar Grove Baseball
Chinese Progressive Association
CollegeBound
The Col. Daniel Marr Boys & Girls Club
Community Design Resource Center
Community Teamwork, Inc.
Dorchester Arts Collaborative
Dorchester Historical Society
Dorchester Park Association
Englewood Tenants Association
Fenway Community Development Corporation
Field’s Corner Main Street
Four Corners Main Street
Franklin Hill I-O Summer Program
Greater Four Corners Action Coalition
Greater Merrimack Valley
HopeFound
Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations
Mattapan Community Development Corporation
Merrimack Valley Food Bank
Merritting Attention Basketball Club
Milton Residences for the Elderly
The Neighborhood House Charter School
New England Regional Council of Carpenters
Northeastern University
Project Bread - Walk For Hunger
Project HipHop
Pine Street Inn
Spark Center
St. Mark’s Area Main Streets
UMASS Lowell
Walk Boston