Press Release

Foundation for MetroWest announced today that it has awarded grants totaling $162,000 to twenty-six organizations throughout the MetroWest region as part of their 2011 grant cycle. Grants will be distributed to recipients at an event being held today at 4pm at Mass Audubon’s Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary in Natick, MA.

The 2011 distributions were focused on three key service areas – Arts & Culture, Family Support, and Environmental. Recipients of this year’s grants will be using the funding to support a variety of activities including food and housing assistance, watershed restoration, at-risk youth support, and improving arts access. (A full list of recipients is included below.)

“The MetroWest is defined by the strength of the organizations working tirelessly to improve the quality of life in communities throughout the region,” said Judith Salerno, executive director of Foundation for MetroWest. “Each year we are incredibly moved by the aspiration of these organizations to serve their communities and we are proud to be able to support them in a small, but meaningful way.”

In 2011 the Foundation for MetroWest distributed nearly $600K throughout the region and has distributed more than $6.5M since its inception in 1995. For more information please visit us online at http://www.FoundationforMetroWest.org.

2011 Foundation for MetroWest Grant Recipients

Arts & Culture / $31,000
The Discovery Museum of Acton / $5,000
Amazing Things Art Center of Framingham / $5,000
Performing Arts Center of MetroWest of Framingham / $8,000
Concord Players of Concord / $2,000
Emerson Umbrella for the Arts of Concord / $8,500
Music Access Group, Inc. of Dedham / $2,500

Environmental / $21,000

Mass Audubon: Drumlin Farm of Lincoln / $10,000
Medfield Animal Shelter of Medfield / $1,000
Lake Cochituate Watershed Council of Natick / $4,000
Sudbury Valley Trustees of Sudbury / $1,000
Neponset River Watershed Association of Westwood / $5,000

Family Support / $110,000

New Hope Inc. of Attleboro / $7,500
Minuteman Senior Services of Burlington / $7,500
JRI Health of Framingham / $5,500
MetroWest Legal Services of Framingham / $10,000
Advocates, Inc. of Framingham / $10,000
Bethany Hill School of Framingham / $5,000
Framingham Adult ESL of Framingham / $4,500
Jewish Family Service of MetroWest of Framingham / $10,000
South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Inc. of Framingham / $10,000
Lexington Youth and Family Services of Lexington / $5,000
Employment Options of Marlborough / $10,000
Assabet Valley Collaborative of Marlborough / $10,000
REACH Beyond Domestic Violence of Waltham / $5,000
Waltham Fields Community Farm of Waltham / $5,000
Venturing Out Inc. of Wellesley / $5,000

About Foundation for MetroWest
Foundation for MetroWest connects philanthropic opportunity with demonstrated need in MetroWest. We promote philanthropy in the region, help donors maximize the impact of their local giving, serve as a resource for local nonprofit organizations, and enhance the quality of life for all of our citizens. It’s about making lives better. It’s about making giving easier. It’s about MetroWest. For more information please visit us online at http://www.FoundationforMetroWest.org.