Rabbi Abraham Halbfinger and Charlesview Charitable Fund Grant

Rabbi Abraham Halbfinger and Charlesview Charitable Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Charlesview, Inc
Amount: US $15,000 - US $35,000
Last Updated: March 04, 2026

Summary

The Rabbi Abraham Halbfinger and Charlesview Charitable Fund, established by Charlesview, Inc. in 2013, focuses on enhancing community empowerment in the Allston-Brighton area through various initiatives. This fund supports nonprofits aiming to provide essential services such as education, health, arts, housing, and workforce development. By fostering partnerships and collaboration, the fund seeks to uplift low- and moderate-income residents, ensuring they have access to resources that help them thrive in their community.

Overview

About Us Charlesview, Inc. is an interdenominational, faith-based, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization comprised of three area congregations: Congregation Kadimah Toras-Moshe, St. Anthony’s Roman Catholic Church, and Brighton Community United Methodist Church. The organization that included two other local churches of the time − the Methodist Churches of Allston and Brighton and Saint Gabriel Passionist Parish − built the original Charlesview Apartments located in the North Allston neighborhood of Boston in the 1970s to provide quality housing to low- and moderate- income individuals and families. That property was sold allowing Charlesview, Inc. and its partners to redevelop and occupy the new Charlesview Residences in 2013, less than half a mile from it’s original location. More information on the facility is available at www.charlesviewcommunity.org. We are proud to note that Charlesview Residences includes a thriving community center and has received several prestigious local and national awards for its design and operation. Our mission: The Charlesview story is one of community empowerment, interfaith cooperation and collaborative public/private partnerships. Inspired by the shared values of their faiths and their long-term commitment and ability to work together since 1968 to build and sustain affordable housing, the board representing the partnering congregations of Charlesview, Inc. created the Rabbi Abraham Halbfinger and Charlesview Charitable Fund in 2013. Named in memory of a founding Charlesview, Inc. board director, the Fund aims to help the Allston-Brighton community’s efforts to be a thriving neighborhood where opportunities abound, and all residents can reach their potential. The Fund will join with other community efforts to provide additional resources to nonprofits helping low- and moderate-income individuals and families living in Allston-Brighton to pursue their dreams. Rabbi Abraham Halbfinger and Charlesview Charitable Fund There are many existing resources and life-enriching relationships in the Allston-Brighton community. The Rabbi Abraham Halbfinger and Charlesview Charitable Fund aims to strengthen, deepen, and grow these resources and relationships and ensure that they benefit low- and moderate-income individuals and families who live in Allston-Brighton. The Fund targets its support in five core areas listed below. The following are examples of projects the Fund has considered but are not limited to. The following are examples of projects the Fund has considered but are not limited to: Education – Examples include after-school homework and enrichment programs, adult education, youth leadership development, citizenship preparation. Participatory Arts Education – Examples include youth and adult art and/or music programs, community arts projects, expressive therapies. Health/Mental Wellness – Examples include physical, social, emotional wellness programs, nutrition, disease-specific programming, substance use services, programs that address an identified health disparity in the community for individuals, families or groups. Housing/Shelter – Examples include housing readiness programs, resident leadership and empowerment efforts, housing transition and stabilization services. Workforce/Asset Development – Examples include job readiness and training, financial literacy.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. While the Fund targets organizations headquartered or already heavily invested in the Allston/Brighton neighborhood, it will consider organizations from Greater Boston that are interested in expanding their work to the Allston/Brighton community.Public and private schools will not be directly funded but are encouraged to partner with organizations to submit applications in any of the core areas.We strongly urge applicants to partner with other organizations or local schools to increase the effectiveness and reach of the proposed programming.Charitable projects sponsored by Charlesview, Inc’s partnering congregations may apply annually to the Fund but must be consistent with the Fund’s procedures and priorities.Capacity-building projects will be considered.The Fund will allow up to 20 percent of the requested grant to be used for general operating expenses. All proposed services must specifically and primarily serve the Allston-Brighton community. Periodically, the Charlesview, Inc. board will re-evaluate the Fund’s priorities and giving process.

Ineligibility

The Rabbi Abraham Halbfinger and Charlesview Charitable Fund does not normally support:Programs whose impact is substantially outside the Allston-Brighton neighborhoodProposals with poorly defined outcomes or benchmarks for successCapital requests for building, equipment or property acquisition, with the exception of specified small equipment (e.g. computers) required for conducting the proposed programPrograms for which the public sector normally assumes primary funding responsibilityRequests from individualsRequests to directly support public, private, charter or religious schools. However, schools may be a partner or beneficiary of a nonprofit organizations’ workCamp scholarships