Imagined in Cambridge! Social Innovation Award
Funding Amount
$25,000 total (distributed among winners)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Geographic Scope: Cambridge, MA
Annual award recognizing bold, innovative social innovation ideas addressing Cambridge's challenges. Fifth annual award announced in 2024. Award winners receive grant funding to implement their ideas.
Focus Areas: Social innovation, community solutions, hyperlocal initiatives
Recent Activity:
- June 2025: 2025 award winners announced
- May 2024: Fifth annual award winners announced
- October 2021: Five groups recognized with the award
- July 2021: 28 microgrants awarded through this program
- October 2020: Second annual award recognizing five groups
Background: Program seeks bold ideas from Cambridge residents and organizations for addressing community challenges.
What Cambridge Community Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 162
- Total given
- $3.44M
- Median grant
- $10K
- Range
- $5,300–$200K
- By dollars: Massachusetts 86%, California 7%, Missouri 1%. Top recipient cities: Cambridge, MA; Boston, MA; Somerville, MA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 50% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Solidaire Network Inc · Oakland, CA
Program assistance
$200K
Cambridge Community Center · Cambridge, MA
Program assistance
$161K
Cambridge News Inc · Cambridge, MA
Program assistance
$128K
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA
Program assistance
$118K
Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee · Cambridge, MA
Program assistance
$101K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Community development
- Social justice
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