Safety Net Grant
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Twice a year
- Next expected
- June 30, 2027
- Tracked since
- September 2026
Deadlines each year: June 30 · July 1
From the program guidelines: “The Brookline Community Foundation's Safety Net Grant program has rolling applications and is open until all available funds are allocated for the current fiscal year (July 1–June 30).”
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Eligible organizations
- Organizations
Geography
- Massachusetts
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Individuals/scholarships
- Not eligible: Grants cannot cover travel costs
Overview
The Brookline Community Foundation's Safety Net Grant program has rolling applications and is open until all available funds are allocated for the current fiscal year (July 1–June 30). Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations (BCF does not provide direct support or scholarships to individuals; grants cannot cover travel).
How to Apply
Apply via the Safety Net Grant program page at brooklinecommunity.org; rolling applications. Applicants must be nonprofits that do not discriminate in hiring or provision of services; BCF does not fund individuals/scholarships and grants cannot cover travel costs.
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from Brookline Community Foundation Inc's IRS filings)
Boston, MA · 2025
$25K
Society of St Vincent De Paul - St Mary of the Assumption
Brookline, MA · 2025
$10K
Brookline, MA · 2024
$92K
Brookline Community Foundation
Brookline, MA · 2024
$8,700
Brookline Center for Community Mental Health
Brookline, MA · 2022
$215K
12 grants in Brookline Community Foundation Inc's 2019–2025 filings reference “Safety Net Grant” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What Brookline Community Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 35
- Total given
- $1.55M
- Median grant
- $15K
- Range
- $5,700–$545K
- 65% of its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Massachusetts, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: Massachusetts 65%, California 35%. Top recipient cities: Brookline, MA; Boston, MA; Waltham, MA.
- 6% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 26% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Fii-National DBA Uptogether · Concord, CA
Guaranteed income project with uptogether brookline and brookline housing authority
$545K
Town of Brookline Finance Department · Brookline, MA
2025 bhs scholarship grants
$197K
Brookline Teen Center · Brookline, MA
Btc operations support, btc annual t-shirts, emergency operating funds, capacity…
$136K
Brookline Center for Community Mental Health · Brookline, MA
Care connections
$100K
Steps to Success Inc · Brookline, MA
Career connections (sts), building strong early literacy foundations across…
$46K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Community services
Project Locations
- MA
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