Allston Brighton – BC Community Fund
April 10 - May 13
$3,000 Program/Project Grant
(Available twice per year—Fall & Spring)
Spring 2026 Cycle
Application Availability: Friday, April 10 2026
Application Deadline: Wednesday, May 13, 2026
There will be a virtual information session on Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 12:00 noon for new and/or returning organizations to learn and ask questions about the community fund grant process.
To register for this info session, click the link to fill out the registration form.
For questions please email bcneighborhoodcenter@gmail.com.
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The mission of the Allston/Brighton–Boston College Community Fund is to support programs and services that are available to the people of Allston and Brighton. The Fund Committee seeks applications from organizations, associations, programs, or initiatives based in Allston and Brighton. The Committee gives special consideration to the benefit of the potential award on the youth, senior citizens, and the needy in the Allston and Brighton neighborhoods. Beautification projects are also encouraged.
The Fund was established by the late Mayor of Boston, Thomas M. Menino and former Boston College President, Rev. J. Donald Monan. The President of the College, Reverend William P. Leahy and the Honorable Michelle Wu, Mayor of Boston continue to support this cooperative effort between Boston College and representatives of Allston and Brighton.
The purpose of the awards is to supplement existing budgets of established organizations and agencies in order to promote a program or service for which financial support is not otherwise available. The Fund Committee also considers and makes awards to independent groups who present a worthy proposal or sponsor a worthwhile event.
The Fund aims to create good will and harmony among the people of Allston and Brighton, and seeks to improve the physical appearance of the neighborhood. It is expected that both goals will enhance the quality of life of the neighborhood. A particular impact of the Fund and its activities is the fostering of an improved and beneficial relationship between the people of Allston, Brighton and Boston College.
Interested groups may apply for funding either during the fall or spring cycle.
Please Note: Only one grant per group or agency will be awarded per year.
Fall 2025 Grant Recipients
For the Fall 2025 cycle of the Allston Brighton/Boston College Communty Fund a total of $38,521 was distributed to the following 13 organizations:
- Action for Boston Community Development, Inc. (ABCD): Allston Brighton Food Pantry Assistance
- Allston Brighton Community Developmen Corporation (ABCDC): All Bright Community Center Emergency Food Pantry
- Allston Brighton Youth Hockey: Learn to Skate Program
- Allston Village Main Streets: Allston Village Holiday Lights
- Baldwin Early Learning Pilot Academy: Two-Part School Enrichment
- Boston Police Department: Shop with a Cop
- Brighton Allston Historical Society: Move & Storage Project
- Brighton Main Streets: Brighton Center Holiday Lights
- Family Nurturing Center of Massachusetts: Allston Brighton Diaper Pantry
- Faneuil Tenants Organization: The Parents’ Wellness Initiative
- Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church, Open Door Soup Kitchen and St. Bridget’s Grocery Bag Program: Food & Supply Costs for Open Door Weekly Meal
- Jackson Mann Community School & Council, Inc.: Digital Photography
- Oak Square YMCA: Livestrong at the YMCA
